SERC

Science Education Resource Center
at Carleton College

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Facilitating Meetings that Foster Equity and Inclusivity

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A resource page for early career geoscience educators offering strategies and materials to facilitate equitable, inclusive meetings and workshops, covering preparation, facilitation techniques, scenario practice, mid-meeting interventions, and follow-up actions, developed through NAGT workshops and supported by NSF.

News

• New The Math You Need - Majors publication in Education Sciences
  

  SERC congratulates SERC Science Education Associate Rory McFadden and colleagues Michael Coe, Beth Pratt-Sitaula, and Eric Baer on a recent article they co-authored in Education Sciences entitled "Geoscience Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale (GeoMSES) for Majors-Level Undergraduates: Psychometric Data."

• Building Leadership Capacity to Support Two-Year College and Disciplinary Society Collaborations workshop report is published
  

  The final workshop report from the Building Leadership Capacity to Support Two-Year College and Disciplinary Society Collaborations workshop (which took place throughout spring and fall 2025) is now published.

• New Polar Literacy Publication in Journal of Geoscience Education
  

  SERC congratulates SERC Director Ellen Iverson and former SERC evaluation specialist Ellen Altermatt on a recent article they co-authored with colleagues from Rutgers in the Journal of Geoscience Education entitled, "Data to the Rescue: Penguins Need Our Help! – An informal STEM learning program."

• Explore the Workshop Program and Submit Your Abstract for the Rendezvous
  

  Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the eleventh Earth Educators' Rendezvous, taking place July 20-23, 2026, at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina!

• Apply to Participate: Early Career Faculty Workshop
  

  Save the date and spread the word about the 2026 Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty, at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, from June 21-25, 2026! Join us for a multi-day workshop in a stimulating and resource-rich environment, where you will participate in sessions 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. Apply by March 31!

  Has this workshop had an impact on you or your work? We invite you to donate to support participants and/or to sponsor this workshop!

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What's New at SERC

CLEAN climate literacy and energy collection

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The CLEAN site includes more than 850 ready-to-use resources that have been reviewed by educators and scientists for elementary, secondary and higher education settings.

Teaching Computation Using MATLAB exemplary activity collection

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This year, Teaching Computation Using MATLAB community members continued the peer review of MATLAB based teaching activities. Explore the exemplary collection and consider submitting your own MATLAB teaching activity for the next round of peer review.

Accelerating Systemic Change Network

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he Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN) is a network of individuals and institutions, formed with the goal of more quickly advancing STEM education programs. Our unique approach is to bring together those who are researching systemic change at higher education institutions, with those who are making systemic change happen at their individual institutions.