Can we really have it all? A scientist reflects on the gut-wrenching choices of juggling marriage, kids, and careers.
Post-secondary education
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Learning to Form Accurate Mental Models
A cycle of prediction, comparison, and feedback supports spatial learning in geoscience.
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A New Massive Open Online Course on Natural Disasters
Two professors put their college course online. Enrollment jumped more than 20-fold, and a forum for exchanging ideas with a multigenerational international community was born.
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Incorporating Observatory Data into Oceanography Courses
OOI Teaching with Data Workshops; New Brunswick, New Jersey, 19–21 May 2017 (chemistry) and 2–4 June 2017 (geology)
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Gearing Up for Fall Semester
Geoscience professors explain how they use their summertime to get ready for teaching, researching, and mentoring when the school year begins again.
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Learning About Teaching: Geoscience Educators Share Insights
Earth Educators' Rendezvous; Boulder, Colorado, 13–17 July 2015
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Students, Meet Data
Lessons that incorporate publicly available data from Earth observing sensors can expose students to the thrill of scientific discovery.
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Students Worldwide Share Research in Virtual Poster Showcases
A new program of online student poster sessions helps Earth and space science college and university faculty raise student engagement and retention and build students' confidence and career skills.
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Promoting New Collaborations for Education Research in Geoscience
Encouraging Networks Between Geoscience and Geoscience Education (ENGAGE) Workshop; Arlington, Virginia, 18–20 January 2015
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Developing Resources for Teaching Ethics in Geoscience
Teaching Geoethics Across the Geoscience Curriculum;
Chico Hot Springs, Montana, 10–13 June 2014