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Session No. 1
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)

Geoscience Education I: Things That Work in Field and Classroom

 

Ralph K. Davis and John R. McDaris, Chairs
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8:00 AM
BROADENING ACCESS TO EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION FOR EDUCATION IN THE UK
BAILEY, David E., British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, deba@bgs.ac.uk, deba@bgs.ac.uk
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8:15 AM
CREATING THE ROCK CYCLE WITH LARGE BOULDERS AT SANTA FE COLLEGE, GAINESVILLE FLORIDA
PATRICK, Joseph Michael, Santa Fe College, 3000 nw 83rd street, Gainesville, FL 32606 and OLSEN, Fred Dixon, 1236 n. madison, Denver Colorado, 80206, michael.patrick@sfcollege.edu, michael.patrick@sfcollege.edu
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8:30 AM
OTTERBEIN LAKE PROJECT: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR
SVITANA, Kevin, Department of Life and Earth Science, Otterbein University, 1 S Grove St, Westerville, OH 43081, EVERT, Mary H., Chemistry Department, Otterbein University, 1 S Grove St, Westerville, OH 43081 and KOPAS, Lauren, Environmental Sciences, Otterbein University, 1 S Grove St, Westerville, OH 43081, ksvitana@otterbein.edu, ksvitana@otterbein.edu
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8:45 AM
ASYNCHRONOUS, ON-LINE RESOURCES TO REMEDIATE MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: FIVE INSTITUTIONS' SUCCESSES WITH THE MATH YOU NEED, WHEN YOU NEED IT
WENNER, Jennifer M., Geology Department, Univ of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901, 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, BENSON, R.G., Biology & Earth Sciences, Adams State College, 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81102, HANNULA, Kimberly A., Department of Geoscience, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301 and KRAMER, Kate, Earth Science & Geology, McHenry County College, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012, wenner@uwosh.edu, wenner@uwosh.edu
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9:00 AM
MOVING WebQuests FORWARD IN A CONNECTED WORLD: A CASE STUDY USING THE EDIACARAN FAUNA
COHEN, Phoebe1, MANGIAFICO, Peter2, PATTERSON, David2 and SUMMONS, Roger E.3, (1)MIT NASA Astrobiology Team, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E25-631, 45 Carleton Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Biodiversity Informatics Group, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, E25-633, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, pcohen@complex-life.org, pcohen@complex-life.org
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9:15 AM
GeoWorlds: VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE GEOSCIENCES
DAVIES, Caroline, Geosciences, University of Missouri Kansas City, 420 Flarsheim Hall, 5110 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64113 and TOTTEN, Iris, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, daviesc@umkc.edu, daviesc@umkc.edu
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9:30 AM
TEACHING ABOUT HAZARDS USING CURRENT EVENTS
MCDARIS, John R., Science Education Research Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057 and MACDONALD, R. Heather, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, jmcdaris@carleton.edu, jmcdaris@carleton.edu
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9:45 AM
EARTH SCIENCE LITERACY: K-12 TEACHER AND GEOSCIENCE PROFESSOR PERSPECTIVES
LADUE, Nicole, Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 and CLARK, Scott K., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 154 Phillips Hall, Eau Claire, WI 54702, laduenic@msu.edu, laduenic@msu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
A STRUCTURED DIALOGUE on STUDENT ASSESSMENT: THE RUBRIC AS A TOOL PROMOTING STUDENT LEARNING
PYLE, Eric J., Department of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, pyleej@jmu.edu, pyleej@jmu.edu
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10:30 AM
INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCES STUDENT ASSESSMENT: WHAT THEY KNOW UPON ARRIVAL - WHAT THEY GAINED BY COURSE END?
DAVIS, R.K., Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, ralphd@uark.edu, ralphd@uark.edu
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10:45 AM
THE USE OF UNIFYING THEMES TO IMPROVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE CLASSROOM
BLACKEAGLE, Cory W., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, cblackeagle@uky.edu, cblackeagle@uky.edu
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11:00 AM
ASSESSING TEAMWORK USING FIVE CRITERIA FOR COOPERATIVE LEARNING
TEED, Rebecca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 260 Brehm Labs, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, STAMBAUGH, Beverly, Science, Baker Middle School, 200 Lincoln Drive, Fairborn, OH 45324 and LYDY, Brittnee, Science, Dayton Regional STEM School, 3775 Pentagon Park Blvd, Beavercreek, OH 45431, rebecca.teed@wright.edu, rebecca.teed@wright.edu
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11:15 AM
EMERGENT THEMES FROM AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF A FIELD CAMP COURSE
FEIG, Anthony D., Department of Geography, Central Michigan University, CMU DOW 278, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, anthony.feig@cmich.edu, anthony.feig@cmich.edu
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11:30 AM
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11:45 AM
USING MANDATORY ONLINE DISCUSSIONS TO FACILITATE STUDENTS' SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, 223 F Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
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