9 February 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).

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.].

New in this issue:

• Other Affiliated Outreach Activities
• Year-end GK-12 Symposium in Port Aransas and GK-12 Graduate Field Course for Teachers
• 2004-2005 GK-12 Teacher and Fellow application deadlines
• Fellow Professional Development Opportunities (external to GK-12)

	UTMSI	ESI	UTIG
Meeting Dates	Monthly meetings at 4:30 pm, the second Wednesday of each month. 11 February 2004 UTMSI video classroom 10 March 2004 Flour Bluff Intermediate School 14 April 2004 UTMSI video classroom 12 May 2004 Flour Bluff Intermediate School	1 March 2004 6-7:30 pm 13 April 2004 6-7:30 pm 11 May 2004 6-9 pm	February Telephone Conference call TBA 26-27 March Workshop with IRIS/SSA; Outreach Lecture Series
Lecture Series	SCHWEPPE SERIES http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/research/seminars/schweppe.htm 25 February 2004 Andrea Grottoli Coral Bleaching:Human Impacts and Implications for Coral Reef Conservation 18 March 2004 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 12 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? 2 March 2004 Tracy Villareal Natural Toxins from the Sea: What’s in Your Seafood? 11 March 2004 Tamara Pease	OUTREACH LECTURE SERIES www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/outreach/lectures.html 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 The School of Biological Sciences lists their lectures and seminars at http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/calendar/viewMonthList.asp?calendarID=0	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.
		An extensive listing of Jackson School of Geosciences lectures can be found at http://www.geo.utexas.edu/techtalks/index.html#February Clicking on the presenter’s name will bring up a list of the lecture titles for that week and links to the presentation abstract when available.
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 www.utmsigk12.org Applicant interviews start 01/20/04	Two RET teachers were selected. Chris Mihealsick has begun taking the safety courses required before working in any UT laboratory. Pairing of Joy Killough with a faculty member in Integrative Biology is ongoing.	1 March-4 April 2004. Chicxulub Site Survey Cruise on R/V Ewing Nancy Brooker of O.H. Herman Middle School 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 July 2004. Blanco Fracture Zone Seismic Experiment on the on R/V Ewing Donna Clarke of Round Rock High School. Follow these cruises at www.ig.utexas.edu/outreach/ttif/index.htm
Other Affiliated Outreach	Bridging the Gap: Linking Science and Education (Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence-Gulf of Mexico) 9-10 March 2004 Workshop http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/outreach/COSEE-GOM.htm UTMSI Mustang Island Elderhostel Program Short-term programs (~1 one) on Gulf Coast birds for adults over 55 http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/outreach/elderhostel/elderhostel.htm	Research Experience for Undergraduates Application deadline 5 March 2004 http://www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/people/REU/index.html Interdisciplinary Environmental Study in Brazil Application deadline 20 February 2004 http://www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/education/FIPSE/FIPSE.htm ESI Newsletters ESI maintains newsletters to notify the community on outreach activities. http://www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/outreach/newsletters.html	UTIG Outreach A list of other UTIG affiliated outreach activities can be found at http://www.ig.utexas.edu/outreach/index.htm
GK-12 Workshops/ Field Trips	3-9 June 2004 GK-12 Summer Field Course, Port Aransas http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/people/staff/dunton/GK12/summercourse.htm	1 May 2004 Workshop on entomology and water quality to follow-up on John Abbott’s OLS on 23 April	27 March 2004. GK-12 and Geoscience in the Classroom workshop in conjunction with David Wald‘s OLS talk “Citizen Science." Presenters will include GK-12 Teachers and 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.
Year-end UT Austin GK-12 Symposium – Monday 7 June, 2-7 pm, Port Aransas GK-12 Summer Field Course – 3-9 June 2004, Port Aransas (graduate course credit for teachers!) (http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/people/staff/dunton/GK12/summercourse.htm
Professional Development		1 May 2004 workshop Open to non-GK-12 teachers. Lessons and professional development credit will be available. Advanced registration required; space will be limited. Registration information will be announced at a later date.	27 March 2004 workshop. Professional development credit offered and materials provided for participants.
Recent Presentations	22 January 2004 UTMSI Public Lecture Series Ken Dunton. Meltdown in the Alaskan Arctic:Ecological Consequences of Climate Change	27 January 2004 – Department of Geological Sciences Technical Sessions Jay Banner, Marty Maas, Veronica Chapa, Kathy Ellins, Amanda Clapp, and Sean Sullivan. UT-Austin’s GK-12 Program: Bringing University Science to K-12 Classrooms. Presentation available as pdf on ESI GK-12 website
Future Presentations	10 March 2004 COSSE Marilyn Cook and Andrea Kopecky. Using Inquiry to Promote Scientific Thinking in the Classroom 15 March 2004 GSA Marilyn Cook and Andrea Kopecky. Using Inquiry to Promote Scientific Thinking in the Classroom	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 South-central GSA 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	15 March 2004 South-central GSA Sean Sullivan, Katherine Ellins, and Murry Fly. Technology in the Classroom: Remaining a Step Ahead. Amanda Clapp, Mae Dinan, Darwin Thomas, and Katherine Ellins. Environment Succession: Geoscience in an Urban Setting. Katherine Ellins, Amanda Clapp, Vanessa Svihla, and S. Sullivan. Improving K-12 Geoscience Education Through Partnerships. 3-5 May 2004 Rocky Mountain/Cordelleran GSA Vanessa Svihla, Tim Fennell, and Katherine Ellins. Effective problem-based activities: imparting content and learning skills through a debate on the K-T extinction event. 5 May 2004 UTIG Spring Fellowship Seminar All UTIG Fellows 31 March-3 April 2005 National Science Teachers Association National Convention Mary Phillips (Waco ISD) and Donna Clarke (Round Rock ISD). Texas Teachers in the Field Presentation
2004-2005 Application Deadlines	Fellows – 7 June 2004 Teachers – 7 June 2004	Fellows – 23 April 2004 Teachers – 7 May 2004

Andrea Cantu (MSI), Amanda Clapp (UTIG), Dennis Ruez (ESI) compiled this newsletter. The banner was designed by Ethan Thompson, GK-12 webmaster at UTMSI.

Events listed on the following pages are not organized or supported by UT Austin GK-12, but are provided because they may be of interest to GK-12 participants. These lists are updated biweekly. Please send any additions to your program coordinator.
Future Meetings/Conferences:

26-28 February 2004 – Texas Middle School Association annual conference (TMSA), Austin. 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

1-4 April 2004 – National Science Teachers Association national convention, Atlanta, Georgia. No longer accepting abstracts. http://www.nsta.org/conventiondetail&Meeting_Code=2004ATL

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 – 4^th 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 – 11^th 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, Corpus Christi. 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

31 March-3 April 2005 – National Science Teachers Association national convention, Dallas, Texas. Abstract deadline 15 April 2004. http://www.nsta.org/conventions

Other Professional Development – Teachers

January-July 2004 – Teacher workshops at Fort Worth Zoo. http://www.fortworthzoo.com/school/workshops.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, UT Austin campus, 11-5 pm. FREE. 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

Other Professional Development – Fellows

16 February-5 March – Speed Reading. For UT students, alumni, faculty, and staff. http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/class.html

16 February-3 March – Study Strategies. For UT students, alumni, faculty, and staff. http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/class.html

6 March 2004 – Austin Science Fun Day, UT Austin campus, 11-5 pm. FREE. http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/events/asfd/index.html

Ongoing – Workshops on writing for undergraduates. Topics include Introduction to College Writing, Writing Process, Research Papers, Tips for Writing Concisely, Brainstorming, Personal Statements, and Resumes and Cover Letters. Offered by Undergraduate Writing Center. http://uwc.fac.utexas.edu/pages/faculty/workshops.html

Ongoing – Graduate Writing Project. http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/rc/pilot.html

Ongoing – UT Dissertation Listserver. http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/rc/disslist.html

Ongoing – UT TA talk Listserver. http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/ta_ai/tatalk.html

Each semester – Preparing Future Faculty Internships. http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/forms/pff-form.html