23 Innovations in Geoscience Education: Effective Teaching, Research, and Curricula in the Earth Science Classroom

Tuesday, 20 May 2025
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Cascade D

Participants

• Chair Charles Czajka
• Chair Rachel Atkins

Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  INTRODUCING THE NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOSCIENCE TEACHERS
  Cheryl Manning, OrbWeaver Consulting, LLC, Evergreen, CO and Emily Geraghty Ward, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO and Mary Kosloski, Arvada West High School, Arvada, CO
  409754 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:20 AM
  DIAMOND PROPOSALS OF A DIFFERENT SORT: USING BACKWARDS DESIGN AND ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO TEACH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS HOW TO FIND DIAMONDS
  Keryn Ross, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  409884 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:35 AM
  CREATING A STUDENT-OWNED, STUDENT-LED, AND STUDENT-RUN MINING COMPANY
  Joseph Biasi, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  410159 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:50 AM
  CULTIVATING INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCE AMONG NATIVE STUDENTS WITH AN OUTDOOR HYDROLOGY EXPERIMENT
  Michaela Shallue, Utah State University, Logan, UT and Michaela Shallue, Utah State University, Logan, UT and Joel Pederson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO and Joel Pederson, Utah State University, Logan, UT and Kristin Searle, Utah State University, Logan, UT
  409501 (Theme Sessions)