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Robyn Dahl
Geology Department and Science Education Program
Western Washington University
Robyn is an Assistant Professor of Geology and Science Education at Western Washington University, in Bellingham, WA. In this position, she teaches both geology students and pre-service K-12 teachers. Her research interests include invertebrate marine paleoecology, navigating critical transitions in education, and improving recruitment and retention of minoritized students and scientists within the geosciences.
Website Content Contributions
Activity (1)
How can we use rock characteristics to interpret rock origin? part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Tuesday B
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 ...
Conference Presentation (1)
Tuesday B part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Tuesday B
Event page for the 2017 Earth Educators' Rendezvous Tuesday B teaching demonstrations, featuring sessions on fractional crystallization, silicate mineral structures, ozone and climate research, Earth-Sun relationships, rock cycle interpretation, and fire weather forecasting, with presenter details and abstracts.
Other Contribution (1)
Research on Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Earth and Space Sciences Teacher Education part of NAGT:Our Work:Geoscience Education Research:Community Framework for GER:Teacher Education
This webpage is a scholarly chapter on geoscience education research, specifically addressing teacher education for K-12 Earth and Space Sciences, featuring a conceptual model of university-based teacher preparation, three grand challenges for future research, and alignment with NGSS and three-dimensional learning.
Communities
Pacific Northwest Section, Geoscience Education Research Division, Teacher Education Division