North-Central Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (2-3 April 2009)

Session No. 15
Thursday, 2 April 2009: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

T11. K–16 Collaboration, Outreach, and Engagement

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Peter A. Macfarlane, Advocates
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1:00 PM
RELEVANCE FIRST! HOW TO ENGAGE PRESERVICE ELEMENTARY (K-8) TEACHER CANDIDATES IN A REQUIRED GEOSCIENCE COURSE
SKALAC, Priscilla Field, Dept. of Physical Sciences, Olivet Nazarene University, One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914, pskalac@olivet.edu, pskalac@olivet.edu
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1:20 PM
K-16 COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA AND OMAHA, NEBRASKA AREA SCHOOLS: ON-LINE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE COURSE OFFERINGS
SHUSTER, Robert D., Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0199 and GRANDGENETT, Nealy F., Teacher Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, rshuster@unomaha.edu, rshuster@unomaha.edu
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1:40 PM
USING ACTIVITY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR MONITORING TEACHER ACTION RESEARCH
YAMAGATA-LYNCH, Lisa, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University, Gabel Hall 101E, Dekalb, IL 60115, KITTS, Kathleen, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, PERRY, Eugene, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115 and SMITH, M. Cecil, Program in Educational Psychology, Northern Illinois University, 402 Graham Hall, Stadium Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115, lisayl@niu.edu, lisayl@niu.edu
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2:00 PM
BONES WRITING; EXPLORING PALEONTOLOGY AND THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
CARLSON, Elizabeth C.B., education, Burpee Museum of Natural HIstory, 737 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103, betsy.carlson@burpee.org, betsy.carlson@burpee.org
 
2:20 PM
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2:40 PM
THE WYANDOTTE LAKE PROJECT: ENHANCING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSES THROUGH A HYDROLOGIC CASE STUDY
TOWNSEND, M.A., Kansas Geological Survey, The Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, MACFARLANE, P. Allen, Geohydrology Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047 and SCHULMEISTER, Marcia K., Earth Science Department, Emporia State University, 1200 Commercial St, Emporia, KS 66801, townsend@kgs.ku.edu, townsend@kgs.ku.edu
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3:00 PM
COLLABORATIVE OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STREAM MONITORING AND GEOSPATIAL WATERSHED ASSESSMENT
GUEBERT, Michael D. and DYKSTRA, Steve L., Earth and Environmental Science, Taylor University, 236 W. Reade Ave, Upland, IN 46989, mcguebert@taylor.edu, mcguebert@taylor.edu
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3:20 PM
“ASSET EARTH” AS A METHOD OF OUTREACH TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY OF WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THE WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY
VOORHEES, David H., Earth Science / Geology Department, Waubonsee Community College, Rt 47 @ Waubonsee Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, dvoorhees@waubonsee.edu, dvoorhees@waubonsee.edu
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3:40 PM
GPS: GEOSCIENCE PARTNERSHIP STUDY
SCHUSTER, Dwight A.1, FILIPPELLI, Gabriel2, WOOD, Elee J.1, NELSON, Jennifer A.2, SHARP, Janet and JUDITH, Solchik, (1)School of Education, Indiana University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), 902 West New York Street, ES 3120, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132, daschust@iupui.edu, daschust@iupui.edu
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