ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007)
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COS 5 - Ecology education

Monday, August 6, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
K, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
1:30 PM
COS 5-1
Interdisciplinary Ecosystems Health Education at the University of Vermont
Patricia J. O'Brien, University of Vermont; Paul G. Schaberg, USDA Forest Service
1:50 PM
COS 5-2
Practitioner research as a means to improve students’ Understanding of evolution by natural selection in an undergraduate introductory biology course
Bruce W. Grant, Widener University
2:10 PM
COS 5-3
School science inquiry in Canada, China, and Chile: Can it provide a framework for education for sustainable development?
Susan Barker, University of Alberta
2:30 PM
COS 5-4
Using scientific tools and data to enhance middle/high school student understanding of watershed ecology
Cathlyn Stylinski, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Steven McGee, The Learning Partnership; David A. Smith, Northwestern University; Cassie Doty, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
2:50 PM
COS 5-5
Teaching about regulation of species composition I:  An interactive classroom simulation of recruitment limitation and the role of generalist predators
Kathy A. Winnett-Murray, Hope College; K. Greg Murray, Hope College
3:10 PM
COS 5-
Break
3:20 PM
COS 5-6
Teaching about regulation of species composition II:  Three years of assessment on the effectiveness of an interactive classroom simulation
K. Greg Murray, Hope College; Kathy A. Winnett-Murray, Hope College
3:40 PM
COS 5-7
The efficacy of teaching content knowledge through hands-on activities in high school biology
Lori H. Spindler, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer H. Doherty, University of Washington
4:00 PM
COS 5-8
Misconceptions of natural selection: Does culture background play a role?
Maria Gutierrez, Texas A&M University; X. Ben Wu, Texas A&M University; Cruz C. Torres, Texas A&M University; Denise Robledo, Texas A&M University
4:20 PM
COS 5-9
Teaching using conceptual ecological modeling
Marion Dresner, Portland State University; Andrew Moldenke, Oregon State University; Hans Luh, Oregon State University
4:40 PM
COS 5-10
Research service learning:  An emerging pedagogy with significant payoffs for faculty, students, and the community
Julie Reynolds, Duke University; Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, Duke University
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