2026 Technical Program At-A-Glance

The morning workshop program is open for registration on a first come, first serve basis (workshop size is limited based on room capacity). Afternoon mini workshops are open to all participants registered for that day (not reserved ahead of time).

	Sunday 7/19	Monday 7/20	Tuesday 7/21	Wednesday 7/22	Thursday 7/23	Friday 7/24
8:30am-11:30am
	FIELD TRIP 7:30am-4:00pm Congaree National Park Field Trip
		4-DAY MORNING WORKSHOPS: Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences(Coker 102) Designing Activities to Engage Students and Enhance Learning in Quantitatively Challenging Geoscience Content(SJMC 116)				Field Trip 8:45am-1:00pm Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve Field Trip
		2-DAY MORNING WORKSHOPS: Unlocking the Potential of your Introductory Geoscience Course (Coker 104) Beyond the Breaking News: Using land surface hazard data to teach earth systems connections to intro geoscience students(SJMC 321) Integrating Teamwork Skills as Explicit Pedagogical Strategy(SJMC 320) Fun with Earth and Space Science for All Students!(EWSC 102) Writing Retreat(EWSC 210) This 2-day retreat is also offered Wed-Thu - participate in one or both.		2-DAY MORNING WORKSHOPS: Instructional Design: How to write an elearning tutorial style quiz to advance scientific computing in your classroom (SJMC 321) Theories of Change and Logic Models(SJMC 115) Climate in your Own Backyard and DataWISE(EWSC 102) Evaluating Sources and Claims About Socioscientific Issues in the Earth and Environmental Sciences(SJMC 320) Writing Retreat(EWSC 210) This 2-day retreat is also offered Mon-Tu - participate in one or both.
11:30am-1:30pm
		Lunch Optional Sessions (12-1pm): South Caroliniana Library tour Rare and Special Books in the Geosciences	Lunch Optional Sessions (12-1pm): Campus rock tour Anne Frank Center tour (pre-registration required)	Lunch Optional Sessions (12-1pm): Campus rock tour Anne Frank Center tour (pre-registration required)	Lunch Optional Sessions (12-1pm): Getting Involved in NAGT Leadership: Opportunities and Benefits (EWSC 102) Anne Frank Center tour (pre-registration required)
1:30pm-4:00pm		CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM (1:30-4:00) Oral Session (Jones 002)	CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM (1:30-4:00) Share-a-thon (EWSC & Coker first floor) & Poster Session (STB Lobby) Group Photo at 4pm steps of Thomas Cooper Library	CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM (1:30-4:00) Oral Session (Jones 002)	CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM (1:30-4:00) Oral Session (Jones 002)
		MINI WORKSHOPS (1:30-4:00) Getting the Most Out of Analogies in the Geoscience Classroom (Coker 005) Observing Change: Phenology as a tool for inspiring student curiosity(EWSC 102) From Confusion to Confidence: Teaching students to read geoscience(Jones 006) Curriculum Design with Interdisciplinary Learning Goals for Environment and Sustainability(Coker 104) Listening to Earth's Secrets: What earthquakes reveal(Coker 102)	SHARE-A-THON (EWSC & Coker first floor) POSTER SESSION (STB Lobby) Group Photo at 4pm steps of Thomas Cooper Library	MINI WORKSHOPS (1:30-4:00) Cultivating Growth: Alternative Grading Strategies Speed Dating(Coker 102) Community Engaged Learning in the Geosciences: What, why, how, and for whom(Jones 104) Teaching Climate Data Through Art and Science(Coker 005) Teaching Critical Minerals and Designing Lessons for Student-Centered Instruction(Coker 104)	MINI WORKSHOPS (1:30-4:00) Data, Place, and Pedagogy: Engaging students with urban earth systems(Coker 005) Engagement in Geoscience Education Advocacy: How and Why(Jones 104) Identity as a tool: Empowering students to bring their whole selves to the field(Coker 104) Exploring Geoscience Solutions to Energy and Climate(Coker 102)
4:30pm-5:45pm		Exhibitor Showcase(Jones Lobby) Come check out this year's exhibitors at the Exhibitor Showcase and learn about them!	Special Interest Group Meetup (Various rooms in EWSC)	TOWN HALL(Currell 107) This year's theme is 'Earth Education in Uncertain Times.'	Special Interest Group Meetup (Various rooms in EWSC) Ice Cream Social: Join us by the registration desk from 4:30-5:30 for an ice cream social and close out the week and say goodbye to friends!
Evening	OPENING RECEPTIONRussell House Patio 6:30-8:00pm	Continuing /non-tenure track faculty meet up 6:30pm, Publico (2013 Greene St.) & Other evening activities	LGBTQA+Allies Meetup 6:30pm, Transmission Arcade (1712 Main St) & Other evening activities	Earth Educators Mixer 6-8pm, Hunter-Gatherer (1402 Jim Hamilton Blvd.). Sponsored by NAGT Geo2YC Division. & Other evening activities	Other evening activities

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