SERC

Science Education Resource Center
at Carleton College

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Incorporate Expert Ways of Thinking about Earth

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No matter what your field, developing your own understanding of what constitutes expert thinking in your own discipline can help you teach it better. Read about ways to incorporate expert thinking into geoscience teaching and find related resources among the InTeGrate (Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable Future) strategies and teaching themes.

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• SERC at AGU 2025
  

  Attending AGU25? Come visit the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Booth #717 and discover how, together, we can drive meaningful change in the world of science!

• Bringing Coding the Geoscience Classroom - Virtual Workshop
  Incorporate computation into your undergraduate classroom - January 13-14, 2026 virtual workshop (11 am - 4 pm ET daily). At the virtual workshop you will learn approaches and strategies to help your students develop their computational skills.
• New GNOMES Publication in Journal of Geoscience Education
  

  SERC congratulates Kristin O'Connell on a recent article she co-authored in the Journal of Geoscience Education entitled 'A short-term critical zone geophysics program designed to recruit, retain, and foster community amongst 1st and 2nd year undergraduates historically marginalized in geosciences.'

• Community Opportunity: Help us update data-rich activities
  

  With the Community Contribution Tool, educators can proactively safeguard and enrich teaching materials, ensuring their longevity and relevance. Take action now to preserve and enhance educational resources for the future.

• Strengthen Quantitative Skills in Your Earth Science Course
  

  Integrate more math and statistics into Earth science courses -- July 14-17, 2025 virtual workshop (1-3pm ET daily). "The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need" modules make learning quantitative skills easier. Participants receive a 400 USD stipend after completing the entire workshop. (40 USD fee)

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Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection

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The Exemplary Collection showcases the best online teaching activities relevant to Earth educators as scored by peer review. The collection continues to grow as new activities are submitted and reviewed so check back regularly!

GP-IMPACT: Expanding HBCU Pathways for Geoscience Education

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Program profiles for STEM teacher preparation illuminate the goals, strengths, and successes of the participating institutions in increasing the ability of future teachers to teach geoscience content in K12 classrooms and provide key recommendations to support other HBCUs.

The Math You Need, When You Need It Math Tutorials for Students Majoring in the Earth Sciences

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Undergraduate majors in the Earth and environmental sciences also often struggle with effectively applying math in Earth science. This project is developing co-curricular modules to support majors-level students on math concepts relevant to their courses.