Hard to believe that we are almost one month into the spring semester! The BETA team has hit the ground running this past month, we are applying to and preparing to bring our research to a number of conferences this semester. We plan to present our research at the Iowa Academy of Science and the North Central Geological Society of America meetings in April, as well as at the Iowa Capitol during UNI Day at the Capitol in February.
In order to prepare for our busy semester the team is making individual goals for the semester using the Backwards Planning technique. Each team member identified their ultimate goal to achieve by the end of the semester, and then worked on setting smaller deadlines that will allow them to meet these goals. This technique allows us to see what we need to be successful at a conference and to make goals and deadlines for ourselves to allow us to be as prepared as possible for conference so that we can make the most out of our experience.
---Nicole Bishop
---Nicole Bishop