2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)
Session No. 4 Sunday, November 2, 2003
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Washington State Convention and Trade Center: 2A

Geoscience Education I: Issues in K–12 Science Education, Religion, and Outreach to the Public

Alexander Glass and Becca A. Walker, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
4-18:00 AM VOLUNTEERING FOR A LOCAL EIGHTH GRADE CLASS FIELD TRIP IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE AREA’S DYNAMIC GEOLOGY: REESE, Joseph F.1, ZIMMERMAN, Brian1, and WISE, James2, (1) Geosciences, Edinboro Univ of Pennsylvania, Cooper Hall, Edinboro, PA 16444, jreese@edinboro.edu, (2) James W. Parker Middle School, Edinboro, PA 16412
4-28:15 AM FOSSILS AND THE GEOLOGIC REGIONS OF NEW YORK STATE: A "VIRTUAL" FIELD TRIP INTEGRATING CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES WITH A HALLWAY DISPLAY AND INTERNET WEB SITE: BENNINGTON, Gail K., Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY 11572, gbennington@netscape.net and BENNINGTON, J Bret, Department of Geology, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1140
4-38:30 AM UNCW SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS AS RESOURCES IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, NSF GK-12 PROGRAM: HARRIS, W. Burleigh1, SHAFER, Karen D.2, and KEZIOS, Sue2, (1) Univ North Carolina–Wilmington, 601 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-3297, harrisw@uncwil.edu, (2) Science and Mathematics Education Center, Univ North Carolina–Wilmington, 601 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-5976
4-48:45 AM Paper Withdrawn
4-59:00 AM IMPROVING SCIENCE UNITS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: GRAY, Walter III, Geology, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, 111 Shandy Way, Hampstead, NC 28443, walt_gray@hotmail.com.
4-69:15 AM NATURAL SCIENCE PROGRAM: EARTH, SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR K-8 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO: NYMAN, Matthew1, DANIEL, MaryJo2, ELLWEIN, Amy1, and ROGERS, John1, (1) Earth & Planetary Science/Natural Science Program, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, mwnyman@unm.edu, (2) College of Education, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
4-79:30 AM A NOVEL EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM: SLATER, Timothy F., JOHNSON, Bruce, NOVODVORSKY, Ingrid, TOMANEK, Debra, HALL-WALLACE, Michelle, and TALANQUER, Vincente, Astronomy Department, Univ of Arizona, Steward Observatory, 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, tslater@u.arizona.edu
4-89:45 AM PROJECT MAMMOTH PARK: PEAT DEPOSITS AS A FOCUS FOR INQUIRY-BASED TEACHER TRAINING: FORD, Jesse, Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State Univ, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-3803, fordj@ucs.orst.edu and GUMMER, Edith, Science and Math Education, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331
 10:00 AM Break
4-910:15 AM WETLANDS AS A VENUE FOR INNOVATIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION: TOY, N. Alison, ANDREWS, Stephen P., and BERRY, William B.N., Environmental Sciences Teaching Program, University of California at Berkeley, 301 Campbell Hall MC 2922, Berkeley, 94720-2922, almond83@uclink.berkeley.edu
4-1010:30 AM ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH INTERACTIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: TUNG, Kathalyn S., Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, 301 Campbell Hall, MC2922, Berkeley, CA 94720, kstung@uclink.berkeley.edu, ANDREWS, Stephen, and BERRY, William B.N., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California Berkeley, 307 McCone MC:4767, Berkeley, CA 94720
4-1110:45 AM TURNING OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITY: THE SUCCESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TEACHING PROGRAM: FRANKEL, Anna, Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, 301 Campbell Hall, MC2922, Berkeley, CA 94720-2922, frankel7@uclink.berkeley.edu, ANDREWS, Stephen, and BERRY, William B.N., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California Berkeley, 307 McCone MC:4767, Berkeley, CA 94720
4-1211:00 AM WHY CREATIONISM? AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION AND CULTURE OF PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC THEISM: GLASS, Alexander, Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-2919, aglass@uiuc.edu.
4-1311:15 AM FOSTERING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY BY AVOIDING SCIENTIFIC DOGMA: GRAYMER, Russell W., 2853 Brewster Ave, Redwood City, CA 94062, rgraymer@usgs.gov.
4-1411:30 AM SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR ACCOMMODATING THE FUNDAMENTALIST MINORITY IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION: STONE, George T., Physical Science, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443, stoneg@matc.edu.

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