The ESA Water Cooler
The ESA Water Cooler Chats are held with an easy informal style where we can see each other, talk about the science, work, and struggles or share resources. It’s like a radio talk show except you can interact live – online.
Bring your favorite beverage!
Interested in hosting one? Contact us at education@esa.org
Making Together Better: Guiding Effective Group Work for All Students
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 3:00PM Eastern Time
Curious about ways to teach effective collaboration skills to your students? Want ideas on how to create a collaborative environment in your classroom? Join Rachel M. Pigg, Emily S.J. Rauschert, and Suann Yang to learn about guiding principles and resources for scaffolding inclusive and effective group work experiences for students.
Prior Chats
Enjoy the latest conversations with this playlist
Check out the Resources shared in many of these WCCs.
Season 6
- Applying 4DEE in the Classroom: Environmental Science vs Ecology courses
April 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM Eastern Time - Innovative Ecology Teaching at Community College
April 7, 2025 @ 4:00 PM Eastern Time - Applying 4DEE in the Classroom: Teaching R to Undergraduates in Ecology
March 19, 2025 @ 4:00 PM Eastern Time - Applying 4DEE in the Classroom: Amanda and Jaime
October 25, 2024 @ 3:00 PM Eastern Time - Take 4DEE in Your Classroom to the next level in your next grant proposal
November 21, 2024 @ 3:00 PM Eastern Time - Applying 4DEE in the Classroom: Working with Non-Majors
December 5, 2024 @ 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Season 5
- No time for all four dimensions of ecology education? Which would you drop?
May 9, 2024 @ 02:00 PM Eastern Time - How can I learn to be a better negotiator?
April 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm Eastern Time - NSF Announces 2024 Sunsetting Macrosystems and NEON-enabled Science Program
November 21, 2023 @ 1:00 PM Eastern Time - Listening Session on Program Implications of the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause
- October 27, 2023 @ 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Resources are posted on the page. - Interdisciplinary Ecology in the Anthropocene
September 14, 2023 @ 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Season 4
- What Goes Into a Field Safety Plan?
April 25, 2023 @ 3:00 PM ET - Navigating a socio-environmental world through research and career pathways: Trying to weave Earth observations into rethinking our understanding of place
February 21. 2023 @ 1:00 PM ET - ESA and the National Nature Assessment (NNA) framework
January 9, 2023 @ 12:00 PM ET
Expanding the ecological tent with environmental data science: A case study using the National Ecological Observatory Network.
October 21, 2022 @ 1:00 PM ET
Season 3
- Safe and inclusive field research: How can the proposed new NSF supplementary doc help achieve this goal?
June 6, 2022 @ 4:00 PM ET - Celebrating Asian-American Ecologists
May 4, 2022 @ 3:00 PM ET - Leveraging local environments and cross-cutting themes to implement 4DEE
April 8, 2022 @ 4:00 PM ET - Two-eyed Ecology in the Practice of TEK and Western Science: A Student Perspective
January 28, 2022 @ 4:00 PM ET - COP26 Debrief
January 27, 2022 @ 11:00 AM ET - Managing and Conserving Plant Biodiversity in the 21st Century
October 15, 2021 @ 4:00 PM EDT - Ecological Education in Year 2 of the Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Applied
October 8, 2021 @ 4:00 PM EDT - Wrangling Big Data for Natural Resource Projects
September 24, 2021 @ 4:00 PM EDT
Season 2
- Bringing 4DEE to TIEE: A Case Study
June 4th, 2021 @ 4:00 PM EDT - Active Learning, Lectures, and Student Outcomes in 4D
May 21, 2021 - How to Submit a Good Virtual Field Trip for #ESA2021
April 12, 2021 - New Concepts and Strategies for Charitable Gift Planning
April 6, 2021 - ESA Listening Session in support of Asian scientists
March 26, 2021 - 4DEE Water Cooler: Turning Field Exercises and Courses 4D
March 12, 2021 - Black Ecologists – Shaping the Science of Ecology
February 26, 2021 - How to Submit a Good Abstract for #ESA2021
February 17, 2o21, 10:00 AM ET - What Is 4DEE And What Would You Like to Know About It?
February 5, 2o21 - Tips for Proposing a Workshop, Short Course, or Special Session for #ESA2021
January 5, 2021 - Environmental Justice in Ecological Research and Education
December 11, 2020 (recording available) - Exploration of Modern Indigenous Knowledge and the Power of Indigenous and Western Science
November 13, 2020 (recording available) - The Ins and Outs of Proposing a Session for #ESA2021
October 28, 2020 - Interdisciplinary Ecology in Practice
October 9, 2020 - Impactful and Adaptable: What Can the ESA Bulletin Do for You?
September 17, 2020 - Back to School – On Campus, Online, or Hybrid?
September 3, 2020
Season 1
- Modeling the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: Challenges and Opportunities
July 17, 2020 - Building Hypotheses
June 26, 2020 - Teaching Science Communication
June 12, 2020 - Bringing Ecology Home
May 29, 2020 - Fostering Social Connections while Teaching Online
May 8, 2020 - The Role of Natural History in Ecology
May 1, 2020 - Connecting to Place – Virtually
April 24, 2020 - The Early Career Experience
April 21, 2020 - Countering Misinformation with Science Communication
April 17, 2020 - Assessing Student Online Learning during a Coronavirus pandemic
April 10, 2020 - What’s Your Favorite Virtual Field Trip?
April 3, 2020 - What Does “Field” Mean to You in a Coronavirus Spring?
March 27, 2020