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Frank Granshaw
Geology, Physical Science (PCC) / Geology (PSU), Phys
Portland State University
A long-time NAGT member and a glacial geologist and educational researcher by training. I am also a retired community college geoscience instructor, now adjunct faculty at Portland State University where I have done the following…
- Teaching climate science for conscience majors through the school’s University Studies program. This has included developing an on-line text for the course.
- Leading field experience courses for the geology program
- Organizing community climate workshops in conjunction with the school’s Institute for aging.
- Being a faculty fellow with the Institute for Sustainable Solutions since 2017.
- American Geophysical Union local science partners cohort
- Union of Concerned Scientists local science partners
- NAGT advocacy committee
- The Creation Justice program at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
- Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network
- Quaker Earthcare Witness as an observer delegate to numerous UNFCCC and IPCC activities
- Developing physical models / traveling exhibits depicting climate resilient community design.
- Developing avenues for local grassroots engagement with UNFCCC events
- Advocating for local, state, and federal climate policy
- Providing opportunities for intergenerational climate action.
Website Content Contributions
Activity (1)
Climate Toolkit: Resource Manual for Science and Action part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Share-a-Thon
The Climate Toolkit is a resource manual designed to help the reader navigate the complex and perplexing issue of climate change by providing tools and strategies to explore the underlying science. As such it ...
Conference Presentation (1)
Engaging the Geoscience Community in International Climate Action part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday:Poster Session III
As geoscientists and citizens, it is readily apparent that we are at a historical moment that is fraught with urgency, seemingly insurmountable difficulty, and numerous opportunities to set a fundamentally new ...
Other Contribution (1)
SAGE 2YC participant essay part of SAGE 2YC:Workshops:Supporting Student Success in Geoscience at Two-year Colleges:Essays
I see this as a good follow-up to the short-course by the same title that I was involved in at the 2012 national GSA conference.
Communities
July 2021 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2020
July 2020 NAGT All
SAGE 2YC Oregon Team Email Discussion List
RTOP Observers
Geo2YC Community
Teach the Earth
Workshop Leader
Workshop Participant (21 workshops)
July 2020 SAGE 2YC OR:P 2017-18 Workshop
January 2018 SAGE2YC Oregon 2016 Regional Workshop
November 2016