GeoSciEd Conference

GeoSciEd is an International conference focusing on Geoscience Education in its broadest sense. It is held every four years and is the key conference for the International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO).

2026 -Join IGEO at GeoSciEdX @ Adelaide, Australia, 14-16 August 2026!

Who should participate?  

  • Educators from the primary, secondary, or tertiary sectors
  • Geoscience professionals with organisations or government agency who work with educators
  • We’re looking for sessions that are:
    • Hands-on & Interactive: Provide a dynamic experience, not just a lecture.
    • Engaging: Spark curiosity and active participation.
    • Classroom-Ready: Offer a practical resource or activity that can be implemented with minimal effort.

How can you participate?

  • Have you developed a hands-on activity, a killer lab, a fun simulation, or a unique teaching method that just works? We want to hear about it!
  • This conference is a place to share practical, classroom-ready ideas that other educators can use the very next day.
  • We invite you to share your innovative approaches, ideas, and techniques in Earth Science education at the GeoSciEd-X conference in Adelaide, Australia from 14th – 16th August 2026.
  • Don’t feel like your idea needs to be ground-breaking. Sometimes, the most valuable contributions are simple, effective activities that you’ve already found success with in your own classroom. Your practical approach could be a game-changer for someone else.

Schedule

  • Day 1 – All delegates will travel to Hallett Cove, an outer suburb of Adelaide, for a field trip. Delegates will break into Primary, Secondary, Tertiary groups depending on their area of interest. Each group will be led by an experienced Educator working in that educational section. If there are sufficient delegates in the general community geotourism or geo-education field these will make up a fourth group.
  • Day 2 – Delegates will unpack their field trip experience and build skills and learn teaching aids, according to their educational domain or area of interest. There will be workshops, demonstrations and opportunities to showcase the best examples of Geoscience teaching from around the world.
  • Day 3 – The conference will close with a plenary Big Ideas Day (BID).
    • The Big Ideas Day concept was developed by the AGC and is an interactive and collaborative discussion and solution seeking session where everyone has an opportunity to contribute.
    • The GeoSciEd-X BID will address these questions
      • What is working from around the world?
      • What it could look like if improved or scaled up?
      • What is needed to get there and goals for the next four years through a process of Appreciative Enquiry.

The conference will span over three days and be complemented by pre and post conference tours with a strong focus on Geoscience Education, delivered by experienced Geoscience Educators.

  • Flinders Ranges
  • Pintingga – Kangaroo Island
  • Kaurna/Ngarringjeri – Fleurieu Peninsula
  • Narungga – Yorke Peninsula
  • McLaren Vale – Wine Region

The hosting organisation is the Australian Geoscience Council, supported by the Commission on Geoscience Education (COGE).

Past Events

  • 2022: GeoSciEd IX @ Shimane, Japan Official Website
  • 2018: GeoSciEd VIII @ Brazil Official Website
  • 2014: GeoSciEd VII @ University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
  • 2010: GeoSciEd VI @ Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 2006: GeoSciEd V @ Bayreuth, Germany
  • 2003: GeoSciEd IV @ Calgary, Canada
  • 2000: GeoSciEd III @ Sydney, Australia
  • 1997: GeoSciEd II @ Hilo, Hawaii, USA
  • 1993: International Conference on Geoscience Education and Training, Southampton, UK