Session: Teaching Paleontology in the Twenty-First Century: Resources for Teaching Paleontology at the Undergraduate Level (2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (31 October

T111. Teaching Paleontology in the Twenty-First Century: Resources for Teaching Paleontology at the Undergraduate Level

Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Paleontological Research Institution; On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Earth Science Teachers Association

Margaret M. Yacobucci, Rowan Lockwood, Warren D. Allmon and Bruce J. MacFadden, Advocates

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Start Time

8:00 AM

USING ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE DEEP LEARNING IN THE UNDERGRADUATE PALEONTOLOGY CLASSROOM

YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., Dept of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, mmyacob@bgsu.edu, mmyacob@bgsu.edu

8:15 AM

FROM MEMORIZATION TO INSPIRATION: HANDS-ON APPROACHES TO TEACHING PALEONTOLOGY

PROTHERO, Donald, Geology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, prothero@oxy.edu, prothero@oxy.edu

8:30 AM

REEFS AS THE CENTRALIZING THEME IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PALEONTOLOGY COURSE

SOJA, Constance M., Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, csoja@colgate.edu, csoja@colgate.edu

8:45 AM

PALEONTOLOGY FOR PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION MAJORS AND IN-SERVICE K-12 EDUCATORS

GIBSON, Michael A., Agriculture, Geoscience, & Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238, mgibson@utm.edu, mgibson@utm.edu

9:00 AM

IMPROVING STUDENT READING AND INTERPRETATION OF PALEONTOLOGIC GRAPH DATA WITH FossilPlot: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT

TAPANILA, Leif¹, AMES, Daniel P.², THOMASON, Carrie¹, SAMMONS, Dotty³, AGAMBA, Jack³ and SHEFFIELD, Joseph¹, (1)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, (2)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 995 University Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (3)College of Education, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, tapaleif@isu.edu, tapaleif@isu.edu

9:15 AM

AGE DETERMINATION FOR DEEP-SEA CORES: INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING WITH AUTHENTIC SCIENTIFIC OCEAN DRILLING DATA

LECKIE, R. Mark, Dept. of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, ST. JOHN, Kristen, Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, JONES, Megan H., Geology, North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445, POUND, Kate S., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301 and KRISSEK, Lawrence, School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, mleckie@geo.umass.edu, mleckie@geo.umass.edu

9:30 AM

INTRODUCING EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES IN INTRODUCTORY PALEONTOLOGY: DIVERSITY INDICES, SIMILARITY COEFFICIENTS, AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS

GASTALDO, Robert A., Department of Geology, Colby College, 5807 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901, ragastal@colby.edu, ragastal@colby.edu

9:45 AM

STUDENT ANALYSIS OF QUATERNARY CLIMATE CHANGE AND PALEOECOLOGY ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN

FARLEY, Martin B., Geology & Geography, University of North Carolina--Pembroke, Pembroke, NC 28372, martin.farley@uncp.edu, martin.farley@uncp.edu

10:00 AM

Discussion

10:15 AM

STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING EVOLUTION IN AN INTRODUCTORY PALEONTOLOGY COURSE FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS

KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, kelleyp@uncw.edu, kelleyp@uncw.edu

10:30 AM

USING DINOSAURS TO DEMONSTRATE THE TESTABILITY OF EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESES

MILLER, Keith B., Geology, Kansas State University, Dept of Geology, 108 Thompson Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, keithbmill@gmail.com, keithbmill@gmail.com

10:45 AM

ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATES IN INFORMAL GEOSCIENCE EXPERIENCES

MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu

11:00 AM

THE MUSEUM GALLERY AS ANATOMY CLASSROOM: TEACHING GEOLOGY STUDENTS COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGY WITHOUT INCITING MASS PANIC

TUMARKIN-DERATZIAN, Allison R., Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, 315 Beury Hall, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, altd@temple.edu, altd@temple.edu

11:15 AM

WILL IT ROT? DEVELOPING UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM

KOY, Karen A., Biology, Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Drive, Saint Joseph, MO 64507, kkoy@missouriwestern.edu, kkoy@missouriwestern.edu

11:30 AM

EDUCATING FLEDGLING PALEONTOLOGISTS IN THE WEST: THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

BREITHAUPT, Brent H., Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY 82003 and MATTHEWS, Neffra A., National Operations Center, USDOI-Bureau of Land Managment, Denver, CO 80225, Brent_Breithaupt@blm.gov, Brent_Breithaupt@blm.gov

11:45 AM

ENGAGING PALEONTOLOGY UNDERGRADUATES IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

SAVARESE, Michael, Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Ft. Myers, FL 33965, msavares@fgcu.edu, msavares@fgcu.edu

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