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July 13, 2021
NASEM report – Call to Action for Science Education: Building Opportunity for the Future
“Scientific thinking and understanding are essential for all people navigating the world, not just for scientists and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals.”
January 10, 2016
2nd Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education, Day 3
You can check out my blog posts from Day 1 and Day 2 of the Summit, as well as my posts from the 1st Summit Day 3 of the 2nd Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education saw some very exhausted yet positive department heads and chairs, looking forward to finalizing their plans to head back with to their institutions. This was a half-day session that involved some working …
2nd Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education, Day 2
Day 2 of the Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education addressed overcoming barriers, finding solutions, creating incentives and rewards, as well as recruitment and retention of underrepresented geoscience students and empowering 2YC/4YC transitions
January 9, 2016
2nd Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education, Day 1
The 2nd Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education “will bring together geoscience academic leaders to discuss the developing community vision for undergraduate geoscience education and to develop strategies for implementing this vision in departments across the country.”
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.