Megan Jones

Ocean Gyre Circulation and Patterns of Global Primary Productivity part of Oceanography:Activities
This teaching activity provides a visual framework for understanding the relationship/connection between ocean gyre circulation and primary productivity. Students demonstrate their own understanding of surface ...

Using Field Observations and Field Experiences to Teach GeoscienceAn Illustrated Community Discussion part of Geoscience in the Field:Field Experiences:Posters
This course enhances science literacy by emphasizing the repeated practice of making observations, posing questions & developing hypotheses around a narrowly focused aspect of Minnesota Geology. Students ...

Megan Jones part of Affective Domain:Workshop 07:Workshop Participants
This participant profile page from a 2007 On the Cutting Edge workshop features Megan Jones, a geology educator from North Hennepin Community College, discussing her experiences and strategies for addressing the affective domain in geoscience education, particularly in teaching evolution, including managing student attitudes, reducing novelty space, and integrating active learning and reflective writing to help students separate personal beliefs from scientific understanding.

Report on Unlearning Racism in Geoscience from the 2YC URGE Pod part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday:Poster Session III
The five-month long virtual Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE) program was developed to empower groups, or pods, of geoscience faculty to implement anti-racist strategies and policies within their departments ...

Physical Geology Lecture and Lab at North Hennepin Community College part of Math You Need:Implementations
This implementation page details a geoscience educator's integration of *The Math You Need, When You Need It* modules into a Physical Geology lecture and lab course at North Hennepin Community College, covering strategies, challenges, specific quantitative skills taught, and course design for non-major undergraduate students.