Meet the New NAGT Leaders
Congratulations to all the newly elected officers and thank you for your time and commitment to NAGT!
National Officers: Second Vice President: Lynsey LeMay | Secretary/Treasurer: Mike Phillips | Councilors-at-Large: Brendan Hanger, Alex Manda, and Sean Tvelia
TED Officers: President: Bridget Mulvey | Vice President: Daniel Capps | Past President: Christopher Roemmele
GER Officers: Past President: Chris Mead | President: Caitlin Callahan | Vice President: Larry Collins
Geo2YC Officers: Vice President: Beth Johnson
In The Trenches: Embracing the Future with an Online Transition
Latest Issue of ITT
In the Trenches - July 2024 is available! Celebrate a continued exploration of Citizen Science & More!
The New ITT
We are excited to announce a transition in how we will be publishing our members' journal, In the Trenches (ITT). Since its first issue in 2011, ITT has been published in four issues per year, initially as a print journal with online content and more recently as a downloadable PDF.
Starting in September 2024, we will transition to a new model in which articles will be published online as they are finished, and each article will include a threaded discussion board, providing the opportunity to comment on the article, ask the author(s) questions, and interact with other NAGT members. Access to the articles and interactive discussions is a benefit of your membership in the organization. Articles can be browsed by categories and you will be able to sign up to receive updates as new articles are released.
This new format is also a great opportunity for you to contribute and start a professional conversation about a successful strategy you've used in your teaching, administration, mentoring, outreach, research, publishing, or any other venue that you think would be of interest to other NAGT members. You can still express your interest in contributing through a form, or contact the editor, Redina Finch, directly.
Rendezvous 2024 Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended the 10th Annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous (EER)! We hope the event provided you with inspirational teaching ideas and creative ways to continue to build our community. Let us know how the Rendezvous inspired you and any suggestions for future events by completing the End of Meeting Survey by August 15.
Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2026
Hosting the Rendezvous is a great way to showcase your department, institution, and your geographical region. The Rendezvous brings the nation's leading Earth Educators to your school and opens up opportunities for your colleagues to participate. Another way to support EER is to become a sponsor and connect with hundreds of Earth Educators in Earth, ocean, atmospheric sciences and allied fields who are at a wide range of career stages and from a variety of institutions and organizations. EER26 will also offer spaces for exhibitors to showcase materials if your organization would like to connect with Earth educators.
Host EER26 Sponsor EER26 Exhibit at EER26
Join the EER Email list to stay in the loop!
Journal of Geoscience Education: Article of the Month
Each month, the editorial staff of JGE select a paper to be free to access. For August 2024, they selected Increasing knowledge and awareness of microplastic pollution in United States middle school students in a hybrid-classroom setting through science education, by Shannon Hogan & Juanita Urban-Rich. Congratulations!
The Journal of Geoscience Education is always looking for submissions related to learning and teaching in the geosciences and related domains.
Taylor & Francis Book Discount For NAGT Members!
As NAGT publishes with Taylor & Francis, members are entitled to a 30% books discount on any full-priced CRC Press or Routledge book. To acquire this discount and see other journals you have access to, visit your NAGT Member Homepage and select Journal Access. This is one of many of our membership perks!
NAGT Community Kudos
Dr. Susan Sullivan
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Sullivan who has been recognized for her service to the American Geosciences Institute with the 2024 William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI. Sullivan served as Chair of the AGI Intersociety Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and was instrumental in launching AGI's Internal Diversity Committee. She served on a planning committee for the 2015 Summit for the Implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards in Earth and Space Science (NGSS-ESS). A former president of NAGT, Sullivan fostered a partnership between AGI and the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, helping to initiate the NGSS-ESS Working Group, which continues to benefit educators.
Dr. Porché L. Spence
We congratulate Dr. Porché L. Spence as the 2024 recipient of the Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology by the Ecological Society of America, who recognize Spence's dedicated efforts to educate, mentor, and recruit students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds into ecology and STEM fields. Spence is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Do you have good news related to your geoscience education work that you would like to share with the NAGT community? Submit it to NAGT's Community Kudos!
NAGT at GSA Connects 2024
September 22-25, 2024 in Anaheim, CA
Join NAGT at the 2024 Geological Society of America Connects in Anaheim, California! Register for GSAConnects24!
The NAGT booth will be open all week. We will be in booth #703 in the exhibit hall! Interested in helping staff the NAGT booth? Contact Mitchell Bender-Awalt (mawalt@carleton.edu) if you're interested in volunteering.
Learn More About NAGT Activities and Sponsored Session
NAGT at AGU24
December 9-13, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
NAGT is co-sponsoring several sessions at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting of 2024 in Washington, D.C. from December 9 to 13. Find us at the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) booth! Registration opens in mid-August.
Faculty Travel Grants for AGU24
The Education Section of AGU has worked with NSF to fund a Faculty Travel Grant program. This award will support up to 50 early-to-mid career faculty from under-resourced U.S. undergraduate-focused institutions to attend, in-person, the AGU24 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. In addition to a $1700 travel stipend, the travel grant awardees will participate in professional development workshops, networking and social events, review student presentations through OSPA, and potentially co-chair sessions. Faculty at U.S. undergraduate institutions new to AGU are encouraged to apply! The application window is open for Round 2 of applications through September 15, 2024. If you have questions, please contact Kristen St John or Kusali Gamage.
Traveling Workshops: Bring Our Experienced Leaders to You
Rolling application deadline
The NAGT Traveling Workshops Program (TWP) connects you with experienced facilitators to design a two-day workshop that meets the needs of your department, program, or group. The TWP has well-tested workshop sessions on adapting to change, (re)designing your courses and curriculum, inclusive mentoring, supporting all students, and more. Are you preparing for a program review or responding to feedback from one? Have you seen changes in the faculty in your department through new hires or retirements? Do you feel you could do a better job serving your students? We can help you!
Learn more about the history of the Traveling Workshop Program in April's In the Trenches and in AGU's June 2024 Eos.
Teacher Education (TED) Division
Members are invited to post time-critical information on the TED Division Facebook page.
Nominate Yourself or Your Colleagues for an NAGT Committee
Much of NAGT's work is accomplished through the work of members who volunteer their time and effort on our committees. Many of the committees are seeking new members to help to guide the work of our organization. For more information about each committee and to nominate yourself or a colleague, please visit NAGT's Get Involved in NAGT Leadership web page.
Nominate Yourself or a Colleague Now!
Survey to Improve Geoscience Outreach & Communication Endeavors!
Calling all those who want to help improve geoscience communication and outreach efforts! We are collecting survey data to help us design more effective geoscience outreach activities. You can participate by completing a short, anonymous survey by August 31, 2024.
Thanks for considering,
Rachel Phillips, University of South Carolina
Complete the Survey
By August 31, 2024
Seeking a Visiting Lecturer for the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico invites applications for a full-time, 9-month appointment at the rank of Visiting Lecturer II or III to begin August 1, 2024, or January 6, 2025. The department seeks to hire a specialist in Geoscience Education. Specifically, the department seeks a Visiting Lecturer II or III with knowledge and experience teaching in introductory Geology and Environmental Science courses.
In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the undergraduate laboratory sections for the introductory geoscience classes. All Lecturers are reviewed annually. Workload is determined by the department Chair and university policies.
Seeking Geology Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at University of South Alabama
The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of South Alabama invites applications for a full-time (nine-month), tenure-track geology Assistant Professor position, starting August 15, 2024. They are seeking a qualified geoscientist to teach courses in Physical Geology, Earth History, and Sedimentology/Stratigraphy, and to participate in the capstone Field Geology summer course.
Faculty Position in Solid Earth Sciences at Boston College
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College invites applications for a faculty position in the field of Solid Earth Sciences. Faculty within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences conduct research spanning all aspects of the Earth system to explore and elucidate the processes that shape our evolving planet and its environment. Their collective expertise and ongoing research efforts have led to a number of research strengths, particularly in the areas of (1) climate change, paleoclimate, and global biogeochemical cycles; (2) surficial processes, geomorphology, and ecosystems; (3) geophysics and earthquake seismology; and (4) geodynamics and tectonic processes. Boston College seeks qualified candidates whose research interests will complement these existing areas of strength and expand opportunities within the department in the broadly defined area of Solid-Earth Processes.
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