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

Session No. 29
Friday, 25 March 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Salon C (Wilmington Convention Center)

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

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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1:30 PM
MODELING INSTRUCTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE
COLBERT, Stephen, Wake County Public School System, Wake Early College of Health and Sciences, 2901 Holston Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610 and LINEBERGER, D. Howard, Science Department, Durham Academy Upper School, 3601 Ridge Rd, Durham, NC 27705, scolbert@wcpss.net, scolbert@wcpss.net
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1:50 PM
STRENGTHENING SCIENCE EDUCATION AT METHODIST UNIVERSITY
DEMBOSKY Jr, John A., Department of Chemistry and Physical Science, Methodist University, 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28311, jdembosky@methodist.edu, jdembosky@methodist.edu
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2:10 PM
ENGAGING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION: SEVERAL METHODS EMPLOYED IN WESTERN GEORGIA
HARRIS, Randa R., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, rharris@westga.edu, rharris@westga.edu
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2:30 PM
WATERSHED STUDIES: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SCIENCE EDUCATION AND SCIENCE LITERACY
SHEW, Roger, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, shewr@uncw.edu, shewr@uncw.edu
 
2:50 PM
Break
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3:10 PM
GOOGLE EARTH ACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDY OF PLATE BOUNDARIES, VOLCANOES, AND EARTHQUAKES
WITHERSPOON, William, Fernbank Science Center, DeKalb County School System, 156 Heaton Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30307, witherspoonb@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us, witherspoonb@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
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3:30 PM
ONLINE TEXT/LAB MANUAL AND INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION FOR HIGH-SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE
WOODS, Terri L., Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, E. 5th St, Greenville, NC 27858, woodst@ecu.edu, woodst@ecu.edu
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3:50 PM
EXTENDING ADVANCED GEOSCIENCES TO HIGH SCHOOLS VIA ONLINE PROGRAMS AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
THOMAS, Christopher W., Distance Education and Extended Programs, North Carolina School of Science and Math, 1219 Broad St, PO Box 2418, Durham, NC 27715, thomas@ncssm.edu, thomas@ncssm.edu
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4:10 PM
PATTERNS OF ONLINE USE AND IMPROVED STUDENT PERFORMANCE WITH REPEATABLE ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
HOLMES, Ann E., Physics Geology & Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, MC 6556, Chattanooga, TN 37403 and ELLIS, Jennifer T., Walker Teaching Resource Center, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, MC 4354, Chattanooga, TN 37403, Ann-Holmes@utc.edu, Ann-Holmes@utc.edu
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4:30 PM
A BOULDER FIELD ADJACENT TO THE CLASSROOM—THE FRED WEBB JR. OUTDOOR GEOLOGY LABORATORY AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
HECKERT, Andrew B., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, heckertab@appstate.edu, heckertab@appstate.edu
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4:50 PM
A VIRTUAL BOULDER FIELD INSIDE THE CLASSROOM - THE INTERACTIVE ROCK GARDEN AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
BARTHOLOMEW-STAPLES, Ashley D., Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU BOX 32607, Boone, NC 28607, HECKERT, Andrew B., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608 and CARMICHAEL, Sarah K., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, ab71123@appstate.edu, ab71123@appstate.edu
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