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    GeoEd Summer Workshop
    for High School Educators

    (Application Deadline: March 17, 2023)

    The National Science Foundation has funded UNG to host a first-of-its-kind professional development workshop in Georgia designed for teachers of high school STEM and special education. Join us June 12—16 to experience how Project-Based Learning through the captivating lens of geoscience can awaken deeper student interest within the STEM fields.

    Additional Benefits

    After completion of this immersive 5-day workshop
    (Minimum attendance: 80% each day; about 30 hours.)
    Attendees will also receive:

    • A $1000 stipend
    • A certificate of completion from UNG College of Education and IESA
    • A year of UNG faculty assistance for implementing PBL into the classroom

    Virtual Field Trip

    On one workshop day, we will take a virtual tour upon four outcrops across North Georgia that bare clues to the environmental changes leading up to one of history's greatest extinction events.

    Activities Include

    • Detecting radioactive decay with Geiger counters
    • Tracking mineral transformations to a depth of 15 km below Earth’s surface
    • Calculating Georgia's oldest rocks to an age before plants and animals existed
    • Visiting the home of the state's best fossil and mineral samples, the Tellus Science Museum
    • +More!
    Less than 12 seats remaining!

    Register for the GeoEd Workshop

     

    Workshop funded by:

    The National Science Foundation

     

    Quick Details

    Audience:
    High School Teachers (Grades 9-12) for STEM and Special Education

    Seats:
    12 max

    Application Deadline:
    March 17, 2023

    Decision Letters Sent:
    April 14, 2023

    Workshop Dates:
    June 12—16, 2023

    Workshop Times:
    9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    Location:
    UNG Gainesville Campus, Art & Technology Bldg

     

    Workshop Contacts

    Name Email (Preferred) Location Phone
    Jodi Carlyle
    Assistant to Dean II
    jodi.carlyle@ung.edu Art & Technology Building, 2100,
    Gainesville
    678-717-3883
    Dr. Cristina Washell
    Department Head
    cristina.washell@ung.edu Dunlap Hall, 215,
    Dahlonega
    706-867-4483
    Dr. Katayoun Mobasher
    Professor
    katayoun.mobasher@ung.edu Art & Technology Building, 1604, GVL
    Science, Engineering, Tech, Gainesville
    678-717-3862
    Dr. Adrianna Rajkumar
    Limited Term Faculty
    adrianna.rajkumar@ung.edu Art & Technology Building, 2117,
    Gainesville
    678-717-3883
    Dr. Jeff Turk
    Dean of IESA
    jeff.turk@ung.edu Art & Technology Building, 2102,
    Gainesville
    678-717-3768
    Dr. Joel Aquino
    Part-Time Faculty
    joel.aquino@ung.edu Art & Technology Building, 2121,
    Gainesville
    Dr. Bill Witherspoon
    billspoon1@gmail.com
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