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GSA2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T72. Ethics of Geoscience in Practice and Application T77. Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research,
Mapping, and Resource Management
Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Environmental Geoscience;
Public Policy Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Hydrogeology; Geoscience
Information/Communication
Advocates: Cindy Palinkas; Vincent S. Cronin
Advocates: Bruce A. Heise; F. Edwin Harvey; Jason P. Kenworthy
Geoscientists have ethical obligations in conducting research,
informing society of geo-resources and hazards, and student This session addresses the roles of geology and hydrology in
training. This session aims to discuss these obligations through national parks. Presentations are encouraged on geologic and
presentation of research results and needs, case studies, and hydrologic research, paleontology, and geologic and water
educational strategies. resource management in units of the U.S. National Park system.
T73. Everyone Says They’re Teaching Earth Systems, But What T78. Geoscience Alliance: Blending Traditional Knowledge and
Does That Really Mean? Western Science to Develop Solutions for Real-World Problems
Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Geoscience Information/ Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Environmental Geoscience;
Communication; History and Philosophy of Geology Public Policy
Advocates: Eric J. Pyle; Don Duggan-Haas Advocates: Nievita Bueno Watts; Diana Dalbotten; Wendy Smythe
What does it mean to teach earth systems science? This session Geoscience Alliance is a national movement dedicated to broad-
includes a series of cases and strategies that have been used to build ening the participation of Native Americans in the geosciences.
understandings of Earth as a system and of systems more broadly. We will highlight efforts that integrate traditional knowledge and
western science to solve real-world problems.
T74. Extended Geology Trips with Special Emphasis on
Study Abroad T79. Geoscience Career Planning in the Classroom and Beyond
Discipline: Geoscience Education Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Geoscience Information/
Communication; Hydrogeology
Advocates: Tania-Maria Anders; Mark Boryta
Advocate: Larry McKay
This session will offer tips, tricks, and topics for developing and
running extended geology field trips both nationally and interna- The goal of this topical session is to explore ways to improve the
tionally. We especially encourage submissions that focus on how involvement of academic institutions, employers, and professional
to implement study abroad programs that include considerable organizations in preparing geoscience students for success in job
field components. searches and career planning.
GSA TODAY | MAY 2015 T75. Field-Based Educational Research: Insights from Field T80. Integrating Students with Learning Differences into a
Camps, Field Trips, and Field-Based Courses Geoscience Curriculum: Examples, Strategies, and Lessons
Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Geoscience Information/ Discipline: Geoscience Education
Communication
Advocates: N.P. Lang; Lyman P. Persico
Advocates: Miriam Barquero-Molina; Angela Van Boening;
Heather L. Petcovic; Lauren N. Holder This session aims to increase the teaching strategies for geosci-
ence educators working with students with a learning difference
This session will present rigorous research in field-based geosci- by drawing upon the previous experiences of both educators
ence education, including field camps, courses, trips, field-based and students.
research, and professional contexts. Research involving cognitive
science such as spatial thinking, navigation, visualization skills, T81. Intentional Integration of Research into the Curriculum:
and utilizing teaching as research in the field will also be covered. Undergraduate Research as a Teaching Practice
T76. GeocorpsTM America and Mosaics in Science Programs: Discipline: Geoscience Education
Successful Partnerships Promoting Individual Professional
Development and Application of Geoscience and Related Fields Advocates: Patricia Manley; Robert D. Shuster; Elizabeth A.
to Management of America’s Public Lands Johnson
Disciplines: Geoscience Education; Geoscience Information/ This session will focus on undergraduate research as a teaching
Communication; Public Policy practice. Presentations ranging from examples of individual exer-
cises to scaffolding research skills development throughout the
Advocates: Matthew Dawson; Elizabeth Norby; Melody Holm curriculum are encouraged.
The GeoCorpsTM America and Mosaics in Science programs
provide professional development opportunities for students and
professionals in the geosciences and other natural resource science
fields to apply specialized skills to projects on public lands.
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