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2025

• PROVENANCE OF THE NARRAGANSETT BASIN IN NEW ENGLAND USING DETRITAL ZIRCON ANALYSIS
  12 Multidisciplinary Insights from Field and Laboratory Data on Modern and Ancient Plate Margin Processes
  Friday, 28 March 2025

  8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

  North Great Hall

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2023

• TESTING THE NATURE OF THE BASEMENT BELOW THE EDIACARAN BOSTON BASIN, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS: GEOCHRONOLOGY OF XENOLITHS IN A TRIASSIC CAMPTONITE DIKE, AND OF POSSIBLY RELATED ROCKS
  T137 The Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic Evolution of the Eastern Laurentian Margin—Tectonic, Stratigraphic, Sedimentologic, and Geochronologic Evidence I: In Honor of William A. “Bill” Thomas
  Monday, 16 October 2023

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  317 / 318

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2021

• U-PB DETRITAL ZIRCON ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND AVALON TERRANE IN THE US APPALACHIANS: EVIDENCE FOR A SEPARATE CRUSTAL BLOCK
  13 Pre-Atlantic Geological Connections among Northwest Africa, Southern Europe, and Eastern North America
  Monday, 15 March 2021

  8:00 AM - 12:20 PM

  Portland

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2020

• INVESTIGATING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND AVALON TERRANE: NEW LA-ICP-MS U-PB ZIRCON DATES FROM IGNEOUS AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS
  63 New Developments in the Understanding of Pre-Appalachian Rocks of Eastern North America
  Sunday, 22 March 2020

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Regency Ballroom A

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2018

• RHODE ISLAND: THOUGH SMALL IN SIZE, RICH IN GEOLORE OPPORTUNITIES
  50 Geolore: Local Geology Field Trips Merge Geology and History to Motivate Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Explore Natural Areas
  Tuesday, 20 March 2018

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Emerald Ballroom II

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2016

• THE RITES WAY
  18 Connecting K–12 and Higher Education: What Teachers Need, What Faculty Can Offer
  Monday, 21 March 2016

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Meeting Room 4

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2015

• ADAPTING AN EFFECTIVE MATH SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT THE NGSS
  T58 Beginning a New Era in Earth Science Education: The Role of Geoscience in Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards
  Sunday, 1 November 2015

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Room 321

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2013

• RITES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A PATHWAY TO STATEWIDE GAINS IN STEM LITERACY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
  T285 Innovative Geoscience Teacher Professional Development: Design, Implementation, Evaluation
  Tuesday, 29 October 2013

  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  Room 403
• METAMORPHIC LOADING AND EXHUMATION RATES OF THE NARRAGANSETT BASIN, RHODE ISLAND
  71 The History of Exhumation in the Appalachians from Orogenic to Glacial Rebound
  Wednesday, 20 March 2013

  8:00 AM - 10:10 AM

  Reagan Room
• EXPLORING GOOGLE EARTH AND GOOGLE MARS WITH IN-SERVICE TEACHERS THROUGH THE NSF-MSP-FUNDED RITES PROJECT
  52 Innovations in Geoscience Education and Research Using Google Earth and Related Digital Technologies
  Tuesday, 19 March 2013

  1:30 PM - 5:40 PM

  Reagan Room

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2012

• THE RITES MODEL: G6-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO IMPROVE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN RHODE ISLAND
  T217 Teaching Teachers: Examples of Successful Geoscience Content Courses and Workshops for Pre-Service and in-Service Teachers
  Wednesday, 7 November 2012

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  210AB
• SHAKE, RATTLE & ROCK: AN INQUIRY- AND TECHNOLOGY BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING PLATE TECTONICS AND GEOHAZARDS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
  14 Technology Integration in K–16 Geoscience Education
  Sunday, 18 March 2012

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Ballroom E

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2011

• EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED INQUIRY ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROCK CYCLE
  245 Geoscience Education (Posters) IV
  Wednesday, 12 October 2011

  9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  Hall C
• ENHANCING STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING PRACTICES: APPROACHES DEVELOPED ON THE NEW CUTTING EDGE GEOSCIENCES RTOP WEBSITE
  97 Geoscience Education (Posters) II
  Monday, 10 October 2011

  9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  Hall C

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2010

• INCREASING SECONDARY EDUCATION SCIENCE TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROCK CYCLE THROUGH A SHORT COURSE
  248 Geoscience Education (Posters)
  Wednesday, 3 November 2010

  8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  Hall D
• TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED EARTH SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE G6-12 CLASSROOM
  49 Innovations in Teaching Earth-System Science for the K–12 Classroom
  Monday, 15 March 2010

  1:30 PM - 5:35 PM

  Pratt A/B

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2009

• INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF ROCK TYPES
  T91 The Nature of Geoscience Expertise
  Monday, 19 October 2009

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  B117/118/119
• WHY STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTIES LEARNING ABOUT ROCKS AND THEIR FORMATION
  12 Geoscience Education
  Sunday, 22 March 2009

  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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2008

• Teaching and Learning Cladistics
  311 Geoscience Education III: Research on Learning in the Geosciences
  Wednesday, 8 October 2008

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• Students' Conceptions of Rocks and Rock Formation
  T274 Geocognition: Researching Student Learning in the Geosciences
  Tuesday, 7 October 2008

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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2007

• REDUCING STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES USING LECTURE TUTORIALS
  213 Geoscience Education III
  Wednesday, 31 October 2007

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• RHODE ISLAND GEOLOGY: WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LAST BILLION YEARS
  2 Rev. James W. Skehan, S.J.—Geologist, Teacher, Mentor, Priest: A Jesuit Journey I
  Monday, 12 March 2007

  8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
• LECTURE TUTORIALS: AN EFFICIENT WAY TO DECREASE STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES
  21 Innovative Teaching Methods in the Earth Sciences (Posters)
  Monday, 12 March 2007

  1:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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2005

• AN OUTCOMES- AND ASSESSMENT-BASED UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY CURRICULUM: A CHRONICLE OF THE JOURNEY TOWARDS ITS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
  T50 Methods of Assessing Teaching and Learning in the Geosciences
  Sunday, 16 October 2005

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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2004

• INQUIRY-BASED ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP MODULES
  T179 Inspiring First-Rate Research through Undergraduate Teaching: A Special Session in Honor of John B. Reid Jr.
  Tuesday, 9 November 2004

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• JOHN B. REID, JR: IN MEMORANDUM
  T179 Inspiring First-Rate Research through Undergraduate Teaching: A Special Session in Honor of John B. Reid Jr.
  Tuesday, 9 November 2004

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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2002

• HARNESSING THE POWER OF RELATIONAL DATABASES FOR MANAGING SUBSURFACE GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOLOGIC DATA
  T196 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in the New Millennium: Their Use in Environmental and Engineering Geology
  Wednesday, 30 October 2002

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• EXPLORING THE TUOLUMNE RIVER: AN INTERACTIVE CD-ROM ON FLUVIAL PROCESSES EMPHASIZING DETAILED OBSERVATION
  T132 Design and Assessment of Computer-Based Instructional Materials for the Geosciences
  Tuesday, 29 October 2002

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• LATE PALEOZOIC MAGMATISM IN SOUTHEASTERN MA: INSIGHTS INTO ALLEGHANIAN REJUVENATION OF AVALONIAN BASEMENT
  24 Paleozoic Tectonics of the Northern Appalachian Mountains: New Insights and Persistent Problems: First Annual NETectonics Symposium II
  Tuesday, 26 March 2002

  1:05 PM - 4:30 PM

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2001

• THE NATIONAL AEOLIAN DETRITUS PROJECT, A STUDENT-CONTROLLED, STANDARDS-BASED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
  T147 The Coming Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education
  Wednesday, 7 November 2001

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• INTERACTIVE GEOLOGIC TRANSPORTATION MAPS: A MODEL FOR THEIR CREATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE
  36 Environmental Geoscience and Engineering Geology (Posters)
  Wednesday, 14 March 2001

  8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Date Unknown

• PATHWAYS TO CAREERS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES: WEB-BASED ACADEMIC ROADMAPS
  206 Geoscience Education (Posters)
• SKYDUST: ASSESSING PLANET EARTH'S HEALTH BY MONITORING THE PARTICULATES THAT SETTLE UPON HER
  124 Geoscience Education (Posters)
• A MODEL FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE GEOLOGIC MAPS, TO BE USED FOR THE DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
  T72 Geoinformatics: Extracting Knowledge from the Rock Record Through Construction of Disciplinary Databases and Information Networks (Posters)