26 January 2004
UT Austin GK-12 NEWS is published bi-monthly on
current and future activities of interest to all GK-12 participants in Port
Aransas (UTMSI)
and Austin (ESI and
UTIG). Program
Coordinators Andrea Cantu (MSI) and Dennis Ruez (ESI) compiled this
newsletter. The banner was designed by
Ethan Thompson, GK-12 webmaster at UTMSI.
All Teachers and Fellows are reminded to schedule observation dates with our evaluator Anna Diver (abbeyconsulting@ev1.net). [RET teachers will not need to do this.].
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UTMSI |
ESI |
UTIG |
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Meeting Dates |
Monthly
meetings @ 3:30 (normally held on the second Wednesday of each month.)
16 January 2004
11 February 2004 |
20 January 2004 6:00-8:30
at Lynn Kirby’s home 1 March 2004 6:00-7:30
at Donna Clarke’s home 13 April 2004 6:00-7:30
at Nancy Nixon’s home 11 May 2004 6:00-9:00,
location TBA |
14 January 2004
GK-12 Workshop at UTIG
9:00–4:00 February 2004 Telephone Conference call
TBA 26-27 March 2004 Workshop with IRIS/SSA; Outreach Lecture Series |
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Lecture Series |
SCHWEPPE SERIES http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/research/seminars/schweppe.htm
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January 2004 Dr. Peggy Ostrom Fish
Tales: The Politics and Ecology Behind Alaska’s Salmon 25
February 2004 Dr. Andrea Grottoli Coral
Bleaching:Human Impacts and Implications for Coral Reef Conservation 18 March 2004
Dr. Rudi Strickler The Small Universe within the Large Ocean: How Do Planktonic Animals
Find their Food and Mates without Running Into Predators? PUBLIC LECTURES
http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/outreach/public_lectures.htm
22 January 2004 Dr. Ken Dunton Meltdown in the Alaskan
Arctic: Ecological Consequences of Climate Change 4
February 2004 Tony Amos Antarctica: The Saga of Deep Freeze ‘81
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February 12 2004 Scott Holt Songs of the Fishes: How Scientists Use
Sounds Produced by Fish to Study their Biology 19
February 2004 Matt Palmtag Fire
Shrimp: Marine Ornamental Invertebrates, Can We Raise Them in Captivity
Instead of Taking them from the Wild? |
OUTREACH LECTURE SERIES 13 February 2004 Mark Kapner Austin’s
Power: Green Power is Clean and Renewable 26 March 2004 David Wald Citizen Science: Man versus Machine in Providing
Rapid Earthquake Information 23 April 2004 John Abbott
Texas’
Tiny Wonders: Scientific Tales from the Insect World |
26 March 2004
David Wald
Rapid Earthquake
Information: Citizen Science and New Tools for Emergency Response. Lecture sponsored by IRIS/SSA,
UTIG and the Outreach Lecture Series
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RET |
Summer
2004 Rivers
of the Peruvian Amazon (Oxapampa, Peru) Arctic Climate Change (USCG ice breaker Healy) Alaska 15
May-23 June 2004 Deadline
for applications 01/17/04 Applicant
interviews start 01/20/04 |
Two RET
teachers were selected. Chris Mihealsick (Crockett High School, Austin
ISD) is working with Jay Banner and has already made a trip to a central
Texas cave. Joy Killough (Westview High School, Round Rock
ISD) will likely work with a member of the Integrative Biology faculty. |
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March–4 April 2004 Chicxulub Site Survey
Cruise on R/V Ewing Nancy Brooker of O.H. Herman Middle School, Van Vleck ISD 2-11
April 2004 Shore-based
Chicxulub instrument recovery. Donna Clarke of Round Rock High School. 4
April-18 May 2004 SE Caribbean Tectonic Study
on R/V Ewing. Meredith Keelan of
O.H. Herman Middle School, Van Vleck
ISD July
2004 Blanco Fracture Zone
Seismic Experiment on the on R/V Ewing. Donna Clarke of Round Rock High
School. Teachers and students can follow these cruises at http://www.ig.utexas.edu/outreach/ttif/index.htm |
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GK-12 Workshops/ Field
Trips |
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January 2004 MSI Workshop: Spring
activity plans, professional development, lesson writing, and 5E model (Jim
Barufaldi) 3-9
June 2004 GK-12 Summer Field Course, Port Aransas |
31 January 2004 5E workshop presented by Lynn Kirby and Jim Barufaldi. 10:00-noon, geology room 2.202 1 May 2004 Workshop
on entomology and water quality. |
14 January
2004 GK-12 Workshop at
UTIG. Lessons include UTIG plan model
(TEA/DANA Center VISTA model); TEKS, NSES, AAAS Benchmarks; 5E Approach; What
are inquiry-based and problem-based learning?; Approaches to field-based
learning; DLESE: What it is and how to use it; Universal Design Learning.
27 March 2004
GK-12
and Geoscience in the Classroom workshop
in conjunction with David Wald‘s talk Citizen Science and New Tools for
Emergency Response. Presenters
will include GK-12 teachers and GK-12 Fellows, David Wald (USGS), Cliff
Frohlich (UTIG), Jay Pulliam (UTIG), and Governor’s Office of Emergency
Management. Professional development
credit offered and materials provided for participants. |
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Professional Development |
16 January 2004 MSI Fellows attended a discussion on professional development activity. |
ESI
Fellows completed a professional development summary for the fall and plan
for the spring. |
27 March 2004 workshop. Professional development credit offered
and materials provided for participants. |
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Recent Presentations |
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1 November 2003 GSA
B. Smyth, K. Ellins, N.
Bonal, T. Heppner, M. Morris, G. Christeson, S. Gulick, M. Dinan, T. Fennell,
D. Thomas. Cataclysms and Catastrophes: Engaging
Students to Address Real-World Situations Using Scientific Data Analysis. November
2003 Fellows presented at UTIG’s
Fall Fellowship Seminar AGU December 2003K.
Ellins, 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 T Fennell, K K Ellins, M
Morris, G Christeson. Cataclysms and Catastrophes: A Case Study
of Improving K-12 Science Education Through a University Partnership.
AGU, 84 (46), Fall Meet. Suppl.,Abstract ED22B-1232, 2003 |
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Future Presentations |
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March 2004 GSA South Central Marilyn
Cook and Andrea Kopecky. Using Inquiry to Promote
Scientific Thinking in the Classroom |
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January 2004 Technical Sessions Jay Banner, Marty Maas, Veronica Chapa, Sean
Sullivan, and Amanda Clapp.
K-12 science outreach at UT. 26-28
February 2004 TMSA Adrian
Carrales, Tricia Jarrott, Lynn Kirby, Alex Hendrex, Nancy Nixon, Dennis Ruez,
and Jay Banner. University Outreach: The
GK-12 Program's impact on Curriculum Change in Science and Social Studies 5
March 2004 TAS Lynn
Kirby, Jane Thomson, Jasmine Thum, Chloe Tuck, and Amanda Villarreal. Texas Air: The Austin Ozone Problem. Tricia
Jarrott, Sir Van, Lawrence Franks, Antonio Gomez, and Raymond Selby. Solid waste and carbon dioxide in the Austin area. 15
March 2004 GSA South Central Veronica
R. Chapa, Jessica D. Gordon, and Nancy Nixon. Ecology and Community:
Alternative Approaches with GIS Carla
G. Guthrie and Martha M. Maas. Adaptation
of a Stream Rapid Bioassessment
Protocol to Teach the Concept of Biomonitoring in the Classroom Jay L. Banner, Libby A. Stern, and Nelson Guda. A Novel Lecture Series and Associated Outreach Program in the Environmental and Natural Sciences Jessica
D. Gordon, Sara Hilgers, and Nancy Nixon. Utilizing
Long-Term Soil Experiments to Engage Students in Scientific Learning Dennis
R. Ruez, Jr. and Jay L. Banner. Back
to School: Graduate Students and University Researchers in Environmental
Sciences Join K-12 Classrooms Lynn
Kirby. Measuring Your Carbon Dioxide Footprint |
27 January 2004 Technical Sessions Jay Banner, Marty Maas, Veronica Chapa, Kathy Ellins, Sean Sullivan,
and Amanda Clapp. K-12
science outreach at UT. 15 March 2004 GSA South Central S. Sullivan, K. Ellins,
and M. Fly. Technology in the Classroom: Remaining a Step Ahead. Amanda Clapp, M. Dinan,
D. Thomas, and K. Ellins. Environment Succession: Geoscience in an
Urban Setting. K. Ellins, A. Clapp, V.
Svihla, and S. Sullivan. Improving K-12 Geoscience Education
Through Partnerships. 2004 Boise Section GSA meeting (summer?) V.
Svihla, T. Fennell, and K. Ellins. Effective
problem-based activities: imparting content and learning skills through a
debate on the K-T extinction event. May
2004. Fellows present at UTIG’s Spring
Fellowship Seminar (required) NSTA
2005 National Convention Mary Phillips (Waco ISD) and Donna Clarke (Round
Rock ISD) Texas Teachers in the Field Presentation |
Future
Meetings/Conferences:
11-13 February 2004 – 2004
Border Regional Environmental Conference: Integrating Policy, Training,
Education, and Sustainability for the U.S.-Mexican Border Region, Laredo. http://www.scerp.org/04conf.htm
26-28 February 2004 – Texas
Middle School Association annual conference (TMSA), Austin. Still
accepting abstracts. http://www.lmsaonline.org/txmsa%20early%20registration%20form%202004.pdf
4-6 March 2004 – Texas
Academy of Science (TAS) annual
meeting, Kerrville. No longer accepting
abstracts. http://www.texasacademyofscience.org/
15-16 March 2004 –
South-central Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting with K-12 outreach session, College Station. No longer accepting abstracts. http://www.geosociety.org/sectdiv/southc/04scmtg.htm
31 March-4 April 2004 –
National Earth Science Teachers Association meeting, Atlanta. http://www.nestanet.org/events.html
1-3 April 2004 – Research on
the Environmental Sustainability for Semi Arid Coastal Areas Conference,
Kingsville, Texas. Abstract deadline 31
December. http://www.stei.org/events-rba.shtml
15-17 April 2004 –
Southwestern Association of Naturalists, San Antonio. Abstract deadline 13 February 2004. http://www.biosurvery.ou.edu/swan/meet04/Call_for_Papers.html
17-20 May – 4th
National Water Quality Monitoring Council Conference, Chattanooga. No longer accepting abstracts. http://www.nwqmc.org/2004conference.pdf
13-18 June 2004 – American
Society of Limnology and Oceanography summer meeting. Abstract deadline 1 February 2004. http://www.aslo.org/meetings/savannah2004/
27 June-2 July 2004 – 11th
International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, Saratoga Springs, New
York. No longer accepting
abstracts. http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/WRI/
7-10 August 2004 – ESRI
Education Users Conference, San Diego.
Abstract deadline 16 January 2004.
http://www.esri.com/events/uc/papers/callforpapers.html
15-17 September 2004 – Texas
Water Monitoring Congress, Austin.
Includes focus group on public outreach. Abstract deadline 15 January.
http://www.txwmc.org/2004_Congress/TWMC_2004_Call_for_Papers.pdf
21-24 October 2004 – Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Austin. Abstract deadline 23 January 2004. http://www.sacnas.org/cfpk1204.html
4-6 November 2004 –
Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching, San Antonio. Abstract deadline 30 April 2004. http://www.statweb.org/CASTCC/
7-10 November 2004 –
Geological Society of America national meeting, Denver. Will include K-16 education session. Session proposal deadline 15 January 2004. Abstract deadline 13 July. http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2004/
13-17 December 2004 –
American Geophysical Union fall meeting, San Francisco. Abstract deadline not announced. http://www.agu.org/meetings/meetings.html
Other Events
31 January 2004 – Medical
Mysteries Teacher Workshop. Museum of
Health and Medical Science, Houston.
$20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
January-July 2004 – Teacher
workshops at Fort Worth Zoo. http://www.fortworthzoo.com/school/workshops.html
7 February 2004. Add it UP: Combining Math and Science
TEKS. Museum of Health and Medical
Science, Houston. $20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
7-8 February 2004 – Texas
Archeology Academy, Huntsville. $90. http://www.txarch.org/arch/2004.html
21 February 2004 –
Whodunit? Teacher Workshop: Bringing
Forensics into the Classroom. Museum of
Health and Medical Science, Houston. $20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
21-22, 28 February 2004 –
Texas Archeology Academy, San Angelo.
$90. http://www.txarch.org/arch/2004.html
February 2004 – Science
Teacher Workshop by South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society, Edinburg. FREE. http://www.stc-hps.org/teacher1.htm
6 March 2004 – Austin
Science Fun Day. http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/events/asfd/index.html
6 March 2004 – Genetics:
Breaking the Code Teacher Workshop.
Museum of Health and Medical Science, Houston. $20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
6-7 March 2004 – Texas
Archeology Academy, San Antonio.
$90. http://www.txarch.org/arch/2004.html
20-21, 27 March 2004 – Texas
Archeology Academy, El Paso. $90. http://www.txarch.org/arch/2004.html
28 March 2004 – Play With
Your Food: The Best of Edible Science.
Museum of Health and Medical Science, Houston. $20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
3 April 2004 – Brain
Attach! Teacher Workshop. Museum of Health and Medical Science,
Houston. $20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
24 April 2004 – Wet in the
City Professional Development. Museum
of Health and Medical Science, Houston.
$20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
24-25 April, 1 May 2004 –
Texas Archeology Academy, Corpus Christi.
$90. http://www.txarch.org/arch/2004.html
May-October 2004 – Advanced,
Professional and Specialty Natural History Science Seminars at Eagle Hill on
the Maine Coast. There are about 30
different seminars, mostly about botany.
http://www.eaglehill.us/mgeninf.html.
8 May 2004 – That’s a
Family! Teacher Workshop. Museum of Health and Medical Science,
Houston. $20. http://www.mhms.org/images/workshops_spring_2004.pdf
7-11 June 2004 – Texas
Mining and Reclamation Association Teacher Workshop, Rockdale, Texas. FREE.
http://www.tmra.com/freeteacherworkshop.html
7-11 June 2004 – Physics
Teaching Resource Agent’s Rural Program, by American Association of Physics
Teachers, College Station. Stipend
offered for teachers. http://teacher.physics.tamu.edu/
21-25 June 2004 – Texas
Mining and Reclamation Association Teacher Workshop, Rockdale, Texas. FREE.
http://www.tmra.com/freeteacherworkshop.html
June-July 2004 – Teacher
workshops at McDonald Observatory. http://drs.yahoo.com/S=2766679/K=teacher+workshops+2004+texas/v=2/SID=w/l=WS1/R=1/H=0/*-http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/teachers/profdev/
10-14 July 2004 – Down Under,
Out Yonder Workshop for Educators, Galveston.
$100-$250. http://gulfmex.org/duoy.htm
17-21 July 2004 – National
Energy Conference for Educators, Galveston.
http://www.need.org/training.htm