Technical Sessions - Geological Society of America

SeSSion no. 1
Technical Sessions
Meeting policy prohibits the use of cameras
or sound-recording equipment at technical
sessions and poster sessions.
morning oral
Technical SeSSionS
Geoscience Education I: Things That Work in Field and Classroom
8:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Room 201
Ralph K. Davis and John R. McDaris, Presiding
1-1 8:00 AM Bailey, David E.*: BroaDening acceSS To earTh
Science inFormaTion For eDUcaTion in The UK
1-2 8:15 AM Patrick, Joseph Michael*; Olsen, Fred Dixon: creaTing
The rocK cYcle WiTh large BoUlDerS aT
SanTa Fe college, gaineSVille FloriDa
1-3 8:30 AM Svitana, Kevin*; Evert, Mary; Kopas, Lauren: oTTerBein
laKe ProJecT: WhaT We haVe learneD So Far
1-4 8:45 AM Wenner, Jennifer M.*; Baer, Eric M.D.; Burn, Helen;
Benson, R.G.; Hannula, Kimberly A.; Kramer, Kate:
aSYnchronoUS, on-line reSoUrceS To
remeDiaTe maThemaTical SKillS: FiVe
inSTiTUTionS’ SUcceSSeS WiTh THE MATH YOU
NEED, WHEN YOU NEED IT
1-5 9:00 AM Cohen, Phoebe*; Mangiafico, Peter; Patterson, David;
Summons, Roger E.: moVing WebQuests ForWarD in
a connecTeD WorlD: a caSe STUDY USing The
eDiacaran FaUna
1-6 9:15 AM Davies, Caroline*; Totten, Iris: geoWorlds: VirTUal
learning enVironmenTS For The geoScienceS
1-7 9:30 AM McDaris, John R.*; Macdonald, R. Heather: Teaching
aBoUT haZarDS USing cUrrenT eVenTS
1-8 9:45 AM LaDue, Nicole*; Clark, Scott K.: earTh Science
liTeracY: K-12 Teacher anD geoScience
ProFeSSor PerSPecTiVeS
10:00 AM Break
1-9 10:15 AM Pyle, Eric J.*: a STrUcTUreD DialogUe on STUDenT
aSSeSSmenT: The rUBric aS a Tool PromoTing
STUDenT learning
A no-smoking policy has been established by
the Program Committee and will be followed
in all meeting rooms for technical sessions.
Notice
In the interest of public information, the Geological Society of America provides a forum for the
presentation of diverse opinions and positions. The opinions (views) expressed by speakers and exhibitors
at these sessions are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Geological
Society of America.
Note iNdex system
Numbers (3-4, 15-4) indicate session and order of presentation within that session.
*denotes speaker
SUnDaY, 31 ocToBer 2010
1-10 10:30 AM Davis, R.K.*: inTroDUcTorY geoScienceS STUDenT
aSSeSSmenT: WhaT TheY KnoW UPon arriVal -
WhaT TheY gaineD BY coUrSe enD?
1-11 10:45 AM Blackeagle, Cory W.*: The USe oF UniFYing
ThemeS To imProVe STUDenT engagemenT
anD PerFormance in The high School earTh
Science claSSroom
1-12 11:00 AM Teed, Rebecca*; Stambaugh, Beverly; Lydy, Brittnee:
aSSeSSing TeamWorK USing FiVe criTeria For
cooPeraTiVe learning
1-13 11:15 AM Feig, Anthony D.*: emergenT ThemeS From an
eThnograPhic STUDY oF a FielD camP coUrSe
1-14 11:30 AM Toomey, Rickard S. III.*; Trimboli, Shannon: comBining
KarST reSearch anD learning aT mammoTh
caVe naTional ParK: mammoTh caVe
inTernaTional cenTer For Science anD
learning
1-15 11:45 AM Clary, Renee M.*; Wandersee, James H.: USing
manDaTorY online DiScUSSionS To FaciliTaTe
STUDenTS’ ScienTiFic UnDerSTanDing oF climaTe
change
SeSSion no. 2
Paleontology I - Taphonomy and Global Change
8:00 AM, Colorado Convention Center, Room 703
Amelinda E. Webb and Laurie Anderson, Presiding
2-1 8:00 AM Chatterjee, Sankar*; Wang, T.; Pan, S.G.; Dong, Z.; Wu, X.C.;
Upchurch, P.: a comPleTe SKeleTon oF a BaSal
SaUroPoD DinoSaUr From The earlY JUraSSic
oF china anD The origin oF SaUroPoDa
2-2 8:15 AM D’Emic, Michael*; Wilson, Jeffrey A.; Thompson, Richard:
The enD oF The creTaceoUS SaUroPoD
DinoSaUr hiaTUS in norTh america
2-3 8:30 AM McCarville, Katherine*: a Volcanic maar origin For
The aVian PaleonTological localiTY aT FoSSil
laKe, oregon
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