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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T124. Practical Advice for In-Service and Pre-Service Topics might include cross-institutional collaborations includ-
K–12 Earth Science Teacher Preparation and Professional ing recruitment, undergraduate research, field trips, and
Development 2YC–4YCU faculty interactions; GEOPATHS or bridge programs,
advising/support strategies; career development and preparation;
Cosponsors: National Earth Science Teachers Association; research on transfer; and/or impact on broadening access.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Teacher
Education Division T128. Teaching about the Earth Online
Discipline: Geoscience Education Discipline: Geoscience Education
Advocates: Suzanne T. Metlay; Belinda E. Jacobs; Carla Advocates: Timothy J. Bralower; Ariel D. Anbar; Jonathan H.
McAuliffe; Sadredin C. Moosavi Tomkin
K–12 earth sciences teachers, informal educators, professional This session will focus on strategies to develop modern online
development providers, and teacher preparation faculty discuss courses including effective assessment, application of active
successful strategies to address teacher needs resulting from learning including large datasets, integration of systems thinking,
revised state science standards, NGSS, and Framework imple- teaching at scale, and interdisciplinary courses.
mentation nationwide.
T129. The Challenge of Defining Student Success: Broadening
T125. Preparing the Next Generation of Geoscience Participation, Measuring Success, and Preparing 2YC and
Educators: Research on Teacher Education 4YC Students for a Variety of Transitions
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Cosponsors: National Association of Geoscience Teachers;
Association of Geoscience Teachers, Teacher Education Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of
National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Division of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division
Geoscience Education Research
Discipline: Geoscience Education
Discipline: Geoscience Education
Advocates: Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft; Peter J. Berquist;
Advocates: Heather L. Petcovic; Katherine Ryker Joshua Villalobos
This session highlights research on current and future geosci- “Student success” is a core principle throughout academia, yet
ence teacher attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and practices across there is no one-size-fits-all approach. This session seeks presenta-
K–12 and higher education, including research on the preparation tions from individuals, institutions, and organizations that have
of teaching assistants and future faculty. attempted novel approaches to ensure the success of all students.
T126. Professional Development Locally to Achieve Earth T130. The Other Two Dimensions of NGSS: Science and
Science Literacy Globally: Successful Models of K–12 Teacher Engineering Practices and Cross-Cutting Concepts in
Professional Development Ready for Emulation in New Support of Earth Science Teacher Education
Environments (Posters)
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Association of
Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Earth Science Geoscience Teachers Teacher Education Division
Teachers Association; American Geophysical Institute
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy
Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy
Advocate: Eric J. Pyle
Advocate: Sadredin C. Moosavi
This session highlights how science and engineering practices
This session seeks to showcase successful K–12 earth-science unique to earth science and cross-cutting concepts reinforce disci-
teacher professional-development programs that can serve as plinary content ideas to advance earth science in K–12 through
models for use in new, underserved environments using local the NGSS in teacher preparation and professional development.
GSA members’ talents and community/industry resources.
T131. Translating Professional Development Experiences into
T127. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer between the Classroom
Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways
to Success Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Association of Geoscience Teachers
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA
Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Discipline: Geoscience Education
Geoscience Teachers; National Association of Geoscience
Teachers Geo2YC Division Advocates: Megan H. Jones; Jacquelyn Hams; Richard M. Jones
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy, Professional development aims to share knowledge and skills
Geoscience Information/Communication with faculty, expecting that they bring their experiences into their
classrooms. We welcome examples of faculty adaptations, new
Advocates: Norlene R. Emerson; Eric M.D. Baer; Allan Ludman instructional methods, or curriculum inspired by professional
development experiences.
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