A Message from Education Section President Kristen St John:
It is an honor to step into the role of President of the AGU Education Section. I know I have big shoes to fill, too! Past President, Tanya Furman, was a tireless leader for our section and a valued mentor. Her direct and insightful knowledge about how AGU works, and the opportunities and challenges in moving Education initiatives forward were––and continue to be––invaluable. Tanya knows she is not off the hook yet. As one of the leaders of our canvassing committee she is working to bring honors and recognition to educators and to grow awareness of education research and impact in the broader AGU community. Thank you to Tanya for being a tireless advocate for Education in AGU, for providing practical advice to me and other volunteer leaders in our section, for establishing the Honor an Educator campaign, and for embracing the breadth of who we are as an Earth and Space science education community.
While many of our members are educators at colleges and universities, our section is also the professional society home for informal and museum educators and K-12 educators. We now have working groups for these areas. Additionally, we have working groups for students and early career educators, for geoscience education research, and for DEI in Education. We are also in the process of forming a working group on International Engagement. One of the section goals moving forward is to empower working groups to host resources and/or programming for our members beyond the Fall Meeting. To kick off this effort, our section will be hosting a webinar on the ENGAGE Program in April. Please read more below about this excellent resource and register for the event!
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