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Session No. 224
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)

Geoscience Education III: Professional Development and Resources

 

Karin Kirk and Daniel K. Capps, Chairs
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8:00 AM
USING A LESSON PLAN ANALYSIS TOOL FOR EVALUATING EARTH SYSTEM EDUCATION FOR URBAN TEACHERS
NAM, Younkyeong, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, 320 Vocational & Technical Education Bldg, 1954 Burford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 and OUGHTON, John, Earth Science Division, Science Department, Century College, 3300 Century Ave. North, Room 3070 W, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, younkyeong@gmail.com, younkyeong@gmail.com
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8:15 AM
VENTURING INTO ONLINE TEACHING? RESOURCES FROM ON THE CUTTING EDGE CAN EASE THE TRANSITION
KIRK, Karin B., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and HIRT, William H., Biological and Physical Sciences, College of the Siskiyous, 800 College Avenue, Weed, CA 96094, kkirk@carleton.edu, kkirk@carleton.edu
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8:30 AM
BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN: AN EFFECTIVE MODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
KISSEL, Richard A., BESEMER, Christine, DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, PERRY, Sara and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, rak256@cornell.edu, rak256@cornell.edu
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8:45 AM
ILLINOIS EarthScope 2010: A TEACHER WORKSHOP INTEGRATING MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NELSON, Robert S., AVALOS, Eric, BASTOLA, Hridaya and JACOBY, Brianne, Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, rsnelso@ilstu.edu, rsnelso@ilstu.edu
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9:00 AM
THE IOWA GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION INFORMATION NETWORK – CREATING A SUSTAINABLE GEOLOGIC COMMUNITY
HEINZEL, Chad, Earth Science, The University of Northern Iowa, Latham Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, chad.heinzel@uni.edu, chad.heinzel@uni.edu
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9:15 AM
IMPACTS OF THE BUILDING STRONG GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS VISITING WORKSHOP PROGRAM
ORMAND, Carol J.1, MANDUCA, Cathryn1, MACDONALD, R. Heather2, FEISS, P. Geoffrey3, RICHARDSON, Randall M.4, LEE, Sabra5 and IVERSON, Ellen6, (1)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, (3)GSAF, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, (5)Program Evaluation and Research Group, Endicott College, Beverly, MA 01915, (6)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, cormand@carleton.edu, cormand@carleton.edu
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9:30 AM
WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW DO WE TEACH IT?
VOORHEES, David H., Earth Science / Geology Department, Waubonsee Community College, Rt 47 @ Waubonsee Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, dvoorhees@waubonsee.edu, dvoorhees@waubonsee.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
TEACHER CLIMATE LITERACY THROUGH THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION ALLIANCE (ESSEA)
MYERS, Robert J.1, SCHWERIN, Theresa1 and BLANEY, Lynn2, (1)Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 1600 Wilson Blvd, Ste 901, Arlington, VA 22209, (2)Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 1600 Wilson Blvd. Ste 901, Arlington, VA 22209, bob_myers@strategies.org, bob_myers@strategies.org
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10:15 AM
INSPIRING CLIMATE EDUCATION EXCELLENCE: MEETING TEACHER NEEDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CLIMATE SCIENCE
BUHR, Susan M.1, MCCAFFREY, Mark S.2 and MORTON, Emily A.2, (1)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0216, (2)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Campus Box 216, Boulder, CO 80309-0216, susan.buhr@colorado.edu, susan.buhr@colorado.edu
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10:30 AM
BRINGING RESEARCH INTO THE CLASSROOM: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ENGAGES TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS IN PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH
CAPPS, Daniel K.1, CRAWFORD, Barbara A.2, PATEL, Maya R.1, ROSS, Robert M.3 and SMRECAK, Trisha A.4, (1)Education, Cornell University, 412 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Education, Cornell University, 407 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (4)Paleontological Research Institute, Ithaca, NY 14850, dkc39@cornell.edu, dkc39@cornell.edu
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10:45 AM
PEABODY FELLOWS IN EARTH SCIENCE: A MUSEUM-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
PICKERING, Jane1, AGUE, Jay J.2, HEISER, David Mangold1, RATH, Kenneth, A.3 and SIRCH, James1, (1)Peabody Museum, Yale University, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, (3)Sage Fox Consulting Group, 30 Boltwood Drive, Amherst, MA 01002, jane.pickering@yale.edu, jane.pickering@yale.edu
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11:00 AM
THE IMPACT OF LAB STYLE, COURSE TIMES, AND TEACHER GENDER on COURSE EVALUATIONS
ALMQUIST, Katherine1, GALLEN, Sean1, HUGHES, K. Stephen2, LYDA, Andrew1, LYONS, Nathan1, MCCONNELL, David A.1, ROSS, Kristen1 and WHITLEY, Jonathan1, (1)Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, kdalmqui@ncsu.edu, kdalmqui@ncsu.edu
 
11:15 AM
Discussion
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