GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 147
Wednesday, 7 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T85. The Coming Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Earth Science Teachers Association

 

Edward E. Geary and Frank W. Ireton, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
WHAT IS THE REVOLUTION IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION?
BARSTOW, Daniel, TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 and GEARY, Edward E., Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, Colorado State Univ, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, dan_barstow@terc.edu, dan_barstow@terc.edu
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1:50 PM
THE CHANGES IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION EXPLORED AS A SHIFT IN PARADIGMS OF EDUCATION
MCMANUS, Dean A., School of Oceanography and Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195-7940, mcmanus@ocean.washington.edu, mcmanus@ocean.washington.edu
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2:05 PM
CURRENT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES IN SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
WANG, Yumei, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Resources, 800 NE Oregon Street, #28, Portland, OR 97232 and WILLARD, Stedman, American Association for the Advancement of Sci, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005, yumei.wang@dogami.state.or.us, yumei.wang@dogami.state.or.us
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2:20 PM
MAKING THE REVOLUTION IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION REAL: A BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
GEARY, Edward E., Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, Colorado State Univ, B301 NESB, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, BARSTOW, Daniel, Center for Earth and Space Science Education, TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140 and IRETON, Frank W., Sci Systems and Applications, Inc, 10210 Greenbelt Road, 20706, Lanham, MD 20706, egeary@csmate.colostate.edu, egeary@csmate.colostate.edu
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2:35 PM
"WHAT ON EARTH ARE THEY THINKING?" RESEARCH ON ALTERNATE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS IN THE GEOSCIENCES
FUHRMAN, Miriam, Pelavin Research Center, American Institutes for Research, 908 Piovana Court, Carlsbad, CA 92009 and KUSNICK, Judi, Geology Department, California State Univ, Sacramento, 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819, mfuhrman@air.org, mfuhrman@air.org
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2:40 PM
DESIGNING THE FUTURE: ON-LINE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE COURSES FOR K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BOTTI, James, NASA Classroom of the Future, Center for Educational Technologies, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV 26003 and SLATTERY, William, Geological Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, 260 Brehm Lab, Dayton, OH 45435, jbotti@cet.edu, jbotti@cet.edu
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2:45 PM
INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN THE REVOLUTION IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION
ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Rsch Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1313, MORROW, Cheri, Space Sci Institute, 1540 30th St., #23, Boulder, CO 80303-1012, GORDON, Leslie C., US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, JEWELL, Beth, 5462 Stavendish St, Burke, VA 22015, ROONEY, Paul, Environmental Systems Rsch Institute, 100 Conifer Hill Rd., Suite 305, Danvers, MA 01923, SCOTT, Alan, Carolina Biological, 2700 York Rd, Burlington, NC 27215 and WEISS, Martin, New York Hall of Sci, 47-01 111th St, Corona, NY 11368, rmr16@cornell.edu, rmr16@cornell.edu
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2:50 PM
GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA AT A CROSSROADS
LINNEMAN, Scott R., Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Univ of Port Elizabeth SOUTH AFRICA, and Geology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, scott.linneman@wwu.edu, scott.linneman@wwu.edu
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2:55 PM
REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE CALLS FOR REVOLUTIONARY CURRICULA: AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESS THROUGH USE OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
KANAT, Leslie H., Johnson State College, 337 College Hl, Johnson, VT 05656-9464, BIRNBAUM, Stuart J., Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663 and GEARY, Ed, CSMATE, Colorado State Univ, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, kanatl@badger.jsc.vsc.edu, kanatl@badger.jsc.vsc.edu
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3:00 PM
SNOOPY: STUDENT NANOEXPERIMENTS FOR OUTREACH AND OBSERVATIONAL PLANETARY INQUIRY
KUHLMAN, Kimberly R.1, MÖLLER, Lucas E.2, TROWBRIDGE, Kelly3, SHERMAN, Jessica3, HECHT, Michael H.4, BRINZA, David E.4, FELDMAN, Jason E.1, FRIEDMAN, Louis5, LEWIS, Collin6 and GYULAI, Csaba6, (1)Device Research and Applications Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S: 302-231, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Moscow Junior High School, Moscow, ID, (3)Lansing High School, Lansing, NY, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (5)The Planetary Society, 65 N. Catalina Ave 65 N. Catalina Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106, (6)Visionary Products, Inc, 11814 South Election Drive, Suite 200, Draper, UT 84020, kkuhlman@jpl.nasa.gov, kkuhlman@jpl.nasa.gov
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3:05 PM
TAP STUDENT INTEREST BY TAPPING INTO POLAR SCIENCE: TEACHERS EXPERIENCING ANTARCTICA AND THE ARCTIC
MCCOMB, Scott W., Franklin Alternative Middle School, 1390 Bryden Road, Columbus, OH 43205, BAKER, Gregory S., Geology, Univ at Buffalo, 876 Natural Science Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050 and STRASSER, Jeffrey C., Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296, mccomb@tea.rice.edu, mccomb@tea.rice.edu
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3:10 PM
BACK TO BASICS: A FIELD-BASED APPROACH TO EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
BIRNBAUM, Stuart J.1, BROWN, Stephen C.1 and MOORE, Barbara2, (1)Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (2)Life Sciences, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, sbirnbaum@utsa.edu, sbirnbaum@utsa.edu
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3:15 PM
THE NATIONAL AEOLIAN DETRITUS PROJECT, A STUDENT-CONTROLLED, STANDARDS-BASED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
SAMMONS, James I., Jamestown School, Jamestown, RI, MURRAY, Daniel P., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 and REID, John B., School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002, jimsa@home.com, jimsa@home.com
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3:20 PM
THE [R]EVOLUTION OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GORDON, Leslie C., US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 919, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, VANDAS, Stephen J., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 406, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and WALLACE, Laure G., U.S. Geol Survey, 914 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, lgordon@usgs.gov, lgordon@usgs.gov
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3:25 PM
UTILIZING EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS
GOSSELIN, David C.1, LEVY, Richard H.1 and BONNSTETTER, Ronald J.2, (1)Nebraska Earth Science Education Network, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 113 NH, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, (2)Center for Curriculum and Instruction, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 211a Henzlik Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0355, dgosselin2@unl.edu, dgosselin2@unl.edu
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3:30 PM
BUILDING A CONSORTIUM TO USE STEREO PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM
MORIN, Paul J., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55455, KIRKBY, Kent C., Univ Minnesota - Twin Cities, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, VAN KEKEN, Peter, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, LEIGH, Jason, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, Univ of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL, DAVIS, Brian, Eros Data Center, United States Geol Survey, PERSON, Mark, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, VALDEZ, Lisa, Visualization and Digital Imaging Lab, Univ of Minnesota, Duluth and WETHERBEE, Ted, Department of Computer Science, Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Cloquet, MN, lpaul@umn.edu, lpaul@umn.edu
 
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