CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Paper No. 6
Presentation Time: 10:15 AM

A SENSE OF PLACE AT SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE - IMPROVING TEACHERS' EARTH SCIENCE LITERACY = IMPROVING STUDENTS' EARTH SCIENCE LITERACY


DEUR-VIS, Patricia1, VYE, Erika C.2, BOWEN, Lindsay3, DIEKEMA, Beth4, RIZLEY, Kurt5, ROSE, William I.6, GRIEBEL, Lisa7 and MYERS, Lisa7, (1)Westwood Middle School Grand Rapids Public School, Grand Rapids Public School, 1525 Mount Merct Drive, NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, (2)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (3)Gerald R. Ford Middle School, Grand Rapids Public School, 851 Madison St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507, (4)Macatawa Bay Middle School, West Ottawa Public School, 3700 140th Ave, Holland, MI 49424, (5)Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids Public School, 2055 Rosewood Ave, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507, (6)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (7)National Park Service, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front Street, Empire, MI 49630, deur-visp@grps.k12.mi.us

MiTEP is an NSF funded Math Science Partnership that partners Michigan Technological University with urban school districts in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Jackson. The goal is to improve earth science literacy for teachers, that in turn will facilitate the transfer of knowledge and inquiry to students. A further stakeholder in this partnership is the National Parks Service. Teachers are paired with Midwest national parks in Michigan for 3-6 week internships. We present our experiences at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

During this three-week internship, attention was given to obtaining a sense of place; acquiring geologic knowledge of this specific area; and creating ideas to use in the classroom. This paper provides descriptions and also evidences acquired learning, ideas for use in the classroom, and how Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore embedded a strong sense of geologic history, culture, and place into this participant. A sentiment our cohort wishes to instill in our students alike. This paper presents the results of our internship experiences at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Session No. 116

T159. Sense of Place, Geoparks and National Parks: Strategies for Improved Earth Science Education (Posters)
Monday, 10 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (Minneapolis Convention Center)
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 43, No. 5, p.304
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