Make plans for professional development in 2025
published Nov 4, 2024 3:10pm
It's not too early to make plans for professional development in 2025 (and beyond)!
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) is offering professional development opportunities that cover a wide range of topics and audiences. Learn from, share among, and network with geoscience education peers and experts in online and in-person settings. NAGT's professional development events are highly interactive and feature cutting edge strategies and research on teaching and learning.
your membershipAre you an NAGT member? NAGT members receive discounts on registration fees. Member dues also support these programs and stipends for attendees. Become a member or renew your membership today to make personal and community impacts on geoscience education in 2025!
Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2026
Save the date for the 2026 Earth Educators' Rendezvous, which will be held at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, SC, July 20-24, 2026. Co-chaired by Barbra Sobhani and Alix Davatzes, with local host Katherine Ryker, the Rendezvous will continue to feature highly interactive workshops, roundtables, field trips, and more. The contributed program, co-chaired by Annie Klyce and Ginny Isava, will include talks, posters, and an opportunity to share your teaching activities. Keep an eye out for additional information and the opportunity to submit session and workshop proposals soon!
Workshops
Facilitating Effective Group Projects in Geoscience Courses Workshop
Online - Wednesdays, January 22, January 29, and February 5, 2025
This online workshop will explore effective ways to facilitate group projects to promote the development of workforce skills for students. Participants will come away with tools to use in their existing group project teaching or outline new implementations for their own courses.
Learn more and register by January 15, 2025
Course Design Workshop
Online - Wednesdays, June 4, 11, and 18, 2025
Are you developing a new course or revising a course you have taught before? Through synchronous sessions and asynchronous work time, build foundational knowledge on best practices for course design, share strategies and exchange ideas with colleagues, work on developing your course, and provide and receive feedback from peers.
Learn more and register by May 28, 2025
Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop
In-person - June 22-26, 2025, with an optional virtual visit to NSF June 27
Faculty in the first three years of their position are invited to join this multi-day workshop that features sessions on topics including effective and engaging teaching strategies, designing a course, conducting research projects with students, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, managing time, and establishing a research program. Build your network and community of early career peers.
Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences Workshop
Online - August 4-8, 2025, exact dates and times to be decided
This online workshop is designed specifically for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and others interested in pursuing academic careers in the geosciences. Workshop facilitators will lead sessions and provide guidance that will help participants become stronger candidates for academic positions and succeed in academic jobs.
More details coming soon!
Webinars
The NAGT webinar series provides free, just-in-time professional development for geoscience educators. Monthly webinars feature topics such as improving teaching and learning, addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Earth education, implementing the NGSS, strengthening your department, and engaging with communities and society. A rich archive of hundreds of past webinar recordings is also available.
Learn more and sign up to receive email updates
Traveling Workshops
The Traveling Workshops Program (TWP) brings NAGT's professional development program to you, working with you to customize a workshop to meet your group's needs. The TWP offers in-person and online workshops from two days to a single three-hour session.