531 Symposium --K-12 Teaching Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities/Div. A01 Business Meeting/Cash Bar

Oral Session
A01 Resident Education
Monday, 6 October 2008: 12:55 PM-5:25 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 360DE

Presiding:
R.L. Rhykerd
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
The Human Capital Crisis Facing Agriculture.
Jeffrey Wood, Illinois State University; Robert Rhykerd, Illinois State Univ.
1:20 PM
Linking the 7th Grade Science Curriculum to Agricultural Practice.
Eugene Brams, Retired; Andrew Brams, Andrew Brams & Associates
1:40 PM
How to Get High School Students Interested in Science.
Karen S. Hewitt, Science Teachers Association of Texas
2:00 PM
Stimulating Interest in Science Through University-K12 Partnerships.
Sujaya Rao, Oregon State University; Richard Halse, Oregon State University
2:20 PM
Break
2:35 PM
Learning Modules to Accompany the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit for K-12 Soil Science.
Emily Stockman, Stockman Associates; Thomas Loynachan, Iowa State Univ.
2:55 PM
“Dig It! The Secret Life of Soil” – SSSA General Interest Soils Book.
David Lindbo, North Carolina State Univ.; Laurel Hartley, Michigan State Univ.; Wendy Greenberg, Bemidji State Univ.; John Havlin, North Carolina State Univ.; Thomas Loynachan, Iowa State Univ.; Monday Mbila, Alabama A&M Univ.; Bianca Moebius-Clune, Cornell University; Emily Stockman, Stockman Associates; Dennis Osborne, North Carolina State University
3:15 PM
Maintaining and Updating the SSSA K-12 Education Website.
Wendy Greenberg, Bemidji State Univ.; Laurel Hartley, Michigan State Univ.; Thomas Loynachan, Iowa State Univ.; David Lindbo, North Carolina State Univ.; Susan Schultz, National Association of Conservation Districts
3:35 PM
Standards, Assessments and Benchmarks for K-12 Soil Science.
Vernon Cardwell, University of Minnesota; Margaret Holzer, Chatham High School
3:55 PM
Discussion
4:10 PM
Break
4:25 PM
Div. A01 Business Meeting/Cash Bar
5:25 PM
Adjourn