Session No. 318
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 403 (Colorado Convention Center)

T122. Geoheritage and Sense of Place in the Context of Earth Science Education

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Erika C. Vye, William I. Rose and Tom Casadevall, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
A SENSE OF PLACE COURSE: FOSTERING SCIENTIFIC AND PERSONAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF OUR CONNECTION TO, AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR, PLACE
WEISS, Tarin Harrar, Chemical and Physical Sciences, Westfield State University, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 01086, tweiss@westfield.ma.edu
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8:30 AM
"RAISING GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR WORLD"
BUNKER, Charles, Associate Chair - Science, Davenport University, 6191 Kraft Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512, charles.bunker@davenport.edu
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8:45 AM
SENSE OF PLACE WRITING TEMPLATES: DETERMINATION OF ONLINE STUDENTS' GEOGRAPHIC AFFILIATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
SUMRALL, Jeanne Lambert, Department of Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, Lee Drain Building Suite 332, Huntsville, TX 77341 and CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jml605@msstate.edu
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9:00 AM
TEACHING LOCAL GEOLOGIC HISTORY: WHY WE SEE WHAT WE SEE WHERE WE SEE IT
CAREY, Michael C., Christchurch School, 49 Seahorse Lane, Christchurch, VA 23031, mcarey@christchurchschool.org
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9:15 AM
WEAVING VOLCANOLOGY INTO THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE:  INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES AND RECENT UPDATES TO THE GEOLOGY GUIDE OF CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE
MELANDER, Sonja M., Lansing, MI 48912 and OWEN, Douglass E., National Park Service, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Arco, ID 83213, sonja.melander@gmail.com
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9:30 AM
GEO/BIKE WALK COMMUNICATES GEOHERITAGE IN HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN
ROSE, William I.1, VYE, Erika C.2, KLAWITER, Mark F.2 and GOCHIS, Emily E.2, (1)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (2)Geological and Mining Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, raman@mtu.edu
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9:45 AM
FORGING CONNECTIONS AND IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH PROCESSES AT MOUNT ST. HELENS
FRENZEN, Peter, U.S. Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, 42218 NE Yale Bridge Road, Amboy, WA 98601, pfrenzen@fs.fed.us
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
PLACE, SACRED PLACES, AND SENSE OF PLACE IN RELATION TO GEOLOGIC HERITAGE
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
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10:30 AM
NOVA SCOTIA’S GEOHERITAGE STRATEGY: A TRANSFERRABLE MODEL
CALDER, John, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, jhcalder@gov.ns.ca
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10:45 AM
GEOHERITAGE AND SENSE OF PLACE OF THE CHAîNE DES PUYS AND LIMAGNE FAULT: HOW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND GEOSCIENCE THOUGH BELONGING TO THEIR LANDSCAPE
VAN WYK DE VRIES, Benjamin, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans CNRS, IRD, OPGC, Blaise Pascal University, 5 rue Kessler, Clermont-Ferrand, 63038, France and OLIVE, Cécile, Conseil Régionale du Puy de Dôme, 24 rue Saint-Esprit, Clermont-Ferrand, 63033, France, b.vanwyk@opgc.fr
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11:00 AM
SAVING ROCKY GLEN:  HOW PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS HELPED PRESERVE A GEOHERITAGE SITE
STERMER, Edward G., Illinois Central College, Math, Science and Engineering Department, East Peoria, IL 61635-0001, estermer@icc.edu
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11:15 AM
FROM RIGGS TO RICHES - GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AND PALEONTOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION ON BLM LANDS
ARMSTRONG, Harley J., Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Lakewood, CO 80215, harmstro@blm.gov
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11:30 AM
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EARTH-SURFACE DYNAMICS AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES--DISCOVERING THE POTENTIAL FOR PROMOTING BROADENED PARTICIPATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES THROUGH PLACE-BASED GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
DALBOTTEN, Diana, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2 Third Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, BERTHELOTE, Antony R., Hydrology, Salish Kootenai College, PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855, PELLERIN, Holly, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, 2 3rd Av SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 and GREENSKY, Lowana, Independent School District 2142, 1701 N. 9th Ave, Virginia, MN 55792, dianad@umn.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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