2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 242
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 324 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T86. Research on Teaching and Student Learning in the K–12 Earth Science Classroom

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Earth Science Teachers Association; National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Laura A. Guertin and Tanya Furman, Session Chairs
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Start Time
1:30 PM
WHY THE WORLD NEEDS EARTH SCIENCE
ROEMMELE, Christopher Marc, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and BALLOTTI, Dean M., Earth, Atmosphere, & Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, ballotti@purdue.edu
1:45 PM
STUDENT-LED OUTREACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
MCGRAW, Lauren E.1, ROBERTS, Jennifer M.2, VAN DEVENTER, Sarah C.3, CARNINE, Christine R.3, KHAWAJA, Sama1 and ELMORE, R. Douglas2, (1)ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Room 710, Norman, OK 73019, (2)ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, SEC 710, Norman, OK 73019, (3)Norman, OK 73072, lauren.e.mcgraw-1@ou.edu
2:00 PM
WGU-AMNH PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM: YEAR 1 RESULTS
METLAY, Suzanne T., Teachers College, Western Governors University, 4001 South 700 East, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, HUDON-MILLER, Sarah E., Teacher's College, Western Governors University, 4001 South 700 East, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, DUNCAN, Robert, Product Development, Western Governors University, 4001 South 700 East, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 and RANDLE, David, Seminars on Science, American Museum of Natural History, National Center for Science Literacy, Educ & Technology, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, suzanne.metlay@wgu.edu
2:15 PM
THE PEDAGOGICAL DIAGENESIS OF GEOLOGY INSTRUCTION IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM: THE EXPERIENCES AND SUCCESSES OF ONE RURAL VIRGINIA EDUCATOR
KOHRS, Russell H., Shenandoah County Public Schools, Massanutten Regional Governor's School for Environmental Science and Technology, 6375 South Main Street, Mount Jackson, VA 22842, kohrsrh@gmail.com
2:30 PM
DYNAMIC ICELAND GEOVENTURE 2015: AN INTERACTIVE FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORT OF TEACHER PREPARATION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
FLEISHER, P. Jay, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY-Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820, TWEED, Fiona, Geography Department, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and FRANZI, David A., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, fleishpj@oneonta.edu
2:45 PM
THE GREAT DIVIDE: EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE ON EVOLUTION UNDERSTANDING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
SALTER, Rachel L., Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, 223 Stevens Hall, Dept. 2715, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108 and FORCINO, Frank L., Geosciences and Natural Resources Department, Western Carolina University, 331 Stillwell Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723, rachel.salter@ndsu.edu
3:00 PM
CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORIES, VIRTUAL FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES, THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, AND TEACHING IN AND ABOUT COMPLEX SYSTEMS
DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, The Paleontological Research Institution, 92 South Drive, Amherst, NY 14226, WHITE, Tim, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 2217 Earth and Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802, ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 and DERRY, Louis A., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, dad55@cornell.edu
3:15 PM
EARTH SYSTEMS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TEACHING GLOBAL CHANGE PROCESSES: ILLUSTRATING COMPLEXITY USING INFOGRAPHICS AND CONCEPTUAL MODELS
BEAN, Jessica R., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 and WHITE, Lisa D., University of California, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, jrbean@berkeley.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
INDICATORS OF THE STATUS OF GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
ROBECK, Ed, Director, Center for Geoscience and Society, American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302, ecrobeck@agiweb.org
4:00 PM
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: THE IMPERATIVE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE ALL FUTURE TEACHERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
EGGER, Anne E., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, AWAD, Aida, Science, Maine Township High School East, 2601 Dempster, Park Ridge, IL 60068, SULLIVAN, Susan, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, ORR, Cailin Huyck, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and MARA, Valentina, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, annegger@geology.cwu.edu
4:15 PM
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN INTENSIVE NINE-WEEK UNDERGRADUATE PRE-SERVICE TEACHER SCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND LESSON PLANS AND CAREER PLANS
ABOLINS, Mark, Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, Mark.Abolins@mtsu.edu
4:30 PM
UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS' IDEAS ABOUT PLATE TECTONICS: A LEARNING PROGRESSIONS APPROACH
MCDONALD, Scott1, BATEMAN, Kathryn M.1, TANIS OZCELIK, Arzu2, GALL, Helen Deborah3, WEBB, Aubree4 and FURMAN, Tanya3, (1)Curriculum & Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Curriculum and Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University, 146 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Educational Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, 146 Chambers Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-3205, smcdonald@psu.edu
4:50 PM
PLATE TECTONICS MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSESSMENT: A PILOT
WEBB, Aubree1, MCDONALD, Scott2, FURMAN, Tanya3, GALL, Helen3, BATEMAN, Kathryn M.2 and TANIS OZCELIK, Arzu4, (1)Educational Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, 146 Chambers Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-3205, (2)Curriculum & Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Curriculum and Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University, 146 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802, amw403@psu.edu
5:10 PM
THE CHALLENGE OF ASSUMPTIONS: A COMPARISON OF CURRICULAR MATERIALS AND EMPIRICALLEARNING PROGRESSIONS IN MIDDLE GRADES PLATE TECTONICS
BATEMAN, Kathryn M.1, MCDONALD, Scott1 and FURMAN, Tanya2, (1)Curriculum & Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, kmb546@psu.edu
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