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This On-Ramp introduces concept sketches as an educational tool in geology courses, explaining their benefits for student learning, providing examples of implementation, and offering tips for effectively using concept sketches to enhance understanding of geological processes and systems.

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• NAGT Member, Peter Berquist, Receives Outstanding Faculty Award
  Peter Berquist, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award, Virginia's top recognition for faculty excellence. A leader in field-based geoscience education, Berquist's innovations and contributions, including his work with the R/V Investigator, have enriched learning experiences for students nationwide.
• Strengthen Your NSF Proposal with the ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit
  

  Discover the newly released ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit, featuring contributions from SERC's evaluation team. This resource equips researchers with tools to craft compelling NSF Broader Impacts plans and elevate their proposals.

• Transforming Institutions Conference 2025: Call for Proposals Now Open
  

  The Transforming Institutions Conference will be taking place in St. Louis, MO from June 9-11, 2025. The call for proposals is open now, and full details for the call and the conference are available on the ASCN site.

• Study Recruitment: Inclusive Teaching Practices in Higher Education
  A group of faculty researchers is studying inclusive teaching practices in higher education and seeking input from multiple disciplines.
• Make plans for professional development in 2025
  

  It's not too early to make plans for professional development in 2025 (and beyond)! The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) is offering professional development opportunities that cover a wide range of topics and audiences. Learn more about NAGT's professional development offerings and sign up today.

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Teaching Computation Using MATLAB exemplary activity collection

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This year, Teaching Computation Using MATLAB community members continued the peer review of MATLAB based teaching activities. Explore the exemplary collection and consider submitting your own MATLAB teaching activity for the next round of peer review.

Inclusive Excellence 3: Learning Community Cluster 4 (LCC4)

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LCC4 proposes to make substantial, cross-institutional progress toward meaningful evaluation of inclusive teaching.