19 Faculty and Student Perspectives on Undergraduate Research: Models, Challenges, and Best Practices

Sunday, 20 March 2011
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Monongahela

Presentations

• 1:45 PM
  ACTIVITIES USING AUTHENTIC DATA INTRODUCE CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE GRADES CLASSROOM
  Tanya Furman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Carla Zembal-Saul, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Robert Crane, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Mark Merritt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  184756 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  ARCTIC DINOSAURS AND THE EXTINCTION OF EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
  Jason Petula, The Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA
  186211 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  BENEFITS AND STRATEGIES FOR ADDING SCIENTIFIC AUDIO NEWS STORIES TO THE K-12 CLASSROOM
  Laura A. Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA
  183695 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  ALLOWING STUDENT CHOICE IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SOLAR SYSTEM UNIT TO INCREASE END-OF-THE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT
  Sarah Gajeski, Penn's Grove School, Oxford, PA and Nancy Miller, Penn's Grove School, Oxford, PA and Megan Pickard, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  185935 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  USES OF EXISTING GigaPan IMAGES IN THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
  Sara Neville, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA and Labanya Mookerjee, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA and Laura A. Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA
  185977 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  SKY IN GOOGLE EARTH AS A TOOL FOR STUDENT INQUIRY AND EXPLORATION
  Sara Neville, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA and Laura A. Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA
  185971 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  USING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY TO BRING RESEARCH INTO COMMUNITY COLLEGES: CHALLENGES, BENEFITS, AND CALL TO ACTION
  Joy Branlund, Southwestern Illinois College, Granite City, IL
  186478 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  USING GEOSCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INQUIRY-BASED K-12 EARTH SCIENCE LESSONS
  Megan Pickard, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Tanya Furman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA and Meredith A. Bembenic, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Chira A. Endress, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA and Sara Neville, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA and Bradley J. Hartwell, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  184105 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  STUDENT LED STREAM CHEMISTRY RESEARCH IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES
  Bereket Haileab, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and James Bethune, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
  185779 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  ALUMNI SUPPORTED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT A SMALL PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
  Max Reams, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
  185717 (Theme Sessions)