4 Innovative Earth Science Teacher Professional Development

Thursday, 2 May 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Putney Auditorium

Presentations

• 8:10 AM
  SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN EARTH MAGNETISM: THE TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE
  Chuck Schepke, Roscommon Middle School, Roscommon, MI and Gregg J.S. Bluth, MMI Preparatory School, Freeland, PA and Kari Anderson, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI and Aleksey V. Smirnov, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI and Elisa Piispa, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
  218348 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:30 AM
  VIRTUAL VS. VISCERAL FIELD EXPERIENCES: TWO PATHS DIVERGE...TAKE BOTH
  Debra L. Zolynsky, Lake Shore High School, St. Clair Shores, MI and Mark F. Klawiter, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI
  218441 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:50 AM
  CREATING A MODEL FOR IMPROVING EARTH SCIENCE TEACHING NATIONWIDE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE MICHIGAN TEACHER EXCELLENCE PROGRAM (MITEP) NSF MATH-SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP
  Mark F. Klawiter, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Kathleen F. McKee, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Stephen R. Mattox, Grand Valley State Univ, Allendale, MI and Heather L. Petcovic, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI and William I. Rose, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI and Carol A. Engelmann, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Erika C. Vye, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Emily E. Gochis, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Ashley E. Miller, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI
  218435 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:10 AM
  RELEVANT, PLACE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR URBAN TEACHERS, INSIGHTS FROM THE MICHIGAN TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
  Stephen Mattox, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI and Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan UniversityGeological & Environmental Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI and Mark F. Klawiter, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Emily Gochis, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI and Ashley E. Miller, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI
  218562 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:50 AM
  PROMOTING GEOSCIENCE SKILLS AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE BY INTEGRATING FIELD-BASED EARTHCACHES INTO TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  Emily E. Gochis, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and William I. Rose, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Kedmon Hungwe, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI and Mark F. Klawiter, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Stephen R. Mattox, Grand Valley State Univ, Allendale, MI and Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan UniversityGeological & Environmental Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI and Ashley E. Miller, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI
  218622 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:10 AM
  INTEGRATING INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION IN K-12 EARTH SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
  Ashley E. Miller, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI and Stephen Mattox, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
  218642 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:30 AM
  KALAMAZOO AND JACKSON (MI) K-12 TEACHER REFLECTIONS FROM THE MICHIGAN TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
  Nick C. Grabemeyer, Kalamazoo, MI and Julie L. Young, Kalamazoo, MI and Julia H. Jenkins, Kalamazoo, MI and Yonee' E. Bryant-Kuiphoff, Kalamazoo, MI and Mark S. Reed, Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, MI and Stephen Mattox, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI and Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan UniversityGeological & Environmental Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI and William I. Rose, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI
  218639 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:50 AM
  KALAMAZOO (MI) K-12 TEACHER REFLECTIONS FROM THE MICHIGAN TEACHER EXCELLENCE PROGRAM
  Joshua D. Ernstes, Kalamazoo, MI and Angela L. Ernstes, Kalamazoo, MI and Katherine E. Kay, Kalamazoo, MI and Maria D. Selner, Kalamazoo, MI and Dawn Kahler, Kalamazoo, MI and Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan UniversityGeological & Environmental Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI and Stephen Mattox, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI and William I. Rose, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI
  218668 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:10 AM
  MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL ERA: A PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE TEACHERS' AND STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDINGS OF SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS
  Lori Kumler, University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH and Colleen E. McLean, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH and Felicia P. Armstrong, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
  218775 (Theme Sessions)