Education Sessions and Activities at AGU Fall 2014 Meeting
NAGT is pleased to outline a variety of geoscience education sessions planned for the Fall 2014 AGU Meeting held in San Francisco, CA, from 15-19 December, 2014. Stop by the NAGT booth (#2141) for the most up-to-date information on upcoming workshops, educational resources, and teaching activities.
Have you every learned about something fun and interesting that happened at the meeting after the fact, or even after the meeting? Of course, you have. And by the same token, you've probably found something that you wish your colleagues and friends had known about but couldn't get word to them. Again this year, NAGT is going to try to make it easier to know about things that are going on all across this vast meeting by using social media. If you know of something that you think other geoscience educators should know about, just send a tweet to @nagtgeo and include the hashtag #nagtagu14. We'll be gathering all those tweets together on a page so that we can all benefit in near-real time.
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Workshops
Various entities, including NAGT, are offering a very full schedule of education- and outreach-related workshops at this year's Fall Meeting. More information about these workshops will be posted as it becomes available.
- Getting the Most Out of Your Introductory Courses - NAGT
- Broadening Access to the Earth and Environmental Sciences - InTeGrate
More information on all the workshops is available via the Fall Meeting website.
Town Halls and Events
Check out the list of Town Halls happening at the 2014 Fall Meeting. Town Halls offer an opportunity for government agencies, academic programs, special projects, and other focused interest groups to gather input from the broader AGU Community. Go take part and make your voice heard.
Future of Undergraduate Education Town Hall at AGU
15 December 2014, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Moscone West - Room 2004The National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education in January 2014 made major progress toward developing a collective community vision for the geosciences, with a focus on: 1) curriculum content, competencies, and skills; 2) pedagogy and use of technology; and 3) broadening participation and retention of underrepresented groups and preparation of K-12 science teachers. The town hall seeks to continue this process by further disseminating the Summit results, broadening the discussion to include more Heads/Chairs, other administrators, and educators from research universities and 2- and 4-year colleges, and working towards implementation of the results.
Education Topical Sessions
Click on the links below to see session descriptions and submit abstracts via the AGU website.
A climate change curriculum for graduate and senior university students
James M Byrne1, Leanne Jane Little1, Richard B Alley2 and Stephan Lewandowsky3, (1)University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada(2)Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA, United States(3)University Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Amazing technologies and capabilities that contribute to STEM
Emily Law, CalTech JPL, Pasadena, CA, United States, Kristen J Erickson, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States and Brian Hamilton Day, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States
Audio for Earth and Space Science Education and Outreach
Laura A Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA, United States, Erin R Kraal, Department of Physical Science, Kutztown, PA, United States and Ari Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Terrascope Program, Cambridge, MA, United States
Best Practices in Meaningful and Authentic Science Outreach to Formal and Informal Audiences
Todd D Ellis, SUNY College at Oneonta, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Kinderhook, NY, United States and Melissa A Burt, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Bridging the Gap between Social Justice and Scientific Environmental Awareness through Coursework
Nicole C Bouvier-Brown, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, United States and Elizabeth E Dahl, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
Bright STaRS: Bright Students Training as Research Scientists
Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Pranoti M Asher, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Broader Impacts of the EarthScope Program: Recent and Active Geoscience Education and Outreach Activities
Steven C Semken1,2, Donna Charlevoix3, John Taber4 and Sarah Robinson1,2, (1)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States(2)EarthScope National Office, Tempe, AZ, United States(3)UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States(4)Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology - IRIS, Education and Public Outreach, Washington, DC, United States
Challenges & Approaches to Running Effective Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Geosciences
Rebecca Haacker-Santos1, Daphne S LaDue2 and Valerie Sloan1, (1)UCAR, Boulder, CO, United States(2)University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
Climate Literacy and the Culture of Science: Promoting understanding of how science works
Mona Behl, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, United States, Laura F Tenenbaum, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Burbank, CA, United States and Lin H Chambers, Nasa Langley Res Ctr, Hampton, VA, United States
Climate Literacy: Anytime, Anywhere Communication - Successful Strategies for Talking About Controversial Issues Outside the Classroom
Ingrid Zabel, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY, United States, Raluca Ellis, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States and Martha Shaw, EarthAdvertising, New York, NY, United States
Climate Literacy: Climate Science Broader Impacts Done Well
Susan M Buhr Sullivan1, Ingrid H.H. Zabel2, Don Duggan-Haas1 and Robert M Ross2, (1)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States(2)Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY, United States
Climate Literacy: Emphasizing Effective Responses and Solutions
Mark McCaffrey, National Center for Science Ed, Oakland, CA, United States, Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Joshua Sneideman, Department of Energy Washington DC, Einstein Fellow, Washington, DC, United States
Climate Literacy: Impacts, Evidence, and Best Practices From Research and Evaluation
Anne U Gold, CIRES/CU Boulder-Rsrch Lab 2, Boulder, CO, United States, Karen McNeal, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, United States, Julie Lee Lambert, Florida Atlantic University, Key Biscayne, FL, United States and Julie C Libarkin, Michigan State University, Natural Science Building; Department of Geological Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States
Climate Literacy: Maximizing Teachable Moments: Best Practices in Communicating Climate Assessments to Decision-Makers and the Public
Mark McCaffrey, National Center for Science Ed, Oakland, CA, United States, Alexandra M Shultz, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States and Olivia Ambrogio, American Geophysical Union, Washington, United States
Climate Literacy: Minority Serving Institutions Pre-Service Teacher Preparation in Climate Literacy
Linda B Hayden, Elizabeth City St Univ, Elizabeth City, NC, United States and Stephen R Hale, University of New Hampshire, Leitzel Center, Durham, NH, United States
Climate Literacy: Overcoming the Actors and Actions that Inhibit Climate Science Education and Informed Decision Making
Minda Berbeco, National Center for Science Education, Oakland, CA, United States, Dana Nuccitelli, Skeptical Science, Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Pallavi Phartiyal, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Climate Literacy: Scaling Impacts of Climate Literacy Efforts through Effective Partnerships and Networks
Bonnie Murray, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, Gail Scowcroft, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States and Mona Behl, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, United States
Climate Literacy: Supporting a Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Teaching About Climate for a Sustainable Future
Monica Z Bruckner, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, Juliette N Rooney-varga, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States, James A Brey, AMS-Education Program, Washington, DC, United States and Anne Waple, Second Nature, Boston, MA, United States
Climate Literacy: The Challenges of Preparing Climate Literate K-12 Teachers and Students
James A Brey, AMS-Education Program, Washington, DC, United States, Nick Haddad, TERC, Cambridge, MA, United States, Missy Holzer, National Earth Science Teachers Association, Boulder, CO, United States and Frank Niepold III, NOAA Washington DC, Brookeville, MD, United States
Education General Contributions
Tamara S Ledley, TERC, Cambridge, MA, United States and Stephen A Macko, Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Educator Professional Development Programs Promoting Authentic Scientific Research
Constance E Walker1, Janet Warburton2, Sanlyn Buxner3 and Stephen M Pompea1, (1)National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ, United States(2)ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States(3)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States
Engaging Engineers in Education and Public Outreach: Models of Success for Teaching Students about Engineering Practices
Sanlyn Buxner1, Jennifer Grier1 and Sandra Weeks2, (1)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States(2)McREL International, Denver, CO, United States
Era of Citizen Science: Intersection of Outreach, Crowd-Sourced Data and Scientific Research
Constance E Walker1, Padma A Yanamandra-Fisher2, Pamela Gay3 and Stephen M Pompea1, (1)National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ, United States(2)Space Science Institute, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States(3)Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, United States
Experience-based Learning: Enhancing Understanding by Expanding the Limits of the Classroom
Stephen A Macko, Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States and Arthur Schwarzschild, Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Games, Interactive Simulations, and Virtual Labs for Science Teaching and Learning
Randy M Russell, UCAR, Learning Lab, Boulder, CO, United States and Erin L Wood, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
Geoscience Workforce Issues: Demography, Gender, and Diversity
Dallas D Rhodes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States; Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States and Chris Keane, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
Incorporating environmental, societal, and sustainability issues into traditional geoscience curricula
Geoffrey W Cook, U. of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States and Heather M Cook, California State University, San Marcos, Department of Chemistry, San Marcos, CA, United States
Increasing and Measuring the Impact of Education and Public Outreach
Hilaire B Davis, Technology for Learning, North Kingstown, RI, United States and Daniella Scalice, NASA Astrobiology Institute, Mountain View, CA, United States
Increasing the Diversity of Undergraduate Students in the Geosciences
Joshua I Villalobos, El Paso Community College, Geological Sciences Discipline, El Paso, TX, United States and Diane Irene Doser, University of Texas at El Paso, Geological Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States
Keeping Geology Alive: Interactive Demonstrations in the Earth Sciences (Pop-Ups)
John Leeman, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States and Hannah S Rabinowitz, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, United States
Pioneering Innovative Approaches for Remote Science, Education, and Outreach
Allison Fundis, Ocean Exploration Trust, Narragansett, RI, United States, Katherine Lynn Croff Bell, Ocean Exploration Trust, Newport, RI, United States, Catherine Coleman, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, United States and Liz Warren, Barrios Technology, Houston, TX, United States
Scientist Engagement in Education and Public Outreach: Sharing Effective Tools, Resources, and Stories ofSuccess
Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States, Nicholas A Gross, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States, Brooke C Hsu, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Laurel, MD, United States and M Alexandra Matiella Novak, Johns Hopkins University APL, Laurel, MD, United States
Solutions and Strategies for fostering GeoEthics and Enhancing the Geosciences Section
Britta Voss, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Neesha R Schnepf, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States and David W Mogk, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT, United States
Student Professional Communities
Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States and Nicholas A Gross, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
Teaching GeoEthics Across the Geoscience Curriculum
David W Mogk, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT, United States and John W Geissman, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States
Teaching Science Data Analytics Skills Needed to Facilitate Heterogeneous Data/Information Research: The Future Is Here
Steven J Kempler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Emily Law, CalTech JPL, Pasadena, CA, United States, Sara J Graves, Univ. of Alabama/Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States and Chung-Lin Shie, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States
The Challenges Faced and Strategies Used When Switching Disciplines (Pop-Up Session)
Gabrielle Tepp, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States, Shi Sim, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States and Kasey Aderhold, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
The Next Generation Science Standards: A Potential Revolution for Geoscience Education
Michael Edward Wysession, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, United States and Michael Passow, Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
The Role of Scientists as Communicators: From the Classroom to the Pub
Heidi A Roop, GNS Science-Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd, Lower Hutt, New Zealand; Victoria University of Wellington, Antarctic Research Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, Sarah Bartholow, Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, Fairbanks, United States, Samuel Michael Illingworth, Univ of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom and Rhian Anya Salmon, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
The Value of Internships and Professional Development Experiences in the Earth and Space Sciences
Carolyn E Wilson, American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States and Bethany Holm Adamec, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Transformative Innovations in Earth, Oceans, and Atmospheric Science Education for Undergraduates Supported by the NSF Educational Funding Programs, and New Needs and Directions
Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States and Jill Singer, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, United States
Undergraduate Earth, atmospheric, ocean, and space science Research and Outreach Showcase
Aisha Renee Morris, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States, Lee Phillips, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Geology, Greensboro, NC, United States, Lina C Patino, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States and Pranoti M Asher, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Undergraduate Research in Earth Science Classes: Engaging Students in the First Two Years
David W Mogk, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT, United States and Michael Edward Wysession, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, United States
Unlocking the Educational Value of Hydrologic Research for Development of Student-Centered, Context-Rich, Active Hydrologic Learning experiences
Emad H Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, United States, David G Tarboton, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States, Upmanu Lall, Columbia Univ, New York, NY, United States and Thorsten Wagener, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Virtual Mechanisms for Supporting Underrepresented Minority Student Recruitment and Retention
Heather R Houlton, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States, Lois Ricciardi, Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, ME, United States and Bethany Holm Adamec, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Virtual Undergraduate Earth, atmospheric, ocean, and space science Research and Outreach Showcase (Virtual Poster Session)
Pranoti M Asher, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States, Aisha Renee Morris, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States, Lina C Patino, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States and Lee Phillips, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Geology, Greensboro, NC, United States
Water Sciences Pop-Ups
Sheila M Saia, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States and Timothy H.M. van Emmerik, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands