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GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T82. Methodological Decision Making in Geoscience Education T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer between GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
Research Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways
for Success
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Association of Geoscience Teachers Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Association of Geoscience
Teachers Geo2YC Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy
Communication Advocates: Eric M.D. Baer; Norlene R. Emerson; Allan Ludman
Advocates: Katherine Ryker; Nicole LaDue; Todd D. Ellis; Kim Topics might include advising/support strategies; bridge
A. Cheek programs; cross-institutional collaborations including recruit-
ment and student research projects, field trips, and 2YC–4YCU
Geoscience education research uses quantitative, qualitative, faculty interactions; articulation agreements; curricular and
and mixed-methods approaches. Presenters are encouraged to extra-curricular experiences, transfer patterns, and impact on
highlight the rationale for methodological decisions and how broadening access.
decisions about research methods impact conclusions that can be
drawn from their results. T87. Supporting Students with Disabilities: Innovations and
Strategies for Geo-Success
T83. Place as an Organizing Principle in Geoscience Education Cosponsors: International Association for Geoscience Diversity;
GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of
Cosponsor: GSA Geoscience Education Division Geoscience Teachers; National Earth Science Teachers Association;
National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division;
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, History and Philosophy of NAGT TED (Teacher Education Division)
Geology, Geoscience Information/Communication Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Communication
Advocates: Sadredin C. Moosavi; Steven Semken; Diana Dalbotten Advocates: René A. Shroat-Lewis; Wendi J.W. Williams
This session will explore the use of place as an organizing prin- This session is aimed at sharing effective geology classroom
ciple for teaching geoscience content while enhancing learner (fully face2face, hybrid, online formats), laboratory, and field
connections to locations in which they live. K–16 and informal experience strategies for students with disabilities (to include
educators welcome! Universal Design applications, too).
T84. Planning to Make a Difference through the Next T88. Technological Innovation in Geoscience in Two-Year
Generation Science Standards: Part 1: K–12 Initiatives Colleges
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; International
Cosponsors: National Earth Science Teachers Association; GSA Association for Geoscience Diversity; National Association of
Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division Geoscience Teachers
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy Communication
Advocates: Callan Bentley; Joshua Villalobos; Peter J. Berquist
Advocates: Michael J. Passow; Belinda E. Jacobs; Carla McAuliffe;
Cheryl L.B. Manning This session explores the successful application of technology in
geoscience courses at two-year colleges. Topics may include virtual
As states and school district prepare to adopt/adapt the Next field experiences, drones, facilitating access for students with disabil-
Generation Science Standards (NGSS), it becomes important to ities, infusing technology into fieldwork, and mobile apps.
consider how changes in Earth and Space Science will be different
this time from past educational initiatives. 25−28 SEPTEMBER
T85. Planning to Make a Difference through the Next
Generation Science Standards: Part 2: Undergraduate and
Teacher Training Initiatives
Cosponsors: National Earth Science Teachers Association; GSA
Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy
Advocates: Michael J. Passow; Belinda E. Jacobs; Carla McAuliffe;
Cheryl L.B. Manning
What adaptations should higher education and informal educa-
tional institutions create to facilitate implementation of the
NGSS? How best can teacher preparation programs empower pre-
and in-service educators with skills to succeed under the NGSS?
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