Alexandria, VA - The theme of inclusion in the geosciences is gaining traction in the community. Geoscience instructors and field trip leaders are learning how to make accommodations for individuals with different barriers to being in the field. In the September issue, EARTH Magazine reports on a successful fully accessible field trip that took place during the 2014 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.* Following the Sea-to-Sky highway in British Columbia, faculty and students on the trip learned that “many barriers common in geoscience instruction can be overcome by focusing on students’ abilities rather than on their inabilities or challenges, thus creating a rewarding community of learning for all students,” wrote authors Christopher Atchison of the University of Cincinnati and Brett Gilley of the University of British Columbia.
