An NSF-sponsored "On the Cutting Edge" workshop, was held July 14-19 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This exciting collaborative effort focused on enhancing the teaching of sedimentary geology at the undergraduate level, and brought together college and university faculty who teach sedimentary geology to explore a wide variety of topics related to teaching effectively in the classroom, lab, and field. NCED participants included Director Chris Paola, and Director of Education Karen Campbell.

At NCED's recent gidakiimanaaniwigamig Native American Youth Math and Science Camps, NCED ESTREAM teacher Amy Chen led campers in a hands-on science lesson using dam removal models. These models, based on research done at NCED, were created by the Science Museum of Minnesota for school outreach in conjunction with the Big Back Yard. (See photo below.)