Rocky Mountain Section - 75th Annual Meeting - 2025

Session No. 23
Tuesday, 20 May 2025: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM
Cascade D (Utah Valley Convention Center)

T19. Innovations in Geoscience Education: Effective Teaching, Research, and Curricula in the Earth Science Classroom

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Education - Rocky Mountain Section

 

Charles Doug Czajka and Rachel Atkins, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
INTRODUCING THE NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOSCIENCE TEACHERS
MANNING, Cheryl, Earth Systems Science Education Research and Consulting, OrbWeaver Consulting, LLC, 6550 ARAPAHOE DR, Evergreen, CO 80439, WARD, Emily Geraghty, Earth Science and Observation Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 and KOSLOSKI, Mary, Science, Arvada West High School, 11595 Allendale Drive, Arvada, CO 80004
8:20 AM
DIAMOND PROPOSALS OF A DIFFERENT SORT: USING BACKWARDS DESIGN AND ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO TEACH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS HOW TO FIND DIAMONDS
ROSS, Keryn, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S335 ESC, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
8:35 AM
CREATING A STUDENT-OWNED, STUDENT-LED, AND STUDENT-RUN MINING COMPANY
BIASI, Joseph, PhD, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070
8:50 AM
CULTIVATING INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCE AMONG NATIVE STUDENTS WITH AN OUTDOOR HYDROLOGY EXPERIMENT
SHALLUE, Michaela, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322; Department of Geosciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, PEDERSON, Joel, Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523; Department of Geosciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322 and SEARLE, Kristin, Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322
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