Webinar: Why is "If it can't be grown, it must be mined" important in your ESS classroom?
Thursday, March 17, 2022
1:00 pm PT | 2:00 pm MT | 3:00 pm CT | 4:00 pm ET
Registration Deadline has passed.
Presenters:
Scott Brande, University of Alabama Birmingham
Resources:
Webinar Description:
Teaching about minerals is an integral topic within the NGSS-ESS. How do you approach the importance of minerals in your classroom? Do you focus on mineral uses supporting society today? Minerals as natural resources? Integrate a quantitative twist? Through a sustainability lens? Or does teaching mineral identification without physical specimens seem an impossible task?
The website "Mineral ID: A practical online study guide" is filled with digital resources and classroom-ready activities for teaching mineral identification and much more. It became a lifeline for many teachers during the pandemic and the website continues as a supplementary resource helping teachers returning to the classroom. Access to the website is free, without registration, and deployable to a wide variety of student devices, from cellphones to Chromebooks and laptops.
Goals:
During the webinar you will:
- Be introduced to the resources and activities available on the website
- View examples of online digital media available for teaching and learning mineral identification
- Receive instructions for accessing the website and an answer key to unknown samples
- Share needs and concerns about teaching mineral identification remotely or face-to-face
Logistics
Duration: 1 hour
Format: Presentations will take place through a Zoom Meeting screen-sharing session. The webinar will be recorded.
Accessing the Webinar: Instructions for joining the webinar will be email to participants the day before the event. Learn more about accessing the webinar.
Questions? Please contact Bradlee Cotton (bcotton@carleton.edu) if you have any questions about this event.
Webinar Organizers:
Aida Awad (NAGT)
Edward Robeck (American Geosciences Institute)
Missy Holzer (NESTA)
Bradlee Cotton (SERC, National Association of Geoscience Teachers)
With the NGSS Earth and Space Science Working Group