About NAGT

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.

Janis D. Treworgy, President of NAGT 2010-2011, Professor of Geology, Principia College, explains NAGT - Who Are We? (Acrobat (PDF) 116kB May4 11), as printed in The Professional Geologist, March/April 2011.

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, and its professional development workshops for geoscience faculty.

Learn more about what NAGT has to offer you and why you should be come a member of at our Membership Page. You can also Support NAGT through contributing to an active program or to the association's reserve fund.