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Jill Schneiderman
Earth Science and Geography
Vassar College
Jill S. Schneiderman, Professor of Earth Science at Vassar College teaches courses in introductory earth science, sedimentology, environmental justice, the Anthropocene, and feminist approaches to science and technology. She is editor of The Earth Around Us: Maintaining a Livable Planet, as well as three other books that reflect her commitment to interdisciplinary earth science education. Her current area of research is microplastics in terrestrial environments.
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Course Modules (5)
Unit 5: Hazardous Waste and Love Canal part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources
Students explore the classic case of Love Canal, New York, in which Lois Gibbs—originally described as a "hysterical housewife"—mobilized her community and called attention to the contamination of ...
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Activity (1)
Virtual field trip to Giant's Causeway, Ireland part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
This online assignment takes the students on a virtual field trip to Giant's Causeway in northern Ireland. It begins with a brief video of the geological site, includes some questions relevant to the history ...
Essay (1)
A Science Writing Seminar on Geology and Justice part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Essays
An essay page from the InTeGrate project, authored by Jill Schneiderman of Vassar College, detailing her development and teaching of a writing-intensive science seminar integrating geology with environmental and social justice, including course topics like slow violence, natural disasters, and feminist scholarship, along with syllabi and publications.
Other Contribution (1)
Precambrian chert. Stromatolites. part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Rock and Mineral Exchange:Postings
A NAGT teaching resource page for the Rock and Mineral Exchange where Jill Schneiderman of Vassar College seeks Precambrian chert with microbial life evidence and location-identified stromatolite samples for educational use.
Communities
July 2020 InTeGrate Materials Developers
Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
Teach the Earth
Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources Interest Group
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
Teaching Geoscience Online
Workshop Leader
Workshop Participant (5 workshops)
July 2020 Temporal Learning Journal Club 2011
January 2011 EER 2020 Monday