Session No. 2
Sunday, 7 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Geoscience Education I
Pamela A. Buzas-Stephens and Suzanne O'Connell, Chairs
8:00 AM
INTEGRATING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PROJECT WITH NEW APPROACHES TO MULTICULTURAL URBAN SCIENCE EDUCATION
NEHM, Ross H., Biology and Secondary Education, City Univ of New York, The City College, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, Marshak Science J525, New York, NY 10031, Rnehm@ccny.cuny.edu, Rnehm@ccny.cuny.edu
8:15 AM
CONNECTING WITH THE RIVER LEADS TO AN ENHANCED VIEW OF SCIENCE FOR MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
O'CONNELL, Suzanne, E&ES, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459 and OZTIZ, Joseph D., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, 336 McGilvrey Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, soconnell@wesleyan.edu, soconnell@wesleyan.edu
9:00 AM
NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS (NES): INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION
MARKS, Stephen K., NASA Aerospace Education Services Project & School of Educational Studies, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078 and VITEK, John D., School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078, smarks@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu, smarks@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu
9:30 AM
FIELD TRIPS, LABS, AND RESEARCH BUILD INTEREST IN FOX LANE'S GEOLOGY COURSE
WOODELL, Kristin and KLUGE, Steve, Earth Science, Fox Lane High School, Box 390, Route 172, Bedford, NY 10506, carbonate@msn.com, carbonate@msn.com
10:15 AM
EARTH SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS: HELPING OVERWHELMED TEACHERS PRESENT SIMPLE AND ENGAGING SCIENCE LESSONS
ASMUS, Karolanne K. and NAGY-SHADMAN, Elizabeth A., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8266, kasmus@lausd.k12.ca.us, kasmus@lausd.k12.ca.us
10:45 AM
USING CASE-BASED STUDIES AS TEACHING TOOLS FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS
BUZAS-STEPHENS, Pamela A., Midwestern State Univ, 3410 Taft Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2095 and BAILEY, Bambi, Education, Midwestern State Univ, 3410 Taft Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, pamela.stephens@mwsu.edu, pamela.stephens@mwsu.edu