2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 18
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T97. Innovation, Evaluation, and Best Practices in Informal Geoscience Education

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Association of Earth Science Editors

 

Robert M. Ross and Warren D. Allmon, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
EARTH SCIENCE WEEK: BRINGING TOGETHER THE GEOSCIENCE AND EDUCATION COMMUNITIES FOR AN INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH EVENT
MARTINEZ, Cynthia M.1, BENBOW, Ann E.2 and MARTIN, Andrea S.1, (1)Outreach and Development Department, American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22305, (2)Education, Outreach and Development Department, American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302, cmm@agiweb.org, cmm@agiweb.org
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8:25 AM
THE NEW ERA IN GEOSCIENCE EXPLORATION - "FOR THE REST OF US"
BARSTOW, Daniel, Center for Earth and Space Science Education, TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, dan_barstow@terc.edu, dan_barstow@terc.edu
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8:45 AM
DELIVERING SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH INTO CLASSROOMS WITH THE R@DIUS (RESEARCH @ DMNS; INVESTIGATING & UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE) PROJECT
SULLIVAN, Gianna1, JOHNSON, Kirk2, BOWRING, Sam3, HALL, Tiffany1 and BAYSINGER, Dave4, (1)Education, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (3)Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Mass Inst. of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MS 02139, (4)Technology, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, gsullivan@dmns.org, gsullivan@dmns.org
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9:05 AM
THE PALEONTOLOGY PORTAL: AN ONLINE RESOURCE MEETING THE NEEDS OF A SPECTRUM OF LEARNERS
SCOTCHMOOR, Judith G., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building #4780, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, LINDBERG, David R., Dept. of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720 and SPRINGER, Dale A., Bloomsburg Univ, 400 E 2nd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301, jscotch@berkeley.edu, jscotch@berkeley.edu
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9:25 AM
CHRONOS'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PLAN: A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION IN EARTH HISTORY
CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, cinzia@iastate.edu, cinzia@iastate.edu
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9:40 AM
MERGING GEOLOGY AND HISTORY THROUGH INFORMAL EDUCATION: THE QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE(?) SHIPWRECK PROJECT
MILLER, J. William, Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina at Asheville, CPO 2330, Asheville, NC 28804, CRAIG, James R., Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, CALLAHAN, John E., Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608 and WILDE-RAMSING, Mark, Underwater Archaeology Branch, PO Box 58, Kure Beach, NC 28449, jwmiller@unca.edu, jwmiller@unca.edu
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9:55 AM
THE JANE COLLABORATIVE: A DINOSAUR, A MUSEUM, AND 64 LIBRARIES
CARLSON, Elizabeth C.B. and THIESSEN, Mark D., Education, Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103-6971, Betsy.Carlson@Burpee.org, Betsy.Carlson@Burpee.org
 
10:10 AM
Break
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10:25 AM
GEOSCIENCE, REVELATION ENGINEERING, AND THE UTAH SCIENCE CENTER
ANDRADE, Joseph, Director, Utah Science Center, 949 Mill Creek Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84106 and SMITH, Robert B., Geological Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, joeandrade@uofu.net, joeandrade@uofu.net
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10:40 AM
GO POLAR! A UNIVERSITY-CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PARTNERSHIP USING THE ARCTIC AND GLOBAL CHANGE TO REACH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
WILLIAMS, Douglas F., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, SC Honors College, Columbia, SC 29208 and HORNE, Catherine, EdVenture Children's Museum, 211 Gervais St, Columbia, 29204, doug.williams@schc.sc.edu, doug.williams@schc.sc.edu
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10:55 AM
DINOSAURS AND DISASTERS DAY AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA'S STATE MUSEUM: A JOINT EFFORT TO EXPLAIN NATURAL DISASTERS TO THE PUBLIC
HOLMES, Mary Anne, Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and FRENCH, Kathy, Edcuation, University of Nebraska State Museum, 120 Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0332, mholmes2@unl.edu, mholmes2@unl.edu
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11:10 AM
HELPING BUSY SCIENTISTS BUILD INFORMAL GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AT STANFORD'S SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES
SALTZMAN, Jennifer, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, 397 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305-2210, saltzman@stanford.edu, saltzman@stanford.edu
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11:25 AM
INFORMAL EARTH SYSTEM EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS
ROSS, Robert M.1, ALLMON, Warren D.2 and BUCKLER, Carlyn S.2, (1)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, rmr16@cornell.edu, rmr16@cornell.edu
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11:40 AM
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