Caitlin Callahan

Examining experiences in the geosciences as a student and as a professor with a learning disability: an autoethnography comparing the two perspectives part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday Oral Session A
In 2015 when I started my career as an assistant professor in geology at Grand Valley State University, I resolved that I would disclose my learning disability (LD) to the students in each course that I taught, ...

Seeking to Recreate Lightning in a Bottle: Reflecting on Assignments Used in an Integrated Science Course for Preservice Teachers part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday:Poster Session IV
This poster tells the story of two assignments I included in a course for preservice K-8 teachers during the 2020-2021 academic year. Both assignments had this similar broad goal: to provide an opportunity for the ...

Comparing Social Comparisons in Geoscience Courses part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Wednesday B
Students commonly compare their performance on an assignment or in a class to that of their peers. Our goal in this descriptive pilot study is to explore how this tendency towards making comparisons—defined as ...

Rock, Paper, Hammer: Where do thoughts and actions count in making a geologic map? part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
In this study, we integrate data capturing the physical actions, spoken thoughts, and navigation paths of geologists as each makes a geologic map of a field site in the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana, USA. Four ...

Friday Culminating Town Hall part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program
The town hall will allow us to collectively reflect on the lessons we learned as a community at the Rendezvous, and to address any opportunities we see for collective action or impact. ×

Mentoring Practices part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Roundtable Discussions
An essential characteristic of any mentoring relationship is effective communication. Moreover, while mentoring can take different forms, successful mentoring depends not only on activities or efforts of mentors ...

Town Hall part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program
The town hall will allow us to collectively reflect on the lessons we learned as a community at the Rendezvous, and to address any opportunities we see for collective action or impact. × Sponsored by ...

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Morning Workshops:GER:Idea Papers
Idea paper by Caitlin Callahan discussing her transition from geology to geoscience education research, detailing her academic journey, pivotal career decisions, and emerging interest in studying the nature of geoscience expertise after shifting from a traditional PhD path in geology to a science education program.

Writing Retreat part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Morning Workshops:Writing Retreat
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...

Writing Retreat part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Morning Workshops:Writing Retreat
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...

Monday Earth Education Forum: Mentoring for the Next Generation of Geoscientists part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program
For many of us, the pandemic has laid bare challenges all across academia, not the least of which is how we mentor and support our students. In this forum, our goal is to have frank conversations to reflect on what ...

Research on Access and Success of Under-Represented Groups in the Geosciences part of NAGT:Our Work:Geoscience Education Research:Community Framework for GER:Access and Success
This webpage is a scholarly chapter on geoscience education research focusing on broadening participation, detailing systemic barriers to diversity in the geosciences, proposing two grand challenges centered on individual identity support and community-wide inclusion strategies, and citing foundational literature on multicontextuality and underrepresented minority success in STEM.

Advancing Transdisciplinary Dialogue in Geoscience Education Research part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Morning Workshops:Advancing Transdisciplinary Dialogue in Geoscience Education Research
This workshop is intended to bring together educators and education researchers from a variety of professional communities to advance research around GER grand challenges associated with teaching about the Earth in ...