North-Central Section - 46th Annual Meeting (23–24 April 2012)

Session No. 20
Tuesday, 24 April 2012: 8:20 AM-12:00 PM
Room 302 (Dayton Convention Center)

T5. Geoscience Student Engagement: Innovations in Labs, Activities, Field Trips, and In-Class Pedagogy for K–16 Classrooms

 

Carrie Wright, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:20 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:25 AM
GLIMPSING MOUNTAINS FROM THE MIDCONTINENT: AN INTEGRATIVE PEDAGOGICAL MODEL FOR EXPLORING EARTH'S INTERNAL PROCESSES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GLOBAL TECTONIC PARADIGM
MCGREW, Allen J., Department of Geology, The University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, amcgrew1@udayton.edu, amcgrew1@udayton.edu
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8:45 AM
ASSESSING GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS' RESPONSES TO SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS USING COMPUTER GRADING ALGORITHMS
STEER, David, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, steer@uakron.edu, steer@uakron.edu
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9:05 AM
MODELS AND STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING EVOLUTION TO NON-SCIENCE MAJORS IN A SEMINAR FORMAT
BULINSKI, Katherine V., School of Environmental Studies, Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205, kbulinski@bellarmine.edu, kbulinski@bellarmine.edu
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9:25 AM
LABS AND PROJECTS FOR LARGE GLY101-102 UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES: SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
GREGG, Tracy K.P., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, tgregg@buffalo.edu, tgregg@buffalo.edu
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9:45 AM
LESSONS FROM DEVELOPING A WORKSHOP FOR SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS
LEWANDOWSKI, Katherine, Department of Geology-Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, HOLLIS, Kathy, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012 MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013, JUDGE, Shelley A., Department of Geology, College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, MCCARREN, Heather, Exxon Mobil Corporation, 12450 Greenspoint Drive, Houston, TX 77060 and O'MALLEY, Christina E., Department of Earth And Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, Brehm Lab 260, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435, kjlewandowski@eiu.edu, kjlewandowski@eiu.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
MEASURING GAINS FROM TEAM-BASED LEARNING
TEED, Rebecca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 260 Brehm Labs, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, MACDONALD Jr, James H., Florida Gulf Coast University, Dept. of Marine and Ecological Science, Fort Myer, FL 33965 and SLATTERY, William, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435, rebecca.teed@wright.edu, rebecca.teed@wright.edu
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10:40 AM
TONS OF LEARNING: ENGAGING PK-8 STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE
MOORE, Saralyn, The Academy at Minds in Motion, Springboro, OH 45066, SLATTERY, William, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435 and LUNSFORD, Suzanne K., Dept. of Chemistry, Wright State Univ, 250 Oelman Hall, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, academymoore@gmail.com, academymoore@gmail.com
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11:00 AM
FIELD TRIPS PROVIDE THE “CEMENT” FOR LEARNING: TAKING STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM TO EXPERIENCE EARTH SCIENCE
HUNDLEY, Stacey A., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, 260 Brehm Lab, Dayton, OH 45435 and SCHMIDT, David, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435, stacey.hundley@wright.edu, stacey.hundley@wright.edu
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11:20 AM
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN STREAM CORRIDORS
RITTER, John B., BLUMENSCHEIN, James, COUTS, Kimberly and TOUZINSKY, Katherine, Geology, Wittenberg University, P.O. Box 720, Springfield, OH 45501, jritter@wittenberg.edu, jritter@wittenberg.edu
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11:40 AM
WEB-WATCHING OF NATURAL GEO-PHENOMENA
DAVIS, George H., Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson 326, Tucson, AZ 85721 and DENDAS, Molly, Department of Geology, University of Arizona, 6770 E Carondelet Dr, Tucson, AZ 85710, gdavis@email.arizona.edu, gdavis@email.arizona.edu
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