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Session No. 85
Monday, 1 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)

T44. Geoscience Programs at Community Colleges: Models for Success and Innovation II

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Eric M.D. Baer and R. Heather Macdonald, Advocates
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9:30 AM
EARTH SCIENCE OUTREACH TO K-12 SCHOOLS
ZHAI, Xiaoming, CUMPSTON, Ryan, PRIEST, Eric and MORGAN, Gary, Earth Science, College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St, Grayslake, IL 60030, xzhai@clcillinois.edu, xzhai@clcillinois.edu
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9:45 AM
EARTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 TEACHERS: LEARNING FROM OVER 7 YEARS 2004-2010
OUGHTON, John, Earth Science Division, Science Department, Century College, 3300 Century Ave. North, Room 2879 E, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, NAM, Younkyeong, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, 320 Vocational & Technical Education Bldg, 1954 Burford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 and HASKELL, Brian, Graduate School of Education, Hamline University, The Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching, Drew Hall 72, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284, ought001@umn.edu, ought001@umn.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
BRIDGING BETWEEN LABORATORY AND FIELD ENVIRONMENTS USING THE GEOWALL
WILSON, Meredith J., Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E. Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626, merry.wilson@sccmail.maricopa.edu, merry.wilson@sccmail.maricopa.edu
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10:30 AM
STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDING COURSE OFFERINGS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMS
CAMANN, Eleanor J., Red Rocks Community College, Campus Box 20, 13300 West Sixth Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228, eleanor.camann@rrcc.edu, eleanor.camann@rrcc.edu
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10:45 AM
SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE EXTENDED FIELD COURSE: A MODEL FOR CO-INSTRUCTORS
BERQUIST, Peter J., Geology Department, Thomas Nelson Community College, 99 Thomas Nelson Dr, Hampton, VA 23670 and BENTLEY, Callan, Geology, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22003, berquistp@tncc.edu, berquistp@tncc.edu
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11:00 AM
LOCAL EXPOSURE: OFFERING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS A FIELD-BASED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
LAYOU, Karen M.1, BERQUIST, Peter J.2 and LEMAY, Lynsey E.2, (1)Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, (2)Geology Department, Thomas Nelson Community College, 99 Thomas Nelson Dr, Hampton, VA 23670, kmlayou@wm.edu, kmlayou@wm.edu
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11:15 AM
BUILDING BRIDGES: ENGAGING STUDENTS BY CONNECTING THE CLASSROOM TO THE FIELD
RESNICK, Cheryl Emerson, Math/Science/Engineering, Illinois Central College, One College Drive, East Peoria, IL 61635, cresnick@icc.edu, cresnick@icc.edu
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11:30 AM
GETTING STUDENTS TO USE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED: SURPRISING RESULTS FROM TWO COMMUNITY COLLEGES USING “THE MATH YOU NEED, WHEN YOU NEED It” MODULES TO SUPPORT QUANTITATIVE SKILLS IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSE
BAER, Eric M.D., Geology, Highline College, MS-29-3, 2400 S 240th St, Des Moines, WA 98198, BURN, Helen E., Mathematics Department, Highline Community College, 2400 S. 240th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198-9800, WENNER, Jennifer M., Geology Department, Univ of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901 and KRAMER, Kate, Earth Science & Geology, McHenry County College, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012, ebaer@highline.edu, ebaer@highline.edu
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11:45 AM
A PILOT PROJECT TO IMPROVE MATH SKILLS IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE CLASSES AT A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
HAMS, Jacquelyn E., Earth Science and Anthropology, Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA 91401, hamsje@lavc.edu, hamsje@lavc.edu
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8:00 AM
EMBRACING THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES OF 2-YEAR COLLEGES TO EXPAND INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES
DILEONARDO, Christopher G., Geology Department, Earth & Space Sciences Program, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014, dileonardo@deanza.edu, dileonardo@deanza.edu
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8:15 AM
INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES AT EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VILLALOBOS, Joshua, Geological Sciences, El Paso Community College, 10700 Gateway East, El Paso, TX 79927 and DOSER, Diane, Univ Texas - El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, jvillal6@epcc.edu, jvillal6@epcc.edu
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8:30 AM
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8:45 AM
CURRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS WITHIN THE GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA
NAGY-SHADMAN, Elizabeth A., Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, Natural Sciences Division, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003 and HOUSE, Martha A., Geology Department, Natural Sciences Division, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 91106, eanagy-shadman@pasadena.edu, eanagy-shadman@pasadena.edu
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9:00 AM
EVOLUTION OF AN EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO STUDENT INTERESTS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS
SMAGLIK, Suzanne M., Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Ave, Riverton, WY 82501, ssmaglik@cwc.edu, ssmaglik@cwc.edu
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9:15 AM
ONLINE COURSES AND THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA STEM INITIATIVE AT GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE
GORE, Pamela J.W., Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Perimeter College, Georgia State University, 555 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021, BOUKER, Polly A., Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 239 Cedar Lane, Covington, GA 30014, POLLACK, Gerald D., Department of Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, STEWART, Dion C., Department of Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 3705 Brookside Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30022 and HALL, Chad E., Department of Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 3251 Panthersville Rd, Decatur, GA 30034, Pamela.Gore@gpc.edu, Pamela.Gore@gpc.edu
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