2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 9
Sunday, 19 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
210 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T56. Ushering in a New Era in K–16 Geoscience Education

National Earth Science Teachers Association; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Michael J. Passow and Glenn R. Dolphin, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
9-1
8:00 AM
NGSS AND EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE: AN EXAMPLE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
MANNING, Cheryl L.B., Evergreen High School, 29300 Buffalo Park Road, Evergreen, CO 80439
Handouts
  • NGSS_EarthScienceHS.pdf (18.6 MB)
  • 9-2
    8:15 AM
    DIG TEXAS INSTRUCTIONAL BLUEPRINTS: SUPPORTING RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
    JACOBS, Belinda E., Cedar Ridge High School, 2800 Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX 78664, ELLINS, Katherine K., Office of Outreach and Diversity, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758, RIGGS, Eric M., College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, SERPA, Laura F., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968 and STOCKS, Eric, Dept. of Psychology and Counseling, The University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799
    9-3
    8:30 AM
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    9-4
    8:45 AM
    TEACHER'S GUIDE TO VALLES CALDERA:THE SCIENCE; FULFILLING THE VISION OF NGSS
    SPIDELL, Rhonda, NM EPSCOR Consultant, NA, 1210 Marigold Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87122 and DUNBAR, Nelia W., New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801
    9-6
    9:15 AM
    USING VIRTUAL FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES TO INTEGRATE NGSS AND CCSS
    MILLER, Sarah R., Instructional Technology, DCMO BOCES, 6678 County Road 32, Norwich, NY 13815
    9-7
    9:30 AM
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    9-8
    9:45 AM
    THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE TASKS HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR DATASETS AND RESOURCES FOR SUCCESSFUL CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NGSS
    PRICE, Nancy A., Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751
    9-9
    10:00 AM
    EQUAL, SEPARATE, OR COMPLEMENTARY? CONTRIBUTIONS OF ONLINE MODULES IN A BLENDED GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
    CLARY, Renee M., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 108 Hilbun Hall, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, ELDER, Anastasia, Counseling & Educational Psychology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, DUNNE, James A., Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and WAX, Charles, Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
    10:15 AM
    THE HISTORY OF GEOLOGY AS A MODERN TOOL FOR TEACHING GEOLOGY
    DOLPHIN, Glenn R., Dept. of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and BENOIT, Wendy, Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Ave. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada
    Handouts
  • History as a tool.pptx (36.0 MB)
  • 10:30 AM
    IMPACTS OF INCORPORATING SMALL-GROUP ACTIVE-LEARNING ACTIVITY MODULES ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDES IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE
    BERG, Christopher A., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118
    9-12
    10:45 AM
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    11:00 AM
    FOSTERING 3RD GRADE STUDENTS' USE OF SCIENTIFIC MODELS WITH THE WATER CYCLE: ELEMENTARY TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES
    VO, Tina, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, University of Nebraska, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68583, FORBES, Cory, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 523 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583 and SCHWARZ, Christina V., Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University, 349 Erickson Hall, 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824
    11:15 AM
    MASTERING THE CHALLENGES OF ADOLESCENT EARTH SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS INTEGRATION:  THE MAESTRO PROJECT, YEAR 2
    PYLE, Eric J., Department of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and COURTIER, Anna M., Science Outreach Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 115 Upham Hall, Whitewater, WI 53190
    11:30 AM
    INTRODUCING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS TO THE TEACHER'S COLLEGE
    METLAY, Suzanne T., Teachers College, Western Governors University, 4001 South 700 East, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
    Handouts
  • Metlay_T56_NGSS_GSA_19Oct2014.pptx (1.1 MB)
  • 11:45 AM
    PROVIDING NGSS-FOCUSED TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EARTH2CLASS MODEL
    PASSOW, Michael J., Offfice of Education & Outreach, Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, ASSUMPCAO, Cristiana M., Science, Colegio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 04105-000, Brazil and BAGGIO, Frederico D., Warp10 LLC, Miami, FL 33132
    Handouts
  • GSA_2014.pptx (4.2 MB)
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