257 Diversifying Geoscience Education Across the Academic Playing Field: Using Creative Methods to Foster the Current and Next Generations of Geoscience Professionals (Posters)

A wide range of geoscience educators across several disciplines will share a multitude of diverse and innovative ideas regarding lesson plans, projects, and pedagogical techniques best suited for today’s ever-changing classrooms.

Wednesday, 22 October 2025
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, Hall 1

Participants

• Chair Leonard Melzer
• Chair Steven Jaret
• Chair Maya Pincus
• Chair Sarah Sheffield

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  Building Career Readiness in Geosciences: A Student Perspective on the LET’S GEO Program
  Linsey Hula, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Dyanna Czeck, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Robert Graziano, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  412080 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  LET’S GEO: An á la carte Program for Helping Geoscience Students Gain Career Skills - What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Sustainable
  Lindsay McHenry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Dyanna Czeck, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Robert Graziano, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Charles Paradis, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Julie Bowles, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Victoria McCoy, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  412083 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Flexible classroom mapping activities for teaching geospatial data collection and interpretation in introductory geology courses
  Jonathan Schueth, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
  412100 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences at 2YC: Mentor Perspective from the START Program
  Jessica Kelley, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
  412672 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  A Fun and Simple Inquiry-Based Learning Experience for Physical Geology
  Alayde Barbosa, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
  412757 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Relating to Rocks: An Exploration of the Use of Audience-Centered-Experience Techniques for Geoscience Interpretive Programs within the National Park Service
  Makenna Roths, Wichita State University, Salina, KS and William Parcell, Wichita State University, Geology, Wichita, KS
  413259 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Rocky the Raccoon: An illustrated children’s book series for the next generation of geoscientists
  Katie Maloney, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Carolyn Eyles, McMaster University, Claremont, ON and Alexander Young, AY Design, Hamilton, ON and Deana Schwarz, APGO Education Foundation, Toronto, ON and William Pearson, APGO Education Foundation, Toronto, ON
  413415 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Building an Audio Textbook for the Geosciences – Results from Preliminary User Feedback and Usage
  Jesse Reimink, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Chris Bolhuis, Hudsonville Public High School, Hudsonville, MI
  413596 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Building the Next Generation of Paleontologists: Integrating Museum Lab Techniques and Fieldwork into Undergraduate Research Training
  Tina Kuhn, Miami Dade College, Hollywood, FL
  413706 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Making Waves in Geoscience Education: Scientific Ocean Drilling Empowers Future Scientists
  Maya Pincus, Scientific Ocean Drilling, Palisades, NY
  413968 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Building geoscience educational resources for parks through collaborative service-learning projects
  Alexis Godet, UTSA, San Antonio, TX and J.K. Haschenburger, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, Earth & Planetary Sciences, San Antonio, TX and Janet Vote, Univ Texas at San Antonio, Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences, San Antonio, TX and Dustin Smyth, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX and Cynthia Lima, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  414053 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  C-ChanGe: A Model and Resources for Catalyzing Positive Departmental Change
  John McDaris, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Cailin Huyck Orr, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Jabari Jones, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME and Dyanna Czeck, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  414113 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Transforming Student Outcomes in Resource-Constrained Geoscience Programs: Evidence from a Competition-Embedded Training System (CETS)
  wenyuan yan, Shandong Institute Of Petroleum And Chemical Technology, dongying
  414433 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Costa Rica Drone Camp: An International Experiential Learning Course on UAV Imaging in the Earth and Environmental Sciences
  Jeffrey Marshall, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, California and Kristen Conway-Gómez, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, California and Warren Roberts, Río Hondo College, Whittier, California and Marino Protti, Universidad Nacional, Heredia and José Sibaja-Brenes, Universidad Nacional, Heredia and Juan Araya, Pitzer College, Playa Dominical
  414769 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Laboratory Research Experiences for High School Students, a Student’s Perspective
  Sierra Mickler, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX and Staci Loewy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tx
  414925 (Technical Sessions)