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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 186
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4D (Colorado Convention Center)

T74. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for Policy Makers and the Public, and Measures of Impact

GSA Geoscience Education Division; CLEAN Network; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Limnogeology Division
Tamara Shapiro Ledley, Anne U. Gold, Suzanne O'Connell, Mark A. Chandler and Katya Hafich, Advocates
186-1
8:00 AM
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE ALL CAPS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE ON FACEBOOK (Invited Presentation)
KIRK, Karin B., Freelance Science Writer, Bozeman, MT 59715 and COOK, John, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Level 7, Gehrmann Laboratories (60), Research Rd, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia, karin@kirkframeworks.com
186-2
8:20 AM
CAPTURING TWEETS ON CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TWITTER IN CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION?
MCNEAL, Karen S.1, LUGINBUHL, Sarah2 and NGO, Angel1, (1)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Raleigh, NC 27607, ksmcneal@ncsu.edu
186-3
8:35 AM
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: TEST-DRIVING ‘CARBON FEE AND DIVIDEND’
WITHERSPOON, William D., georgiarocks.us, P.O. Box 33522, Decatur, GA 30033, billspoon1@gmail.com
186-4
8:50 AM
MAJOR SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AGREE ON GLOBAL WARMING: IT’S TIME FOR ACTION!
STONE, George, Physical Science, Milwaukee Area Technical College (retired), 6131 West Wisconsin Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213-4107, geotstone@gmail.com
186-5
9:05 AM
CLIMATE LITERACY: FROM THE “WHAT” OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO THE “SO WHAT” OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE (Invited Presentation)
KIRN, Marda, EcoArts Connections, PO Box 356, Boulder, CO 80306-0356, info.ecoarts@gmail.com
186-6
9:25 AM
A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUALS’ MOTIVES FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
BENTLEY, Andrew Phillip Keller, ADAMS, Betty A.J. and COBERN, William, The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Age, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5444, Andrew.P.Bentley@wmich.edu
186-7
9:40 AM
EYE-TRACKING ASSESSMENT OF THE USABILITY OF A WEB-BASED CLIMATE DECISION-MAKING TOOL USED BY FORESTRY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN US
MAUDLIN, Lindsay C.1, MCNEAL, Karen S.1, ATKINS, Rachel2, DAVIS, Corey1, BOYLES, Ryan1 and ALDRIDGE, Heather Dinon1, (1)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607, lcmaudlin@ncsu.edu
186-8
9:55 AM
INVESTIGATING THE MOTIVATIONS AND PRACTICES OF MIDDLE SCHOOL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATORS
MCNEAL, Peggy M., Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 3225 Wood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, peggy.m.mcneal@wmich.edu
 
10:10 AM
Break
186-9
10:25 AM
POLAR LEARNING AND RESPONDING: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION (Invited Presentation)
STEINER, Robert V., American Museum of Natural History, National Center for Science Literacy, Educ & Technology, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-7192 and PFIRMAN, Stephanie, Environmental Science, Barnard College, Columbia University, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, rsteiner@amnh.org
186-10
10:45 AM
Withdrawn
186-11
11:00 AM
LENS ON CLIMATE CHANGE (LOCC)—ENGAGING DIVERSE SECONDARY STUDENTS IN CLIMATE SCIENCE THROUGH FILMMAKING
LECKEY, Erin H.1, GOLD, Anne1, WISE, Sarah2, LITTRELL-BAEZ, Megan1, LYNDS, Susan1, OONK, David1, SMITH, Lesley1, COZZETTO, Karen3, ALWEIS, Dick4, FORSYTH, Stacey5 and CARPENTER, Eric5, (1)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Arts and Sciences Support Through Technology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Colorado Film School, Denver, CO 80230, (5)CU Science Discovery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, Erin.Leckey@colorado.edu
186-12
11:15 AM
LIVING LANDSCAPES: CULTURE, CLIMATE SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
LEIGHTON, Adrian, WHITE, Germaine and ROCKWELL, David, Natural Resources, Salish Kootenai College, PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855, germane@cskt.org
186-13
11:30 AM
GEOLOGY OF THE SEVEN SUMMITS: A THEME-BASED COURSE FOR TEACHING TOPICS FROM TECTONICS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
SINGER, Jill, Earth Sciences, SUNY-Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222, singerjk@buffalostate.edu
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