Steve Mattox

Geology

Grand Valley State University

Webinar Leader, Workshop Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Activity (1), Courses (7), Essays (2), Other Contributions (2)

Activity (1)

Relative Dating of Geologic Materials part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
This lessons allows students to constuct the basic principals used to understand relative geologic time and the skills used to construct the geologic time scale.

Courses (7)

Dynamic Planet part of Introductory Courses:Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
This physical geology course is a traditional lecture/lab course that needs updating/modification. Students commonly have three 1-hour lectures per week and one 2-hour lab. The course covers materials, landforms, ...

Essays (2)

GVSU GEO 111 Dynamic Planet Physical Geology part of Introductory Courses:Virtual Workshop 2014:Essay Collection
Stephen R. Mattox, Dept of Geology, Grand Valley State University The course serves the students as a basic introduction to geology, especially materials, landforms, and plate tectonics. For the department it is a ...

Steve Mattox part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Essays
Essays on Teacher Preparation by Workshop Participants Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan GVSU is a four-year public institution located 12 miles west of Grand Rapids, Michigan's second largest ...

Other Contributions (2)

Grand Valley State University - Integration of Earth Science Content across Science Teacher Preparation Courses part of Integrate:Program Design:InTeGrate Program Models:Grand Valley State
The Grand Valley State program created a new major in Integrated Science, including creating two new courses to integrate Earth science with physical and life sciences with the goal of better preparing pre-service ...

Forecast the Next Mauna Loa Eruption part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Use inquiry-based learning centered on Mauna Loa eruptions to teach students about recurrence intervals and how to use data to make predictions.

Communities

Member of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
North Central Section, Teacher Education Division
Earth Educators Rendezvous 2020
July 2020 Teaching Geoscience Online
Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
NAGT All
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
Teach the Earth

Workshop Participant (11 workshops)

ITG Webinar Integrating Hazards and Societal Impact into Your Course
April 2017 Getting the Most out of Your Intro Courses 2014
March 2014 Strategies for Successful Recruitment of Geoscience Majors
October 2007

Webinar Leader

Community Efforts to Broaden Conference Participation in the Geosciences
September 2022

Webinar Participant (15 webinars)

Recent and Ongoing Efforts of the NAGT Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee
May 2021 PresenterUsing an American Museum of Natural History Teaching Case to Analyze and Interpret Patterns of Ice Mass Loss in Greenland and Antarctica
January 2021 NGSS-ESS Mini-series: Remote Teaching & Learning Resources, part 1
September 2020