Theme: Curriculum Design
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Curriculum Design.
- Course Resources
- Curriculum Design
- Developing Geocompetencies
- Geoscience Education Research
- Implementing InTeGrate
- Online Education
- Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
- Program Design
- Recruiting, Retention, Diversity
- Research for Undergrads
- Student Learning
- Teacher Preparation, Professional Development and Policy Issues
- Teaching About Climate Change
Incorporating Thinking about the Earth across disciplines
WORKSHOP
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Adam Kuban, Ball State University
Research on undergraduate education programs has identified integration across disciplines as an ongoing challenge. This workshop will explore approaches to managing the integration of disciplines and perspectives. ...
Introducing Active Learning Strategies to Large Intro Courses
WORKSHOP
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Research in STEM disciplines has revealed a suite of empirically validated instructional practices that can contribute to improvements in student learning and a reduction in attrition. We will outline a series of ...
Ways to Change Your Teaching Activities to Help Our Diverse Student Body to Thrive
WORKSHOP
Gary Weissmann, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Roberto Ibarra, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Science and academia have a culture that can be challenging for students, particularly those from groups underrepresented in the STEM fields. This session will guide participants in supporting students and building ...
Preparing for an Academic Career
WORKSHOP
Ankur Desai, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College
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David Reed, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and others who are interested in pursuing academic careers in the geosciences. Workshop leaders will provide guidance and ...
Using the Science Literacy Documents to Guide Instruction
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Don Haas, Paleontological Research Institution
The Essential Principles and Big Ideas from the different documents listing Earth Systems Literacy Principles (for ocean, and atmospheric science, geology (a.k.a., Earth science), climate and energy) represent ...
How to Incorporate Service Learning in your Course and Curriculum
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Sarah Fortner, Carleton College
Service learning provides students with opportunities to directly meet the needs of their community. For students, this reinforces the relevance of the geosciences and their personal role in community problem ...
Designing Effective Assignments and Activities
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
We will focus on practical and effective strategies for designing inquiry-based assignments and activities and on how to successfully implement techniques such as jigsaw, gallery walk, and concept sketches in ...
Flipping your Class: What to leave out, what to add in
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Jennifer Roberts, University of Kansas Main Campus
Gregory Baker, Colorado Mesa University
Many well-respected groups and associated faculty have tackled the issues of Earth science classroom transformation through decades of research and application. Today, many significant pedagogical advances to the ...
Implementing Integrate & Curriculum Design
ORAL SESSION
Jennifer Hanselman, Westfield State University
Ronald Daly, Brown University
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Incorporating Earth Science into Other High School Science Classes
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Cheryl Manning, OrbWeaver Consulting
We will explore some different approaches to integrate Earth Science concepts into Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses by finding the interconnections between the sciences using the Next Generation Science ...
Beginning to InTeGrate in large introductory lecture courses: lessons from an implementation pilot
ORAL SESSION
Christopher Berg, Orange Coast College
This presentation will discuss the benefits, challenges, and student responses to a pilot attempt to replace significant portions of the existing coursework with InTeGrate modules in one section of a large lecture ...
Integrating Sustainability: Adapting InTeGrate Modules for Sustainability Pathway courses to Engage Students in Societal Issues at CSU, Chico
ORAL SESSION
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
Colleen Hatfield, California State University-Chico
Bruce Grelle, American Geophysical Union
Janine Stone, California State University-Chico
Eric Willard, California State University-Chico
Lee Altier, California State University-Chico
Don Hankins, California State University-Chico
Philip Clements, California State University-Chico
The Integrate Sustainability project at CSU, Chico is a collective effort of eight faculty to incorporate InTeGrate curriculum in lower and upper division courses in a GE Pathway focused on Sustainability. Online ...
Adapting geoscience materials for introductory biology courses using the Faculty Mentoring Network
ORAL SESSION
Jennifer Hanselman, Westfield State University
Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Sam Donovan, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium
Alison Hale, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus
InTeGrate and the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) project have partnered to support the adaptation of these geoscience modules into introductory biology courses. The modules all ...
Mapping The Environment With Sensory Perception: An Interdisciplinary Module For Examining Environmental Contamination And Impact
ORAL SESSION
Michael Phillips, Illinois Valley Community College
Lisa Phillips, Texas Tech University
Kate Darby, Western Washington University
Fully understanding and characterizing environmental problems requires an interdisciplinary approach that draws from a variety of fields. The initial affect of contamination is most often noted when people detect ...
How to use problem-based learning to catalyze student engagement in classes that explore exoplanets, habitability, or astrobiology
ORAL SESSION
Ronald Daly, Brown University
Stephanie Bouchey, Brown University
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an active, student-centered pedagogy wherein students learn by tackling a complex, real-world problem. PBL is proven to cultivate more than content knowledge: it improves ...
The Mission (Geo)Impossible Scavenger Hunt: Inclusive, Infuriating, Exhilarating
ORAL SESSION
Karla Panchuk, University of Saskatchewan/ St. Peter's College
In an introductory physical geology course for STEM and non-STEM majors, it can be a challenge to engage students who don't have a science background. If these students feel they don't belong, they can ...
A collective map project for GEO 120: Geology of the US National Parks
ORAL SESSION
Beth Laliberte, University of Rhode Island
Geology of the United States National Parks (GEO 120) is an introductory Geology class principally for non-science majors. The student population ranges from freshman to seniors and have a wide variety of majors. A ...
Water Sustainability on Campus – Opportunities for Education, Facilities Management, and (Gasp!) Saving Money
ORAL SESSION
Scott Brande, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Julie G. Price, University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB's Red Mountain Project, modeled on The Piedmont Project of Emory University, provides grant support to faculty for enhancing existing courses or creating new courses with sustainability themes. Our ...
A Lecture Tutorial on the Mahomet Aquifer in central Illinois
Eileen Herrstrom, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The objectives of this activity are to make lecture more interactive, introduce methods used in lab, and increase lecture attendance. The activity is presented in the context of a lecture on groundwater which ...
Case Study
Jane Dmochowski, University of Pennsylvania
Students are given information about Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This information helps them to understand that these are persistent legacy contaminants banned in 1977 by the EPA for concerns about the ...
Case Study Approach to Teaching Introductory Physical Geology
POSTER SESSION
Dan Olson, Edgewood College
Amy Schiebel, Edgewood College
In fall of 2015 we completely reworked our introductory physical geology course for non-majors. Our goals were to: Engage the students more meaningfully with the material. Help students to see the relationships ...
Communicating Geoscience Concepts In The Classroom And Beyond Using Short Videos
POSTER SESSION
Jennifer Wiggen, North Carolina State University
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
We created a series of geoscience videos to support student learning in an introductory physical geology course. We incorporated aspects of effective multimedia design (e.g., brief videos featuring spatial and ...
Poster Project Final: Student Perceptions and Performance
POSTER SESSION
Eileen Herrstrom, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This poster summarizes the results of nine terms of teaching an introductory physical geology course with a poster project that replaces the final exam. The course is intended for students who are not planning to ...
Accessing and Comparing Lake and River Gauge Levels and Precipitation Data in Local Water Bodies
POSTER SESSION
Sharon Browning, Baylor University
Students participate in a field trip to a local dammed river and associated lake (Waco Lake, Texas) managed by the Army Corp of Engineers for flood control and the municipal source of water for Waco, Texas. ...
Resources for Learning and Teaching Critical Zone Science
POSTER SESSION
Don Haas, Paleontological Research Institution
Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs) study the interactions of rock, soil, air, water, and life in the area between the bottom of the water table and the tops of the vegetation. These National Science ...
Teaching and Developing Quantitative Literacy in the Geosciences
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
Geology is perceived by many students as a qualitative science, and thus is attractive to students who love science but are afraid of math. As a result, many students of geology are either intimidated by, or ...
Place-based Geoscience Teaching in Support of Sustainability
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Steven Semken, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Places are made by people. Place-based teaching draws on the importance of places to people, as context for locally situated geoscientific inquiry and to promote local environmental and cultural sustainability. ...
Does it Take Two to Tango? Interdisciplinary Teaching Solo and in Teams
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
Real-world problems related to Earth science are typically interdisciplinary, yet interdisciplinary teaching creates the unique challenge of accurately and fully capturing the complexities of multiple disciplines, ...
How to Increase the Level of Inquiry in your Lab Activities
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Inquiry: easy to say we use in teaching, harder to prove! Inquiry learning parallels the process of scientific inquiry, and focuses on the students' role in asking and investigating scientific questions. ...
Active Learning Strategies For Large Geoscience Classes
TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
John Knox, University of Georgia
Many earth science educators are confronted with the academic/economic reality of large introductory lecture classes. Is there any way to avoid the trap of passive lecturing in these large classes? In this ...
Online Teaching
PANEL DISCUSSION
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Mike Brudzinski, Miami University-Oxford
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Summary Online resources make up a steadily increasing share of the materials used to support student learning in geoscience courses. No longer do online resources represent copies of class notes and links to a ...
A Walk in the Park: Earth Science Service-Learning
POSTER SESSION
Eric Taylor, Kent State University-Main Campus
In an effort to increase experiential learning at KSU at Stark in the Department of Geology, I redesigned Environmental Earth Science as a service-learning course in conjunction with Stark Parks. My curriculum ...
Making Undergraduate Research a Key Part of Your Class or Curriculum
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Lydia K Fox, University of the Pacific
Meagen Pollock, College of Wooster
Undergraduate research is an exciting way to introduce students to the scientific method and to engage them in critical thinking and problem solving skills. Research can also increase relevance of the topics at ...