On the Cutting EdgeOn the Cutting EdgeProfessional Development Program Professional Development Program

for Geoscience Facultyfor Geoscience Faculty

Allan Ashworth, North Dakota State University Sheri Fritz, University of Nebraska

Cathy Whitlock, Montana State University Dave Mogk, Montana State University

Teaching Climate Change:Teaching Climate Change: Lessons From the Lessons From the

PastPast

THANK YOU--THANK YOU-- National Science Foundation,

Division of Undergraduate Education, CCLI-National Dissemination

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)

AMQUA INQUA Karin Kirk

(without whom this workshop would not be possible)

All the participants for your interest and contributions.

On the Cutting Edge On the Cutting Edge Program aims & componentsProgram aims & components

Improving undergraduate geoscience education through supporting faculty in improving content and instruction A synergistic, integrated multi-year series of

workshopsworkshops A websitewebsite to support workshops and reach

the broader geoscience community An expanding community of geoscience

educators with a strong and diverse leadershipleadership

Research on what faculty need, how faculty work, optimizing impacts

Staying current in our science Linking science content to effective teaching (and

assessing) Many faculty teach “out of specialty”; How do we find:

Classroom-ready activities Thematic resource collections on special topics Networks—dialogue, support, forum for community

input and advice What Works???

Active learning Using Data, Visualizations (used appropriately!) Projects, case studies, research-like experiences…

We’ll explore all this and more at this workshop and beyondhttp://serc.carleton.edu

We all need help…We all need help…

Emerging topics workshopsEmerging topics workshops Move new science

content and teaching methods into mainstream

Brings together researchers, educators

2 per year Examples:

Geology and Public Policy Geology & Human Health Biocomplexity Teaching with Visualizations Observing and Assessing

Student Learning

Teaching “X” workshopsTeaching “X” workshops

Explore teaching “X” effectively in the classroom, lab, and field

Teaching Petrology (03) Teaching Structural Geology (04) Teaching Hydrogeology (05) Teaching Sedimentary Geology (06) 70-80 faculty/workshop (> 10% of

those teaching “X” in the US)

Web resources Web resources

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/

Integrated, searchable topical resource

Web-based resources, activities, services…

Web-based resources, activities, services…

Web resources to support your teaching; Information/data to help develop new activities….

“Faceted Searching” to help you find the right activity for your class…

We’ve made a start, but we need your help…

•Identifying additional resources

•Creating new activities

Just imagine what a great teaching collection we’ll have if everyone submits 1 or 2 new exercises!!! We know you all have a cool activity to share….

We’ve made a start, but we need your help…

•You provide the activity…

•We create dynamic webpages that are discoverable on the web, searchable on the website….

Just imagine what a great teaching collection we’ll have if everyone submits 1 or 2 new exercises!!! We know you all have a cool activity to share….

About this WorkshopAbout this Workshop

New Friends New Ideas New Questions New Strategies Informal and interactive

This workshop is just a start… This workshop is just a start…

Build a network of colleagues

interested in improving teaching climate change

Sharing resources and ideas via the website and listserv

Follow-on activities; theme sessions at GSA, AGU, etc.

Reach out and invite a colleague to join us

Contribute!

To Start: Round Table DiscussionTo Start: Round Table Discussion

What are the goals of teaching

Climate Change in Earth science courses?

Groups organized by: introductory courses, courses for majors, multi-disciplinary courses. What content, topics and skills are

essential? What are the opportunities in different

learning environments? What teaching strategies have you used that

are particularly effective?