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 presentation of these courses will include student instructors who will discuss first-hand perspectives of negotiating the rigor of a geoscience curriculum while managing their disabilities. Key topics will include: accommodation in the geosciences; the physical barriers to access and inclusion; and the personal, psychological and social challenges that students may face away from the classroom.
• International Geoscience Congress (IGC) 2012, Brisbane, Australia
When: Sun., 5 August 2012, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., no cost, registration required; lunch on own.
Professional Development Workshop #30: Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences.
Instructors: Christopher Atchison, Georgia State University; Brett Gilley, University of British Columbia; Gina Ceylan, University of Missouri
Note: Though registration is required, this workshop is being offered at no charge to the participants.*
Advance registration is now available at: http://www.34igc.org/workshops.php
• Geological Society of America (GSA) 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Short Course #508: Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences.
When: Sat., 3 November 2012, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $35; includes lunch. CEU: 0.8.
Sponsors: National Science Foundation, National Association of Geoscience Teachers, and The International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD)
Instructors: Christopher Atchison, Georgia State University; Brett Gilley, University of British Columbia; Gina Ceylan, University of Missouri
Note: Participants will be reimbursed for the expense of the short course registration after attending.*
Advance registration is now available at: http://geosociety.org/meetings/2012/courses.htm
*The IAGD would like to acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation for these two faculty development courses (Award #1108127 and #1240234)
