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This may be of interest to some of you.<br>
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Paula<br>
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<td>[Cuttingedge] Two workshops: teaching about energy, teaching
about Earth's climate</td>
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<td>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:17:20 -0400</td>
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<td>Heather Macdonald <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rhmacd@wm.edu"><rhmacd@wm.edu></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cuttingedge@serc.carleton.edu">cuttingedge@serc.carleton.edu</a></td>
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<font face="Calibri">Hello Cutting Edge workshop alumni,</font> <br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">As a new semester unfolds, energy and climate
change
issues continue to loom large as pressing concerns. The <i>On the
Cutting
Edge</i> workshop series presents two opportunities this fall to learn
more about teaching these relevant, complex and engaging topics.
<br>
<br>
<b>GSA Workshop on Teaching about Energy in Geoscience Courses <br>
</b>October 30, 2010, 8am-5pm, held at GSA in Denver</font> <br>
<font face="Calibri">Registration DEADLINE: Sept 27, 2010<br>
<br>
<b>Teaching About Earth's Climate Using Data and Numerical Models<br>
</b>A VIRTUAL workshop held October 21-22 and 25-27, 2010</font> <br>
<font face="Calibri">Application/Registration DEADLINE: October 1,
2010<br>
<br>
More information about each workshop is given below. Please forward
this
email to interested colleagues. <br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Heather Macdonald<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>GSA Workshop on Teaching about Energy in
Geoscience Courses <br>
</b>October 30, 2010, 8am-5pm, held at GSA in Denver</font> <br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Registration DEADLINE: Sept 27<br>
Web page and access to the online registration form:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/energy2010/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/energy2010/index.html</a><br>
<br>
Workshop fee: $70 (see the note about the GSA and Cutting Edge
registration process:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/energy2010/registration.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/energy2010/registration.html</a>
)<br>
<br>
In conjunction with the GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, <i>On
the
Cutting Edge</i> will be hosting a one-day workshop about energy issues
in the geoscience classroom. To address tomorrow's energy challenges,
our
students must be conversant with both traditional energy and
alternative
energy sources, as well as a host of emerging topics such as carbon
capture and storage, life cycle assessment, carbon footprint, and
energy
return on investment. Thus, there is a clear need for effective
approaches for teaching about energy topics in our classrooms.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">This workshop is for faculty who teach about
energy
and geoscience and for graduate students who anticipate teaching about
energy or are engaged in research about energy resources. Participants
will learn about emerging science in the fields of traditional energy,
alternative energy, carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy. The
workshop will also showcase approaches for teaching about energy and
provide a forum to develop new educational materials. The workshop will
both build on and disseminate the results of a longer workshop that
took
place in May 2009, at the University of Wyoming. <br>
<br>
For more information, contact Karin Kirk
(<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:kkirk@carleton.edu">kkirk@carleton.edu</a>).<br>
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<br>
<b>Teaching About Earth's Climate Using Data and Numerical Models<br>
</b>A virtual workshop held October 21-22 and 25-27, 2010</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Application/Registration DEADLINE: October 1,
2010<br>
Web page and access to the online registration form:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/index.html</a><br>
Workshop Fee: $50<br>
<br>
Note: The workshop size is limited to the first 30 participants who
register.</font> <br>
<font face="Calibri">This workshop is for faculty who would like to
enhance their teaching about the climate system and climate dynamics by
incorporating numerical models and model output data, and for those
interested in sharing their experiences teaching climate change. This
workshop focuses on the utility of numerical models in past, present,
and
future climate change research, and their potential role in teaching
students about the climate system. Simple numerical models that are
available online, as well as vast quantities of numerical output
available in professionally collected databases offer teachers and
students endless opportunities for data-rich instructional
activities.</font> <font face="Calibri">Learn about resources
available
online, hear from other faculty with experience using numerical models
in
the classroom and develop or adapt classroom exercises and assessments
for your own use. <br>
<br>
The workshop will consist of a blend of synchronous presentations,
online
discussions, work time and collaborative efforts. Prior to the workshop
participants will be required to submit a learning activity or activity
idea focused on using numerical models to teach climate change. During
the workshop, participants will build on that activity, or complete a
new
activity or classroom assessment for use in their own teaching.
Submitted
materials will become part of the <i>On the Cutting Edge</i>
website. <br>
<br>
Please join us in forming a community of scholars who are interested in
finding new and engaging ways to communicate the science of climate
change!</font> <br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">For more information, contact Cindy Shellito
(<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Lucinda.shellito@unco.edu">Lucinda.shellito@unco.edu</a>
).<br>
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Heather Macdonald<br>
Chancellor Professor of Geology<br>
College of William and Mary<br>
757-221-2443<br>
fax: 757-221-2093 <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rhmacd@wm.edu">rhmacd@wm.edu</a><br>
<font size="2"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wm.edu/geology/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.wm.edu/geology/<br>
<br>
</a></font>Mail Address: <br>
P.O. Box 8795<br>
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795<br>
<br>
UPS or FedEx Address:<br>
McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 227<br>
Williamsburg, VA 23185<br>
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