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Papers by Margie Turrin

Research paper thumbnail of Got Snow?" Education and Outreach for the IPY

ABSTRACT The "Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research" workshop of J... more ABSTRACT The "Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research" workshop of June 23-25, brought together an international group of 65 scientists, educators and media specialists to define strategies to engage the next generation of polar scientists, engineers and leaders, and inspire the general public. The workshop results emphasized the need to leverage emerging science programs with meaningful education and outreach programming that is rolled out to the public as major media events. Participants advocated a broad interdisciplinary approach, recognizing that the poles have a rich cultural heritage and fascinating history. Linking research events with student fascination about polar environments, peoples and histories of exploration, can help improve science, math, reading, and other skills. Distance learning with web course delivery is a powerful tool to reach advanced students and to help develop a new generation of researchers among Arctic indigenous peoples. Successful examples of this approach include the University of the Arctic's PhD network, and collaborative field courses. Field experiences build life-long advocates of the poles for students, teachers, and the media alike. Establishing connections among scientists, educators and informal outreach venues in their own community, can have long-lasting impact. "Think Globally/Act Locally" and the complementary "Think Locally/Act Globally" will be important themes for local, national and international IPY programming. Imagine a semi-trailer truck labeled "Got Snow?" traversing the country loaded with polar gear, interactive activities and a snowmaker; polar exhibitions opening at natural history and art museums and zoos; polar-themed postage stamps; national polar book-of-the-month recommendations; made-for-TV polar documentaries; and a rich, multidisciplinary and multilingual web portal. To meet these opportunities requires coordination, linking communities, and high-bandwidth access to high quality content from the polar regions. We need to start now to develop an integrated research/media/education strategy; establish partners among the research, media, and education communities; and diversify participation and audiences.

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research: A Report on the Workshop: 23-25 June 2004, Washington, D.C

Research paper thumbnail of Education and outreach for the International Polar Year

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of A Nationwide View of Undergraduates' Interest in Earth-related Careers and Motivation to Tackle Environmental Challenges

Research paper thumbnail of What Kinds of Questions Do Undergraduates Generate While Exploring Data Visualizations Pertaining to Sea Level Rise and Climate Change

Research paper thumbnail of PlastiX-Snow: A Citizen Science Project to Identify Microplastics in Snow

Research paper thumbnail of The Next Generation of Hudson River Educators: Using Place-Based Education to Connect Underrepresented Minorities to their Local Waterways

Research paper thumbnail of Polar Fun and Games

Current: The Journal of Marine Education

Research paper thumbnail of It Takes a ‘Superhero’ to Uncover the Climate Secrets in Fossilized Arctic Ocean Dinocysts

Current: The Journal of Marine Education

Research paper thumbnail of Density of Uca Pugnax and Uca Minax (Fiddler Crabs) and the Usage of Vegetation in Piermont Marsh, New York

Research paper thumbnail of EarthConnections Pathways: Linking Geoscience Learning and Community Involvement to Develop Community Science Literacy

Research paper thumbnail of Empowering youth currently underrepresented in STEM through authentic science research on local environmental challenges

Empowering youth currently underrepresented in STEM through authen8c science research on local en... more Empowering youth currently underrepresented in STEM through authen8c science research on local environmental challenges h:ps://blog.ldeo.columbia.edu/includes/ Partnerships are cri8cally important as it takes purpose work and organiza8onal commitment Thema8c Working Groups Provided Consistent Design Elements Across the Clusters Working groups that spanned the clusters addressed common elements such as a 4ered mentoring structure including peer and near peer mentoring, a common assessment tool, team research design, and a whole person development focus. Addi4onally we held a shared panel and poster session. The groups designed and ve=ed programma4c elements yet each program was unique with different blends of online, lab and field work pieces.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing Student Literacy Though Kahoot! Quizzes

Research paper thumbnail of What kinds of questions do students ask while exploring data visualizations?

Journal of Geoscience Education

Research paper thumbnail of Sustainability, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the Education of Future Teachers

Journal of Geoscience Education

Research paper thumbnail of To What Extent Should Human/Environment Interactions Be Included in Science Education?

Journal of Geoscience Education

Research paper thumbnail of Developing Future Teachers’ Abilities and Motivations to Teach the Next Generation Science Standards Through Infusing Sustainability and Earth Literacy

Research paper thumbnail of Supporting the Goals of the NGSS Through Ldeo Student Research Opportunities

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring Sea Level Rise: A Guided Tour Through Our Changing Earth Systems

Research paper thumbnail of How to Help Your Students Ask More and Better Questions

Research paper thumbnail of Got Snow?" Education and Outreach for the IPY

ABSTRACT The "Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research" workshop of J... more ABSTRACT The "Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research" workshop of June 23-25, brought together an international group of 65 scientists, educators and media specialists to define strategies to engage the next generation of polar scientists, engineers and leaders, and inspire the general public. The workshop results emphasized the need to leverage emerging science programs with meaningful education and outreach programming that is rolled out to the public as major media events. Participants advocated a broad interdisciplinary approach, recognizing that the poles have a rich cultural heritage and fascinating history. Linking research events with student fascination about polar environments, peoples and histories of exploration, can help improve science, math, reading, and other skills. Distance learning with web course delivery is a powerful tool to reach advanced students and to help develop a new generation of researchers among Arctic indigenous peoples. Successful examples of this approach include the University of the Arctic's PhD network, and collaborative field courses. Field experiences build life-long advocates of the poles for students, teachers, and the media alike. Establishing connections among scientists, educators and informal outreach venues in their own community, can have long-lasting impact. "Think Globally/Act Locally" and the complementary "Think Locally/Act Globally" will be important themes for local, national and international IPY programming. Imagine a semi-trailer truck labeled "Got Snow?" traversing the country loaded with polar gear, interactive activities and a snowmaker; polar exhibitions opening at natural history and art museums and zoos; polar-themed postage stamps; national polar book-of-the-month recommendations; made-for-TV polar documentaries; and a rich, multidisciplinary and multilingual web portal. To meet these opportunities requires coordination, linking communities, and high-bandwidth access to high quality content from the polar regions. We need to start now to develop an integrated research/media/education strategy; establish partners among the research, media, and education communities; and diversify participation and audiences.

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research: A Report on the Workshop: 23-25 June 2004, Washington, D.C

Research paper thumbnail of Education and outreach for the International Polar Year

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of A Nationwide View of Undergraduates' Interest in Earth-related Careers and Motivation to Tackle Environmental Challenges

Research paper thumbnail of What Kinds of Questions Do Undergraduates Generate While Exploring Data Visualizations Pertaining to Sea Level Rise and Climate Change

Research paper thumbnail of PlastiX-Snow: A Citizen Science Project to Identify Microplastics in Snow

Research paper thumbnail of The Next Generation of Hudson River Educators: Using Place-Based Education to Connect Underrepresented Minorities to their Local Waterways

Research paper thumbnail of Polar Fun and Games

Current: The Journal of Marine Education

Research paper thumbnail of It Takes a ‘Superhero’ to Uncover the Climate Secrets in Fossilized Arctic Ocean Dinocysts

Current: The Journal of Marine Education

Research paper thumbnail of Density of Uca Pugnax and Uca Minax (Fiddler Crabs) and the Usage of Vegetation in Piermont Marsh, New York

Research paper thumbnail of EarthConnections Pathways: Linking Geoscience Learning and Community Involvement to Develop Community Science Literacy

Research paper thumbnail of Empowering youth currently underrepresented in STEM through authentic science research on local environmental challenges

Empowering youth currently underrepresented in STEM through authen8c science research on local en... more Empowering youth currently underrepresented in STEM through authen8c science research on local environmental challenges h:ps://blog.ldeo.columbia.edu/includes/ Partnerships are cri8cally important as it takes purpose work and organiza8onal commitment Thema8c Working Groups Provided Consistent Design Elements Across the Clusters Working groups that spanned the clusters addressed common elements such as a 4ered mentoring structure including peer and near peer mentoring, a common assessment tool, team research design, and a whole person development focus. Addi4onally we held a shared panel and poster session. The groups designed and ve=ed programma4c elements yet each program was unique with different blends of online, lab and field work pieces.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing Student Literacy Though Kahoot! Quizzes

Research paper thumbnail of What kinds of questions do students ask while exploring data visualizations?

Journal of Geoscience Education

Research paper thumbnail of Sustainability, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the Education of Future Teachers

Journal of Geoscience Education

Research paper thumbnail of To What Extent Should Human/Environment Interactions Be Included in Science Education?

Journal of Geoscience Education

Research paper thumbnail of Developing Future Teachers’ Abilities and Motivations to Teach the Next Generation Science Standards Through Infusing Sustainability and Earth Literacy

Research paper thumbnail of Supporting the Goals of the NGSS Through Ldeo Student Research Opportunities

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring Sea Level Rise: A Guided Tour Through Our Changing Earth Systems

Research paper thumbnail of How to Help Your Students Ask More and Better Questions