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...
Archive for year: 2012
Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School
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...
IAGD members attend the 34th IGC in Brisbane
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...
Current Research on Classroom Accommodations and Technologies eBook Publicly Available
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...
June 2012 IAGD Newsletter: Promoting the IAGD
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...
June 2012 IAGD Newsletter: IAGD community development
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...
June 2012 IAGD Newsletter: New IAGD partnerships:
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...
June 2012 IAGD Newsletter: Conference symposia to promote access and inclusion:
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...
June 2012 IAGD Newsletter: Upcoming instructional workshops on access and inclusion for faculty and teaching assistants:
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...
University of Denver project helps paralyzed people use computers, much more cheaply
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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