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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T109. Eat It! Using Food to Adapt Mental Models in Teaching T113. Geoscience Education Research: Implications for
Introductory Geoscience Education Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching and Learning
Cosponsor: GSA Geoscience Education Division Cosponsors: National Association of Geoscience Teachers;
GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Geoscience Teachers, Division of Geoscience Education Research
Communication (NAGT-GER)
Advocate: Mindy A. Kimball Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Communication
Geoscience educators often use food as a visual or conceptual
model to increase cognition in introductory courses. This session Advocates: Kristen St. John; Karen McNeal; Anne Gold;
encourages presentations of effective, unique, or failed food-based Katherine Ryker
teaching tools.
This session highlights how GER findings can be translated
T110. Engaging Students through Course-Based into teaching and identifying future directions for research with
Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) across the the broader geoscience community. Specific topics may include
Geoscience Curriculum active learning, teaching with technology/modeling, diversity, and
interdisciplinary collaborations.
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; Council on
Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division T114. Getting It Done: Experiences of Implementing the
Framework and NGSS in Earth and Space Science
Discipline: Geoscience Education
Discipline: Geoscience Education
Advocates: James H. MacDonald Jr.; Jeffrey G. Ryan; Rosemary
Hickey-Vargas; Mary A. Beck; Chris Vidito; Sven Holbik Advocates: Aida Awad; Ed C. Robeck; Susan Sullivan
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) is a The geoscience education community has taken action to
proven method to provide large numbers of students the benefits implement the Framework for Kâ12 Science Education and the
of research. Presentations from CUREs across the undergraduate Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This session will
curriculum, and from lower to upper division courses, are share case studies, lessons learned, and personal reflections of
encouraged. implementation efforts, even unvarnished ones.
T111. Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: T115. Hands-On Teaching Demonstrations that Combine
Research, Mapping, and Resource Management Geoscience and Societal Issues: Audience Participation
Requested!
Cosponsors: GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental
and Engineering Geology Division Cosponsors: National Association of Geoscience Teachers;
GSA Geoscience Education Division
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Hydrogeology, Geoscience
Information/Communication Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Environmental Geoscience
Advocates: Jason P. Kenworthy; F. Edwin Harvey Advocates: Elizabeth A. Nagy-Shadman; Anne E. Egger
This session addresses the roles of geology and hydrology in This is a geoscience education session that practices what it
national parks. We encourage presentations on geologic and preaches. Authors present micro-demonstrations of effective
hydrologic research, paleontology, past research experience, and teaching activities that integrate geoscience content with societal
geologic and water resource management in units of the U.S. concerns. Presentations include audience participation, assess-
National Park System. ment results, and reflections on effectiveness.
T112. Geoscience Education at Two-Year Colleges T116. How to Engage Pre-Service Teachers in Authentic
NGSS-Aligned Learning in Undergraduate Geology
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology Classrooms
and Society Division; International Association for Geoscience
Diversity; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Cosponsor: GSA Geoscience Education Division
Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; National
Earth Science Teachers Association Discipline: Geoscience Education
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Advocate: Susan M. DeBari
Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy
This session seeks to explore the ways that 2- and 4-year col-
Advocates: Brett S. Dooley; Callan Bentley; Wendi J.W. Williams leges and universities provide learning experiences in geoscience
classrooms for future teachers. We seek presentations that provide
Two-year colleges (2YCs) are important to diverse and inclusive best practices and can share measurable outcomes.
geoscience workforce recruitment and retention of student popula-
tions pursuing STEM and teaching degrees. This session will
showcase strategies, curriculum, and partnerships.
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