1:30 PM Grant, Bruce^*,1, D'Avanzo, Charlene², Taylor, Jason³, Udovic, Dan⁴, ¹ Department of Biology, Widener University, Chester, PA² School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA³ Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC⁴ Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): Its foundations in cognitive and learning theory.

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1:45 PM Jurgensen-Armstrong, Melissa^*,1, Berkowitz, Alan², Taylor, Jason³, Gur-Edeman, Elvan⁴, ¹ Diversity Initiatives in Science, Flagstaff, AZ² Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY³ Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC⁴ United Negro College Fund, Fairfax, VA Yes, no, maybe, I don′t know: The decisions SEEDS students make about an ecology pathway.

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2:00 PM D'Avanzo, Charlene^*,1, ¹ Hampshire College, Amherst, MA Research on learning: Little impact on ecology teaching.

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2:15 PM Pedersen, Brian^*,1, Pears, Sarah^*,1, ¹ Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, USA Teaching simulation modeling from the ground up.

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2:30 PM Derrickson, Elissa^*,1, ¹ Loyola College, Baltimore, MD Four years to develop a scientist: Accelerating an understanding of the process of science in undergraduate biology majors.

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2:45 PM Break.

3:00 PM Williams, Kathy^*,1, ¹ San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Using embedded assessment to enhance learning in college biology classes.

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3:15 PM Batzli, Janet^*,1, Burgess, Ann¹, Howell, Evelyn¹, Caslavka, Curt¹, ¹ University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Teaching ecology through prairie restoration: The Biocore Prairie at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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3:30 PM Jablonski, Leanne^{*,1, 2}, Poling, Tara¹, ¹ Marianist Environmental Education Center, Dayton, OH, USA² University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA City Systems: Innovative ecology education and environmental justice approaches.

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3:45 PM Rosenfeld, Kristen^*,1, Damschen, Ellen¹, Murphy-Medley, Deena¹, Wentworth, Thomas¹, Wyer, Mary¹, ¹ North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Toward a more inclusive ecology: Increasing career commitment through curricular intervention.

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4:00 PM Berkson, Jim^*,1, Harrison, Autumn-Lynn^{1, 2}, Davis, Michelle¹, ¹ Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Blacksburg, VA² Society for Conservation Biology, Arlington, VA Will telling the students the truth about environmental management scare them away?

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