Cordilleran Section - 103rd Annual Meeting (4–6 May 2007)

Session No. 19
Saturday, 5 May 2007: 1:30 PM-3:10 PM

Geoscience Education

 

Sue DeBari and Scott Linneman, Chairs
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1:30 PM
GEOMORPHIC LANDTYPE UNITS: INTEGRATING SOILS, GEOLOGY AND GIS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOM
COOLEY, Skye, Cirque Geoscience Consultants, 920 NE Indiana Street, Pullman, WA 99163, northisle@yahoo.com, northisle@yahoo.com
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1:50 PM
ADDRESSING THE CONTROVERSY: TEACHING A GEOLOGY COURSE ON THE CREATION-EVOLUTION DEBATE
GLASS, Alexander, Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Avenue, MS 7418, Ellensburg, WA 98926, glassa@geology.cwu.edu, glassa@geology.cwu.edu
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2:10 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CURRICULUM FOR A LAB-BASED, INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE COURSE FOR FUTURE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS: HOW FACULTY FROM A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK TOGETHER TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A COMMON GEOLOGY COURSE
SMITH, Brad K.1, BACHMAN, Jennifer2, DEBARI, Susan M.3, DOUGAN, Bernie4, FACKLER-ADAMS, Ben5, GRUPP, Steve6, LINNEMAN, Scott7, MITCHELL, Robert7 and PLAKE, Terri8, (1)Physical Sciences, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, (2)Science Department, Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226, (3)Western Washington Univ, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225-5996, (4)Science Department, Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98225, (5)Physical Science Department, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E College Way, Mt Vernon, WA 98273, (6)Geology Department, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St, Everett, WA 98201, (7)Geology Department, Western Washington University, Mail Stop 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225, (8)Science Department, Northwest Indian College, 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, bksmith@ctc.edu, bksmith@ctc.edu
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2:30 PM
USING "HOW PEOPLE LEARN" AS A BLUEPRINT FOR DEVELOPING TEACHING STRATEGIES: AN EXAMPLE FROM AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE FOR FUTURE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AND NON-SCIENCE MAJORS
DEBARI, Susan M.1, BACHMAN, Jennifer2, DOUGAN, Bernie2, FACKLER-ADAMS, Ben3, KRATZ, Rene4, LINNEMAN, Scott1, MITCHELL, Robert J.1, PLAKE, Terri5 and SMITH, Brad3, (1)Geology Department, Western Washington University, Mail Stop 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225, (2)Science Department, Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98225, (3)Physical Science Department, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E College Way, Mt Vernon, WA 98273, (4)Life Sciences, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower Street, Everett, WA 98201, (5)Science Department, Northwest Indian College, 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, debari@geol.wwu.edu, debari@geol.wwu.edu
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2:50 PM
A STRATEGY FOR REVEALING STUDENT PRECONCEPTIONS ABOUT GEOLOGIC TOPICS
MITCHELL, Robert J., Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, robert.mitchell@geol.wwu.edu, robert.mitchell@geol.wwu.edu