Programming on Diversity and Broadening Access

EER 2024 Recommended events geared toward diversity and broadening access. These are just a few recommendations, and is not an exhaustive list of possibilities. We invite you to review the program to find other events that may appeal to you!

Featured Events

Sunday

• Evening reception 6:30-8:00pm

Monday-Wednesday Morning Workshop

• Designing Activities to Engage Students and Enhance Learning in Mathematically-Intensive Geoscience Courses morning workshop. M-W, 8:30-11:30am.

Thursday-Friday Morning Workshops

• Using Online Quizzes to Promote Effective Student Learning Strategies morning workshop. Th-F, 8:30-11:30am.
• Create Engaging and Immersive Earth Science Field Explorations for your Classroom morning workshop. Th-F, 8:30-11:30am.

Afternoon Programming

Monday Afternoon Events

• Mini-workshop: LGBTQ+ Representation in the Geosciences... Showing Our Students That They Belong!
• Mini-workshop: Teaching Environmental Justice Through Geoscience
• Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-4pm and posters are 4:30-5:45pm

Tuesday Afternoon Events

• Join in the Round Table Discussions (3:00 - 4:15 pm)
  • Strategies and Best Practices in the Development and Execution of Youth Outreach Programs
  • Supporting Neurodivergent Students
• Plenary (4:30 - 5:45 pm): The rocks don't care how you get there: Addressing inaccessibility in the Earth Sciences for a more inclusive discipline with Anita Marshall

Wednesday Afternoon Events

• Mini-workshop: Pedagogies and Practices for Boosting Spatial Understanding of Fluid Earth
• Mini-workshop: Facilitating Effective Group Projects in Geoscience Courses
• Group photo before lunch!

Thursday Afternoon Events

• Mini-workshop: Developing Dispositions to Help Students Succeed in the Workforce
• Mini-workshop: Soil Science: Bridging Geology and Environmental Science in a Sustainable World
• Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-4pm
• Plenary (4:30 - 5:45 pm): Supporting meaningful collaborations in the classrooms of the future: What is the role of AI? with Monica Ko

Friday Afternoon Events

• Join in the Round Table Discussions (1:30 - 2:45 pm)
  • The State Geological Surveys' Role in Recruiting and Engaging the Next Generation of Geoscientists
  • Online Introductory Geoscience Labs: Challenges and strategies to support engagement and learning
  • Diverse Geoscience Career Mentorship
• Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-4pm
• Town Hall 4:30-5:45pm