NAGT News

Request NAGT Sponsorship for AGU23 Session Proposals by April 3

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Are you planning on proposing a geoscience education themed workshop, session, or town hall for AGU23? Apply to have NAGT and/or our topical Divisions (Geo2YC, Geoscience Education, and Teacher Education) sponsor your session by April 5! The deadline to propose a workshop to AGU is April 12. Submit your application for NAGT sponsorship by April 3.

Seeking officer nominations and feedback on bylaws revisions

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600

If you have been involved in NAGT through your Section or Division, serving on a committee, or leading professional development, and you want to do more to help NAGT (or if you know someone else who does), a leadership role at the national level is a great next step.

Apply to Participate: Early Career Faculty Workshop

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Save the date for the 2023 Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty, hosted by Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, from June 25-29, 2023! Join us for a multi-day workshop in a stimulating and resource-rich environment, where you will participate in sessions on topics including effective teaching strategies, course design, establishing a research program in a new setting, working with research students, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, and time management. Applications are now open!

2022 Annual Report

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

NAGT's 2022 Annual Report is now available! Learn about the organization and what we have been up to over the past year.

New Navigation Tools

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

The Compass project has advanced a pair of new navigation tools for visitors to SERC hosted sites. The 'Where I've Been Feature' allows you to review and revisit content that you've visited earlier. The 'Pages You Might Like' feature recommends resources from across SERC that relate to your current exploration.

Supporting Accessible Learning Resources

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

SERC is taking a multi-pronged approach to improving the accessibility of geoscience education resources as part of the Compass project. A key element is a new resource guide designed to get instructors up-to-speed on accessibility best practices.

Discover Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Resources

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

The Compass project has developed a new search interface for finding SERC-hosted resources that support diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in geoscience education. Through a new DEIJ vocabulary you can explore over 500 resources that include teaching activities, projects, and programs.

July 2022 issue of In the Trenches is now available online

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

The July 2022 issue of NAGT's member-exclusive digital publication, In the Trenches, is now available to read online.

ICON article published

Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Now published in Earth and Space Science: Geoscience Education Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science

Workshop on Bringing Geophysics to Introductory Science Courses: Using IGUaNA Modules in Your Classroom

Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

We invite faculty to participate in an upcoming, fully-funded workshop, with both classroom and field components, focusing on using the IGUaNA curriculum modules in introductory level courses. These materials feature urban environmental, engineering, and forensic questions that can be answered using near-surface geophysics.