Dear Colleague Letter – Changes to the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Education and Diversity Programs for Fiscal Year 2013 and Solicitation of Community Input Regarding Broadening Participation Programs in the Geosciences Arlington, VA – The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) is to notify the geoscience education and...
Washington, DC – From the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO): Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. What GAO Found Students with disabilities face several longstanding challenges accessing services that may assist them as they transition from high school into postsecondary...
Recently, IAGD members Brett Gilley (Canada), Gina Ceylan (USA), and Chris Atchison (USA) attended the 34th International Geological Congress in Brisbane, Australia to present the Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences workshop. This workshop has been developed in partnership with the...
The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia has made a new book publicly available. According to lead author Nathan Moon, Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) “is a survey of the research on...
5. Promoting the IAGD The IAGD is looking to connect with new members worldwide. If you are aware of faculty who would be interested assisting in the development of the IAGD network and promoting access to the geosciences; students who would benefit from a supportive community; instructors who could...
4. IAGD community development Development of the IAGD Website is ongoing. Go have a look! www.TheIAGD.org. We have an active “news” page (https://theiagd.org/category/recentnews/) as well as advice for students on our “community” page (https://theiagd.org/student-support/). If you have something you’d like to add (i.e. student resources or information on current...
3. New IAGD partnerships: Collaboration and partnerships being the support of innovative initiates, we are always looking for new collaborative opportunities. For more information regarding partnership opportunities, please contact us at TheIAGD@gmail.com IUGS/COGE – A new collaborative effort between the IAGD and the International Union for Geological Sciences Commission...
2. Conference symposia to promote access and inclusion: • International Geoscience Congress, August 5-10, 2012, Brisbane, Australia Symposium: 1.2 Geoscience education Presentation title: The International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD): Advancing access and inclusion to the geosciences for students with disabilities. Author: Chris Atchison, Georgia State University • Geological...
1. Upcoming instructional workshops on access and inclusion for faculty and teaching assistants: Participants of these short courses will learn the principles of universal design and apply these principles to their own lessons, labs, and field trips in order to accommodate students with a variety of physical disabilities. The...
Denver, CO – Scott Abram’s eyes lock on the corner of the computer screen offering him the letter “G.” His cursor, directed only by those eyes, lingers there as he stares the requisite 1.5 seconds. Click. With that, an entire brain trust of engineering students, professors and paralysis experts...
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