Monday, August 6, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
K, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
COS 5 - Ecology education
1:30 PMCOS 5-1Interdisciplinary Ecosystems Health Education at the University of Vermont
Patricia J. O'Brien, University of Vermont, Paul G. Schaberg, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture
1:50 PMCOS 5-2Practitioner 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 PMCOS 5-3School science inquiry in Canada, China, and Chile: Can it provide a framework for education for sustainable development?
Susan Barker, University of Alberta
2:30 PMCOS 5-4Using 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 PMCOS 5-5Teaching 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 Break
3:20 PMCOS 5-6Teaching 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 PMCOS 5-7The efficacy of teaching content knowledge through hands-on activities in high school biology
Lori H. Spindler, University of Pennsylvania, Jennifer H. Doherty, University of Pennsylvania
4:00 PMCOS 5-8Misconceptions 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 Universitt, Denise Robledo, Texas A&M University
4:20 PMCOS 5-9Teaching using conceptual ecological modeling
Marion Dresner, Portland State University, Andrew Moldenke, Oregon State University, Hans Luh, Oregon State University
4:40 PMCOS 5-10Research service learning:  An emerging pedagogy with significant payoffs for faculty, students, and the community
Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University, Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, Duke University

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