The goal of this workshop is to present up-to-date findings about how to most effectively use analogies to promote learning in the geoscience classroom. One of the most basic ways humans learn is by identifying alignments to existing knowledge. This is particularly important for the geosciences because the temporal and spatial scale of geologic events is often beyond human perception. Workshop participants will be able to: identify the source, target, and mappings of an analogy; describe effective strategies to use analogies in the geoscience classroom; and develop an activity for their own classroom to engage students in analogical reasoning.

This workshop is offering $200 stipends to 40 eligible participants*. Preference will be given to faculty and instructors currently teaching introductory or upper-level undergraduate geoscience courses. The stipend will be disbursed after participating in all the activities in this 2.5 hour workshop at the Rendezvous. To be considered for a stipend, please complete this form.

We will update this page once 40 people have applied for the stipend.

*Due to funding stipulations, stipend recipients must be US Citizens or permanent residents. Civil servants are ineligible.