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Southeastern Section - 60th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2011)

Session No. 21
Friday, 25 March 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Salon C (Wilmington Convention Center)

T12. Building a Foundation in Geoscience Education: Gathering Educators with Professionals to Create a Geoscience Literate Public I

Southeastern Section, National Association of Geoscience Teachers; North Carolina Geological Survey; Carolinas Section of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists

 

Randy Bechtel, Bill Witherspoon and Andrew B. Heckert, Advocates
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8:00 AM
BUILDING A FOUNDATION IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION: GATHERING EDUCATORS WITH PROFESSIONALS TO CREATE A GEOSCIENCE LITERATE PUBLIC
BECHTEL, Randy, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, N.C. Geological Survey, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612, Randy.Bechtel@ncdenr.gov, Randy.Bechtel@ncdenr.gov
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8:20 AM
NORTH CAROLINA'S EARTH SCIENCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: HISTORY OF A 15 YEAR EFFORT
BEYER Jr, Fred L., 1709 Hatherleigh Place, Fayetteville, NC 28304-2510, fbeyer@nc.rr.com, fbeyer@nc.rr.com
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8:40 AM
FOLDING GEOSCIENCE INTO CLASSROOMS: NO FAULT WE HAVE NOT ROCKED STUDENTS
CASE Sr, Mark H., Guilford County Schools, Southern Guilford High School, 5700 Drake Road, Greensboro, NC 27406, markcase@aol.com, markcase@aol.com
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9:00 AM
BRINGING RELEVANCE TO EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION: USING REAL LIFE DATA
HUDSON, Cliff, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Riverside High School, 1260 Godwin Dr, Williamston, NC 27892, chudson@martin.k12.nc.us, chudson@martin.k12.nc.us
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9:20 AM
TEACHING EARTH SCIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND ENCOURAGING FUTURE GEOLOGY MAJORS
FUERST, Sam I.1, ROBERTS, Joshua1 and FUERST, Rebekah2, (1)Northern High School, 117 Tom Wilkinson Road, Durham, NC 27712, (2)Hopkinton Middle School, 89 Hayden Row Road, Hopkinton, MA 01746, sam.fuerst@dpsnc.net, sam.fuerst@dpsnc.net
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9:40 AM
BALANCING ACT: A STUDY IN HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
LEBARON, Michael R., Science, Lake Norman High School, Iredell-Statesville Schools, 186 Doolie Road, Mooresville, NC 28117, mlebaron@iss.k12.nc.us, mlebaron@iss.k12.nc.us
 
10:00 AM
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10:20 AM
UNC-BEST: A PROGRAM AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL TO TRAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS
STEWART, Kevin, Department of Geological Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, kgstewar@email.unc.edu, kgstewar@email.unc.edu
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10:40 AM
IMPROVING SCIENCE EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: K-5 TEACHERS AS EARTH SCIENCE STUDENTS IN THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SCIENCE TEACHERS ACADEMY
BIER, Sara E., Environmental Studies and Chemistry Department, Emory & Henry College, 30461 Garnand Drive, Emory, VA 24327-0947 and ARNOLD, Douglas, Education Department, Emory & Henry College, 30432 Garnand Drive, Emory, VA 24327-0947, sbier@ehc.edu, sbier@ehc.edu
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11:00 AM
WHAT'S A MOUNTAIN? CHALLENGES IN TEACHING GEOLOGY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ROSSBACH, Thomas J. and SAN JUAN, Francisco C., Department of Natural Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, tjrossbach@ecsu.edu, tjrossbach@ecsu.edu
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11:20 AM
UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF TEACHING INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOLOGY TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS
JUBB, Mary, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources, University of Tennessee Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238 and DUNAGAN, Stan, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238, mjubb@utm.edu, mjubb@utm.edu
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11:40 AM
“SELF-GUIDED MINERAL IDENTIFICATION KITS” AS AN ALTERNATIVE / SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING TOOL
STEWART, Dion C., Department of Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 3705 Brookside Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30022 and POLLACK, Gerald D., Department of Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, Gerald.Pollack@gpc.edu, Gerald.Pollack@gpc.edu
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