ED13E:
Teaching about the Earth in the Context of Societal Issues II Posters

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Session ID#: 13315

Session Description:
The Earth and space sciences play an important role in addressing many of the local, regional and global challenges we face.  This context can interest a broad cross-section of students in learning geoscience and can support their ability to learn.  This session will focus on research and practices that support learning about the Earth in its societal context.  We invite abstracts addresing all educational levels and contexts.
Primary Convener:  Cathryn Allen Manduca, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States
Convener:  Timothy J Bralower, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States
Chairs:  Timothy J Bralower, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States and Cathryn Allen Manduca, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Timothy J Bralower, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4334 Disaster risk communication [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6630 Workforce [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

New Sustainability Programs and Their Impact at a Large Public State University (126015)
Timothy J Bralower, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States and Laura A Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Earth Science, Media, PA, United States
Supporting the Creation and Publication of Reviewed and Tested Teaching Modules through the InTeGrate Project (150287)
Monica Z Bruckner1, Stuart J. Birnbaum2, Timothy J Bralower3, Anne E Egger4, Sean Fox1, David C Gosselin5, Ellen A R Iverson1, Cathryn Allen Manduca1, David A McConnell6, David N Steer7 and J John John Taber8, (1)Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, (2)University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States, (3)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States, (4)Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, United States, (5)University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States, (6)North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, NC, United States, (7)University of Akron Main Campus, Akron, OH, United States, (8)Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, Seattle, WA, United States
Critical Zone Science as a Multidisciplinary Framework for Teaching Earth Science and Sustainability (150561)
Adam S Wymore, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, Timothy S White, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States, Ashlee Laura Denton Dere, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, United States, Adam Hoffman, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA, United States, James C Washburne, Sahra, Tucson, AZ, United States and Martha H Conklin, University of California Merced, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Merced, United States
Investigating the Wicked Problems of (Un)sustainability Through Three Case Studies Around the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (192580)
Ellen P Metzger, San Jose State University, Geology/Science Education, San Jose, CA, United States and Randall R Curren, University of Rochester, Philosophy, Rochester, NY, United States
An Interdisciplinary Module on Regulating Carbon Emissions to Mitigate Climate Change (196112)
Sandra Penny, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, Gautam Sethi, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, United States, Robyn Smyth, Bard College, Environmental and Urban Studies Program, Bard College Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, United States, Eric M Leibensperger, SUNY College at Plattsburgh, Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Plattsburgh, NY, United States, Curt Gervich, SUNY College at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, United States and Pinar Batur, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

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