Tuesday Schedule At-A-Glance

Preparing for an Academic Career WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am-11:30am Northrop Hall: 116

Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Gary Weissmann, University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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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 Recreational Drones for STEM Explorations WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am-11:30am Johnson Center Recreational Services-Gym South

Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
LuAnn Dahlman, NOAA
Margaret Mooney, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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This workshop is designed for educators, after-school club leaders, science-fair mentors, and others who want to facilitate STEM-curious youth using recreational drones as a platform for learning. The first 20 ...
Heads & Chairs Workshop: Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am-11:30am Student Union: Fiesta A and B

Sharon Mosher, The University of Texas at Austin

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This workshop is specifically designed for geoscience department heads, chairs, and other administrative leaders. The NSF sponsored initiative on the "Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education" engaged ...
Connecting Science to Issues of Sustainability and Environmental Justice WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am-11:30am Student Union: Acoma A and B

Joshua Villalobos, El Paso Community College

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As natural resources become more scarce, an increasing percentage of the world's underprivileged population is facing issues of inequality and abuse in the distribution, and use, of these commodities. This ...
Geoscience Education Research Grand Challenges and Strategies Workshop WORKSHOP
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am-11:30am Student Union: Santa Ana A and B

Kristen St. John, James Madison University
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary
karen mcneal, Auburn University Main Campus
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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The workshop aims to bring together ~40 education researchers from all sub-disciplines in the geosciences (e.g., Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean, Environmental Sciences) and strongly encourages applications from faculty ...
Developing (or Modifying) an Introductory Geoscience Course Using InTeGrate Modules WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am-11:30am Student Union: Ballroom C

David McConnell, North Carolina State University

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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. This workshop will introduce ...
Tuesday B TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 1:30pm-4:00pm Northrop Hall: 340

Peggy McNeal, Towson University
Robyn Dahl, Western Washington University

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Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Login Earth Educators' RendezvousAlbuquerque, NM July 17-21, 2017 View the Program | Search the Program ...
Fractional Crystallization of an M&M Magma Chamber Modified for Large Courses TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 1:30pm-1:50pm Northrop Hall: 340

Euan Mitchell, Miami University-Oxford

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This activity is a modification of the existing SERC activity "Using an M&M® Magma Chamber to Illustrate Magmatic Differentiation." The modification makes the activity more suitable for use in large ...
Service Learning ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm Student Union: Thunderbird

Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University

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In this round table discussion, we will exchange ideas for ways in which students can learn how to take action in their surrounding communities, including their campus, as it relates to the environmentally relevant ...
Strengthening TA Teaching Capacity ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm Student Union: Acoma A and B

Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
Kelsey Bitting, Elon University
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia

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Teaching Assistants (TAs) play a major role in undergraduate instruction, and their teaching practices and beliefs influence student learning. Nonetheless, TAs often begin their positions with little to no teaching ...
How to Incorporate Research into your Undergraduate Program ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm Student Union: Fiesta A and B

Rachel Headley, Albertson College of Idaho

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Undergraduate research is a high-impact practice that has been tied to increased rates of retention rates, graduation, and graduate school attendance for STEM majors in general and particularly for ...
Work-life Balance; Arc of a Career ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm Student Union: Mirage

Alison Bridger, San Jose State University

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Your goal is to reach retirement age with some measure of satisfaction in your professional life – but how much? A Nobel prize? Membership in every professional group you can think of? Publications in every ...
Leveling the Playing Field by Developing Student Metacognition ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm Student Union: Santa Ana A and B

Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College

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Metacognition is the ability to think about ones thinking, as part of a large context of self-regulation of learning. Students who demonstrate the ability to be metacognitive are more likely to be successful at any ...
Using the IPCC Reports in Teaching and Outreach ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm Student Union: Trailblazer/Spirit

Robin Matthews, IPCC WGI Technical Support Unit

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses the current state of scientific understanding on aspects of contemporary climate change. Their assessments span the physical science of climate change, ...
Tuesday Session A TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 1:50pm-4:00pm Northrop Hall: 116

Avery Shinneman, University of Washington-Bothell Campus

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Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Your Account Earth Educators' RendezvousAlbuquerque, NM July 17-21, 2017 View the Program | Search the ...
Embark on a 360-Degree Geologic Expedition TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 1:50pm-2:10pm Northrop Hall: 116

Ryan Hollister, Modesto Junior College

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"Sometimes getting to a place to observe geologic evidence is tough" (Ira Flatow - Dec 2016). To solve that problem I've built a virtual field trip that combines interactive high-resolution ...
Silicate Mineral Structures and Viscosity TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 1:50pm-2:10pm Northrop Hall: 340

Karin Barovich, University of Adelaide

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First year science students in introductory geology struggle with the concept of silicate structures, tetrahedral bonding, Si:O ratios and also later the concept of magma polymerisation and viscosity. This activity ...
Using the "Flyover Country" App to Design Self-guided Field Trips TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 2:10pm-2:30pm Northrop Hall: 116

Avery Shinneman, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Amy Myrbo, Science Museum of MN
Shane Loeffler, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Field experiences are an integral and attractive part of an education in the geosciences, and considered formative by many students. However, at many institutions class sizes, transportation, and other barriers ...
Library Research Lab: Does the Ozone Hole cause Global Warming? TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 2:10pm-2:30pm Northrop Hall: 340

Carsten Braun, Westfield State University

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In this activity students get to investigate a specific question (Does the Ozone Hole cause Global Warming?) and formalize their investigation as a briefing paper for the President of the United States. This ...
Remote SEM Operation for in Class Observation and Identification of Mineral Specimens TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 2:40pm-3:00pm Northrop Hall: 116

Christopher Vidito, Florida International University
Jeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida
Mary Beck, Valencia Community College

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Sunrise, Sunset: Using Personal Observations to Understand Changing Sun Patterns from an Earth Perspective TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 2:40pm-3:00pm Northrop Hall: 340

Peggy McNeal, Towson University

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When students learn about Earth-Sun relationships from models of the solar system, they discover that Earth's axial tilt is the cause of variable sun angle and the seasons. However, they experience this using ...
Evaluating Sands using Remotely-Operated Scanning Electron Microscope TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 3:00pm-3:20pm Northrop Hall: 116

Mary Beck, Valencia Community College
Christopher Vidito, Florida International University

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In this session, we will demonstrate how students can, in the classroom, use a remotely-accessed scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron dispersion spectrometer (EDS) for course-based undergraduate ...
Program Assessment ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 3:00pm-4:15pm Student Union: Fiesta A and B

Karen Viskupic, Boise State University

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Assessing program-level learning outcomes can drive curricular and pedagogical changes, and is likely a requirement of your institution's administration and accrediting body. We'll discuss assessment ...
Building Pathways to Geoscience Graduate Programs ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 3:00pm-4:15pm Student Union: Mirage

Reginald Archer, Tennessee State University

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This round table discussion will focus on ways to inspire diverse talent to become the next generation of innovative leaders through advanced geoscience degrees. While lack of geoscience undergrads has been ...
Research Challenges in Geoscience Education Research ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 3:00pm-4:15pm Student Union: Acoma A and B

Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan University

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This discussion will explore issues in geoscience education research such as finding collaborators, starting projects, securing funding, publishing your work, and defining and sustaining your research agenda. Come ...
Building Community in your Online Course: Strategies for getting students to work together ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 3:00pm-4:15pm Student Union: Santa Ana A and B

Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ

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Facilitating peer learning and building community in online courses represents a fundamental component of student engagement and success in online learning. In this roundtable discussion, we will share examples of ...
Strategies for Writing a Strong NSF Proposal ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 3:00pm-4:15pm Student Union: Thunderbird

Keith Sverdrup, National Science Foundation

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This round table will discuss top ten recommendations for what PIs should think about to make their proposal more competitive in the review process as well as top ten recommendations for things to avoid. Slides ...
How can we use rock characteristics to interpret rock origin? TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 3:00pm-3:20pm Northrop Hall: 340

Robyn Dahl, Western Washington University

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Students employ the jigsaw method to characterize four rock types (A=sedimentary, B=metamorphic, C=igneous extrusive, and D=igneous intrusive), infer formation processes and determine how they are related via the ...
Getting it Done: Experiences Implementing the Framework and NGSS in Earth and Space Science ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 3:00pm-4:15pm Student Union: Trailblazer/Spirit

Susan Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder
Aida Awad, Maine East High School

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Since the release of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the NGSS, members of the geoscience education community have gained a collective wealth of experience to draw on. Continued momentum toward ...
Fire Weather Forecasting: Practicum TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Tuesday 3:20pm-3:40pm Northrop Hall: 340

Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana University-Bloomington

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I will show attendees the Just-in-Time activity that students complete before coming to class; then, we will demonstrate the jigsaw activity itself, working in teams and switching to join other teams; and finally ...
Transforming Earth Education - A Look Backward and Forward PLENARY TALK
Tuesday 4:30pm-5:45pm Student Union: Ballroom C

Cathy Manduca, Carleton College

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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 ...