T238 STEMming the Tide: How Can We Promote Science Literacy?

Wednesday, 12 October 2011
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room L100FG

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOSCIENCES
  Ann E. Benbow, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA
  192705 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:15 AM
  ENABLING SCIENCE LITERACY: BRIDGING THE COMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN THE SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
  Tamara Shapiro Ledley, TERC, Cambridge, MA
  194716 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:30 AM
  AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEIGHTEN GEOSCIENCES RELEVANCE, APPLICATION AND USEFULNESS
  Robert Ridky, United States Geol Survey, Reston, VA
  196868 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:45 AM
  ENHANCING STEM GRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH THE INITIATING NEW SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS IN RURAL EDUCATION (INSPIRE)
  Sarah P. Radencic, Mississippi State University, MIssissippi State, MS and Karen S. McNeal, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS and Donna M. Pierce, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
  193272 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  A COMMUNITY DIGS THE ICE AGE: REAL-TIME SCIENCE OUTREACH ON A WORLD-CLASS PLEISTOCENE FOSSIL SITE IN SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO
  Samantha Richards, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO and Kirk Johnson, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO and Ian M. Miller, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO and Karen Hays, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO and Jodi Schoemer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
  197306 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:45 AM
  HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE BOTH THE KNOWNS AND UNKNOWNS OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
  Patrick Hamilton, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
  192927 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:00 AM
  THE CLIMATE LITERACY AND ENERGY AWARENESS NETWORK (CLEAN) – FACILITATING CLIMATE AND ENERGY LITERACY
  Tamara Shapiro Ledley, TERC, Cambridge, MA and Cynthia Howell, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Mark S. McCaffrey, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO and Anne Gold, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO and Susan Buhr, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO and Cathryn Manduca, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Sean Fox, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Marian Grogan, TERC, Cambridge, MA and Karin B. Kirk, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Frank Niepold, Silver Spring
  195542 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:15 AM
  ANALYZING VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
  Gregory Ruetenik, Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences, East Lansing, MI and Christy Steffke, Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences, East Lansing, MI and Stephen R. Thomas, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Julie Libarkin, Geocognition Research Laboratory, East Lansing, MI
  197851 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:30 AM
  CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION: PLANETARY IMPERATIVE AND GEOSCIENCE RESPONSIBILITY
  George T. Stone, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI
  196986 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:45 AM
  MEDIA AND THE CONNECTION AMONG SCIENTISTS, CITIZENS, AND POLICYMAKERS
  Jeremy J. Miller, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and J.W. Geissman, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
  194954 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:00 AM
  COMMUNICATING OUR SCIENCE AS A GEOLOGIC NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST
  Robert C. Titus, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
  190305 (Technical Sessions)