Spotlights and Stories: Improving representation and engagement of diverse individuals in introductory geoscience courses
Katy Sparrow, Georgia State University; Christy Visaggi, Georgia State University
"Spotlights and Stories" is a new initiative for introductory geoscience courses led by four faculty in the Department of Geosciences at Georgia State University (GSU). Through this easily adoptable ...

Cultivating GeoSTEM Learning Ecosystems
Cheryl LB Manning, OrbWeaver Consulting, LLC
Geo-STEM learning ecosystems (GLEs) are complex and evolving communities of practice. By integrating geoscience, STEM education, and social science research paradigms, GLEs engage people in addressing local ...

USC Young Researchers Program: Underrepresented High Schoolers Conduct Independent Research Projects with PhD Student Mentors
Ryley Tibbetts, University of Southern California; Layla Vasquez, University of Southern California; Rebecca Stark, University of Southern California
Founded in 2009, the University of Southern California's (USC) Young Researchers Program (YRP) is a graduate student-run program that recruits motivated rising high school seniors from local Title 1 schools in ...

What do geoscientists need to know about environmental justice?
Jabari Jones, Bowdoin College; Ebe Figueroa, Bowdoin College; Zoe Uhr, Bowdoin College; Claire Wyman, Bowdoin College
There has been a groundswell of energy in recent years to explore the links between environmental justice and the geosciences, but there is no framework for what geoscientists need to know about environmental ...

Climate Change Health Impacts on Vulnerable Populations
Sabrina Brown, Defiance College
In this jigsaw activity, students identify the populations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change health impacts and distinguish why environmental issues disproportionately affect these vulnerable ...

Opportunities in Geoscience Education and Inclusion in the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT)
Shannon Fasola, University of Oregon
Great earthquakes (Mw > 8.5) on the Cascadia subduction zone pose a looking threat to the Pacific Northwest region of the US and Canada. Geologic data demonstrating instantaneous land level changes along the ...

Designing Field-Learning Experiences with Accessibility and Inclusion Scenarios in Mind: A Reflection and Planning Tool
Silvia Mazabel, University of British Columbia; Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia; Brett Gilley, University of British Columbia; Shandin Pete, University of British Columbia; sarah Sherman, University of British Columbia
Field-based learning experiences (e.g., field trips, field-based courses, research stations) are shaped by disciplinary traditions, contextual factors, and students' and educators' identities, background, ...

Expanding Pathways to Geoscience: Equity-Focused Virtual Field Experiences for Indigenous Student Success in Earth Sciences
Eric Chaides, Arizona State University Campus Immersion; Darryl Reano, Arizona State University Campus Immersion; Ryssa Keeto, Arizona State University Campus Immersion; Kush Tandon, Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Utilizing Infiniscope's browser-based platform, Tour It and a Theta 360 degree camera, we are creating virtual field experiences (VFEs) that integrate place-based learning tools and equity frameworks, such as ...

Incorporation of Indigenous Knowledges into Higher Education Earth Science Courses
Stephanie Erickson, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Amanda Patsis, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
This poster highlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) work occurring at the University of Minnesota's Department of Earth and Environmental Science (ESCI). Using the framework for ...

Earth's climate system
Rondi Davies, CUNY City College
An exploration of Earth's climate system was created for a physical geology laboratory class at an urban community college in New York City. At the outset, students engage with a phenomenon-based exploration ...