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Consider submitting abstracts to two “worth-your-while” education (ED) sessions being offered at the Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting in San Francisco, December  3-7, 2012 (http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/). 

ED035 “Teacher Professional Development Programs Promoting Authentic Scientific Research in the Classroom”  Celebrating its 10th year, this session offers the opportunity to talk about your professional development program that incorporates authentic research in the classroom! Share your experiences and learn about other programs. 

ED029 "Public Participation in Citizen Science Research" For the 4th year in a row, this session offers the opportunity to share your experiences involving citizen science programs as they gain popularity and have the potential to benefit participants, extend scientific research, and improve public understanding of how science is done.

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ED035 "Teacher Professional Development Programs Promoting Authentic Scientific Research in the Classroom"

This session focuses on building a framework or model for successful research experiences for educators. Papers will address new projects, the roles of scientists and education specialists, the value of teams or ways to bring research experiences back to the classroom. Other topics can include recruitment strategies, program scale-up, financial planning, Internet and archival research projects, citizen science, mentoring issues, training of scientists and evaluation. Presentations are invited from all scientific disciplines: astronomy/space physics, atmospheric and ocean sciences, geology and geophysics, climate and environmental science, etc. Printed materials and CDs supplied by presenters.

ED029 "Public Participation in Citizen Science Research" 

Citizen science programs are gaining in popularity. They have the potential to benefit participants, extend scientific research, and improve public understanding of how science is done by engaging non-specialists in observations, measurements or classifications. Programs can range in involvement from passive to active. Citizen science offers a powerful approach to addressing a wide scope of scientific questions. In this session we will present projects and approaches used for citizen science across the geophysical spectrum. Presentations will include best practices and lessons learned from current projects in space and astronomy, geosciences and environmental, climate and ocean sciences, as well as a discussion of future directions.


Abstracts are being solicited now through  (23:59 UT). The abstract on-line submission form and submittal instructions are available at http://agu-fm12.abstractcentral.com/. AGU policy allows one "education" abstract to be submitted in addition to a "science" abstract. If you are not a member of AGU, an AGU member may sponsor you to submit an abstract. (If you are not an AGU member and do not have a sponsor to submit abstracts for these two sessions, contact Connie at [log in to unmask]) For further information on these sessions, please contact the session conveners listed below. For more information about the 2012 Fall Meeting, visit http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/.

Sincerely,

Connie Walker, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 520-318-8535, [log in to unmask] (for ED029 and ED035)
Stephen M. Pompea, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 520-318-8285, [log in to unmask] (for ED029 and ED035)
Gail Scowcroft, Office of Marine Programs, Graduate School of Oceanography, U. Rhode Island, 401-874-6724, [log in to unmask] (for ED035)  
Pamela Gay, The STEM Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, [log in to unmask] (for ED029)
Nicole Gugliucci, The STEM Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, [log in to unmask] (for ED029)


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Constance E. Walker, Ph.D.
associate scientist & senior science education specialist, NOAO
director, GLOBE at Night campaign (www.globeatnight.org)

National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
950 N. Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
520-318-8535
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