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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T101. Better Together: Partnerships That Facilitate or Enhance Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy,
Experiential Learning in Undergraduate Geoscience Education Geoscience Information/Communication
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Advocates: Stephen K. Boss; Aisha R. Morris; Sadredin C. Moosavi
Association of Geoscience Teachers
This session examines diversity in the geosciences today rela-
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ tive to the inclusive geoscience community reflective of all of
Communication society the future portends. Presentations explore successful
strategies for eliminating barriers against and building bridges
Advocates: Miriam Barquero-Molina; Jonathan W. Mies to inclusion.
A showcase of partnerships, consortiums, and collaborations T106. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for
that help to overcome the challenges of providing experiential Policy Makers and the Public
learning (student research, student service, and domestic and
study-abroad field courses) in geoscience programs. Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Association of Geoscience Teachers; Climate Literacy Network
T102. Beyond the Road-Cut: Virtual, Local, and (CLEAN); GSA Geology and Society Division
Nontraditional “Field” Teaching and Learning Experiences
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy,
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Geoscience Information/Communication
Communication
Advocates: Anne Gold; Don Duggan-Haas; Carey Stanton;
Advocates: Lauren Neitzke Adamo; Kelsey S. Bitting; Patricia Larissa Johnson
Irizarry-Barreto
The session will focus on activities in formal and informal
Virtual exploration, museum-based assignments, and analysis education, and engagement with decision makers, networks, and
of geoscience on campus can be more inclusive ways to enhance the public that can extend the reach and effectiveness of climate
students’ conceptual learning and motivation. This session wel- literacy efforts.
comes presentations describing nontraditional “field” experiences
and evidence of their effectiveness. T107. Contextualized Epistemological Study of Funds of
Knowledge and Natural Phenomena: Developing a Third
T103. Broadening The Field: Traditional Ecological Space for Student Success in Science (Posters)
Knowledge in Geoscience
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Environmental Geoscience,
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Diversity History and Philosophy of Geology
in the Geosciences Committee
Advocate: Rosemary A. Millham
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Communication, Environmental Geoscience Identifying and integrating Funds of Knowledge in science
teaching and learning can provide a foundation for building
Advocates: Darryl Reano; Holly Pellerin; Wendy Smythe learning environments focused on equity and social justice while
preserving students’ individual beliefs.
This session focuses on coupling traditional ecological knowl-
edge with geoscience, by providing examples of successful pro- T108. EarthCache: Engaging Students and the Public in
grams that work with various stakeholders to develop and imple- Geoscience Education, Communication, and Outreach
ment culturally relevant geoscience training and curriculum
within Indigenous communities. Cosponsor: National Association of Geoscience Teachers
T104. Broader Impacts Activities as Vehicles for Filling the Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Geoscience Pipeline (Posters) Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy
Cosponsor: GSA Geoscience Education Division Advocates: Matthew Dawson; Charles W. Carrigan
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy The EarthCache program is a partnership between GSA and
Geocaching.com. This session explores how geoscience educators
Advocates: Michelle K. Hall; Michael Mayhew; Sharon Locke can use EarthCache sites to engage with students and the public
for geoscience education, communication, and outreach.
This session will explore effective broader impact activities and
recruitment strategies at the high school and early undergraduate
college levels that may be effective in increasing engagement with
the geosciences.
T105. Building an Inclusive Geoscience Community Today
for Tomorrow
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Diversity
in the Geosciences Committee; National Association of
Black Geoscientists
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