ED51A:
Enhancing Earth Science Education by Expanding the Classroom Il

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Session ID#: 35399

Session Description:
Field experiences with supplementing classroom instruction, can be an important pathway for engaging students in the earth sciences. Effective engagement is critically important given the interest in encouraging STEM fields worldwide. We welcome submissions broadly focusing on tools which enhance both experiences and the fundamentals of earth science. These could include, but are not limited to: 1) field trips for college level classes; 2) field-based classes (summer term and others) for college students; 3) REU programs; 4) field trips and field classes for graduate level students; and 5) professional development programs for teachers or other professional groups. We also encourage submissions of novel uses of technology and specific case studies.
Primary Convener:  Stephen E MacAvoy, American University, Department of Environmental Science, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Stephen A Macko, Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Chairs:  Stephen E MacAvoy, American University, Department of Environmental Science, Washington, DC, United States and Stephen A Macko, Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Stephen E MacAvoy, American University, Department of Environmental Science, Washington, DC, United States
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
0845 Instructional tools [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

NASA's Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) 2009-2017 (Invited) (225264)
Emily L Schaller, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
The Aysen Glacier Trail (AGT): Fostering leadership and personal growth towards understanding our place in the environment through experiential learning and scientific inquiry in northern Patagonia, Chile (260409)
Ryan Sincavage, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States, Frederick B Chambers, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Denver, United States and Jonathan Leidich, Patagonia Adventure Expeditions, Cochrane, Chile
MOBI: a marine and earth science interpretation and qualification program for out-of-school environment and natural heritage interpreters and other science communicators in Germany (238102)
Simon Schneider, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany and Christof Ellger, GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung, Co-ordination Office, Potsdam, Germany
Integrative, Interdisciplinary Learning in Bermuda Through Video Projects (Invited) (226441)
Rebecca J Fox and Martin Connaughton, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, United States
University of New Hampshire's Project SMART 2017: Marine and Environmental Science for High School Students (273229)
Dr. Ruth K Varner, PhD, University of New Hampshire, Dept. of Earth Sciences and Earth Systems Research Center, Durham, NH, United States, Joanne Goelzer, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood, NH, United States, Richard Levergood, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH, United States, Franklin Sullivan, University of New Hampshire, Earth Systems Research Center, Durham, United States, Michael W Palace, University of New Hampshire, Dept. of Earth Sciences and Earth Systems Research Center, Durham, United States, James F Haney, University of New Hampshire, Biological Sciences, Durham, NH, United States, Barrett Nelson Rock, University of New Hampshire, Earth Systems Research Center, Durham, NH, United States and Charles William Smith, University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States
Effectively using urban landscapes to teach biodiversity and echohydrology for introductory environmental science classes (280012)
Christina R Pondell1, Angela van Doorn1 and Stephen E MacAvoy2, (1)American University, Washington, DC, United States, (2)American University, Department of Environmental Science, Washington, DC, United States
A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Geophysics through the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Marine Geology and Geophysics Field Course in the Gulf of Mexico. (286057)
Dan Duncan1, Marcy B Davis1, John Goff2, Sean P S Gulick2, Rodrigo A Fernandez-Vasquez3 and Steffen Saustrup4, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, (2)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (3)Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, (4)Univ of Texas Inst for Geophys, Austin, TX, United States

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