Concept sketches part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
This On-Ramp introduces concept sketches as an educational tool in geology courses, explaining their benefits for student learning, providing examples of implementation, and offering tips for effectively using concept sketches to enhance understanding of geological processes and systems.

Quantitative skill-building part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
Download a 2-page pdf of the Quantitative skill-building On-Ramp (Acrobat (PDF) 349kB Sep7 19) Quantitative skill-building Strategies for effectively using math, graphs, and real data to build students' ...

Jigsaws part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
This On-Ramp introduces the jigsaw technique as an educational strategy in geology courses, explaining its benefits for collaborative learning, providing examples of implementation, and offering tips for effectively using jigsaws to enhance student engagement and understanding of complex geological concepts.

Interactive lecture part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
This On-Ramp explains the concept and benefits of interactive lectures in geology education, providing practical tips and examples for implementing brief, engaging activities during traditional lecture periods to enhance student learning and engagement.

What are On-Ramps? part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
"On-Ramps" are quick-start guides designed to help faculty actively engage students in geoscience classrooms through various teaching strategies.

A just-in-time approach part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
The Just-in-Time approach involves students submitting responses to key concept questions shortly before class, allowing instructors to review and adjust in-class activities based on students' current understanding.

On-Ramp downloads part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
Download all On-Ramps as a zipped folder (Zip Archive 3.6MB Oct29 19) Download individual On-Ramps as pdfs

Brainstorming part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
This On-Ramp describes brainstorming as an educational technique in geology courses, explaining its benefits, providing examples of implementation, and offering tips for effectively using brainstorming to engage students and assess their prior knowledge on various geological topics.

Re-thinking coverage & linearity part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps
This on-ramp discusses rethinking traditional approaches to course design in geology education, advocating for a non-linear, problem-based structure that focuses on depth over breadth and provides examples of innovative course designs from various universities.

Webinar: On-Ramps to more effective teaching: quick-start guides to strategies for actively engaging students to improve learning part of Teach the Earth:On-Ramps:Webinar: On-Ramps to more effective teaching: quick-start guides to strategies for actively engaging students to improve learning
Do you want to incorporate more active learning in your classes but aren't sure where to start? Are you looking for new strategies to try or fresh ideas for techniques that you already use? This webinar will provide ideas for using the new On-Ramps collection in Teach the Earth to catalyze activity development for your own classroom, to focus departmental discussions about teaching, and to help graduate students and pre-service teachers learn about effective non-lecture based teaching.