101st ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2016)

PS 12-54

SEEDS: Celebrating 20 years of diversity in ecology
Frederick Abbott, Ecological Society of America

PS 12-55

An historical timeline of ESA’s efforts to promote ecological literacy and enhance human diversity among ecologists
Laura Solomon, Wilkes University; Kenneth M. Klemow, Wilkes University; Carmen R. Cid, Eastern Connecticut State University; Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University; Teresa Mourad, Ecological Society of America

PS 12-56

Enhancing student learning in undergraduate ecology courses through EcoEdDL
Kenneth M. Klemow, Wilkes University; Kathleen L. Shea, St. Olaf College; Teresa Mourad, Ecological Society of America

PS 12-57

Assessment of student’s environmental literacy in a STEM based outdoor education summer program
Coral E. Aviles-Santiago, University of Puerto Rico

PS 12-58

Service learning: A plant ecology course case study
Justin A. Compton, Springfield College

PS 12-59

The Granville Schools Land Lab: A K-12/college/government teaching and research collaboration
James A. Reding, Granville High School; Geoffrey R. Smith, Denison University; Jessica E. Rettig, Denison University; Rebecca N. Homan, Denison University; Douglas J. Spieles, Denison University; Tom D. Schultz, Denison University; Andrew C. McCall, Denison University; Brent Sodergren, US Fish and Wildlife Service

PS 12-60

Adding sustainability modules to an introductory botany course
Yaffa L. Grossman, Beloit College

PS 12-61

Student driven monitoring and assessment of the anthropocentric effects on the Millbrook watershed
Samantha E. Gigliotti, County College of Morris; Joseph Mele, County College of Morris; Wallace Butler, County College of Morris; Reeves Geraghty, County College of Morris; Dennis Daly, County College of Morris; Janaka DeSilva, County College of Morris; Dorothy Artale, County College of Morris

PS 12-62

The mismatch between current statistical practice and statisical training in ecology
Justin C. Touchon, Vassar College; Michael McCoy, East Carolina University

PS 12-63

Comparison of peer- versus instructor-driven activities on undergraduate student engagement in a large introductory biology class
Melissa Chipman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Benjamin F. Clegg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 12-64

Confronting the challenges of bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms using online faculty mentoring networks
Arietta E. Fleming-Davies, University of Chicago; Gabriela Hamerlinck, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium; Alison Hale, University of Pittsburgh; Tom A. Langen, Clarkson University; Teresa Mourad, Ecological Society of America; Kristin Jenkins, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium; Sam Donovan, University of Pittsburgh

PS 12-65

National parks and America’s scientific heritage
Timothy Watkins, National Park Service; Jill Baron, US Geological Survey; Noel B. Pavlovic, U.S. Geological Survey

PS 12-66

The importance of engaging ecology students in first-hand classroom experiences with NGSS
Stephanie C. Tubman, Michigan Technological University; Brenda G. Bergman, Michigan Technological University; Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University; Christopher Wojick, Michigan Technological University; Joshua C. Davis, Michigan Technological University; Anthony D. Matthys, Michigan Technological University

PS 12-67

Plasticine caterpillar predation experiment: Engaging high school students using scientific research methods
Wendy Leuenberger, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Jacquelyn Wilson, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation; Estefania Larsen, Millard South High School; Jacob Leuenberger, Johnson-Brock Public School; Dylan Parry, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

PS 12-68

Plant identification and use on St. Thomas, USVI: An undergraduate class investigates local knowledge
Juliet A. Ruggiero, University of the Virgin Islands

PS 12-69

Experimental ecology and evolution in the field: A unique course for upper-level undergraduates and instructors
Kara A. Moore, University of California, Davis; Ash Zemenick, University of California, Davis

PS 12-70

The citizen scientific method: A hybrid model integrating experimental and citizen science to perform urban pollination research and outreach
Marie Clifford, University of Washington; Susan M. Waters, Center for Natural Lands Management

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PS 12 - Education