Geological Society of America

8:00 AM

G-Camp for Teachers – Introducing 4TH – 12TH Grade Teachers to Current Geological Knowledge In a Field Setting: A Partnership Between Academia and Industry

John R. Giardino, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Carolyn Schroeder, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and John D. Vitek, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Mary F. Giardino, N/A, Bryan, TX and Netra Regmi, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Kelin Zhuang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

142827 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Candy-Bar Analogy: An Inquiry Approach to Introducing Relative Age and the Four Principles of Stratigraphy

Alexander K. Stewart, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX

143485 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Researching Threshold Concepts: Ways of Thinking and Practising In Geoscience

Helen King, Higher Education Consultant, Alexandria, VA and Alison Stokes, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, N/A

144391 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

College Students' Understanding of Geological Concepts: Earth Structure and Processes

Dominike Merle-Johnson, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO and Sandra Abell, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

144460 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

An Interdisciplinary Program to Encourage and Prepare Students for Environmental Research

Douglas M. Thompson, Connecticut College, New London, CT and Robert A. Askins, Connecticut College, New London, CT

145327 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

What Can Social Learning Theory Tell Us about Fieldwork?

Alison Stokes, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, N/A

145982 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

An Earth Science Course for Pre-Service Teachers

Iris Totten, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

146353 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Can You Dig It? Using Paleontology In the GK-12 Classroom to Develop Student Research and Communication Skills

René A. Shroat-Lewis, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Colin D. Sumrall, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Larry Cordell, Halls Middle School, Knoxville, TN and Sally Horn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

146359 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Designing Successful Undergraduate Research Experiences In Systematic Paleontology

Deborah K. Anderson, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI

146562 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ANDRILL Lake Coring Outreach VEnture (ALCOVE): Bringing Sediment Core Research into Middle and High School Classrooms

Kate S. Pound, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN and Amy Myrbo, LacCore, CSDCO; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN and Anders Noren, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN and Kristina Brady, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

146653 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Partnering for Environmental Education

Maud M. Walsh, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA and Vicki R. Loe, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA and James G. Dicharry, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA

146805 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Student Attitudes Relative to Scientific Inquiry, Evolution, and Creationsim In Introductory Science Courses at a Small College In West Virginia

Edward L. Crisp, West Virginia Univ at Parkersburg, Parkersburg, WV

147277 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Classroom Observation Methodologies to Assess Student Engagement

Matthew A. Ludwig, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI and Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan UniversityGeological & Environmental Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI and Herb Fynewever, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

147396 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Linking Evolution and Climate: Past and Present

Thomas C. Lindsay, Portland State University, Portland, OR and Maud M. Walsh, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Aili Gusey, Portland State University, Portland, OR and Niina Jamsja, Portland State University, Portland, OR

147821 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Ocean Sciences GIS Exercise - Visualizing High Resolution Oceanographic Data Sets

David A. Tewksbury, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

147865 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Undergraduate Preservice Elementary Teachers Create and Publish Humorous Cartoons Focused on Earth Features and Global Warming Graph Interpretation Teaching Materials

Audrey C. Rule, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA and Derek A. Sallis, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA and Jean Hallagan, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY and Barbara Shaffer, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY and J. Ana Donaldson, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

147982 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Post-Instruction Alternative Conceptions about Plate Tectonics Held by Non-Science Majors

Scott Clark, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

148647 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Introducing Inquiry-Based Approaches to Earth Science Education through the Use of “Teacher-Friendly Guides” to Regional and Local Systems

Richard A. Kissel, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY and Robert Ross, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY and Don Duggan-Haas, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY

148959 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Weaving the Curriculum Tapestry: Modifying Upper Level Courses to Facilitate Integration across the Geology Program

Priscilla Field Skalac, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL and Charles W. Carrigan, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL

149567 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Quantitative Evaluation of Student Response Systems in Lecture Hall Oceanography Classes

Jonathan C. Banks, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Matthew C. Smith, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

149675 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Nasa's Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program (PGGURP): The Value of Undergraduate Geoscience Internships

Tracy K.P. Gregg, The University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

149686 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Teaching Scientific Habits of the Mind

D.W. Mogk, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT

149901 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Engaging Alumni In Undergraduate Geoscience Education: The St. Lawrence University Geology Alumni Conference, a Case Study

R. Christoffersen, N/A, Houston, TX and J.M. Erickson, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY and D.B. Eppler, Houston, TX and S. McElfresh, Pittsburgh, PA and R.P. Standish, Haley & Aldrich, Inc, East Hartford, CT and D.T. Eppler, Strafford, VT

149925 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Public-Friendly Access to on-Line Collections Data: The UI Paleontology Repository's Digital Image Project

Tawny L. Bailey, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA and Tiffany Adrain, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA and Ann F. Budd, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

150050 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Training in Seismic and Tsunami Hazards: Preparing Indonesia for Their Next Event

Claus Milkereit, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Potsdam, N/A and Walter Moooney, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA

150064 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Acid Mine Drainage Research as a Tool for Teaching Geochemistry and Hydrogeology

Jeanette K. Pope, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

150155 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Encouraging Girls in Geologic Pursuits through the Early Exposure to the Highly Visible Field of Volcanology

Kathryn A. Hutchinson, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY and Elizabeth R. Goeke, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

150287 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Making Interdisciplinary Connections: Geology and Archaeology in the Peloponnese

Andrew Patrick, Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY

150393 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Teaching Southern Nevada Geology: An Inquiry-Based Teacher Workshop on Local Geology

Lawrence P. Rudd, Nevada State College, Henderson, NV and Steve Rowland, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

150475 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Afghanistan Training Course in Earth Science and Resource Assessments

Walter Mooney, USGS, Menlo Park, CA and Robert G. Bohannon, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Jack Medlin, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

150854 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Integrating Google Earth into Undergraduate GIS Education

Cynthia Paslawski, University of Michigan - Dearborn, Canton, MI and Jacob Napieralski, Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI

151370 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Optimization of, and Measuring Student Gains in, An Introductory Geoscience Lab Course

Brett Hollis Gilley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC and Sara Harris, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

151556 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Karst Field School and Research Experience: Undergraduate Involvement in the 16th International Karstological School and Geomicrobiology Research in Slovenia

Brendan M. Donnelly, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Kathryn G. Huber, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Kathleen M. Brannen, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Philip G. Bergeron, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Janez Mulec, Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU, Postojna, N/A and Karen E. Rossmassler, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE and Barbara J. Campbell, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE and Annette Summers Engel, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

151762 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Integrating the Affective Domain into Community Outreach for Motivating Disaster Preparedness

Monica Gowan, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA and Ray Kirk, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, N/A and David Johnston, GNS Science/Massey University, Lower Hutt, N/A and Kevin Ronan, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, N/A

151764 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Geologic Time-Line Activity Offers a Way to Teach Evolution Based on Scientific Evidence and Gives Students An Understanding of the Reason Creationism Cannot Be Taught in the Science Classroom

Susan L. Sowards, Blennerhassett Jr. High, Parkersburg, WV

152059 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Using Online Role Playing to Demonstrate Impracticability of Reponses to An Earthquake Scenario

Christine N. Aide, Southeast Missouri State Univ, Cape Girardeau, MO

152075 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

Shortening the Distance: Considering the Affective Domain in Distance Learning

Karin Kirk, Carleton College, Northfield, MN