Agenda & Course Materials

Short Course: Preparing Undergraduates -- Data-Rich Introductory Teaching Modules and Connecting Content to Geoscience Careers

Date: September 21, 2019
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

7:45 am Coffee/tea service
8:00 am Introductions & Overview
GSA GETSI-GLP short course overview (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 31.2MB Sep22 19) - Beth Pratt-Sitaula
8:30 am Presentation & resource exploration time
Surface Process Hazards: Living With Landslides module

Introduction to Surface Process Hazards module (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 33.8MB Sep21 19) - Becca Walker

10:00 am Break
10:15 am Presentation & resource exploration time
Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources module

Introduction to Eyes on the Hydrosphere module (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 17.1MB Sep22 19) - Jon Harvey

12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Whole-student mentoring of undergraduates in school and careers
Intentional Mentoring Presentation (Acrobat (PDF) 1.9MB Sep21 19) - Aisha Morris

1:00 pm Mentoring undergraduate session goals
1:05 pm Activity: Mentoring vs. Advising vs. Instruction
1:15 pm Discussion 1: Past mentoring outcomes; exceptionally successful experiences (strategies for success; areas for improvement); particularly challenging experiences (points of struggle; overcoming those challenges)
1:45 pm Discussion 2: The intentional mentor; Reality check on skills, day to day realities of mentoring, practical mentoring matters, phases of mentoring relationships
2:15 pm Discussion 3: Mentoring STEM students from underrepresented groups
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Activity: Mentor mapping
3:30 pm Discussion 4: STEM and geosciences – resources available, making geosciences relevant in STEM classes
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4:00 pm Working session: Planning for future mentoring activities; Incorporating geoscience resources into the STEM classroom
4:40 pm Feedback survey
5:00 pm Adjourn