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These events might be of interest to some of you.<br>
<br>
Paula<br>
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<td>[Cuttingedge] On the Cutting Edge 2011-2012 workshops and
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<td>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:15:38 +0000</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>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cuttingedge@serc.carleton.edu"><cuttingedge@serc.carleton.edu></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Greetings,<br>
<br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">On the Cutting
Edge</span></em> is pleased to announce this year's workshops and
events. The workshop schedule gives links to the individual workshop
and event web pages (including the online application/registration
forms). <br>
<span class="object"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/workshops.html"
target="_blank">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/workshops.html<span
style="color: blue;"><br>
<br>
</span></a>NOTE: Application deadlines for some workshops/events are
coming up very soon.
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style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Geologic
Hazards Webinars
<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Events on:
November 18, 2011, January 13, 2012, & February 10, 2012<b><br>
</b><i>Monthly online seminars that will address some of the many
issues surrounding hazards and teaching about hazards in the geoscience.<br>
</i>Conveners: Katryn Wiese, David Mogk, and John McDaris<br>
Registration deadline: 1 week prior to the event. Join us for any or
all.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/hazards/webinars/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/hazards/webinars/index.html</a><br>
<br>
<b>Pursuing an Academic Career in the Geosciences Webinar Series<br>
</b>Events on: January 20, February 15, March 9, April 10, & May
(date TBD), 2012<b><br>
</b><i>A series of webinars for graduate students and post-docs,
including topics such as preparing for an academic job interview,
motivating students to learn, developing learning goals and linking
them to assessment and teaching strategies, and time management while
developing a research program.</i><br>
Join one or more monthly events.<br>
Conveners: Rachel Beane and Michael Williams<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerdev/AcademicCareer2012/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerdev/AcademicCareer2012/index.html</a><br>
<br>
<b>Spatial Thinking Journal Club </b>(A Series of Virtual Meetings)<br>
Events on: January 26, February 23, March 22, April 19, & May 17,
2012<br>
<i>Participants will read and discuss a series of articles that explore
the cognitive aspects of spatial thinking and their implications for
geoscience education across five 1-hour virtual sessions<span
class="object">.</span></i><br>
Conveners: Mary Hegarty, Carol Ormand, Eric Riggs, and Tim Shipley<br>
Registration deadline: <span class="object">November 21, 2011<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/spatial/journalclub2012/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/spatial/journalclub2012/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Problem
Solving and Problem-based Learning Journal Club </span></b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">(A Series of Virtual Meetings)<br>
Events on: January 24, February 21, March 27, April 24, & May 29,
2012<br>
<i>Participants will be read and discuss a series of articles that
explore the cognitive aspects of problem solving and their implications
for geoscience education across five 1-hour virtual sessions<span
class="object">.</span></i><span class="object"><br>
</span>Conveners: Ellen Iverson, Cinzia Cervato, Craig Ogilvie, and
Marcy Osgood<br>
Registration deadline: <span class="object">November 30, 2011<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/problem_solve/journalclub12/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/problem_solve/journalclub12/index.html</a></span></span><span
style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Teaching
about Time
</span></b><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">(A
Face-to-Face Workshop)<b><br>
</b>February 26-28, 2012 - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ<br>
<i>A workshop aimed to provide opportunities to explore temporal
concepts across the curriculum and to discuss implications for teaching
and learning. Key temporal concepts include time scales and timelines,
ranging from the scale of human history to Deep Time; the rates of
natural processes, particularly geological and biological processes;
and the cumulative effects of rare, high impact events and of very
slow, long duration events.</i><br>
Conveners: Erica Crespi, Cathy Manduca, Carol Ormand, and Steve Semken<br>
Application deadline: January 2, 2012<br>
<strong><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/time/workshop2012/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/time/workshop2012/index.html</a></span></strong></span><span
style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Virtual
Course Design - Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry</span></strong><span
style="color: black;"> (A Hybrid Face-to-Face/Virtual Workshop)<br>
Conveners: Barbara Tewksbury and David McConnell<br>
Option of face-to-face kickoff at SEGSA (Saturday, March 31) or virtual
kickoff on Sunday, April 1<br>
Three additional virtual sessions in April, May, and September.<br>
Convener: Barbara Tewksbury plus another TBA<br>
Application deadline: February 20, 2012<br>
<b><br>
</b></span><b><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Teaching
Environmental Geology</span><span style="color: black;">
</span></b><span style="color: black;">(A Face-to-Face Workshop)<br>
June 3-7, 2012 - Montana State University, Bozeman, MT<br>
<i>This workshop is designed specifically for instructors of
Environmental Geology with session topics focused on exploring ways to
effectively teach environmental geology in undergraduate Earth science
courses.</i>
<br>
Conveners: Katryn Wiese, David Mogk, and Devin Castendyk<br>
Registration deadline: <span class="object">March 1, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span class="object"><span style="color: black;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/environmental/workshop12/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/environmental/workshop12/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span class="object"><b><span style="color: black;">Workshop for
Early Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your
Career</span></b><span style="color: black;"> (A Face-to-Face Workshop)<br>
June 10-14, 2012, with optional visit to NSF on June 15 - College of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA<br>
<i>A multi-day workshop for full-time faculty who are in the first four
years of their teaching career with a focus on topics including
effective teaching strategies, course design, establishing a research
program in a new setting, working with research students, balancing
professional and personal responsibilities, and time management.</i><br>
Conveners: Rachel Beane, Heather Macdonald, Richelle Allen-King, and
Richard Yuretich<br>
</span></span><em><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-style: normal;">Application
deadline: March 1, 2012</span></em><span class="object"><i><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;"><br>
</span></i><span style="color: black;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer2012/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer2012/index.html</a><br>
<br>
<b>Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences</b> (A
Face-to-Face Workshop for graduate students and post-docs)<br>
June 27-30, 2012 - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC<br>
<i>This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students and
post-doctoral fellows who are interested in pursuing academic careers
in the geosciences. Faculty members and administrators will provide
guidance and information that will help participants to be stronger
candidates for academic positions and to succeed in academic jobs.
Session topics focus on becoming both a successful teacher and
researcher.</i><br>
Conveners: Heather Macdonald and David McConnell<br>
</span></span><em><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-style: normal;">Application
deadline: March 8, 2012</span></em><span class="object"><i><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;"><br>
</span></i><span style="color: black;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep2012/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep2012/index.html</a><br>
</span></span><span class="object"><b><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;"><br>
</span></b></span><strong><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Teaching
Structural Geology, Geophysics, and Tectonics in the 21st Century</span></strong><span
class="object"><span style="color: black;"><br>
</span></span><em><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Tentative</span></em><span
class="object"><span style="color: black;">: July 15-19, 2012 -
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with optional field trip on July 15.<br>
Conveners: Barbara Tewksbury, Michael Wysession, Gregory Baker, Paul
Karabinos, and several others TBA<br>
</span></span><em><span
style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-style: normal;">Application
deadline: February 3, 2012</span></em><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Ongoing
Projects</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Classroom
Observation Project</span></b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
<i>Cutting Edge is sponsoring a research project to observe geoscience
teaching in classrooms across the US. This project makes use of the
Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP). You can find out more
information on the website about observing a class or volunteering to
have your class observed.</i><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/certop/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/certop/index.html</a><br>
<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">On
the Cutting Edge</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">,
a professional development program for current and future geoscience
faculty, is sponsored by the National Association for Geoscience
Teachers and supported by grants from the CCLI program of the Division
of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation. We
encourage you to visit the
<i>Cutting Edge</i> website and check out the many online resources.<br>
<span class="object"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/index.html%0b%0b%0b">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/index.html<span
style="color: blue;"><br>
<br>
<br>
</span></a></span>Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary<br>
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College<br>
David Mogk, Montana State University<br>
Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College<br>
Rachel Beane, Bowdoin College<br>
David McConnell, North Carolina State University<br>
Katryn Wiese, City College of San Francisco<br>
Michael Wysession, Washington University</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heather Macdonald<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Geology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of William and Mary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PO Box 8795<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">757-221-2443<o:p></o:p></p>
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