ED33D:
Creating Authentic STEM Experiences in Schools to Meet the Challenges Facing Our Planet Posters


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Session ID#: 46654

Session Description:
Students are bombarded with information, often contradictory, from a variety of sources relating to the global challenges facing humanity.  Educators create curriculum materials and authentic learning experiences to equip students with the knowledge and skills to make informed action to meet these challenges.

The challenges are complex and multi-layered. STEM-related fields of learning are increasingly taught in an integrated manner, linking the fundamental knowledge and tools of the STEM fields in innovative ways to create fresh perspectives and innovative solutions. Educators are aware of others dimensions of learning to render these interdisciplinary approaches effective. Non-STEM fields empower effective STEM education. Experiential approaches to learning are critical for authentic learning. The complexity of these programs often leads to collaboration outside the school environment. 

This session is for educators to present in and out of classroom curriculum, collaborative partnerships, student-led research projects, makerspace education, and programs that are interdisciplinary in design.

Primary Convener:  Diana Lynne Ibarra, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Convener:  Malcolm Pritchard, The ISF Academy, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Primary Liaison:  Diana Lynne Ibarra, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Chairs:  Rachel Oser, The Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, David Fenwick, Teacher, Science, Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Malcolm Pritchard, Organization Not Listed, Hong Kong, China
OSPA Liaison:  Malcolm Pritchard, Organization Not Listed, Hong Kong, China

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

0805 Elementary and secondary education [EDUCATION]
0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Getting Students Wet! Key Lessons From Immersive Education on California’s Water Science, Policy and Management (418140)
Sarah M Yarnell, University of California Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences, Davis, CA, United States, Ted Grantham, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, CA, United States, Leigh Bernacchi, University of California Merced, CITRIS, Merced, CA, United States and Joshua H Viers, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced, United States
A Multi-School Approach to STEM Education Through Ballooning (378585)
Charles William Smith, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Space Science Center, Durham, NH, United States, Louis Broad, Timberlane Regional HIgh School, Plaistow, NH, United States, Scott Goelzer, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood, NH, United States and Richard Levergood, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH, United States
Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects Provide Authentic Career Experience During Socio-Environmental Science Investigations (SESI) Using a Geospatial Curriculum Approach (395000)
David J Anastasio1, Alec Bodzin2, William Farina3, Robson Martins De Araujo Junior3, Thomas Hammond2, Katharine Popejoy4, Scott Rutzmoser3, Breena Hollland2, Dork L Sahagian5 and James H Carrigan5, (1)Lehigh University, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, United States, (2)Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, United States, (3)Lehigh University, Bethlehem, United States, (4)PopejoySTEM LLC, Whitehall, United States, (5)Lehigh University, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Perspectives and products from the third year of a multi-institutional field-based professional development program for Environmental STEM (ESTEM) undergraduate students (432462)
Sarah R Hall, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME, United States, Calla M. Schmidt, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, United States, Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College, Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Walnut, United States and John R Paul, University of San Francisco, Biology, San Francisco, United States
The Teaching Environmental Sustainability-Model My Watershed (TES-MMW) Project – STEM Results with a Watershed Science Focus (435641)
Melinda Daniels, Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, United States, Nanette Marcum-Dietrich, Millersville University, Millersville, United States, Carolyn Staudt, Concord Consortium, Concord, United States and Steve Kerlin, Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA, United States
Collaborative International Geosciences Field Course Builds Transferable Skills and Broader Global Perspectives (437363)
Amanda Campbell1, Geoffrey Millard2, Nawally Umutoniwase3, John R Slosson1, Stacey BH Millard4, Yige Yang5, Emmanuel Habimana6, Christopher A Scholz7, Christopher K Junium1, Laura Lautz8, Charles T Driscoll9, Antoine Nsabimana10, Alliance Nyiragatare11 and Habimana Valens12, (1)Syracuse University, Earth Sciences, Syracuse, NY, United States, (2)Syracuse University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse, NY, United States, (3)University of Rwanda, Applied Geology, Gisenyi, Rwanda, (4)Colgate University, Hamilton, United States, (5)Syracuse University, Environmental Engineering, Syracuse, United States, (6)University of Rwanda, Mining, Kigali, Rwanda, (7)Syracuse University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse, United States, (8)Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States, (9)Syracuse University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Syracuse, NY, United States, (10)University of Rwanda: College of Science and Technology, Chemistry, Kigali, Rwanda, (11)University of Rwanda: College of Science and Technology, Biology, Kigali, Rwanda, (12)University of Rwanda, Chemistry, Kigali, Rwanda
The Effect of an Energy-Measuring App on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors of Middle School Students (444437)
Rachel Oser, The Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
LuftSinn Sensors – Low-Cost Sensors for Measurement of Carbon Dioxide in Remote and Urban Environments (448411)
John Houston Miller, Michelle Bailey and Esraa Ahmad, George Washington University, Chemistry, Washington, DC, United States
Processes, Systems and Models: Interdisciplinary Teaching in the 21st Century (454455)
Diana Lynne Ibarra, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Critical Skills for Next Generation Leaders in Food, Energy, and Water Systems (454586)
Rachel Smoak1, Amina Grant1, David M Cwiertny1, Alisa Wade2, Andrew C Wilcox3 and Laurie Young2, (1)University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States, (2)University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States, (3)University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, MT, United States
Benefits of Youth Presenting at International Conferences (460713)
Elizabeth Eubanks1, Katie M Lodes2, Margie Lodes2, Jayla Brown3, TyShawn Jenkins4, Kanye Jones3 and Zakayla Murphy3, (1)From the Ground Up Community Garden, Pensacola, United States, (2)St. Joseph's Academy, St. Louis, MO, United States, (3)Dixon School of the Arts and Sciences, Pensacola, FL, United States, (4)Dixon School of the Arts and Science, Pensacola, FL, United States
Implementation of year-long integrated research, academic, and professional experiences in geosciences as part of the NSF-IUSE-GEOPATHS Program (466118)
Jasmeet Judge, Center for Remote Sensing, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States, Heidi Lannon, Santa Fe College, Geography, Gainesville, United States, Brandon Lanman, Orlando Science Center, Visitor Experience, Orlando, United States, Kathryn Stofer, University of Florida, Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL, United States and Corene J Matyas, University of Florida, Department of Geography, Gainesville, FL, United States

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