The Chris King Medal

The IUGS-COGE institutes the Chris King Medal to recognize and reward outstanding educators who have made significant contributions to the field of geoscience education.

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COGE's goal and specific objectives

The COGE's primary goal is to actively collaborate with other Commissions, organizations, and networks at all scales to develop activities and resources to support geoscience education across the globe.

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Promote and coordinate Geosciences Education activities at the international, national, and regional levels: including research, workshops, conferences, and publications.

Establish a global geoscience education network that represents at least 2 representatives per country, as well as gender equality and a diverse age range among its members.

Develop and disseminate information and guidelines for good practice in Geosciences Education.

To support The Geoscience Education Field Officer Program

Under the sponsorship of the IUGS, establish and manage the ``Chris King Prize`` for outstanding geoscience educators worldwide.

Report the work performed and the plans and budget for the following year annually to the IUGS

Documents

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Annual Reports

Annual Reports

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COGE Terms of Reference

COGE Terms of Reference

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IUGS Statutes and By Laws

IUGS Statutes and By Laws

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Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes

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COGE Board Election Procedure

COGE Board Election Procedure

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Organization

We are a team of experienced specialists in geosciences and education from different parts of the world who are committed to improving the quality of geoscience education globally.

COGE Board

SANDRA VILLACORTA
Chair

CSIRO/Charles Darwin University
Peru

Elvaene James
General Secretary

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Malaysia

Scott Miller
Social Media Coordinator

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Susanna Occhipinti
Vice Chair

UNICAM - Camerino University, Italy- Education committee of National Association of Geologists- Italy

Ian Clark
Treasurer

University of South Australia
Australia

Board and Members

Subcommisions

GEFO Program

Supervises development and co-ordination of the GEFO Program in coordination with EGU Education team.

Responsible: Susana Occhipinti

Members: Young-Shin Park, Marian Selorm Sapah, Tiago Ribeiro

Public Outreach and Communication

Focused on enhancing our engagement with the public and communicating the value of geoscience education to a broader audience.

Responsible: Agogo Abraham

Members: Roberto Greco, Kholoud Mohamed

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Supervise initiatives for ensuring the diverse voices and perspectives within the geoscience community.

Responsible: Liliana Corona

Members: Susanna Occhipinti, Sandra Villacorta

International Relations

Oversee agreements of cooperation with international bodies and try to search for external funding

Responsible: Jorge Gomez Tapias

Members: Sharon Locke, Miguel Cerna Cano

Committees

Finance

Prepares an annual budgetary proposal to be submitted to IUGS
based on the proposed annual work plan of the Commission.

Responsible: Ian Clark

Members: Sandra Villacorta, Susana Occhipinti

Publications

Supervises development and co-ordination of COGE publications and contents (COGE journal on geoscience education, books, academic articles, abstracts and others).

Responsible: Susana Alaniz-Alvarez

Members: Sandra Villacorta, Nicanor Prendes, Clara Vasconcelos, Rajib Kumar

Awards

Is responsible for the nomination and selection process for the Chris King Medal and other awards planned to recognize achievements and contributions in the field of geoscience education. 

Responsible:   Roberto Greco

Members: Ian Clark, Ashvin Wickramasooriya

Social Media

Advertises and promotes the aims, objectives and achievements of COGE and manages COGE’s presence across various social media platforms.

Responsible: Enas Ahmed (Acting Lead)

Members: Romina Celabe (Facebook & Instagram Champion), Liliana Corona (X Champion and Acting Webmaster), Enas Ahmed (LinkedIn Champion), Scott Miller (on leave)

Membership

To everseeing the membership matters

Responsible: Elvaene James

Members:

Ian Clark, Sandra Villacorta

Information for Members and Public

We share information of interest to our allied supporters and members of the IUGS COGE network here.

GEFO Program

In 2019, the IUGS and EGU began a new initiative to appoint Geoscience Education Field Officers (GEFO) and train them. The GEFO program was established and managed by Professor Chris King until 2021.

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Education Resources

Note: Resources are categorised as mainly useful for Primary teachers (P), Secondary teachers (S), Tertiary teachers (T) or General Public outreach (G). Some resources may have more than one category eg: (S, G)

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Join COGE

There are currently 23 COGE members from 21 countries

COGE is governed by a Board of specialists from geoscience organisations worldwide.

A country educator is welcome to apply, but applications from representatives of countries that are not represented are especially encouraged. It is open to all whose nations and organisations are part of the International Union of Geological Sciences.

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