Projects & Publications

Current & Past Consulting Projects

My passion lies in bridging the gap between scientific research and public comprehension. I strive to generate Earth science educational experiences that enable individuals to make well-informed decisions regarding the environment, natural resources, and natural hazards. How do I do this?

• I work with Earth science researchers to co-design, implement, and assess the broader impacts of their research. 

  • 2024-2025: UW-Madison GEOPAths LETS-GEO

• I collaborate with organizations and agencies to create Earth systems science educational opportunities for stakeholders and communities. 

  • 2024-2026: Climate Resilient Colorado -- NASA Earth  to Sky  Community  of Practice

  • 2024-...: Buffalo Park Community Garden Administration and Outreach

• I support grant-writing efforts that include geoscience & transdisciplinary education efforts; belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, &  inclusion; and transformative community research.

  • 2023- 2024 Amiable Consulting

  • 2024 SZ4D Demographic Profile

• I evaluate the educational efforts of nonprofit, research, and outreach programs.

  • 2024: Evaluation of the Water Educators Network for Water Education Colorado

• I co-create and evaluate curriculum materials to ensure they are creative and data-rich, engaging learners in solutions rooted in their local environments.

  • 2024: UNLV GEOPAths Legends

  • 2023: CU-Boulder HEARTForce

Publications

• Manning, C.L.B. and LADUE, N. D. (submitted): How Teachers’ Experience, Sense of Belonging, Knowledge, and Worldview Contribute to Place-based Sustainability Science Instruction.

• Manning, C. L., & LaDue, N. D. (2024). Geo-STEM learning ecosystems: A transdisciplinary theory-based framework to establish and engage communities in the geosciences. Journal of Geoscience Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2024.2351028 

• Manning, Cheryl L.B., "Methods for Investigating Geo-Stem Learning Ecosystems: A Case-Study of Illinois Earth Science Teachers" (2023). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7834. https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7834

• Manning, C. L. B. (2020), Engaging communities in geoscience with STEM learning ecosystems, Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO147934.

• Robeck, E., Awad, A., Semken, S., Manning, C. L. B., Daniels, M., & Blankenbicker, A. (2020). Earth Science All Around: Using Immersive Virtual Field Trips with Place-Based Instruction in Earth and Space Science Education. The Earth Scientist, 36(1), 15–21.

• LaDue, N. D., & Manning, C. B. (2015). Next Generation Science Standards: A call to action for the geoscience community. GSA Today, 25(2), 28-29. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG233GW.1 

• Stokes, D., Jenkins, C., Huhnke, L., Grey, G., Manning, C.L.B. (2000). Math and Science Curriculum Revision: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Preservice Teachers' Use of Technology Knowledge and Instructional Skills. In EdMedia+ Innovate Learning (pp. 1832-1832). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). 

• Brown, C. L. (1993). Early tectono-sedimentary history of a Neogene extensional basin in east-central Nevada. Masters Thesis, Montana State University-Bozeman, College of Letters & Science. https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/6718

Teaching

I've had the opportunity to facilitate in-person and online teacher professional development courses through the Earth Systems Science Education Alliance and Climate Literacy and Educational Awareness Network (CLEAN). 

I have taught a variety of college geology laboratory courses, including the lab sections required for Introductory Earth Science, Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Environmental Science, and Structural Geology. I taught Introductory Planetary Geology and was a co-instructor of Geology Field Camp. 

At the secondary level, I have taught 8th-grade Integrated Science, and numerous high school STEM courses including Algebra, Earth & Space Science, AP Environmental Science, Physics, Honors Chemistry, and Senior STEM Capstone.