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22–25 SEPTEMBER  PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA

Advocates: Don Haas; Wendy L. Taylor; Frank Granshaw Geoscience educators working in international settings at all
Changing technologies are making capturing and sharing aspects levels, formal and informal, are encouraged to present their
of field experiences easier and richer. How has virtual fieldwork experience in this session. The programs of the International
changed and diversified over time? Do we know what students are Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO) will be highlighted.
learning from using and making Virtual Fieldwork Experiences?
T192. Improving College Student Education by
T188. Taking Control of Your Mentoring through Peers, Faculty, and
Geoscience Career Path Professionals (Posters)
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; American Cosponsor: GSA Geoscience Education Division
Geophysical Union; American Institute of Professional Discipline: Geoscience Education
Geologists; Association for Women Geoscientists; GSA Advocates: Lixin Jin; Diane I. Doser; Joshua Villalobos
Geoscience Education Division This geoscience education session aims to share experiences
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ in implementation and evaluation of formal and informal men-
Communication toring from the perspective of the mentors and the protégés.
Advocates: Carolyn Wilson; Christopher Keane
This panel session will present lessons learned by current geo- T193. Importance of Involving
scientists as they navigated their career path, as well as discuss Undergraduate and High School Students in
factors that influenced their career decisions. The panel will Geoscience- and Environmental Science–Based
include a discussion with session attendees. Research (Posters)
Cosponsors: National Association of Geoscience Teachers;
T189. Research and Strategies to Build a K–12 GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology
Geoscience Teacher Workforce Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Quaternary
Cosponsors: National Earth Science Teachers Association; Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Energy Geology
National Earth Science Teachers Association–TED Division
Discipline: Geoscience Education Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Environmental Geoscience,
Advocates: Cheryl L.B. Manning; Carla McAuliffe; Belinda E. Geoscience Information/Communication
Jacobs Advocates: Nazrul I. Khandaker; Arif M. Sikder; Stanley Schleifer
This session explores research and strategies that contribute to This session welcomes submissions from geoscience, environ-
a well-prepared geoscience teacher workforce. We examine how mental science, and other field- and laboratory-based programs that
experiences in strong pedagogy and rigorous science course- provide experiences for undergraduate and high school students.
work, including research and field experiences, enable both
confidence and competence. T194. Highlighting Research by 2YC and 4YCU
Undergraduate Geoscience Students (Posters)
T190. Making Sense of Methodologies and Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Theoretical Frameworks in Geoscience Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Association of
Education Research Geoscience Teachers 2YC Division; International Association
Cosponsors: National Association of Geoscience Teachers; for Geoscience Diversity
National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geoscience Discipline: Geoscience Education
Education Research Division Advocates: Adrianne A. Leinbach; Gretchen L. Miller;
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Stephanie M. Rollins
Communication This session is designed for two-year college (2YC) and four-
Advocates: Katherine Ryker; Karen McNeal; Leilani Arthurs; year college and university (4YCU) students presenting research
Emily M. Geraghty Ward posters in any subdiscipline of geoscience.
Methods and theoretical frameworks can come from within
and outside of geoscience education research to shape our field. T195. Hands-On Teaching Demonstrations
Presenters are encouraged to highlight their decision-making That Combine Geoscience and Societal Issues:
process in research studies that advance the field. New Audience Participation Requested!
approaches and applications of established methods/frameworks Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
are welcomed. Association of Geoscience Teachers
Discipline: Geoscience Education
T191. International Geoscience Education Advocates: Elizabeth A. Nagy-Shadman; Tiffany A. Rivera
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; International This is a geoscience education session that practices what it
Geoscience Education Organization; National Association of preaches. Authors present micro-demonstrations of effective
Geoscience Teachers; National Earth Science Teachers teaching activities that integrate geoscience content with societal
Association; International Association for Geoscience Diversity concerns. Presentations include audience participation, assess-
Discipline: Geoscience Education ment results, and reflections on effectiveness.
Advocates: Mary E. Dowse; Steven W. Anderson; Sharon Locke

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