17 Bridging the Gap: Strategies for Preparing Geoscience Students for the Workforce from K-12 to Career

Thursday, 3 April 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
El Dorado

Presentations

• 8:15 AM
  ENGAGING WITH K-12TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH GEOSCIENCES THROUGH THE USE OF ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS
  Eduardo Alatorre-Acevedo, Lakeport, CA and Eduardo Alatorre-Acevedo, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA and Jennifer Kelly, Lakeport, CA and Angelo Parisi, Lakeport, CA and Dawn Y. Sumner, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
  407066 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:35 AM
  PHENOMENAL PHENOMENA: USING INQUIRY-BASED CURRICULUM IN HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE CLASSROOMS INSPIRED BY REAL DATA
  Maya Wildgoose, Vacaville High School, Vacaville, CA and J. Richard Pomeroy, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
  410408 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:55 AM
  PREPARING FUTURE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATORS: WATER SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH HANDS-ON TEACHING IN LORETO, MEXICO
  Susann Pinter, UC Davis, Davis, CA
  410175 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:15 AM
  TRAINING HYDROGEOSCIENTISTS: A YEARLONG UNDERGRADUATE HYDROLOGY RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON THE EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA
  Amelia Vankeuren, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA and Hilary McMillan, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA and Jasper Oshun, Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Hilo, HI
  410360 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:05 AM
  USING VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY TO RE-IMAGINE GEOSCIENCE TEACHING, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
  Christopher M. Prince, PetroArc International, Pinehurst, TX and Suzanne Kairo, Houston, TX and Christopher Mattinson, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
  409861 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:25 AM
  SHIFTING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING AND INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCE CAREERS WITHIN PROJECT-BASED 2YC GEOSCIENCE COURSES DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH TRANSFER INSTITUTION PARTNERS
  Michelle Selvans, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA and Michelle Selvans, Clovis Community College, Fresno, CA and David Tinker, Clovis Community College, Fresno, CA and Malachi Whitford, Clovis Community College, Fresno, CA and Kiersti Ford, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA and Mara Brady, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Beth Weinman, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Mathieu Richaud, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Aric H. Mine, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Vermilion Walls, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA
  410273 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:45 AM
  DRAWING ON STUDENTS' FUNDS OF KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT GEOSCIENCE CAREER EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PREPARATION
  Mara Brady, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Beth Weinman, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Michelle Selvans, Clovis Community College, Fresno, CA and Michelle Selvans, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA and Aric H. Mine, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Mathieu Richaud, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA and Kiersti Ford, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
  409745 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:05 AM
  BOOSTING STUDENT CONFIDENCE THROUGH EXPLICIT CAREER PATHWAYS INSTRUCTION IN GEOSCIENCE
  Theron Sowers, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
  410285 (Theme Sessions)