T175 Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs

Sunday, 5 October 2008
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  Developing Student Understanding of Complex Earth Systems. A Critical Review
  Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX and Karen McNeal, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
  147405 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:45 PM
  Causality In Complex Systems: The Role of Pattern Recognition
  Federica Raia, City College of New York of CUNY, New York, NY
  147824 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  Earth Systems Do Not Evolve to Equilibrium
  Lynn S. Fichter, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Steve Whitmeyer, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Eric Pyle, James Madison Univ Dept Geology & Env. Sci., Harrisonburg, VA
  148207 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  Missing Connections in Student Conceptions of Global Change
  Samuel L. Rossman, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Julie C. Libarkin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Scott K. Clark, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  150315 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  A Novel Conceptual Methodology for Teaching and Learning Dynamic Processes In the Geological Sciences
  Scott K. Clark, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Merle Heidemann, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Julie C. Libarkin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Duncan F. Sibley, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  146705 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  Using An Educational General Circulation Model to Increase Earth Science Literacy
  Achim D. Herrmann, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  150725 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  An Interactive Tool for Incoming Solar Radiation Demonstrations
  Scott P. Werts, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC and Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD
  145267 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  The Use of Internet-Based GIS Resources to Increase Conceptual Understanding of Hydrologic Systems In Low-Income, Middle School Students
  Sarah P. Radencic, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS and Karen McNeal, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
  147459 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  Student Responses and Attitudes Concerning the Use of Physical Models in a Large Classroom Environment
  Kyle Gray, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and David N. Steer, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Katharine Owens, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and David A. McConnell, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Catharine Knight, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
  150108 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  A Quantitative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Directed Discovery Teaching Methods and Weekly Quizzes in a Standardized Introductory Earth Science Laboratory Course
  Julia Gail Johnston, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS and Brenda E. Kirkland, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS and Jamie Dyer, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
  151097 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  How Authentic Can Scientific Inquiry Be in the Classroom, and Does It Matter? a Case Study Addressing Graduate Professional Programs in Environmental Sciences
  Patrick Louchouarn, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX
  148291 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  Teacher Development of Authentic Inquiry Lessons Using Scientific Field Data and Student Development of Understanding of Complex Earth Systems
  Heather R. Miller, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
  150002 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  The "Evolution of Everything" as a Paradigm for Science Professional Development
  Danita Brandt, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  140763 (Technical Sessions)