Katharine Johanesen

GeoClick: reading the Michel Levy Color chart part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Spatial Reasoning with GeoClick Questions:Examples

Virtual Reality Spatial Training: Strike and Dip part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
This immersive virtual reality (VR) lesson provides scaffolded practice with the spatial concepts necessary for measuring strike and dip with a compass/clinometer such as a Brunton compass. The module begins with ...

Building an Inclusive Mineralogy Classroom through Alternative Assessment part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session B
In the spring of 2021, I made a drastic change to my teaching: I dumped grades. I stopped giving numerical or letter-grades on assignments and tests. Instead, I provided only written feedback and asked students to ...

Ungrading for Equity: Developing assessment strategies that support learning for all students part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Ungrading is the practice of decentering or removing grades from the learning process to better support diverse student needs. It can help to reduce student stress and anxiety, stimulate more meaningful reflection ...