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North-Central Section - 37th Annual Meeting (March 24–25, 2003)

Session No. 7
Monday, 24 March 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T3. Innovative Teaching Strategies for Engaging K-16 Geoscience Students

National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Central Section

 

Kerry L. Keen, Janis D. Treworgy and David McConnell, Advocates
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8:00 AM
LINKING THE LEVEL OF INQUIRY (GUIDED VERSUS OPEN) TO LEARNING OBJECTIVES
FOOS, Annabelle, Department of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, afoos@uakron.edu, afoos@uakron.edu
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8:15 AM
NEW METHODS FOR ASSESSING INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE COURSES TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS
JACH, Joan Y., Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011 and RIDKY, Robert, National Education Coordinator, United States Geol Survey, MS104 - 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, USGS Headquarters, Reston, VA 20192, jyjach@iastate.edu, jyjach@iastate.edu
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8:30 AM
CLASSROOM HUMOR AS A TOOL FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS IN LARGE COLLEGE-LEVEL INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASSES
BAKER, Robert W., Plant and Earth Science, Univ of Wisconsin-River Falls, 410 South Third Street, River Falls, WI 54022, robert.w.baker@uwrf.edu, robert.w.baker@uwrf.edu
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8:45 AM
THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS FOR INTUITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF GEOLOGIC PROCESSES
BOWER, Kathleen M., Geology/Geography, Eastern Illinois Univ, Charleston, IL 61920-3099, cfkmb1@eiu.edu, cfkmb1@eiu.edu
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9:00 AM
REFORMING GEOLOGY COURSES FOR MAJORS AND NON-MAJORS USING PEER INSTRUCTION AND OTHER INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING STRATEGIES: QUANTITATIVE RESULTS
STEER, David N., Department of Geology, The Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and MCCONNELL, David A., Dept. of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, steer@uakron.edu, steer@uakron.edu
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9:15 AM
ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES AND EVALUATION OF STUDENT LEARNING IN GEOSCIENCE ETHICS MODULES
DORSCH, Joachim, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis Univ, 3507 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 and CRUZ, Ana, Behavioral Sciences Department, St. Louis Community College-Meramec, 11333 Big Bend Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63122, dorsch@eas.slu.edu, dorsch@eas.slu.edu
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9:30 AM
LINKING K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING IN K-12 CLASSROOMS
SLATTERY, William, Geological Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, 260 Brehm Lab, Dayton, OH 45435, BRAME, Roderic, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435-0001 and LUNSFORD, Suzanne K., Dept. of Chemistry, Wright State Univ, 250 Oelman Hall, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, william.slattery@wright.edu, william.slattery@wright.edu
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9:45 AM
IF I HAD A HAMMER: PARTNERING INDUSTRY WITH ACADEMIA TO OFFER A GEOLOGY SHORT COURSE FOR EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS
WALTERS, James C., Univ Northern Iowa, 121 Latham Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0335 and LUNDY, Sherman, Basic Materials Corp, 101 BMC Dr, Elk Run Heights, IA 50707, james.walters@uni.edu, james.walters@uni.edu
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10:00 AM
UNDERGRADUATES PARTICIPATE IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH PROJECT – WOOLLY MAMMOTH EXCAVATION ON CAMPUS!
TREWORGY, Janis D., Earth Science, Principia College, Elsah, IL 62028, jdt@prin.edu, jdt@prin.edu
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10:15 AM
“GEOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL PARKS” – CLASSROOM AND WEB RESOURCES
PRIDE, Douglas E., NOLTIMIER, Hallan C., CURTISS, Brent A. and HOOKWAY, Samantha J., Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1398, pride.1@osu.edu, pride.1@osu.edu
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10:30 AM
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10:45 AM
WEBWORK ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABS: A CASE STUDY
SCHMITT, Mark W.1, HANLAN, Patricia C.1, VAN HEES, Edmond H.2 and LOWRIE, David J.2, (1)Detroit Country Day School, 22305 West 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI 48025, (2)Geology, Wayne State Univ, 0224 Old Main Bldg, Detroit, MI 48202, MSchmitt@dcds.edu, MSchmitt@dcds.edu
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11:00 AM
A LABORATORY EXERCISE ON SEDIMENTS AND SOILS FOR INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES
FITZ, Tom, Geoscience, Northland College, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, WI 54806, tfitz@northland.edu, tfitz@northland.edu
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11:15 AM
LEWIS AND CLARK (1804-06): GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS
DIFFENDAL Jr, R.F., Conservation and Survey Division, Univ of Nebraska, 113 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, rfd@unl.edu, rfd@unl.edu
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11:30 AM
T. C. CHAMBERLIN AT THE WHITEWATER NORMAL SCHOOL (1869-1873)
HANGER, Rex A., Geography & Geology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, hangerr@uww.edu, hangerr@uww.edu
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11:45 AM
WILLIAM SHIRLEY BAYLEY AND ELIOT BLACKWELDER: RESEARCH COMES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS' GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
LANGENHEIM, Ralph L., Jr, Univ Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, rlangenh@uiuc.edu, rlangenh@uiuc.edu
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