NAGT News - Vol 23 - No 2

Initial Publication Date: February 9, 2023

NAGT Celebrates Black History Month

The month of February marks Black History Month in the United States and Canada as well as other parts of the world. We would like to acknowledge and celebrate all of the Black researchers, educators, students, and practitioners in our NAGT community, the broader geoscience community, and beyond. Our Black community means a lot to us and we will continue to support and engage them to strengthen our ability to achieve excellence in Geoscience education and research. Our solidarity and unity continues to be stronger than ever.

Join Us at the Ninth Annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous

EER 2023 Advertisement (Small version) Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the ninth annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous, taking place in Pasadena, CA, from July 10-14, 2023! NAGT members receive $100 off registration.

2023 Geoscience Field Camps: Scholarships & Offerings

Students: Apply for Field Study Scholarships Offered by NAGT and AWG by 14 February

Each year, NAGT makes several $750 awards to undergraduate students to facilitate their study of field geoscience. These awards, previously given to students who attend a traditional summer field camp, are now available for students attending field-based courses at any time of year and in any format: face-to-face, virtual, or hybrid. The intent of the awards is to support students' participation in intensive field courses in any aspect of geoscience (including geophysics, soil science, hydrology, etc.) that focus on students practicing skills of field observation, data collection, analysis and synthesis. Awardees are selected based on the importance of the field experience in meeting their educational and career goals, the quality of the field aspects of the course, and the importance of the financial award in allowing them to participate in the program. In addition, the committee endeavors to select awardees that expand the diversity of people studying geosciences in the field, and a collaboration with the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) funds two additional awards specifically for women. Apply by Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Learn more and apply

Summer 2023 Geoscience Field Camp Offerings

Field Camp Scholarships image Small version) In an effort to help students and faculty find options for Summer 2023 field camp offerings, NAGT is compiling a list of field camps of all formats. This list includes programs-whether they be online, in-person, or hybrid-that have space for additional students. Are you a field camp director with space for additional enrollment in your summer 2023 course? We invite you to add your program to the list.

Please share the field camp list with students who may be interested in participating in these programs.

This list of field camp offerings is made possible by member dues and donations to NAGT. If you benefit from this work, or would like to see more projects like it, please consider joining NAGT or donating.

Check out the New Issue of In the Trenches

In The Trenches is a feet-on-the-ground magazine written specifically for and about educators. The January 2023 issue is available now. This month's theme is The Art of Teaching Meteorologic Concepts.

Engage in Effective Planning for Change: Apply for a Fall Traveling Workshop by March 15

Is your program or department facing change? Maybe you've brought on new faculty, student demographics have changed, your administration is asking you to reorganize, or you've proposed reorganization yourself. Maybe you are revising your curriculum and want everyone involved. These big changes can be challenging and disruptive, but they can also be transformative and offer opportunities. Our experienced leader teams will work with you to design a workshop that will bring your community together, be strategic, and build an action plan that can succeed.

Visit the Traveling Workshops Program website to learn more and apply by March 15. Have additional topics you'd like to see? Complete this brief survey to help shape the future offerings to meet the needs of the community.

Details:

Workshops can be held on a campus or at a national or regional event
Two-, one-and-a-half-, or one-day workshops are possible
Workshops can be in-person or online
Workshops are not program reviews, though programs have found them to be helpful in preparing for and responding to such reviews
Workshops are conducted by two experienced facilitators
Cost: There is a $5,000 workshop fee, and, for in-person workshops, hosts are responsible for local expenses and the travel of the facilitators

Can't make the March 15 deadline? Don't worry - there are four deadlines per year.

NAGT Seeks a New Editor-in-Chief for JGE

JGE Issue Covers Do you enjoy learning about research that is happening across the geoscience education community? Are you interested in broadening access to education research and elevating the work of geoscience education researchers? Do you have high standards and a willingness to support editors and authors in meeting those standards? If you answered yes to these questions, this opportunity may be for you! NAGT is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE), NAGT's premier peer-reviewed publication for geoscience education research, to begin serving in Fall 2023. Learn more about the position and submit your application by May 1, 2023.

Provide Feedback on K12 Position Statement Proposed Changes

NAGT members, you're invited to read through and comment on our revised and updated K12 Position Statement (formerly known as Position Statement on High School Earth Science Instruction, which was adopted in 2012). Please provide your feedback by April 1.

Serve our Community: Join an NAGT committee

Help to guide the work of the organization: NAGT committees are seeking new members. For more information about each committee and to nominate yourself or a colleague, please visit NAGT's Get Involved in NAGT Leadership web page.

Stimulation of Interest in the Earth Sciences: Neil Miner Award Committee (seeking 2 new members)
Excellence in Earth Science Writing and Editing: James H. Shea Award Committee (seeking 2 new members)
Scholarships for Field Study Committee (seeking 1 new member)

The following committees are also seeking new members:

Advocacy Committee (seeking new members on an ongoing basis)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (seeking new members on an ongoing basis)
Webinar Planning Committee (seeking 2 new members)
Development Committee (seeking 1 new member)

Nominate yourself or a colleague

Nominate your colleagues for NAGT Awards!

Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award (OEST) for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college level. Nominations are due by March 31st.
The Excellence in JEDI Award (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion). Nominations are due by April 15th.
The Neil Miner Award for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth sciences. Nominations are due by April 15th
The James Shea Award for exceptional contributions in writing or editing of Earth science materials. Nominations are due by April 15th.
The Robert Christman Distinguished Service Award for service to the Association at the national and/or section level. Nominations are on a rolling basis.
Dorothy LaLonde Stout Professional Development Awards to support professional growth in, or classroom teaching of Earth science, for faculty and students at two-year colleges and K12 teachers. Nominations are due by April 15th.

Nominate for NAGT Geo2YC Division Awards

Faculty Development Awards - The Geo2YC Division wants to support members' efforts to promote geoscience education. Two Faculty Development awards are available to Geo2YC members: (1) Mini grants up to $500 to support an activity (workshop, field trip, etc.), which benefits faculty from multiple institutions, and (2) travel grants of $100 to help an individual attend a professional development activity. Apply by April 15
The Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award (OAFA) is an opportunity to showcase the efforts of you or one of your adjunct colleagues who is doing great work in geoscience education. Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis. See the information page for more details about the award. Nominate an adjunct faculty member

Apply by March 1: Workshop For Early Career Geoscience Faculty

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Early Career Geoscience Faculty workshop, which is part of NAGT's On the Cutting Edge Professional Development Program. Join us for a multi-day workshop in a stimulating and resource-rich environment, where you will participate in sessions on topics including effective teaching strategies, course design, establishing a research program in a new setting, working with research students, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, and time management. The Early Career Geoscience Faculty workshop is for faculty in their first three years of a tenure-track or equivalent position, with priority given to applicants entering their second or third years in their position. Participants must have a full-time faculty position at a two-year or four-year college or a university at the time of the workshop and must be in their first three years of full-time teaching or starting a full-time position in the Fall. See the overview page for more details.

Date: June 25-29, 2023, with an optional virtual visit to NSF July 10-11
New Location for 2023! Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN
Apply by Wednesday, March 1

Congrats to NAGT Members Cheryl Manning and Laura Guertin, who were elected 2022 AAAS Fellows.

Cheryl L.B. Manning, Northern Illinois University, was elected in the Education Section

Laura A. Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, was elected in the Section on Geology and Geography

Read the announcement and see other elected fellows on the news release from AAAS.

Submit Community Kudos

CLEAN Webinar: Making Climate Change Connections Across the Curriculum with CLEAN and UGC: Practices for Systems Thinking in the Classroom

Jessica Bean, University of California Berkeley
Date & Time: Thursday, February 9, 2023. 3pm PT | 4pm MT | 5pm CT| 6pm ET (1 hour)
Register up to event start.

CLEAN Webinar: Teaching Climate Consequences with CLEAN: Motivate and Inspire, Don't Despair

Karin Kirk, Geologist and Science Writer
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2023. 3pm PT | 4pm MT | 5pm CT| 6pm ET(30 minutes)
Register up to event start.

NGSS Webinar: A New Take on the Water Cycle

Hayley Corson-Dosch, USGS, and Charlotte Riggs, USGS
Date & Time: Thursday, February 16, 2023, 1:00 pm PT | 2:00 pm MT | 3:00 pm CT | 4:00 pm ET
Registration deadline: February 15, 2023

CLEAN Webinar: Exploring Hands-on, STEM-based Energy Activities for the Classroom

Dana Haine, UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, and Andrea Gladden, East Burke Middle School
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2023. 3pm PT | 4pm MT | 5pm CT| 6pm ET (1 hour)
Register up to event start.

NGSS Webinar: Data Puzzle Project

Date & Time: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 1:00 pm PT | 2:00 pm MT | 3:00 pm CT | 4:00 pm ET
Registration deadline: March 8, 2023

NGSS Webinar: PhET

Date & Time: Thursday, April 20, 2023, 1:00 pm PT | 2:00 pm MT | 3:00 pm CT | 4:00 pm ET
Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

CLEAN Webinar: Beyond Doom & Gloom: How to Teach Climate Change Towards Empowerment with CLEAN

Alicia Christensen, CIRES Outreach Associate
Date & Time: Thursday, April 20, 2023. 3pm PT | 4pm MT | 5pm CT| 6pm ET (30 minutes)
Register up to event start.

Workshop: The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need

MYN Logo (Small version) The aim of this workshop is to develop quantitative skills modules to support majors-level Earth science courses. Quantitatively skilled Earth science graduates are critical to meeting the needs of the workforce and the country. This workshop, June 4-8 in the Denver/Boulder area, will gather Earth science instructors to develop co-curricular modules to support undergraduate majors-level quantitative skill development and plan for their testing in 2023-24 academic year. Participants will have reasonable travel costs reimbursed and receive $2000 in stipends upon the completion and acceptance of their module and the successful implementation of one or more modules in their courses. Applyby February 17.

2023 Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty

Save the date for the 2023 Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty, happening at Macalester College in the Twin Cities, MN, from June 25-29, 2023! Join us for a multi-day workshop in a stimulating and resource-rich environment, where you will participate in sessions on topics including effective teaching strategies, course design, establishing a research program in a new setting, working with research students, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, and time management. Apply by Wednesday, March 1!

Apply by Tuesday, 14 February: NAGT Scholarships for Field Study

Each year, NAGT makes several $750 awards to undergraduate students to facilitate their study of field geoscience. These awards, previously given to students who attend a traditional summer field camp, are now available for students attending field-based courses at any time of year and in any format: face-to-face, virtual, or hybrid. The intent of the awards is to support students' participation in intensive field courses in any aspect of geoscience (including geophysics, soil science, hydrology, etc.) that focuses on students practicing skills of field observation, data collection, analysis, and synthesis. Awardees are selected based on the importance of the field experience in meeting their educational and career goals, the quality of the field aspects of the course, and the importance of the financial award in allowing them to participate in the program. In addition, the committee endeavors to select awardees that expand the diversity of people studying geosciences in the field, and a collaboration with the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) funds two additional awards specifically for women. Apply by February 14, 2023

The AGU Bridge Program Student Application Is Open!

Are you interested or do you know a student who is interested in attending graduate school in the geosciences? The AGU Bridge Program seeks to recruit and retain students from historically marginalized backgrounds into geoscience graduate programs around the country. We partner with departments who are committed to adopting best practices in admissions and retention of students and are striving to improve the geoscience education experience for all students. Students identifying as Hispanic, Black/African-American, American Indian, Pacific Islander, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian are encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants can apply via the AGU Bridge Program using a single, free application to be considered for graduate school admission by our 45+ partner geoscience departments. The application portal and more information about the Bridge Program can be accessed by visiting the AGU Bridge Program website. The application deadline is 15 March 2023.

Please check out and share out our website link (https://www.agu.org/bridge-program) with any undergraduate students or graduates who may be interested in applying to the AGU Bridge Program, and with colleagues to share this information with their networks. Questions? Reach out to: bridge@agu.org

2023 EarthScope Student Careers Internship Program

The EarthScope Student Careers Internship Program, formerly known as USIP, offers unique real-world work experience for undergraduate and graduate students related to the interns' academic and career goals. Each intern is an integral member of the team and plays an important role by contributing their knowledge, skills, and abilities to specific projects at EarthScope.

Student Career internships are full-time (32 to 40 hrs/wk) for 11 weeks and typically offer remote options (depending on position duties). The 2023 program will begin on May 22, 2023.

For detailed descriptions of each position please visit the web page!

Positions available for summer 2023:

Apply byMarch 1, 2023

Two-Year College Division

Nominate an Outstanding Adjunct 2YC Faculty today!

The Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award (OAFA) is an opportunity to showcase the efforts of you or one of your adjunct colleagues who is doing great work in geoscience education. Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis. See the information page for more details about the award.

Teacher Education Division

TED Science Teaching Methods Forum

Next Forum will be Monday, February 13 at 6:30 PM Eastern Time
Topic - Teaching and Applying the Cross Cutting Concepts in Lesson Design
Meeting link: https://wcupa.zoom.us/j/92216469452?pwd=elpmaHVoRlRQMUI5UjdONkVrYmJIZz09
Passcode: 253370

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Members are invited to post time-critical information on the TED Division Facebook page.

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