FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
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Pamela Blanchard
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EDUCATION:
PhD 1998 -Louisiana State University - Geology & Geophysics
B.S. 1992 - Lamar University - Geology
B.A. 1981- University of St. Thomas - Liberal Arts
PUBLICATIONS:
Blanchard, P.B. (2007). Coastal Roots: A pre-college plant-based stewardship program to connect students with coastal issues. Plant Science Bulletin, 53(4), 138-146.
Blanchard, P. (2007). [Review of the book More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using children’s books to guide inquiry, K-4]. Washington D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Blanchard, P. (2007). [Review of the book The Rock Cycle]. Science Books and Films. Washington D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P. (2007). Pathways to Inquiry: Science Inquiry Skills Analyzer and Activity Portal. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 3653-3658). Chesapeake, Virginia: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P. (in press). Pathways to inquiry: Science inquiry skills analyzer and activities portal. Proceedings of 2007 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, 3653-3659.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006). Educator’s guide to the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary. Retrieved January 8, 2006, from Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Web site: http://educators.btnep.org/default.asp?id=64
Blanchard, P. B. (in press). An educator’s guide to the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary [online book of standards-based science lessons for grades K-8].
Blanchard, P. B. (2004, Spring). [Review of the book Secondary science teaching (chap. 1-4)]. City, State/Region: Wadsworth Group/Thompson Learning Publishers.
Messina, L., & Blanchard, P. B. (2004). Wetlands stewardship project combines authentic learning and student research. The Science Teacher. National Science Teacher Association.
PRESENTATIONS:
Blanchard, P.B., & Lou, Y. (2007, December). Educational technology service-learning projects enhance the LSU Coastal Roots Program. Poster presented at the Chancellor’s Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Showcase, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B., & Lou, Y. (2007, November). Pathways to Inquiry: Assessing and teaching inquiry skills in earth science. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B., & Lou, Y. (2007, October). Pathways to Inquiry: Online tools for earth science professional developers and teachers to assess and integrate science as inquiry into earth science teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado.
Blanchard, P.B., Bush, E., & Marchal, K. (2007, September). LSU Coastal Roots Program. Presented at the Brown Foundation Celebration, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P. (2007, September). Pathways to Inquiry: Analyzing and building science inquiry skills through evidence-based technology integration. Poster presented at the annual National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 PI Conference, Washington, D.C.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P. (2007, August). Design and development of Pathways to Inquiry. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B., Bush, E., Bourgeois, D., & Marchal, K. (2007, July). Louisiana Coastal Roots Program. Workshop presented at the annual Mathematics and Science Institute for Promoting Education for Lifelong Learning, Metairie, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B., Lindstedt, D.M., & Bush, E. (2007, July). Coastal Roots: Engaging students on wetland loss and coastal restoration in Louisiana. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Marine Educators Association, Portland, Maine.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P.B. (2007, June). Pathways to Inquiry: Science inquiry skills analyzer and activities portal. Paper presented at the Ed-MEDIA 2007 – World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Vancouver, Canada.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P.B. (2007, June). Pathways to Inquiry: Science inquiry skills analyzer and activities portal. Presented at the meeting of the National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 PI Conference, Washington, DC.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P. (2007, June). Science Inquiry Skills Analyzer and Activity Portal. Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Vancouver, Canada.
Blanchard, P.B., Bush, E., & Lindstedt, D. (2006, December). Shared characteristics of pre-college ecological stewardship projects. Paper presented at the annual national conference of the Restore America’s Estuaries, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B., & Lou, Y. (2006, October). Pathways to inquiry: An earth science inquiry skill analyzer tool and activity portal. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Abstract] Geological Society of America, 38(7), 253.
Lindstedt, D., & Blanchard, P.B. (2006, October). Nab the aquatic invaders. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006, September). The learning cycle and best practices in teaching science. Workshop presented to home school parents at the Holy Family Home School Association Coffee Night, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lou, Y., & Blanchard, P.B. (2006, April). Teacher as designer and researcher: Toward evidence-based technology integration in middle-grade science. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.
Lindstedt, D., & Blanchard, P.B. (2006, February). Nab the aquatic invaders. Workshop hosted at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Environmental Education Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006, February). Activity for parents and students. Workshop presented at Glen Oaks Elementary Science Night for Families, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006, February). Nonindigenous species. Workshop presented to agriculture science teachers, at the Louisiana Department of Education Agricultural Professional Development Workshop, Alexandria, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006, February). Teaching about natural hazards: levees and storm surges. Workshop hosted at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Environmental Education Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006, January). Louisiana’s vanishing wetlands: The fragile fringe. Workshop hosted at the LSU Museum of Art’s Vanishing Wetlands Exhibit, Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P.B. (2006, January). Louisiana wetlands: What a tale to tell. Presented at the LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lou, Y., Hinson, J., Blanchard, P., & Willis, E. (2005, April). Educational technology scholar project: Teachers as designers and researchers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Teaching in Higher Education (THE) Forum, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P. B. & Case, C. (2005, February). Casting your net into today’s schools – best practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Karsh, K., Bush, E., Blanchard, P. B., Hinson, J., & Lindstedt, D. (2005, February) Integrating horticulture, biology and coastal environmental issues into middle school science curriculuas. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lindstedt, D.M., Bush, E., Somers, R., Karsh, K. & Blanchard, P.B. (2005, February). Coastal roots: Engaging students on wetland loss and coastal restoration in Louisiana. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P. B. (2004, November). A new look at sand: Using videoprobe technology to inquire about sand [Abstract].Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado. Geoscience in a Changing World 2004 Annual Meeting & Exposition Program, Vol. 36, No. 5.
Blanchard, P. B., Lou, Y., Hinson, J. & Willis, E. (2004, October). LSU-BOR ed tech scholar roundtable. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Blanchard, P. B., Schultz, D., Chauvin, C. & Lindstedt, D. (2004, October). Learning with the disappearing wetlands in mind. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Lindstedt, D., Bush, E., Somers, R., Karsh, K, & Blanchard, P. (2004, September). Coastal roots: Engaging students on wetland loss and coastal restoration in Louisiana. Paper and poster presented at the annual meeting of theRestore America’s Estuaries, Seattle, Washington.
Blanchard, P. (2004, April). Inquiring minds want to know. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Middle School Association, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Kirwan, G., & Blanchard, P. (2004, April). Three types of hands-on science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Middle School Association, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Bush, E., Blanchard, P., Lindstedt, D., & Warny, S. (2004). Coastal roots-A community outreach program. Paper presented at the Southern region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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