Theme: Curriculum Design
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Curriculum Design.
- Community Engagement
- 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 Introductory Geoscience with Data and Math in a Societal Context Using GETSI Modules
WORKSHOP
Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
Jessica Smay, San Jose City College
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
Integrating cutting edge data and quantitative skills into introductory courses can be challenging. The GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) project has developed a suite of undergraduate teaching modules to ...
Preparing for an Academic Career
WORKSHOP
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
Jessica Oster, Vanderbilt University
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 from a variety of institution ...
Designing Effective Lessons for your First Geoscience Course
WORKSHOP
Karen Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island
Reginald Archer, Tennessee State University
Brendan Hanger, Colorado School of Mines
Participants will begin with the big picture of establishing course goals for introductory science courses and then narrow the focus to determine learning outcomes for select individual lessons. Participants will ...
Teaching & Perpetuating Earth Stewardship Education
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
John Warford, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Earth Stewardship - our deliberate and continuous effort to fulfill our sacred obligations and duties to the realm that makes Life itself possible - Mother Earth. The teaching of Earth Stewardship is needed now ...
Using Community Science to Advance Earth Science Learning
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Rajul Pandya, AGU
Sarah Wilkins, American Geophysical Union
This workshop is for anyone interested in leveraging their Earth science teaching to produce meaningful local impact. We will introduce the practice of community science, in which projects are designed in ...
Beyond the 3 Dimensions: Integrating Identity and Interest in NGSS Geoscience Investigations
ORAL SESSION
Monday
1:30pm
Susan Meabh Kelly, Connecticut State Department of Education
A Framework for K-12 Science Education (National Research Council, 2012) outlines research-informed ways to support more equitable engagement in science learning. This research suggests students should have ...
Model-Based Teaching and Learning about Earth's Climate: Two Secondary Teachers' Implementation of a Curriculum Unit
ORAL SESSION
Monday
2:00pm
Kimberly Carroll Steward, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Devarati Bhattacharya, Central Washington University
Cory Forbes, The University of Texas at Arlington
Mark Chandler, Auburn University Main Campus
The Next Generation Science Standards (Next Generation Science Standards Lead States, 2013) and the Essential Principles for Climate Literacy (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2009) have helped ...
High Water Rising: Science, Literature, and the Environment
ORAL SESSION
Monday
2:45pm
Benjamin Atkinson, Flagler College
Hadley Mozer, Flagler College
Flagler College is located on the Atlantic coast of the Florida peninsula, in the heart of historic St. Augustine, "America's Oldest City." Campus is just a five-minute walk from the Matanzas River ...
School of Ice: A Model for Advanced Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions with Applications to Other 2 and 4 Year Colleges
ORAL SESSION
Louise Huffman, Dartmouth College
The School of Ice (SOI) program from the US Ice Drilling Program (IDP) is designed for college faculty who teach at minority-serving institutions or historically black colleges and universities, but lessons learned ...
Lessons learned from OnRamps Earth Wind and Fire, a dual-enrollment geoscience course
ORAL SESSION
Joel Johnson, The University of Texas at Austin
Alison Mote
Bryce Henderson, The University of Texas at Austin
Enrique Reyes, Northside ISD - San Antonio
Jennifer Porter, The University of Texas at Austin
The proportion of Hispanic U.S. geoscientists lags far behind the proportion of Hispanic U.S. citizens. Students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups may not be attracted to geosciences for many reasons, ...
Near to Us or Seemingly Far from You: South Padre Island as an Important Global Setting
SHARE-A-THON
Tuesday
1:30pm-2:40pm
Wendi J. W. Williams, South Texas College
Ahyde Martinez, Texas A & M University
Alexia Frayre, South Texas College
Our curriculum team of community college students and myself will share activities developed to bring a better understanding of "sense of place" related to South Padre Island geo-ecosystems. One of the ...
Data Labs: Using Ocean Observatory Initiative (OOI) Data to Engage Students in Oceanography
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Janice McDonnell, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Sage Lichtenwalner, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Christine Bean, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Catherine Halversen, University of California-Berkeley
Show additional peer leaders Hide Additional peer leaders/collaborators on this project include: Dr. Dax Soule, Queens College Dr. Anna Pfeiffer- Herbert, Stockton University Dr. Brooke Love, Western Washington ...
Designing and Implementing a Multi-institution Field Program for 2YC and 4YC Students
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:15pm
Tennessee State University
Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
Interested in offering extended field experiences for your introductory-level students? Is your institution interested in adding a greater diversity of field projects to its existing geology field camp? This ...
We're All In This Together: Community science for learning and action
PLENARY TALK
Rajul Pandya, AGU
Science is awesome, especially Earth Science. We've figured out how moving continents create our highest mountain ranges and form our deepest ocean trenches. We know how thunderstorms form, and why some of ...
Teaching Computation in the Geosciences Using MATLAB
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Phil Resor, Wesleyan University
This mini-workshop is for anyone interested in teaching computation: data analysis, algorithm development, or numerical modeling, using the MATLAB programming platform. The workshop will include hands-on ...
Telling a New Climate Story — Giving Students a Positive Voice in the Age of Science Denialism
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Cheryl Manning, OrbWeaver Consulting
Forest fires, floods, hurricanes, and famine are challenging problems. It doesn't help that the "grown-ups" running our country can't seem to agree on anything. For any individual, it seems like ...
High Precision Positioning in Field Courses: Applying GNSS to geologic questions
POSTER SESSION
Ben Crosby, Idaho State University
Ian Lauer, Idaho State University
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
GPS/GNSS enabled consumer grade positioning devices are now super accessible to both geologic field research and education. These devices geotag images, digital field book entries or measurements but the positions ...
Mystery Marine Organisms: Teaching Marine Ecology with Charismatic Megafauna...and Overlooked Microorganisms
POSTER SESSION
Rebecca Freeman, University of Kentucky
In introductory oceanography, as in all introductory courses, learning a new discipline necessarily requires familiarity with associated terminology. Yet while most students will enthusiastically construct ...
A Pilot Study to Assess Chemistry Education in the Geosciences
POSTER SESSION
Erika Zocher, Northern Illinois University
Nicole LaDue, Northern Illinois University
It is well established that chemistry is an integral discipline underlying many scientific concepts. However, chemistry also presents challenges and misconceptions that act as barriers for many students (Birk & ...
The Earth Geological Timescale: New Approaches
POSTER SESSION
Alan Capelle, Madison Area Technical College
Conveying the essence of deep geologic time has always presented challenges to K-12, and college earth science instructors alike. In this session, Alan will illustrate a variety of media that can be used to cement ...
Context matters: Designing data-rich geodesy teaching materials that get used
POSTER SESSION
Kristin O'Connell, Carleton College
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington
Ben Crosby, Idaho State University
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
GETSI (Geodesy Tools for Societal Issues) project is developing modules that allow undergraduate students to engage in geodetic data analysis relevant to societally important topics of natural hazards, water ...
An on-line "Rare Earth Elements and Sustainability" module for introductory university geoscience courses
POSTER SESSION
Mark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State University
The on-line "Rare Earth Elements and Sustainability" module is designed for use in introductory university environmental science, sustainability, earth science, and physical geography courses. The module ...
Outcome of a Seven-Year Journey: Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth and the Environment for a Sustainable Future
POSTER SESSION
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
John Taber, EarthScope Consortium
Future", presents some of the outcomes from the seven-year journey of the NSF-funded InTeGrate project, whose mission was to improve Earth literacy across the undergraduate curriculum and build a workforce ...
Geoscience Literacy and Career Interest Improve Among Two-Year College Students Learning with InTeGrate Materials
POSTER SESSION
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
InTeGrate classroom materials are designed to strengthen earth science literacy of undergraduate students as well as increase the number of earth science majors who can address critical environmental and resource ...
LibreTexts: A Community Platform for Adopting and Creating Geoscience OER
POSTER SESSION
Joshua Halpern, LibreTexts
LibreTexts is a growing community of faculty at over 100 institutions ranging from research centered to community colleges developing teaching materials across the curriculum including the geosciences. LibreTexts ...
A Narrative Approach to Building Computational Capacity in Professional Masters Students
POSTER SESSION
Karen Smith, University of Toronto
Conor Anderson, University of Toronto
The goal of a professional Masters program is to help students rapidly transition from undergraduate learners to work-ready professionals. This presents a unique challenge for instructors to balance conceptual ...
A phenomenon based climate science curriculum for middle-school classrooms: Harmful Algal Blooms, Society, and Climate Change
POSTER SESSION
Angela Boysen, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Christine Baker, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Isaiah Bolden, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Robin McLachlan, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Climate change and its many repercussions are complex yet important topics where early exposure would clearly benefit students' education. Evidence suggests that using curriculum grounded in real world ...
Making geodesy accessible and relevant: Educator and student resources for enhancing learning about geosciences and geodesy
POSTER SESSION
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Andria (Andi) Ellis, UNAVCO
Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope
Geodesy is the study of Earth's shape, gravity field, and rotation. Geodetic applications and data are used to understand many societal issues such as land surface change, drought monitoring, climate change, ...
Development of Workforce Skills in Geoscience Courses for Majors
POSTER SESSION
Karen Viskupic, Boise State University
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
Rory McFadden, Carleton College
We used responses from the 2016 administration of the National Survey of Geoscience Faculty (NSGF) to investigate the extent to which courses in geoscience majors help students develop workforce skills. Respondents ...
Redesigning earth science for preservice elementary teachers: Changes (or not) in curriculum, instruction, and learners
POSTER SESSION
Danielle Ford, University of Delaware
Susan McGeary, University of Delaware
Jennifer Gallo-Fox, University of Delaware
Cheryl Ackerman, University of Delaware
Lauren Stegeman, University of Delaware
The authors present the design, research, and evaluation of an earth science course for preservice elementary teachers that is place-based, hands-on, technologically enriched, and aligns with the Next Generation ...
Measuring and Increasing the Level of Inquiry in Science Laboratory Activities
WORKSHOP
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Jason Jones, North Carolina State University
Commercially available lab manuals for introductory science courses are often devoid of authentic inquiry opportunities for learners (Buck et al., 2008). Inquiry-based activities have been empirically-shown to ...
Marine Geology Using GEODE
WORKSHOP
Kristen St. John, James Madison University
Callan Bentley, Piedmont Virginia Community College
Marine sediments and the geology of the ocean basins are important content topics in all oceanography courses. However these can be "dry" topics to teach, and may be difficult for students to appreciate. ...
Adapting Active Learning Strategies in Your Courses
WORKSHOP
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Research in STEM disciplines has revealed that empirically validated instructional practices that can contribute to improvements in student learning and a reduction in attrition. We will outline a series of ...
Creating and Integrating Meaningful Virtual & Augmented Reality Content for Geoscience Classes
WORKSHOP
Ryan Hollister, Modesto Junior College
Learn the tips and tricks needed to create and facilitate an engaging, story-driven Immersive Virtual Field Experience (IVFE) that can be utilized by all students on nearly any device. Participants will briefly ...
Connect with Students by Leveraging Phenomena and Incorporating Modeling into the K-12 Earth Science Classroom
WORKSHOP
Kim Kotowski, Wilson County Schools
For ALL Earth Science teachers! Participants will learn to leverage scientific phenomena and align them to appropriate standards (NGSS with connections to TN science standards and others) We will use anchoring ...
Undergraduate Writing Assignments on the Nature of Science using the NSF-funded "The Story Behind the Science"
ORAL SESSION
Carrie Wright-Tyler, University of Southern Indiana
Scientifically literate citizens are able to actively participate and make decisions in the discourse of science in a global society dealing with scientific issues such as climate change because they have ...
Teaching Evolution through the Scientific Method
ORAL SESSION
Jennifer Hargrave, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Geoscience educators often present topics that are considered controversial, such as the Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution. However, these topics are often met with objection due to personal beliefs. As ...
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science: Using FYRE to Ignite Student Curiosity and Discovery
ORAL SESSION
Alec Aitken, University of Saskatchewan
Krys Chutko, University of Saskatchewan
Xulin Guo, University of Saskatchewan
Kara Loy, University of Saskatchewan
Ryan Banow, University of Saskatchewan
Undergraduate student engagement in scholarly and applied research is foundational to the student experience; it unleashes curiosity and through discovery students develop skills such as critical thinking and ...
Teaching Volcanology
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Paul Ashwell, University of Toronto
Volcanology is an exciting and engaging topic within Earth Sciences. It is rich with opportunities for students to learn about volcanoes and their processes through visual and interactive means. This discussion ...
Using Lecture Tutorials to Make Classes More Student-centered
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Karen Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island
Jessica Smay, San Jose City College
Lecture Tutorials are a method to increase student engagement in introductory geoscience courses. They are easy-to-implement worksheets focusing on misconceptions and difficult topics that students complete in ...
Teaching about geologic structures with craft foam models and hands-on guided exploration activities
TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Andrea Bair, Delta College
Classroom instruction on geologic structures often involves models demonstrated by the instructor, and/or student construction of paper or clay models. While these models can be useful for conceptual learning, ...
Information Literacy Integration in an Environmental Geology Course
POSTER SESSION
Racha El Kadiri, Middle Tennessee State University
Mary Ellen Sloane, Middle Tennessee State University
One of the recurring and persistent student deficiencies, especially in terms of research and critical thinking-based assignments include not recognizing the nuances and biases packaged in the information, which ...
Building Diverse and Integrative STEM Continua Using Socio-Environmental Systems In and Out of Neighborhoods (DISCUSSION)
POSTER SESSION
DISCUSSION is a collaboration between two major HBCUs located 50 miles apart NC (NC A&T) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU). This pilot communicates the words and needs for families who seek avenues ...
Active Engagement in Natural Disasters Related Courses
POSTER SESSION
Aida Farough
When it comes to teaching about natural disasters, the continuous occurrence of new events make course preparation challenging. I have developed a method to stay up to date with new events in large section classes ...
Enhancing Student Learning of Global Warming through Reflective Writing
POSTER SESSION
Liang Zeng, The University of Texas Rio Grande valley
Guang Zeng, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Students in my Introduction to Physical Science, General Physics, and Physics for Scientists and Engineering courses are required to write a reflective essay on global warming as we covered the energy topic. They ...
Teaching Geologic Time – Current Practices and Understanding
POSTER SESSION
Elisabeth Ervin-Blankenheim, Front Range Community College
Geologic time is a fundamental concept in the geosciences, but research shows that a gap exists between what students are taught about geologic time and the actual time scale of the Earth. The literature further ...
Promoting Student Understanding of the Earth's Climate through Model-based Learning in Secondary Geo-Science Classrooms
POSTER SESSION
Devarati Bhattacharya, Central Washington University
Kimberly Carroll Steward, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Cory Forbes, The University of Texas at Arlington
Mark Chandler, Auburn University Main Campus
Learning about Earth's climate system and global climate change (GCC) is critical and has gained impetus with the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013). One approach ...
Using effective education strategies to guide curriculum changes in the Environmental Sciences program at the University of Texas at El Paso: lessons learned
POSTER SESSION
Lixin Jin, University of Texas at El Paso
Vanessa L Lougheed, University of Texas at El Paso
Elizabeth Walsh, University of Texas at El Paso
Diane Doser, University of Texas at El Paso
Guadalupe Corral, University of Texas at El Paso
We revised the curriculum for the Environmental Sciences undergraduate program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), with support of grants from the Department of Education MSEIP and NSF-IUSE programs, to ...
A New Climate Science Curriculum: Proposed Bachelor of Science degree in Climatology at SUNY Oneonta
POSTER SESSION
Christopher Karmosky, SUNY College at Oneonta
Melissa Godek, SUNY College at Oneonta
In this work, we present a novel curriculum for a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Climatology that has been proposed at SUNY Oneonta. The observable effects of climate change and the debate about what ...
A Low Cost Affordable Science Inquiry-Based Curricula for Elementary and Middle School Age Youth
POSTER SESSION
Porche L. Spence, North Carolina A & T State University
Tonya Gerald-Goins, North Carolina Central University
Kimberly Weems, Ph.D., North Carolina Central University
Caesar Jackson, Ph.D., North Carolina Central University
Gregory Goins, North Carolina A & T State University
The Diverse and Integrative STEM Continua Using Socio-environmental Systems In and Out of Neighborhoods (DISCUSSION) network, is an educational alliance, led by two historical black colleges and universities (North ...