2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 206
Wednesday, 5 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T35. Geoscience Innovation Fostering the Achievement of All Students: Curriculum and Pedagogy Methods Reform, Universal Design Principles, and Applications

GSA Geoscience Education Division; Council of Undergraduate Research; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Wendi J.W. Williams, Roderic Brame and Pranoti M. Asher, Advocates
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8:00 AM
UNIVERSAL DESIGN: ENHANCING EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS
THORNTON, Melanie P., Disability Support Services, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, Disability Support Services, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, mpthornton@ualr.edu, mpthornton@ualr.edu
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8:15 AM
UNIVERSAL DESIGN IN THE EARTH SCIENCES: SOME THINGS WE MAY ALREADY BE DOING, BUT CAN CONSCIOUSLY DO BETTER AND FURTHER EXPAND OUR SKILLS
WILLIAMS, Wendi J.W., ROBINSON, T.L. and BAILEY, W.M., Earth Science, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099, wjwilliams@ualr.edu, wjwilliams@ualr.edu
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8:30 AM
UNIVERSAL DESIGN OF A FIELD-BASED SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR TEACHERS
COHEN, Libby1, LOCKE, Sharon M.2 and LIGHTBODY, Nancy1, (1)The Spurwink Institute, 60 Pineland Drive, Building 4, New Gloucester, ME 04260, (2)Research Institutes, Univ of Southern Maine, PO Box 9300, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland, ME 04104-9300, lcohen@usm.maine.edu, lcohen@usm.maine.edu
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8:45 AM
CURRENT TRENDS IN PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT IN THE GEOSCIENCES
EVES, Robert L., Geology, Southern Utah Univ, Cedar City, UT 84720 and LOHRENGEL II, C. Frederick, Division of Geoscience, Southern Utah Univ, 351 West Center St, Cedar City, UT 84720, lohrengel@suu.edu, lohrengel@suu.edu
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9:00 AM
INOVATIONS IN UNIVERSAL ACTIVITIES FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
OROSZI, Terry L., Biological Sciences, Wright State Univ, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435 and BRAME, Roderic, Department of Geological Sciences, Wright State Univ, 260 Brehm Lab, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, terry.oroszi@wright.edu, terry.oroszi@wright.edu
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9:15 AM
USE OF TACTILE IMAGES PRODUCED FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT TO ENHANCE LEARNING OF ALL STUDENTS
OWENS, Don R., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 and LAMBERT, Susan A., Disability Support Services, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University, Little Rock, AR 72204, drowens@ualr.edu, drowens@ualr.edu
 
9:30 AM
Fostering Accessibility: Presenters' Displays and Discussion
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
USING DYNAMIC DIGITAL MAPPING WITH UNIVERSAL DESIGN GOALS TO PROVIDE ENRICHED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY
CONDIT, Chris D., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and WILLIAMS, Wendi J.W., Earth Science, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099, ccondit@geo.umass.edu, ccondit@geo.umass.edu
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10:15 AM
FOUR TEACHING REFORMS THAT PROMOTE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS
MCCONNELL, David A., Department of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, STEER, David N., Department of Geology, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and OWENS, Katharine D., Curricular and Instructional Studies, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4205, dam6@uakron.edu, dam6@uakron.edu
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10:30 AM
COMPARING EARTH AND MARS: APPLYING UDL TO CREATE A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MODULE
NIEPOLD, Frank1, STOCKMAN, Stephanie2, SAKIMOTO, Susan2, KELLER, John W.3, ROARK, James H.2 and FREY, Herbert V.4, (1)Science, Edmund Burke School, 2955 Upton St. N.W, Washington D.C, DC 20008, (2)Geodynamics, NASA/GSFC, Code 921, Greenbelt, 20771, (3)Code 691, NASA / GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (4)Geodynamics, NASA / GSFC, Code 921, Greenbelt, MD 20771, stockman@core2.gsfc.nasa.gov, stockman@core2.gsfc.nasa.gov
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10:45 AM
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE AND DEMONSTRATE SPATIAL GEOLOGIC CONCEPTS
MCMILLAN, Margaret E., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University, Little Rock, AR 72204 and OWENS, Don R., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099, memcmillan@ualr.edu, memcmillan@ualr.edu
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11:00 AM
OPEN-ENDED SURVEYS IN THE GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOM: EFFECT OF DISCUSSION GROUPS TARGETING STUDENT’S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
BRASSELL, Simon Christopher1, BEILFUSS, Meredith2 and BOICE, Erik1, (1)Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Science Education, Indiana Univ, 201 Rose Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, simon@indiana.edu, simon@indiana.edu
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11:15 AM
THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE IDEABOOK: AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND ACCESS IN THE GEOSCIENCES
LOCKE, Sharon M.1, COHEN, Libby2 and SPENCER-SEARS, Jane2, (1)Research Institutes, Univ of Southern Maine, PO Box 9300, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland, ME 04104-9300, (2)The Spurwink Institute, 60 Pineland Drive, Building 4, New Gloucester, ME 04260, slocke@usm.maine.edu, slocke@usm.maine.edu
 
11:30 AM
Fostering Accessibility: Presenters' Displays and Discussion
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