South-Central Section - 47th Annual Meeting (4-5 April 2013)

Session No. 1
Thursday, 4 April 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Classroom 203 (AT&T Center)

Education in the Geosciences

 

Alison Mote and Dawn Chegwidden, Chairs
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Start Time
1-1
8:00 AM
INSPIRE STUDENTS AND LEARNING WILL FOLLOW: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE STEM GK-12 TEACHING MODEL
WILSON, Christopher, Environmental Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, BANNER, Jay L., Department of Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and DUNTON, Kenneth H., Marine Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, TX 78373, cjwilson@austin.utexas.edu
1-2
8:20 AM
KEY ELEMENTS OF TEACHING NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE ASPECTS OF GEOLOGY
REMPE, Norbert T., 1403 N Country Club Cir, Carlsbad, NM 88220-4115, rempent@yahoo.com
1-3
8:40 AM
MAKING GEOLOGISTS OUT OF ENGINEERS: INTEGRATING TEXAS SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY FROM THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY’S AUSTIN CORE RESEARCH CENTER INTO A CLASSROOM DESIGN MODULE FOR PETROLEUM ENGINEERING STUDENTS
OLSON, Hilary Clement1, BRYANT, Steve2, OLSON, Jon E.3 and WILLIAMS, Iona2, (1)Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0300, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Dept. of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0300, Austin, TX 78712, holson@austin.utexas.edu
1-4
9:00 AM
DEMONSTRATION OF ATTRIBUTING AND ANALYZING 3D OUTCROP MODELS IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH USING ESRI AND NON-ESRI MODULES
CHEN, Lu1, URBANSKI, Tara L.2, RODRIGUEZ, Iris3, WANG, Miao3 and AIKEN, Carlos L.V.3, (1)Geospatial Information Sciences, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75083, (2)Geosciences, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75083, (3)Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080, lu.chen@utdallas.edu
1-5
9:20 AM
STRUCTURED PROCESS QUIZZES LEADS TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF GEOLOGICAL PROCESS IN INTRODUCTORY COURSES
PALSOLE, Sunay Vasant, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, sunay.palsole@utsa.edu
1-6
9:40 AM
K-12 GEOSCIENCE WORKSHOPS AND FRESHMAN FIELD CAMP: TXKORP OUTREACH
STAFFORD, Kevin W., SHAW, Melinda G. and BROWN, Wesley, Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13011, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, staffordk@sfasu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
1-7
10:10 AM
A GEOLOGIC “COVER UP”--IMPERILED ACCESS FOR FIELD RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ALONG HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN TEXAS
WOODRUFF Jr, Charles M., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, chockw@mail.utexas.edu
1-8
10:30 AM
WHY SHOULD WE CARE? AWAKENING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE REALITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE
MANLEY, James1, BARR, Alysia Nicole2, ELLINS, Katherine K.3, HADDAD, Nick4, LEDLEY, Tamara4 and DUNLAP, Candace4, (1)Garland Independent School District, Coyle Middle School, 4500 Skyline Drive, Rowlett, TX 75088, (2)Burkburnett High School, 109 West Kramer Road, Burkburnett, TX 76354, (3)Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758, (4)TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, jmmanley@garlandisd.net
1-9
10:50 AM
USING EARTHLABS TO ENHANCE EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN TEXAS
CHEGWIDDEN, Dawn1, ELLINS, Katherine K.2, LEDLEY, Tamara3 and HADDAD, Nick3, (1)1704 Colony St, Flower Mound, TX 75028, (2)Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758, (3)TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, chegwiddendm@lisd.net
11:10 AM
CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE LITERACY: BUILD THE SCAFFOLDING FOR 21ST CENTURY SCIENCE LITERACY
OSTLUND, Karen L., National Science Teachers Association, 1840 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, 22201, klostlund@utexas.edu
11:30 AM
CLIMATE LITERACY: SUPPORTING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HADDAD, Nick1, ELLINS, Katherine K.2, LEDLEY, Tamara1, MCNEAL, Karen S.3 and LIBARKIN, Julie C.4, (1)TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, (2)Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758, (3)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 288 Farm Ln, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115, kellins@ig.utexas.edu
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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