Rocky Mountain Section - 64th Annual Meeting (9–11 May 2012)

Session No. 12
Wednesday, 9 May 2012: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM
Alvarado C (Hotel Albuquerque)

T1. Geoscience Education: Current Practice and Research II

GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology & Tectonics Division

 

Steven Semken and Matthew W. Nyman, Advocates
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1:30 PM
PERCEPTION VERSUS REALITY IN MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
REMPE, Norbert T., 1403 N Country Club Cir, Carlsbad, NM 88220-4115, rempent@yahoo.com, rempent@yahoo.com
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1:45 PM
GETTING STUDENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS: USING THE QUESTION FORMULATION TECHNIQUE AS A SOURCE FOR PLATE TECTONIC RESEARCH PROJECTS
NYMAN, Matthew W., Earth & Planetary Science/Natural Science Program, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and KOOSER, Ara, Department of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, akooser@unm.edu, akooser@unm.edu
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2:00 PM
TESTING INTEGRATE CURRICULUM AT UNDEGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS IN THE EL PASO REGION
DOSER, Diane, Univ Texas - El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, VILLALOBOS, Joshua, Geological Sciences, El Paso Community College, 10700 Gateway East, El Paso, TX 79927, SERPA, Laura F., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968, MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, MCCONNELL, David A., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and EGGER, Anne E., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, doser@geo.utep.edu, doser@geo.utep.edu
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2:15 PM
EARTHSCOPE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: CURRENT ACTIVITY AND BROADER IMPACTS
SEMKEN, Steven1, ARROWSMITH, Ramon1, FOUCH, Matthew J.2, GARNERO, Edward1, TAYLOR, Wendy L.1, BOHON, Wendy1, PACHECO, Heather3, MULLIS-BAUMBACK, Devon1, PETTIS, Leah4 and DICK, Cindy5, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, EarthScope National Office, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (2)Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institute of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, (3)ML Fulton Teachers College, EarthScope National Office, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (4)EarthScope National Office, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004, (5)EarthScope National Office, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, POB 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004, semken@asu.edu, semken@asu.edu
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2:30 PM
MUSEUM TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
AUBELE, Jayne C., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, CONNEALY, Selena, NM EPSCoR, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and NYMAN, Matthew W., Earth & Planetary Science/Natural Science Program, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, Jayne.Aubele@state.nm.us, Jayne.Aubele@state.nm.us
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