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October 17, 2018
What inspires you? Earth Science Week 2018
Earth Science Week inspires me to take action to facilitate education and awareness to the campus and local community about Earth science. How are you inspired to share Earth science?
October 26, 2015
AGI’s 2015 Life as a Geoscientist Photo Contest
Do you have any photos showing the amazing life of a geoscientist? If so, why not submit them to the AGI 2015 Life as a Geoscientist contest!
August 19, 2015
Why you should plan now to participate (and help others participate) in #EarthScienceWeek
Although Earth Science Week is not taking place until October, please help K-12 teachers set an ESW event in their school year calendars (which yes, they are thinking about right now!)
October 15, 2014
Make every week Earth Science Week!
Why restrict the celebrations to one week? Let’s make every effort to engage students in Earth Science content every week!
July 30, 2014
Backtrack to… fossils on the auction block
Every once in awhile, I come across something (a tweet, an email, etc.) that reminds me of an article I read or conference presentation I heard that I want to go back and revisit. Recently, my memory was triggered by this press release from AGI: In 2006, a fossil collector and his crew discovered a rare fossil on private land in Montana’s Hell Creek Formation: the bones of two fully …
June 18, 2014
Career resources for incoming freshmen
It is amazing how fast the time flies between the end of the semester and beginning of summer orientation – in fact, just two days after graduation, we had faculty orientation for our summer new student orientation sessions. Across campuses, summer orientation has common program features – students hear about what it means to be a student at that institution, learn about academic integrity and general education requirements, receive their …
Laura Guertin is a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Penn State Brandywine in Media, PA. Her research focuses on how technology can enhance teaching and student learning in introductory-level geoscience courses for non-science majors. Her blog focuses on geoscience education/outreach, science communication, and technology tools in the classroom, online, and in the field.