ALYSSA L. ABBEY
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As an instructor, I aim to inspire scientific curiosity and the desire to learn through interactive and engaging activities that involve stimulating field trips, student collaboration, and creative science communication. ​

Teaching Experience
Instructor - California State University Long Beach
  • Graduate Seminar (ERTH500) - Fall 2024
  • California Geology (ERTH:537) - Spring 2024
  • Geology of Local & National Parks (ERTH:150) - Fall '23 & '24
  • Intermediate Field (ERTH:350) - Spring 2023 & 2024
  • Geologic Writing (ERTH:420) - Fall 2022 & 2023
  • Introduction to Field Geology (ERTH:250) - Fall '22, '23 & '24
  • Earth Science Careers (ERTH:490) - Spring 2022, 2023 & 2024
  •  Structural Geology (ERTH:433) - Spring '21, '22, '23 & '24
  • Summer Field (ERTH:450) - Summer '21, '23 & '24
  • Advanced Structure and Tectonics (ERTH:530) - Fall 2021
Graduate Student Instructor - University of Michigan
  • Introduction to Geology ​(EARTH:118) - Summer 2018
  • ​Structural Geology (EARTH:351) - 2017 & 2018
  • ​​​​Field Camp (EARTH:440) - Summer 2016 & 2015
  • ​Sedimentology (EARTH:305) - 2015 & 2014​
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - University of Arizona
  • ​Structural Geology Preceptor - 2012
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Teaching Development
Teaching Structural Geology Using Math, Statistics, & Computation: July 2024 - Teaching structure lab using basic vector operations and linear algebra.
Belonging in Field Education Community of Practice: September 2023 - Present - 
field instructors building the capacity of faculty in the field sciences to share & implement classroom interventions that increase inclusion and equity.
Ungrading for Equity: Developing Assessment Strategies the Support learning for all Students: July 2023 - Mini-workshop; lead during EER2023
Connecting with the Environment through Nature Journaling: July 2023 - Mini-workshop; lead during EER2023
Building Inclusive, Collegial, and Productive Interdisciplinary Projects and Research Teams: July 2023 - Mini-workshop; lead during EER2023
Building Effective Geoscience Activities for Improved Student Learning with a Teacher Audience in Mind: July 2023 - Mini-workshop; lead during EER2023
Earth Educators Rendezvous (participant): July 2023 - 9th annual workshop and meeting hosted by Pasadena City College and Caltech
ASCEND Plus: January-May 2023 - a semester-long professional learning program helping college faculty systematically gather student feedback about their learning experiences to equitably improve social-emotional and academic outcomes
Teaching SfM and GNSS Methods to undergraduates in the field: October 2022 - 2-day GSA workshop
Early Career Faculty Workshop: June 2022 - multi-day workshop, for new faculty.
Faculty Learning Program (FLP): September 2021 - April 2022- CSULB community of early career faculty 
​Beach Mentor Program: September-December 2021- CSULB CNSM community 
​UFERN Professional Learning Community: January-October 2021- community of field instructors using the UFERN framework to design, implement, and assess changes made to undergraduate field experience courses.
Research Mentor Training (participant): July 2021 - SCEC 2-day workshop 
​Curiosity to Question: A New Model for Disciplinarily Diverse and Inclusive Course-Based Research Experiences  (participant): July 2021 - Mini-workshop; lead during EER2021
Integrating Affective Domain Mini-Lessons Into Introductory Geology Classes (participant): July 2021 - Mini-workshop; lead during EER2021
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Vision and Change in the Geosciences: Preparing for the future of Geoscience Education (participant): July 2021 - 3-day workshop lead during EER2021
​Earth Educators Rendezvous: EER (participant): July 2021 - 7th annual workshop and meeting (virtual)
​Quality Matters: Applying the QM Rubric  (participant): January-April 2021 - Three-week workshop lead by Quality Matters (opportunity provided by CSULB ATS)
UFERN Annual Network Meeting: (participant): March 2021 - 3-day meeting including the mini-workshops: Know Before You Go: Pre-Orientation Program Trailers as an Approach to Support Inclusion by Demystifying Field Experiences
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CSULB Online Learning Studio (participant): August 2020 - 3-week workshop lead by Academic Technology Services at CSULB
​Creating Inquiry-Based Labs for Introductory Geology Courses (participant): July 2020 - 2-day workshop lead during EER2020
​Earth Educators Rendezvous Virtual (participant): July 2020- 6th annual workshop and meeting (virtual)
​Pathways to Scientific Teaching (participant): February 2020 - 2-day workshop lead by Diane Ebert-May hosted by the Postdoc Teaching Opportunities Program at UC Berkeley
​Adapting Active Learning Strategies in your courses (participant): July 2019 - 2-day workshop lead during EER2019
Earth Educators Rendezvous (participant): July 2019 - 5th annual workshop and meeting hosted by Tennessee State and Vanderbilt Universities
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Preparing Future Faculty (participant): May 2018 - month-long seminar hosted by the University of Michigan Center for Teaching and Learning 
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Teaching Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award: (2018)
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Awarded at the annual John & Ruth Dorr Memorial Awards Dinner for innovative and enthusiastic teaching.
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