Katherine Ellins, UTIG Program Manager

Katherine Ellins

 

Invited Presentations

Keynote Speaker, Conference of the Florida Association of Science Supervisors (FASS)/ Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST), October 20-22, 2011, Ellins, K.K., Characteristics of the Texas Earth and Space Science (TXESS) Revolution Model of In-service Teacher Professional Development.

Keynote Speaker, The Earthquake Risk is Real—What is Jamaica’s Coping Capacity, A Symposium on Disaster Preparedness. Sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica (AMCHAM), July 28, 2010, Ellins, K.K., The Stories Faults Tell: Risks Associated With Earthquakes and Tsunamis Near Kingston, Jamaica. 

Recent Abstracts

  • Ellins, K.K., K.C. Miller, S.W. Bednarz, and S. Mosher, 2011, Rising Above the Storm: DIG TEXAS, Abstract ED53D-03, presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec. INVITED.
  • Borrego, H. and K. K. Ellins, Providing Elementary Teachers in South Texas with Professional Development to Improve Earth Science Instruction, Abstract ED31A-0753, presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.
  • Brunt, M., K.K. Ellins and C.A. Frohlich, Eagle Pass Jr. High Seismology Team: Strategies for Engaging Middle School “At-Risk” Students in Authentic Research, Abstract ED33C-03, presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.
  • Manley, J., K.K. Ellins, Engaging Middle School Students in Authentic Research based on a summer research cruise, Abstract ED33C-07, presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.
  • Mote, A., K.K. Ellins, and N. Haddad, The EarthLabs Approach to Curriculum and Professional Development: Earth Science Education in the 21st Century, Abstract ED34B-08, presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.
  • Ellins, K.K., H.C. Olson, E. Snow, M. Willis, M. Odell, E. Stocks, and K. Manganella, 2011, Characteristics of the Texas Earth and Space Science (TXESS) Revolution Model of In-service Teacher Professional Development, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V. 43, No. 5, Paper No. 216-8.
  • Hornbach, M.J., L. Brown, P. Mann, K.K. Ellins, and C. Frohlich, 2011, Assessing Geohazards Near Kingston, Jamaica: New Results from Chirp Seismic Imaging, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V. 43, No. 5, Paper No. 215-9.
  • Ellins, K.K., L.R. McCall, S. Amos, R.F. McGowan, A. Mote, K. Negrito, B. Paloski, C. Ryan, and B. Cameron, 2010, Water Exploration: An Online High School Water Resources Program, Abstract ED 23B-0717, presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17.
  • McCall, L.R., K.K. Ellins, and B. Cameron, 2010, Water Conservation: A Tool to Build Understanding, Service and Awareness About Natural Resources, Abstract ED 11A-0588 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17.
  • Ellins, K.K., H.C. Olson, E. Snow, M. Odell, E. Stocks, and M. Willis, 2010, The Impact of the Texas Earth and Space Science (TXESS) Revolution, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V. 42, No. 5, Paper No. T43-133-1
  • Ellins, K.K., H. C. Olson, E. Snow, L. Peart, L. Goehring (2010), Geoscience Professional Development for Minority-Serving K-12 Science Educators: The TXESS Revolution, Oce Sci, ED43A-01.
  • Ellins, Katherine K., Elizabeth Abernathy, Kathleen Negrito and Linda McCall (2009), The Application of Legacy Cycles in the Development of Earth Science Curriculum, European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria, April 2009.
  • Olson, H.C., K. K. Ellins, J. E. Olson, M. Willis, M. Odell, E. L.  Stocks, and A. Hail (2008), The TXESS Revolution: A Teacher Professional Development Program to Advance Earth and Space Science in Texas, 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 40, No. 6, p. 463, Paper Number 298-13.   
  • Ellins, K., H. C. Olson, M. Willis, 2007. The TXESS Revolution: A Partnership to Advance Earth and Space Science in Texas, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED24A-01, invited.
  • Ellins, K., H. C. Olson, M. Russ, and N. Putman, 2006. The UTIG/HTU Geodiversity Project—Reflections and Future Directions, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED51A-0829
  • Putman, N., K. Ellins, J. Holt, and H. C. Olson, 2006. My Experience as a Student Participant in the Institute for Geophysics/Huston-Tillotson University Geodiversity Project, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED51A-0830
  • Ellins, K.K., UTIG’s Contributions to Seismology in K-12 Classrooms, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 85 (47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED32A-06 2004.
  • Ellins, K. K., P. Ganey-Curry, and T. Fennell, Building Partnerships between Research Institutions, University Academic Departments, Local School Districts, and Private Enterprise to Advance K-12 Science Education in Texas. EOS Trans. AGU, 84 (46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED21A-02, 2003
  • Ellins, K., H. Olson, J. Pulliam, and M.J. Schott, Using Geophysical Data in the Texas High School Course, Geology, Meteorology, and Oceanography, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED71C-02, 2002, invited.