Mitchell Bender-Awalt

Science Education Resource Center (SERC)

Carleton College

I became a part of the SERC web team in the fall of 2017. I am involved in developing and maintaining web content, supporting webinars and workshops, and participating in education research and evaluation projects.

My research background is in structural geology and metamorphic petrology. My work focused on ocean-continent convergent margins, where metamorphosed and deformed oceanic crust can be used to track the evolution of these plate margins. Before joining SERC I was an adjunct instructor at the University of St. Thomas where I taught courses on Structural Geology and Field Methods.

Workshop Leader, Webinar Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Conference Presentations (4)

Teaching Computation Online: Tips, Tools, and Resources from the 2020 MATLAB Workshop part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday:Poster Session II
Computation enables students and researchers to access data, visualize it, perform analyses, connect to instruments, and model systems to predict behavior and events. The need for a computationally savvy workforce ...

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Designing Successful Student Field Experiences: Resources and Strategies part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday
Field experiences provide impactful learning and growth opportunities for students in STEM and allied fields. There are many benefits ascribed to instruction in the field, including opportunities for learning in ...

Monitoring and measuring the development of earth education pathways: Strategies learned from the EarthConnections project part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday B
A critical aspect of program assessment involves establishing a process for progress monitoring and measurement. Monitoring and measurement can identify early signs of success or unanticipated obstacles. ...

Using MATLAB to Teach Computational and Quantitative Thinking Skills in STEM Courses part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
Teaching computational skills and science content in a single course is challenging. Adding to the challenge, many STEM courses incorporate advanced mathematics, unfamiliar hardware, and complex instrumentation. ...

Other Contribution (1)

Facilitating Departmental, Programmatic, and Curricular Change through Traveling Workshops part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Transforming Institutions Conference:Program:Poster Presentations
Academic departments and programs in higher education face challenges in adapting to shifting institutional priorities, fluctuating budgets, evolving research landscapes, and changing employment prospects for ...

Communities

Member of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Central Section

2021 Transforming Institutions Conference
June 2021 2019 Transforming Institutions Conference
April 2019 NAGT All
BASICS Interest
Teach the Earth
Planning for Failure: Landslide Analysis for a Safer Society Interest Group
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Teaching Computation Interest Group
Teaching Geoscience Online
Flood Hazards Interest Group
Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality Interest
Monitoring Volcanoes and Communicating Risks Interest Group

Workshop Leader

MATLAB Workshop 2020
October 2020

Workshop Participant (32 workshops)

Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2021
July 2021 Building Structural Equity: National Networks' Role in Promoting Justice
May 2021 StaffTeaching Online Introductory Geoscience Labs
July 2020 Staff

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EER 2020 Course Design
July 2020 StaffEER 2020 Teaching Online
July 2020 StaffADVANCEGeo Train the Trainers Workshop
January 2020 2019 AGU Heads and Chairs Workshop
December 2019 StaffTeaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB Workshop 2019
October 2019 StaffEarth Educators' Rendezvous 2019 Attendees
July 2019 ITG 2019 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop
April 2019 Staff2018 AGU Heads and Chairs Workshop
December 2018 StaffTeaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB Workshop 2018
October 2018 StaffConnecting Earth Science and Sustainability to Teach the NGSS Workshop
August 2018 StaffEarth Educators' Rendezvous 2018 Attendees
July 2018 2017 AGU Heads and Chairs Workshop
December 2017 Teaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB Workshop 2017
October 2017 StaffEER 2020 Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2020 Attendees
EER 2020 Monday
EER2020 Facilitating Student Centered Community Action Projects
StaffEER 2021 Tuesday
EER 2021 Wednesday
EER 2021 Thursday
EER 2020 Thursday
EER 2020 Tuesday
EER 2020 Navigating and Contributing to Teach the Earth
StaffEER 2020 Wednesday
EER 2021 Mini-Workshop: Planetary Science Education
StaffEER 2021 Monday
EER 2021 Mini-Workshop: How Can We Teach Atmospheric Dynamics Better?
StaffEER 2021 Friday
EER 2021 Engaging your students with visual representations: Why, What, and How
StaffEER 2020 Friday

Webinar Participant (54 webinars)

Welcome Back! Making science education meaningful through designing authentic ESS learning to reach all students
September 2021 StaffProject EDDIE Assessing Quantitative Reasoning
May 2021 StaffGeoheritage Elements to Enrich ESS Teaching
May 2021 Staff

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Impactful Change Management: Differentiated Engagement
April 2021 StaffSocial Media, from the chat room to the classroom
April 2021 Facilitating Change Through the Departmental Action Team (DAT) Model
March 2021 StaffInspiring ALL Geoscience Learners Nationwide with PBS
March 2021 StaffGetting Started with NASA Data: Mapping Hazards from Space
February 2021 StaffSoil Biology, Chemistry, and Physics... Oh My!
February 2021 StaffCreating compelling and effective teaching activities for Teach the Earth
January 2021 Using an American Museum of Natural History Teaching Case to Analyze and Interpret Patterns of Ice Mass Loss in Greenland and Antarctica
January 2021 StaffBuilding Inclusive STEM Communities through Partnership with Students
December 2020 StaffDeveloping a Sense of Place During Distance Learning
November 2020 StaffPassing the Sniff Test: What Matters Most When Looking at Earth and Space Science Instructional Materials
November 2020 StaffDesigning Educational Innovations for Sustained Adoption
November 2020 StaffCUAHSI Services for the Water-Education Community
November 2020 StaffEnabling Change Agents with Systems Thinking Tools
October 2020 StaffRunning online internship programs: successes and challenges
October 2020 NGSS-ESS Mini-series: MORE! Remote Teaching & Learning Resources, part 2
October 2020 StaffTeaching undergrads about floods: frequency, modeling, and mitigation
September 2020 StaffNGSS-ESS Mini-series: Remote Teaching & Learning Resources, part 1
September 2020 Science Communication for Social Justice
August 2020 StaffTransforming the Conversation about Teaching Evaluation in Higher Education
May 2020 StaffPromoting Diversity in the Geosciences: Meet the Geoscience Women in STEM
May 2020 StaffFunding Opportunities for Geoscience Education Related Initiatives and Research
May 2020 StaffProject EDDIE Lessons learned from integrating EDDIE modules into a semester-long undergraduate Environmental Data Science course webinar
April 2020 StaffSneak Peek at the New Edition of the AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology with the Author-Editor
April 2020 StaffASCN Webinar The 7 Habits of Highly Effective STEM Department Chairs
April 2020 StaffBeyond earthquake locations: (MORE) Modern seismology in the NGSS classroom?
April 2020 StaffWebinar: Teaching Landslide Analysis to Undergraduates: Planning for Failure and a Safer Society
March 2020 StaffLeading Change with Design Thinking: A collaborative model of course transform using approaches for solving wicked problems
February 2020 StaffTeaching about Volcanoes with Monitoring Data and Risk Communication
January 2020 StaffCommunity-Based Participatory Research
December 2019 StaffCollaborative Dynamics in Collective STEM Reform Initiatives
October 2019 StaffLessons Learned from InTeGrate’s Materials Development Program and What Remains Undone
October 2019 StaffEarth Education for a Sustainable Future: Supporting departments and programs through InTeGrate
September 2019 StaffTransforming Engineering Education Through the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) Program
May 2019 StaffIntegrating Energy, Earth and Environmental Education
May 2019 StaffTeaching Nanoscience in the Earth and Environmental Sciences
April 2019 StaffCore Competencies for Sustainability Education Programs
April 2019 StaffHelping your department or program to survive and thrive in the changing world of higher education
April 2019 StaffStudents as Bridges between Disciplines and Across Campus for Sustainability Webinar
March 2019 StaffPreparing Your Students for Environmental Careers Webinar
March 2019 StaffDepartment Climate and GeoEthics
February 2019 StaffSupporting All Students Through Active Learning
December 2018 StaffPathways to performance expectations using InTeGrate materials
November 2018 StaffASCN Webinar: Collectively Improving Our Teaching
November 2018 StaffITG Webinar Communicating Science to a Broad Audience: Social Media for You and Your Students
May 2018 StaffInTeGrate Webinar: Exploring ways to make the InTeGrate Mineral Resources module your own
May 2018 StaffInTeGrate webinar Ocean Sustainability
May 2018 StaffInTeGrate webinar Critical Zone Science
May 2018 StaffITG webinar Educating Skillful Visualizers
March 2018 StaffITG webinar Ways to Support All Students
November 2017 StaffITG webinar Sustainability in a Campus Food System
September 2017 Staff