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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Session No. 66
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 211AB (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T158. Sense of Place, Geoparks and National Parks: Strategies for Improved Earth Science Education

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

William I. Rose, Erika C. Vye and Mark F. Klawiter, Advocates
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1:30 PM
IMPLICATIONS OF SENSE OF PLACE FOR EARTH-SCIENCE INTERPRETATION IN PARKS
SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, semken@asu.edu, semken@asu.edu
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1:45 PM
INTERPRETING PARK LANDSCAPES AND THEIR DEEPER MEANINGS: USING SENSE OF PLACE TO HELP PARK RANGERS AND VISITORS LINK GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND HUMAN HISTORY
LILLIE, Robert J., Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, lillier@geo.oregonstate.edu, lillier@geo.oregonstate.edu
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2:00 PM
USING THE NATIONAL PARKS AS WAY TO ENGAGE DIVERSE LEARNERS IN EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
VYE, Erika C., Department of Geology/Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, ROSE, William I., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931 and NASH, Bruce L., National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, Office of Education and Outreach, Denver, CO 25287, ecvye@mtu.edu, ecvye@mtu.edu
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2:15 PM
SENSE OF PLACE, EMOTIONS, AND INTERPRETATION: LEVERAGING NATIONAL PARK INFORMAL EDUCATION TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE GEOSCIENCE LITERACY
KYRIAZIS, Stephanie F., National Park Service, Death Valley National Park, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328, stephanie_kyriazis@nps.gov, stephanie_kyriazis@nps.gov
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2:30 PM
EARTH SCIENCE INTERPRETATION EFFORTS AS A GEOLOGICAL INTERN AT ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK
OLSON, Justin G., Geological Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931 and ROSE, William I., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, justino@mtu.edu, justino@mtu.edu
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2:45 PM
IMPROVING EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH LEARNER CENTERED ACTIVITIES (CAMPING) WITH STUDENTS
CLOUGH, Kathleen L., Westwood Middle, Grand Rapids Public School, 1331 Franklin SE, PO Box 117, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0117, cloughk@grps.k12.mi.us, cloughk@grps.k12.mi.us
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3:00 PM
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUNIOR PALEONTOLOGIST PROGRAM: EXPLORING PALEONTOLOGY, LEARNING ABOUT FOSSILS THROUGH TIME, AND PROTECTING NON-RENEWABLE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES
KENWORTHY, Jason P., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225 and SANTUCCI, Vincent L., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, The Pennsylvania State University, 801 Ford Building (Room 813), University Park, PA 16802, Jason_Kenworthy@nps.gov, Jason_Kenworthy@nps.gov
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3:15 PM
PEBBLES TO PIXELS: VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCES AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT BUILDS THEM
KISSEL, Richard A., DUGGAN-HAAS, Don and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, rak256@cornell.edu, rak256@cornell.edu
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3:30 PM
VIRTUAL VS. VISCERAL FIELD EXPERIENCES: TWO PATHS DIVERGED... TAKE BOTH
ZOLYNSKY, Debra L., Science, Lake Shore High School, 22980 E. Thirteen Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI 48082 and KLAWITER, Mark F., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, dzolynsky@lsps.org, dzolynsky@lsps.org
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3:45 PM
USING EarthCache TO PROMOTE PLACED BASED EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GOCHIS, Emily1, ROSE, William I.2, ENGELMANN, Carol A.1, KLAWITER, Mark F.3 and VYE, Erika C.1, (1)Geological Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (2)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (3)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, eegochis@mtu.edu, eegochis@mtu.edu
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4:00 PM
FOR PLACE-BASED EARTH SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THERE'S NO ‘PLACE' LIKE HOME
KLAWITER, Mark F.1, ENGELMANN, Carol A.1, VYE, Erika C.1, GOCHIS, E.1, HUNTOON, Jacqueline E.2, MATTOX, Stephen3 and ROSE, William I.4, (1)Geological Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (2)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences and Graduate School, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, (3)Geology, Grand Valley State University, 133 Padnos, Allendale, MI 49401-9403, (4)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, mfklawit@mtu.edu, mfklawit@mtu.edu
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4:15 PM
Withdrawn
13
4:30 PM
DISCUSSION OF A KEWEENAW GEOPARK
ROSE, William I., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931 and VYE, Erika, Geological Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, raman@mtu.edu, raman@mtu.edu
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