Sustaining Your Interdisciplinary Environmental and Sustainability Program: Opportunities and Resources

Who is the Traveling Workshops Program For?
Is your institution or department getting ready for re-accreditation, undergoing program review, or seeking guidance on strategic planning? Are you facing reorganization or other major changes such as faculty turnover? Is your curriculum in need of modernization, including the incorporation of modern methods of teaching and learning? Are you trying to incorporate environment and sustainability into your curriculum? Are you anticipating major demographic changes in your students? Is your program involved in preparing K-8 Earth Science teachers? Do your faculty members need guidance in evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning?

If any above questions are relevant to you or your institution, you should host an NAGT-sponsored Traveling Workshop. The Traveling Workshops Program is open and applicable to a wide variety of disciplines, including geosciences, environmental studies, sustainability initiatives, and more.

How does the Traveling Workshops Program work?

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)’s Traveling Workshops Program (TWP) brings leaders in environmental, sustainability, and geoscience education to your campus, regional, or national event. The TWP focuses on opportunities to strengthen both courses and educational programs, including attracting and supporting diverse students. Since 2014, the TWP has visited nearly 50 institutions and reached more than 500 faculty members in the Earth and environmental sciences.

Workshops are available in five themes:

1) Geoscience and Environmental Science Departments and Programs

2) Cross-Campus Environmental and Sustainability Programs
3) Courses (Intro and Upper-Level and Effective and Societally Relevant Courses)
4) Earth Science in K-8 Teacher Preparation Programs
5) Supporting the Success of All Students (diversity)At the end of an NAGT Traveling Workshop, participants will have a combination of the following, adjusted according to workshop theme:

• Strategies and approaches that have worked for others in the US and Canada.
• A collection of resources, including department best practices, curricula, courses, modules, and activities, on the topic(s) of choice.
• A departmental, program, or individual action plan for moving forward.

There is an application process involved in bringing the Traveling Workshops Program to you.
Who facilitates the Traveling Workshops Program?

Traveling workshops are facilitated by individuals from TWP’s impressive roster of more than 45 leaders in their fields. You can read more about the workshop facilitators here .

How do I bring these experts to my institution?

The next application deadline to bring the Traveling Workshop Program to you is Monday, October 15. For more information about the application process, please visit the program website . Please also review information about host expectations should your application for a Traveling Workshop Program be accepted.