Theme: Synthesis/Review
The programming listed below seeks to address the theme Synthesis/Review.
- 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
Transforming Earth Education - A Look Backward and Forward
PLENARY TALK
It has been 20 years since the publication of Shaping the Future of Undergraduate Earth Science Education, calling for an integrated approach to learning about the Earth system aimed at creating a scientifically ...
Conceptual Frameworks of Earth Systems: A Synthesis of Literature Addressing Student Learning of Complex Earth Systems
ORAL SESSION
The importance of an earth systems approach to education has been well documented for K-12 science education, geoscience literacy, and geoscience workforce expertise. Inherent in this approach is the idea of ...
Re-conceptualizing the Scientific Inquiry Geoscience Education Literature in Context of the K-12 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Practices
ORAL SESSION
Aspects of science practice as related to inquiry have been included in the discussions of K-12 education from the earliest stages of standards development. However, only recently with the development of the Next ...
Student Learning of Complex Earth Systems: A Model to Guide Development of Student Expertise in Problem Solving
POSTER SESSION
Engaging students in authentic problem solving concerning environmental issues in near surface complex earth systems involves both developing student conceptualization of the earth as a system and applying that ...
Addressing student readiness for data-intensive science — takeaways from other disciplines' efforts and prospects for the earth sciences
POSTER SESSION
The current research landscape has seen an undeniable increase in data-intensive science, consistent with the impact of "big data" in every corner of our society. Within this arena, high volume, ...
Are we testing what we think is important? An historical, exploratory analysis of the New York Regents Exam in Earth science
ORAL SESSION
Over the last decade, communities of scientists came together to develop the literacy documents in climate, oceans, atmospheric science, and Earth science. These documents outline what every citizen should know to ...
Teaching Sustainability through Global Web-Based Competitions
POSTER SESSION
The causes and consequences of climate change and environmental degradation have not been fully understood by a large sector of the population, resulting in a reluctance to perform mitigation actions. One possible ...
Using Design Patterns as a Strategy for Capturing Generalizable Knowledge from Educational Interventions
POSTER SESSION
A design pattern is a reusable solution to a problem that recurs repeatedly as people try to navigate through life. The concept began in architecture and has spread to many other fields. We think that the design ...
For Higher Ed portal to Resources Supporting Change from Individual to Program scales
POSTER SESSION
Making and supporting changes in higher education at multiple scales presents challenges that are shared broadly by individuals and programs across institution types. It is important that we, as agents of change, ...
The Building Strong Geoscience Departments Traveling Workshop Program: A Retrospective
POSTER SESSION
The Traveling Workshop Program was initiated in 2009 with a modular structure design that that allowed participants to build a workshop around topics such as Assessment, Curricular Design, Preparing Your Students ...