NAGT Sessions and Activities at the 2026 AGU Fall Meeting

NAGT is pleased to sponsor a variety of geoscience education sessions planned for the Fall 2026 AGU meeting held in San Francisco, CA, from December 7-11, 2026.

NAGT will not be operating a booth in the exhibit hall this year. But don't worry- members and leadership will be present and we look forward to connecting!

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NAGT-Sponsored Sessions

ED33D - Arctic Education and Outreach: Effective Ways of Engaging Diverse Learners in Arctic Science I Poster Session

Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 14:15 - 17:45

Elena B Sparrow¹, Mariama C Dryák-Vallies², Katie Spellman¹, Malinda J Chase³ and Sarah Clement¹, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK, United States(2)University of Colorado Boulder, Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States(3)Association of Interior Native Educators, Fairbanks, United States

The changing polar environments have created important scientific and societal concerns in the polar regions. In this session, we will share effective approaches, frameworks and examples of how to promote a broad understanding and awareness of the changing Arctic and related societal implications for the region and beyond. The session will highlight effective strategies to inspire communities and learners in both formal and informal learning contexts. We also invite papers on effective ways of engaging communities, co-designing educational and outreach activities, and fostering intergenerational or cross-cultural learning through Arctic Indigenous knowledge, science, and observations.

ED42A - Arctic Education and Outreach: Effective Ways of Engaging Diverse Learners in Arctic Science II | Oral Session

Thursday, 10 December 2026, 10:30 - 12:00

Elena B Sparrow¹, Katie Spellman¹, Malinda J Chase², Mariama C Dryák-Vallies³ and Sarah Clement¹, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK, United States(2)Association of Interior Native Educators, Fairbanks, United States(3)University of Colorado Boulder, Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States

The changing polar environments have created important scientific and societal concerns in the polar regions. In this session, we will share effective approaches, frameworks and examples of how to promote a broad understanding and awareness of the changing Arctic and related societal implications for the region and beyond. The session will highlight effective strategies to inspire communities and learners in both formal and informal learning contexts. We also invite papers on effective ways of engaging communities, co-designing educational and outreach activities, and fostering intergenerational or cross-cultural learning through Arctic Indigenous knowledge, science, and observations.

NAGT-Related Presentation

Transitioning to a Sustainable Future for the Teach the Earth Activity Review Process | Poster

Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 14:15 - 17:45

Kyle C Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California, Biology, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, California, United States, Sean Fox, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, Jennifer M Wenner, Univ Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, United States and Rory McFadden, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States

Teach the Earth (TTE), the Earth education portal managed by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and hosted by the Science Education Resource Center (SERC), has supported geoscience educators for 24 years. Although TTE provides access to professional development, programmatic guidance, topical webinars, and online teaching resources, the most widely accessed resource is the collection of peer-reviewed teaching activities. With over 5900 individual activities from stand-alone classroom activities to semester-long projects, the collection spans the breadth of geoscience topics and grows annually through user-submitted contributions. Since 2011, SERC has facilitated a review process, to ensure teaching activities meet standards for high-quality educational materials. From 2015 to 2024, reviewers gathered each summer to review activities during NAGT's annual conference, the Earth Educators' Rendezvous (EER). Because EER moved to a biennial schedule in 2026, the review process is now a continuous, ad hoc process designed to provide timely feedback to activity authors. NAGT is currently recruiting volunteer reviewers from across the geoscience spectrum to facilitate the review process. Reviewers serve two-year terms. They are responsible for completing periodic reviews as new activities are submitted to the TTE site. Collection editors assign activities based on reviewer disciplinary expertise, experience, and availability. Continuing the review process ensures the future of the TTE collection and provides confidence for thousands of educators that use the resources.

Workshop

AGU | AGI Heads & Chairs Workshop
Sunday, 6 December 2026; Register by 30 November

The AGU | AGI Heads & Chairs Workshop brings together leaders of geoscience departments and programs to strengthen their leadership capacity, exchange effective practices, and address the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of geoscience education and the workforce.