Northern California 2019 Regional Workshop Program

Saturday, April 27th, 2019

9:30-10:00 Coffee and Snacks

10:00-10:15 Introduction to workshop and goals, and introductions of leaders and participants.

10:15-11:15 Active learning and collaborative approaches in introductory Earth and environmental science classes.

• Introduction and facilitation by Christopher DiLeonardo De Anza College.
• Sharing of activities from our own classes.
• A gallery walk about best approaches to broadening participation in an active learning environment.
• Recourses:
  • https://nagt.org/nagt/search_nagt.html?search_text=active+learning&q1=sercmodulelist__1574
  • http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/gallerywalk/active.html

11:15-12:15 Teaching students in the field: sharing our best sites and insights.

• Sharing our best field experiences.
• Resources: https://nagt.org/nagt/teaching_resources/field/index.html

12:15-1:00 Lunch and informal discussion on active learning strategies.

1:00-2:15 Creating cross-campus connections of 2-year geoscience faculty and students.

• Presentation and vision
• Building bridges across the Bay Area: networking amongst our 2-year colleges.

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:45 Connecting to university programs and transfer pathways.

• Pannel discussion and presentations
• Questions and answers regarding ways to broaden participation and prepare 2YC students for the major in the geosciences.
• Recourses:
  • http://www.sjsu.edu/geology/program/undergraduate/index.html
  • http://tornado.sfsu.edu/academic_programs.html
  • https://eps.ucsc.edu/academics/NEW-undergrad-studies/
  • https://serc.carleton.edu/highered/broad_partic.html

3:45-4:00 Workshop evaluation and closing remarks