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- 2008 Award Winners Announced
The 2008 winners of the Neil Miner, James Shea, and Dorothy Stout awards are announced. - Education Sessions at AGU
Check out the educational sessions being held at this fall's American Geophysical Union meeting. Abstract submission deadline is September 10. - JGE Special Issue - Research on Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences
JGE is soliciting manuscripts for a thematic issue on research at the intersection between geoscience learning and cognitive sciences. For more information, please see the Call for Papers. - New Officers Announced
The new officers elected in the 2008 balloting have been announced.
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The National Association of Geoscience Teachers works to raise the quality of and emphasis on teaching the geosciences at all levels. We count among our members K-12 teachers and college and university faculty as well as educators working with the general public through outlets such as museums and science centers. NAGT's purpose is to foster improvement in the teaching of the earth sciences at all levels of formal and informal instruction, to emphasize the cultural significance of the earth sciences and to disseminate knowledge in this field to the general public.
In support of its mission, NAGT organizes the technical program in geoscience education at every Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, and in this context also sponsors numerous technical sessions, workshops, and field trips. NAGT also publishes the Journal of Geoscience Education which has become a definitive source for high quality research about teaching and learning in the geosciences. In addition, the organization fosters advances in education by means of scholarships for students attending field camp, professional development workshops for geoscience faculty, and its Distinguished Speaker Series.