Improving Food-Energy-Water-Nexus-based Education: Defining new research directions from problems of practice
Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Doug Lombardi, University of Maryland-College Park; Shondricka Burrell, Morgan State University
The Food-Energy-Water (FEW)-Nexus framework helps describe and address natural resource challenges in complex coupled human-natural systems. As this framework gains traction in informal, non-formal, K-12, and ...

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 10 Years of Earth Educators' Rendezvous
Monica Bruckner, Carleton College; Cathy Manduca, Carleton College; Heather Macdonald, William & Mary; Anne Egger, Central Washington University; Kristin O'Connell, Carleton College; Ellen Iverson, Carleton College; Mitchell Bender-Awalt, Carleton College; Cailin Huyck Orr, Carleton College; Sean Fox, Carleton College
2024 marks the 10th year of the Earth Educators' Rendezvous. This presentation aims to highlight the history of the Rendezvous program, from its inception as part of the On the Cutting Edge and InTeGrate ...

Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER): Reflections On a Three-Day Workshop
Peggy McNeal, Towson University; Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus; Dawn Kopacz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kathy Quardokus Fisher, University of Notre Dame
In May 2023, we held a three-day workshop, Developing Expertise and Building Collaborations to Advance Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER). The workshop was NSF funded with goals to address needs for ...

Exploring Geoscience-related Careers through Sustainability
Sequoyah McGee, American Geosciences Institute (AGI)
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has created free online resources for students to explore and get excited about careers in the geosciences that can help to develop solutions to many of the problems faced ...

Get your hands wet!: Engaging elementary students in large-scale processes with hands-on models
Leah Youngquist, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus; Elizabeth Hajek, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
This activity is a set of interactive demonstrations about large-scale geologic processes. In the first demonstration, students conduct guided experiments using a stream table to discover how material is moved ...

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 ...

Evaluating the Course Curriculum for a Graduate Course Focused on Teaching and Learning in Informal Spaces
Emma Betz, University of British Columbia; Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia; Frederick Beeby Maglaque, University of British Columbia; Kirsten Hodge, University of British Columbia
The SCI-LEnS (Student-Curated Informal Learning and Engagement Spaces) Project at the University of British Columbia (UBC) seeks to create a new graduate course that develops graduate students' science ...

Supporting teaching and learning in the Food-Energy-Water (FEW)-Nexus through a National Collaborative
Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole Sintov, Ohio State University-Main Campus; Hui-Hui Wang, Purdue University-Main Campus; Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus; Doug Lombardi, University of Maryland-College Park; Chelsie Romulo, University of Northern Colorado
The Food-Energy-Water (FEW)-Nexus has emerged as a powerful framework for teaching and learning that supports systems thinking and decision making in coupled human-natural systems. The National Collaborative for ...

Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences
Brendan Hanger, Colorado School of Mines; Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College; Christy Visaggi, Georgia State University; Rebecca Beadling, Temple University
This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and others who are interested in pursuing academic careers in the geosciences. Workshop leaders from a variety of institution ...

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, ...