Even though it’s been almost two weeks since the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver, I feel like I’m just starting to catch my breath. At GSA I officially passed the gavel to Aida Award as the incoming president of National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT). The NAGT works to foster improvement in… Read More
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) became available in April. As of this writing eight states have formally adopted the new standards, including California, and fifteen states have initiated formal steps to consider adoption. The NGSS place geosciences on an equal priority with life and physical sciences, and are built on three foundations: 1) the… Read More