Donna Charlevoix

Education & Community Engagement

UNAVCO

Donna Charlevoix is the Director of Education and Community Engagement for UNAVCO, the National Science Foundation facility for geodesy research and education, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Previously she was the Director of Science & Education Division of the GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), a NASA-sponsored, international K-12 science education program. Dr. Charlevoix is co-author of a university textbook: Severe and Hazardous Weather, An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology. She is an Adjunct faculty member of the University of Illinois in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences where she was on the faculty for 12 years. Her current research centers on science instruction and learning with a focus on atmospheric sciences and climate, as well as broadening participation in the geosciences. Donna has received multiple teaching awards, is active in governance of the American Meteorological Society, and serves on the Board of several science education non-profit agencies.

Workshop Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Conference Presentations (8), Other Contributions (2)

Conference Presentations (8)

Integrating geodesy technology into undergraduate field education courses part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
Fieldwork is an integral part of the geosciences and there is a longstanding tradition of teaching field methods as part of the undergraduate earth sciences curriculum. As new technology changes the ways in which ...

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Preview of Educational Materials Available through UNAVCO part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
This presentation will provide an overview of the suite of educational resources available through UNAVCO, a non-profit University-governed consortium that facilitates geoscience research and education using ...

Geoscience Workforce Development Activities at UNAVCO part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
This presentation focuses on the ongoing efforts at UNAVCO to meet the needs of students and faculty dedicated to broadening participation in the future geoscience workforce. The geosciences lag behind other STEM ...

Professional Development For Community College Faculty: Lessons Learned From Intentional Mentoring Workshops part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday B
The Geoscience Workforce Development Initiative at UNAVCO supports attracting, training, and professionally developing students, educators, and professionals in the geosciences. For the past 12 years, UNAVCO has ...

Building Pathways to STEM Careers in Geoscience and Environmental Science through the Colorado Community Colleges part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday A
Colorado's adult population ranks second in the nation for college degrees and ninth for income levels, yet Colorado's educational achievement gap for low-income, first generation, and minority students ...

The Role of an NSF Facility in supporting Education: Geodesy for Everyone through UNAVCO's Education & Community Engagement Program part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
UNAVCO manages the NSF geodetic facility (GAGE: Geodesy Advancing Geosciences and EarthScope) which includes a focused program devoted to education, outreach, communications and geo-workforce development. The ...

EarthConnections part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday B
To develop a diverse geoscience workforce, the EarthConnections collective impact alliance is developing regionally focused, Earth education pathways. These pathways support and guide students from engagement in ...

Data-rich societally-relevant undergraduate teaching resources for geoscience classrooms and field courses part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Poster Sessions:Thursday
UNAVCO (NSF's geodetic facility) and partners are developing and disseminating undergraduate teaching resources that feature geodesy data analysis and methods in order to address gaps in available ...

Other Contributions (2)

GP-EXTRA: Geo-Launchpad: Preparing Colorado Community College Students for Geoscience-Focused Careers part of SAGE 2YC:Support Geoscience Transfer Students:Transfer Programs
Patrick Shabram, Front Range Community College (PI) Donna Charlevoix, UNAVCO (PI) Short Description This project is a collaborative effort between Front Range Community College (FRCC) and UNAVCO, a non-profit, ...

Field Camp for a Technological World part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Panel Discussions
Incorporating cutting edge technologies in field camps and course experiences is highly rewarding for students and often very challenging for instructors. Geodetic tools such as GPS, terrestrial laser scanning, ...

Communities

Member of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Southwest Section, Geo2YC: The Two-Year College Division, Geoscience Education Research Division, Teacher Education Division
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
EarthConnections-All
Includes Earth and Environment Interest Group
GETSI Community
Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2016
EC-Atlanta Plan
EC-Atlanta
EarthConnections
EC-San Bernardino
EC-Oklahoma
Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015

Workshop Participant (7 workshops)

Incorporating Thinking about the Earth across disciplines
July 2016 Geo Ed Research -Rendezvous15
July 2015 GETSI February 2014 Authors
January 1970
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