Effective Teaching Strategies Workshops and Sessions for the 2019 Earth Educators? Rendezvous

由于地球科学内容在大多数美国K-12学校并不是很容易找到的核心科学，学生通常直到大学预科阶段晚些时候才接触到地球科学，如果他们有接触的话。即使当学生在本科期间遇到地球科学课程或系时，就业机会的模糊界限和过时的教学方法也可能是高流失率的主要原因。改变本科生在地球科学领域的经验(增加学生留存率)的一个主要方法是通过教师发展努力，更多地专注于创造积极的学习环境，而不是延续不成功的传统教育模式。让地球科学界参与关于地球科学和其他课程的目标和内容的丰富对话，可能会影响全美成千上万的学生。随着越来越多的教师尝试在他们的课堂上改革教学实践，在他们的课堂上使用积极学习实践的教师社区将变得更加普遍。拟议的一套有效教学策略研讨会是为了回应参加EER的地球科学教育界的声明需求而设计的，以及科学同事的轶事，特别是那些在历史上没有那么好地参加EER的非地质学学科的人，如大气科学的那些人。拟议的讲习班和活动将通过分享最佳做法和促进志同道合的同事之间的对话，促进在地球科学领域采用积极的学习战略。研讨会的目标是：1.分享地球科学课程的最佳教学实践，包括地质、大气和海洋科学；2.让来自多个机构类型(即HBCU、社区学院、主要是本科或研究机构)的地球科学家参与关于改进入门课程和专业课程的对话；3.促进参与者之间的联系，以拓宽视野并建立超越EER的联系；4.为地球科学教育界培养未来的领导者社区。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Since geoscience content is not readily found as a core science in most U.S. K-12 schools, students are often not exposed to the geosciences until later in their pre-college matriculation if at all. Even when students encounter geoscience courses or departments as undergraduates, the foggy line to career opportunities and dated teaching methods could be primary causes of high attrition rates. A major way to revamp the undergraduate experience in the geosciences (with increased student retention) is through faculty development efforts that focus more on creating active learning environments than perpetuating unsuccessful traditional educational models. Engaging the geoscience community in rich conversations about the goals and content of geoscience and other courses, has the potential to impact many thousands of students across the US. As more faculty attempt reformed teaching practices in their classrooms, the community of faculty using active learning practices in their classrooms will become more common.The proposed suite of The Effective Teaching Strategies workshops has been designed in response to the stated needs of the geoscience education community attending the EER, as well as anecdotally by science colleagues, especially those in non-geology disciplines such as atmospheric sciences who have historically not been as well represented at the EER. The proposed workshops and activities will promotethe use of active learning strategies in the geosciences through the sharing of best practices and promoting dialogue between like-minded colleagues. The goals of the workshop are to: 1. Share best teaching practices for geoscience courses, including geologic, atmospheric and oceanSciences,2. Engage geoscientists from multiple institution types (i.e. HBCUs, community colleges, primarilyundergraduate or research) in conversations about improving introductory and majors courses,3. Promote networking among participants to broaden perspectives and connect beyond EER,4. Nurture a community of future leaders for the geoscience education community.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.