This webinar explores the 2025 report from the National Academies entitled “Transforming Undergraduate STEM Teaching”. At the center of the report are seven principles that underlie effective teaching and recommendations for their implementation. The webinar focuses on applying these principles for undergraduate STEM teaching to the geosciences, with particular attention to the recommendations for department and program leaders. Our speakers are: Anne Egger - Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Professor, Geological Sciences and Science and Mathematics Education, Central Washington University Kerry Brenner - Senior Program Officer, Board on Science Education, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine