[ISTATALK-L] Quantitative Literacy in Introductory Geoscience

["Janis D. Treworgy" <Janis.Treworgy@xxxxxxxx>]

Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Introductory Geoscience Courses

June 26-28, 2006
Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Application deadline: May 10, 2006

Goal: Develop strategies for increasing the quantitative learning in
introductory geoscience courses.

Overview: Participants will consider ways to increase the quantitative
component of their introductory courses and will create activities and 
syllabi that support this goal.   Workshop activities will include 
participation in discussions, creation of introductory exercises and
model syllabi, poster and plenary sessions, panels of expert faculty and
presentations by participants about effective strategies.  Participants
will be asked to bring an activity or an idea for an activity idea that
they would like to use in a specific introductory course and to identify
a specific course to work on.

Application:  Workshop information and application form are available at
<http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/workshop06/index.html>

Conveners: Cathy Manduca (Carleton College), Jennifer Wenner (University
of Wisconsin, Oshkosh), Eric Baer (Highline Community College).

This opportunity is made possible by grant number NSF-03-04762 from the
Geoscience Directorate of the National Science Foundation.  Participants
will be reimbursed for travel costs and will receive housing and board
during the workshop.

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