Facilitating Effective Group Projects in Geoscience Courses Workshop
Wednesday, January 22, 29, and February 5, 2025, from 10 am - 12 pm PT / 11 am - 1 pm MT / 12 - 2 pm CT / 1 - 3 pm ET
Overview
This workshop will explore effective ways to facilitate group projects to promote the development of workforce skills for students. We will provide an overview of the benefits of group projects for geoscience students, introduce example group project models from the leaders' experiences, and discuss how to incorporate group projects into a course plan or learning experience. We will discuss tools and strategies that can be provided to students for structuring and assessing their own project progress and outcomes, as well as models for assessing group projects for grading purposes. Through this, we will focus on how to integrate skill development within the course structure, including project planning, management, communication and leadership. Participants will come away with tools to use in their existing group project teaching or outline new implementations for their own courses.
Who Should Participate
You should participate if you're interested in discovering new ways to help students develop essential workforce skills through group projects. This workshop is perfect for educators teaching smaller undergraduate and graduate classes who want to integrate project-based learning into their courses. If you're eager to learn practical tools for structuring and assessing group work, or if you want to enhance student collaboration, communication, and leadership skills, this is for you. K-12 teachers, informal educators, and professionals looking to bring fresh, effective teaching strategies into their classrooms are also encouraged to join.
Dates and Details
The workshop will be held over Zoom on Wednesdays, January 22, 29, and February 5, 2025, from 10 am - 12 pm PT / 11 am - 1 pm MT / 12 - 2 pm CT / 1 - 3 pm ET
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
The cost to participate is $120 for NAGT members and $175 for non-members. Join NAGT now to get the member discount!
Workshop Leaders
Staff
Holly Kelchner, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College