SERC

Science Education Resource Center
at Carleton College

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Spatial Thinking Workbook

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This project is developing and testing teaching materials to improve the spatial thinking skills of geoscience undergraduates, using strategies supported by cognitive science and geoscience education research.

News

• Explore, Share, and Connect with Emriver Educational Resources
  

  A new collaboration between Emriver, maker of high-quality hydrologic models and SERC, your go-to source for pedagogical resources, has launched a dynamic new hub to collect, share, and expand teaching materials related to Emriver flumes and stream tables. Check out the Emriver Educational Resources website!

• SERC Authors Co-Lead Study on Widely Adopted, Data-Rich Teaching Resources
  

  Beth Pratt-Sitaula, along with Kristin O'Connell (SERC), Bruce Douglas, Becca Walker, Benjamin Crosby, Ellen Iverson (SERC), and Donna Charlevoix, have published a new paper on the GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) program.

• Apply for the October 2026 Teaching Computation with MATLAB Educator Workshop
  

  Educators in Engineering, Math, Geoscience, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and more are invited to apply to participate in this engaging 3-day workshop, taking place October 25-27, 2026, in Northfield, MN, where you'll learn how to integrate MATLAB teaching tools and code into material presentation and asynchronous student learning. Learn more about the workshop and apply by June 15!

• 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.

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What's New at SERC

Inclusive Excellence 3: Learning Community Cluster 4 (LCC4)

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LCC4 proposes to make substantial, cross-institutional progress toward meaningful evaluation of inclusive teaching.

Virtual Summer Experience for Early Research (VSEER)

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The IINSPIRE Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is sharing new resources for their Virtual Summer Experience for Early Research (VSEER) program. This is a multi-faceted research experience for LSAMP undergraduate scholars to deepen their understanding of methodologies, explore STEM disciplines, and define their interests.

Compass: Advancing Earth Education Resource Discovery

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The Compass project is an effort at SERC to help our users find the teaching resources they need more efficiently and effectively. Learn how to take advantage of the new features developed through this project.