2009 LTER All Scientists Meeting - MSP

Defining Learning Progressions in the Science and Culture of Water

Andrew Warnock — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:26:18 +0000

Poster Number:

325

Presenter/Primary Author:

Andrew Warnock

Co-Authors:

Kristin Gunckel

Co-Authors:

Aubrey Cano

Co-Authors:

Bess Caplan

Co-Authors:

Beth Covitt

Co-Authors:

Bill Hoyt

Co-Authors:

Nicole LaDue

Co-Authors:

Jen Shuttlefield

Co-Authors:

Sara Syswerda

Co-Authors:

Ray Tschillard

Population growth has and will continue to put pressure on our water resources. Yet students are only exposed to rudimentary basics that lend themselves to engaging in indoor experimentation (e.g. water phase changes and the water cycle) and fact-based assessments. Consequently, the majority of citizens hold on to inaccurate conceptions of where water exists, how it moves, how it gets used, and how it relates to biodiversity and climate change. These more critical concepts, unfortunately, do not appear in state content standards or assessments.

Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy

John Moore — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:18:47 +0000

Poster Number:

304

Presenter/Primary Author:

John Moore

Co-Authors:

Charles Anderson

Co-Authors:

Alan Berkowitz

Co-Authors:

Alison Whitmer

Co-Authors:

Ray Tschillard

Co-Authors:

William Hoyt

Co-Authors:

Robert Mayes

Co-Authors:

Sarah Haines

Co-Authors:

Bob Waide

Biology and Calculus: What would you like biology majors to take from calculus?

Nissa Yestness — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:38 +0000

Poster Number:

301

Presenter/Primary Author:

Nissa Yestness

We are in the process of developing a Calculus for the LIfe Sciences to serve biology majors at our institution. We have begun developing Excel labs and homework assignments in the biological contexts such as the lung, population modeling, and logistic growth. We are intersted in your feedback on these assessments in their draft stages. We also welcome any input about the course. What skills from calculus would help biology majors in their future academic endeavors?

This poster will present the draft assessments and provide space for feedback.

Student Poster:

Yes

Pathways to Ecological Literacy: Developing a Biodiversity Learning Progression

Brook Wilke — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:20:56 +0000

Poster Number:

298

Presenter/Primary Author:

Brook Wilke

Co-Authors:

Laurel Hartley

Co-Authors:

Charles Anderson

Co-Authors:

Eric Keeling

Co-Authors:

Jonathon Schramm

Co-Authors:

Robin Tinghitella

Co-Authors:

Liz Ratashak

Co-Authors:

Yeni Garcia

Co-Authors:

Shawna McMahon

Co-Authors:

Cornelia Harris

Co-Authors:

Mitch Burke

Humans make decisions daily that impact biodiversity, and it is essential that citizens understand the implications of these decisions. Yet, ecological systems are extremely complex, with many details still being discovered. Our challenge is to identify the underlying principles and concepts governing the distribution of organisms, and then communicate these details to students in a way that influences their citizenship decisions as participants in local and global communities.

Developing a Learning Progression for Environmental Citizenship

Alan Berkowitz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:33:47 +0000

Poster Number:

291

Presenter/Primary Author:

Alan Berkowitz

Co-Authors:

Covitt, Beth

Co-Authors:

Anderson, Charles W.

Co-Authors:

Hauk, Shandy

Co-Authors:

Whitmer, Alison

What skills and dispositions are needed by the high school graduate so that she or he can use knowledge and tools from environmental science to be effective decision makers and citizens? What are the pathways from elementary school through high school that might help develop this key facet of environmental science literacy? These questions are being addressed in the full richness of cultural relevance across our diverse nation in an NSF-supported project taking place at 4 LTER sites (SGS, KBS, SBC, BES) and a number of other sites in the US.

Baltimore Partnership for Environmental Science Literacy

Bess Caplan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:28:09 +0000

Poster Number:

266

Presenter/Primary Author:

Bess Caplan

Co-Authors:

Tim Meyers, Trevor Shattuck, Dr. Alan R. Berkowitz, Dr. Sarah Haines

The Baltimore Partnership for Environmental Science Literacy is a five year research project aimed at improving Baltimore area teacher and student knowledge in the environmental sciences. The Baltimore Partnership is part of the multi-site Culturally Relevant Ecology, Learning Progressions and Environmental Literacy, Math Science Partnership (MSP) project funded by the National Science Foundation. The project focuses on the critical education juncture of students in grades 6-12.

Culturally Relevant Ecology, Learning Progressions, and Environmental Literacy - Quantitative Reasoning Impacts

Robert Mayes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:56:09 +0000

Poster Number:

136

Presenter/Primary Author:

Robert Mayes

Co-Authors:

Mark Lyford

Co-Authors:

Jennifer Schuttlefield

Co-Authors:

Sylvia Parker

The NSF MSP Culturally Relevant Ecology, Learning Progressions, and Environmental Literacy project focuses on the critical education juncture of middle through high school (grades 6-12).