[NM Science] Earth Systems/Paleontology resources

Mon Apr 25 09:09:55 MDT 2005

> NM Science Educators: Here are teacher resources for meetings and online
> curricula...see this link for fossil activities

Learning from the Fossil Record hosted by UC Berkeley
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Learning.html

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> NAGTNews - Vol. 4, No. 2 April 2005
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>
> CONTENTS:
> 1.) New Paleontology Website
> 2.) Earth System Processes 2
> 3.) Quantitative Skills Workshop Application Deadline Extended
> 4.) Abundance of Education Sessions at Salt Lake City GSA Meeting
>
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> 1.) New Paleontology Website
>
> Curious about your local geology and the ancient life preserved in the
> rocks under your feet?
> Planning a summer vacation and want to know something about the
> paleontology of your destination?
> Interested in finding an image of your favorite fossil?
> Announcing The Paleontology Portal – http://www.paleoportal.org/ - a new
> website that can help you find the answers to all of these questions,
> and many more!
> The Paleontology Portal serves as an entryway to paleontology in the
> United States. The centerpiece of the site is an interactive geologic
> map and associated geologic column that allow the user to explore the
> paleontology of any state during any time period. The site provides
> information on changes in the flora and fauna, major geologic events,
> paleogeography, and past climate and ecosystems. Being a portal, the
> site links to individual museums, educational institutions, current
> research projects, exhibits and other paleontology resources specific to
> state or geologic time period.
>
> The site also boasts an image gallery searchable by time and taxon, a
> distributed paleontological data search of multiple museum collections,
> a mapping tool that allows users to visualize the distribution of
> specimens returned in the collections search, and information on some of
> the major North American fossil assemblages.
> This site was developed by the University of California Museum of
> Paleontology in partnership with the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology,
> the Paleontological Society, and the United States Geological Survey in
> Menlo Park, and funded by the National Science Foundation under award no
> 0234594.
>
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>
> 2.) Earth System Processes 2
>
> GSA is extending a special invitation to members of its Associated and
> Allied Societies to participate in Earth System Processes 2, a joint
> meeting of the Geological Society of America and the Geological
> Association of Canada. The meeting takes place 8-11 August 2005 at the
> Westin Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Support for the meeting is
> provided by NASA’s Astrobiology Institute and the Canadian Institute for
> Advanced Research, with participation by the European Geosciences Union.
> This meeting follows on the great success of ESP1, co-convened by GSA
> and the Geological Society of London in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2001. As
> you know, earth system science has become the most widely used model for
> exploring complex interrelationships among solid Earth, the oceans,
> atmosphere, and Earth’s myriad life forms. It’s a powerful framework for
> studying Earth’s geological past, present, and future.
> A number of sessions may be of interest to NAGT members. Of special
> interest might be an education workshop that will be held Monday and
> Tuesday evenings during the meeting. The workshop is being organized by
> Kristen St. John at James Madison University and will focus on exciting
> ways to incorporate earth system science into the classroom. A list of
> topics includes:
> * How to teach students to recognize a system when they see it
> * A model for bringing scientists and K-12 teachers together to learn
> about the process of scientific discovery: the Earth2Class model
> * Why graduate students should interact with the public schools: the
> GK-12 TIGERS model
> * Using action-based research teams to foster constructivist approaches
> to reform undergraduate college earth system science teaching
> * A model for integrating interdisciplinary systems research into
> introductory undergraduate classes
> Additional workshop details will be posted on GSA's Web site as they
> become available.
> The meeting will consist of plenary keynote addresses, theme and general
> sessions, field trips, and special events. Visit
> http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/esp2/index.htm for additional
> information, as well as to submit abstracts, register, and make housing
> arrangements.
> *****************
>
> 3.) Quantitative Skills Workshop Application Deadline Extended
>
> The application deadline for the workshop "Developing Quantitative
> Activities for Upper-Division Geoscience Students" has been extended to
> April 28th.
> The workshop will take place at Carleton College June 27-29, 2005,
> providing an unusual opportunity for faculty to focus on how we teach
> quantitative skills to undergraduate geoscience majors. The workshop is
> sponsored by the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE).
> This workshop (actually two side-by-side and intersecting workshops)
> will provide an opportunity for faculty teaching upper division courses
> in surface processes and climate and global change to:
> 1) refine a lab, problem set, or other assignment that teaches
> quantitative aspects of these topics based on review by your peers
> (others at the workshop) and mathematicians,
> 2) create supporting materials that will help other faculty use your
> activity,
> 3) put all of these materials onto the web as part of the Teaching
> Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences website
> (http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/ ), and
> 4) design complementary activities suitable for introductory courses
> that initiate development of the skills needed to succeed in the upper
> division courses.
> For more extensive information about the workshop, visit:
> http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/workshop05/index.html
> To apply for the workshop, go to
> http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/workshop05/apinstructions.html
> and fill out the online application form.
>
> *****************
>
> 4.) Abundance of Education Sessions at Salt Lake City GSA Meeting
>
> NAGT is sponsoring 13 topical sessions at the annual meeting of the
> Geological Society of America, October 16-19, 2005, in Salt Lake City,
> Utah. Abstract deadline is July 12, 2005. The conference website is
> http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2005/
>
> NAGT-SPONSORED TOPICAL SESSIONS
> 89. Efficient and Effective Practices in Using Web Sites and
> Technologies to Support and Manage Information, Student Learning and
> Recruitment, and Public Education
> 97. Innovation, Evaluation, and Best Practices in Informal Geoscience
> Education
> 100. Integrating Research into Undergraduate Geoscience Coursework
> 101. Interdisciplinary Education: Applications of GIS and the Infusion
> of Spatial Concepts Across the Curriculum
> 103. Is it Science? Strategies for Addressing Creationism in the
> Classroom and the Community
> 104. It's About Time: Teaching the Temporal Aspects of Geoscience (Posters)
> 105. Let's Rock Their World: Integrating Planetary Science Data into
> Undergraduate Geoscience Courses
> 106. Methods of Assessing Teaching and Learning in the Geosciences
> 108. Museum-College Connections: Rich Opportunities for Earth Science
> Education (Posters)
> 109. Providing Future Elementary and Middle School Teachers with
> Meaningful Geoscience Content Knowledge
> 110. REU at 25: Its Impact on Undergraduate Geoscience Education
> 113. Strategies for Teaching Introductory Geoscience in Large Lecture
> Classes
> 114. We Can Continue to Do Better: More Alternatives to the Same Old Lab
> Lecture Format in the College Classroom
>
> EDUCATION (BUT NOT NAGT-SPONSORED) PARDEE SESSION
> P4. Speaking Out for Evolution: Rationale and Resources for Supporting
> the Teaching of Evolution
> EDUCATION (BUT NOT NAGT-SPONSORED) TOPICAL SESSIONS
> 99. Imparting Hands-on Geological Education: Reaching out to
> Undergraduates and K – 12 Students (Posters)
> 102. International Undergraduate Field Trips: Logistics, Challenges, and
> Successes
> 111. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Student Research (Posters)
> 112. Earthcaching — Educational Earth Science Geocaches that Link Public
> and other Lands with the General Public via a Web-based Adventure Game
>
> *****************
>
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