Page 24 - gt1605
P. 24
GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
GSA TODAY | MAY 2016 T74. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Environmental Geoscience,
Policy Makers and the Public, and Measures of Impact Geoscience Information/Communication
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; CLEAN Advocate: Nazrul I. Khandaker
Network; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology
and Society Division; GSA Limnogeology Division K9–12 and undergraduate students involved in hands-on
general geology, field-based environmental related research and
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ improving content knowledge by incorporating experiential
Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy learning techniques are encouraged to submit their work. This
session is aimed at furthering geoscience education and ensuring
Advocates: Tamara Shapiro Ledley; Anne U. Gold; Suzanne recruitment and retention.
O’Connell; Mark A. Chandler; Katya Hafich
T79. Graduate Student Preparation for STEM Workforce
The session will focus on activities (formal and informal educa-
tion, engagement with decision makers, networks, and the public) Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience
and research (education, social, and cognitive) that can extend the Education Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering
reach and effectiveness of climate literacy efforts. Geology Division; International Association for Geoscience
Diversity; GSA Student Advisory Council; National Earth Science
T75. Developing Geoscience K–12 Education-Focused Outreach Teachers Association
Programs: Civic Engagement and Science Communication
Training Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Public Policy, Geoscience
Information/Communication
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology
and Society Division Advocates: Marilyn J. Suiter; Lina Patino
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ How do we measure outcomes of investment in graduate
Communication research and education regarding STEM workforce? What is suit-
able preparation for workers’ specific skills? This session is a
Advocate: Peter Anderson forum for the exploration of STEM education and workforce.
Evaluating the effectiveness and overall merits of K–12 educa- T80. Implementing Discovery-Based Research Experiences in
tional outreach in earth science, with a focus on science-commu- Undergraduate Geoscience Courses and Curricula
nication skill development.
Cosponsors: Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences
T76. Digital Poster Session: Training Preservice Teachers to Apply Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Digital Technology across the Geoscience Curriculum (Posters)
Discipline: Geoscience Education
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoinformatics, Geoscience
Information/Communication Advocates: Laura A. Guertin; Jeffrey G. Ryan; Preston Lee
Phillips; Patricia Manley; Jay Labov; Kerry Brenner
Advocates: Declan G. De Paor; Steven J. Whitmeyer; Callan Bentley
This session builds on a 2015 convocation report from the
To attract students into geoscience, we need to spark interest at National Research Council to address models, evidence,
school. This digital poster session will focus on ways of training approaches, and challenges with students and university lead-
pre-service teachers to make effective use of digital technology in ership for promoting discovery-based research experiences in
geoscience education. the geosciences
T77. Disseminating Best Practices and Resources Developed in T81. Increasing Engagement and Improving Learning Outcomes
Education Projects Funded by the National Science Foundation for Geology Students: Using Cognitive Science to Inform
or by Other Federal/State Agencies (Posters) Geoscience Teaching and Learning
Discipline: Geoscience Education Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Communication
Advocates: Jill Singer; Jeffrey G. Ryan
Advocates: Shondricka Burrell; Allison J. Jaeger
This session seeks to share best practices, lessons learned, and
resources developed from geoscience education projects funded by Research findings in cognitive science can inform the develop-
NSF or other agencies. Projects supported by NSF’s Improving ment of effective teaching and learning strategies in the geosciences
Undergraduate STEM Education program (IUSE) are encouraged. in three key areas fundamental to the discipline: evidence-based
reasoning, conceptual change, and spatial visualization.
T78. Encouraging K9–16 Partnerships in the Geosciences to
Maximize Recruitment and Retention Efforts (Posters)
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA
Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Environmental and
Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and
Geomorphology Division; GSA Science and Society Division
24
communi t y.geosociet y.org / gsa2 016
