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Annual Report for Andy Caldwell
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

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1. Interaction

Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: Nov. 18, 2002-Jan. 25, 2003

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 100

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 10

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 25

Approximate Countries Represented: 2

Additional Comments: It is still so hard to put into words. It was really amazing the response to the website. I was overwhelmed with all the e-mails and comments related to the website. Not only did my students really get into it, but there were stories of retirement homes printing off the daily journal entry and marketing corporations starting out their day by reading my journals. I was really amazed at a scientific meeting (Lunar and Planetary Society) when several prominent scientists saw my name on my badge and commented how much they appreciated my journal. It was not only a journal for TEA, but also one for our program, the Antarctic Search for Meteorites.

Did you maintain a daily (or as often as possible) electronic journal while in the field? Yes

Is your journal complete? Yes

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Poster session and ANSMET night

I presented a poster on meteorite related activities based on my TEA experience at the Annual Lunar and Planetary Society conference. I also parcticipated in "ANSMET Night" where member of that year's team give a slideshow and talk about their experience to other scientists and previous members.

March 16-21, 2003

South Shore Convention Center, Houston, Texas

Parcticipants included myself and the 2002-2003 ANSMET team

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? No

2. Community / Colleague Outreach

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? Interview:

February 25: Colorado Public Radio

Presentations: March 26-30: National Science Teachers Association Annual Convention.

April 12: Presentation to 30 individuals at dinner party in Colorado Springs

April 17: Afternoon presentation to faculty and students at Douglas County High School.

April 18: Presentation to 40 students and faculty at the University of Northern Colorado Earth Science Seminar

April 24: Evening presentation to faculty, students, and community at Douglas County High School.

May 18: Presenation to Colorado Meteoritical Society

June 13: Presentation to Douglas County School District School Board.

June 22-July 3: Science in the Ice workshop, University of Wisconsin at River Falls; presented meteorite activities.

July 7-14: TEA Inquiry Workshop, American Museum of Natural History, New York; presented meteorite search activity.

July 29: Lunchtime talk at Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

July 30: Evening presenation at Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

July 31: Lunchtime talk to Highlands Ranch Rotary Club.

October 13: Presentation to high school in Glenwood Springs.

October 16: Presentation to Castle Rock Rotary Club.

October 17: Presentation to Geology 1010 class at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

November 21: Presentation at Colorado Science Convention

December 11: Presentation to Douglas County School District Science Curriculum Council.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Jeremy Newman

Active? No

Contact Hours: 40

Name: John Bell

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 12.5

Name: Rob Funk

Active? Yes

Name: Christine Funk

Active? Yes

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? Yes

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 4

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: We have been meeting at least once a month through a district wide program called professional learning communities or PLC's. Through this, we work with teachers that teach similar subjects in order to improve the quality of the curriculum. We are specifically working with high school freshmen taking a course, Introduction to Physical Science (IPS). We are trying to all teach the same curriculum and improve our assessements. We've identified several areas that are critical to the course and are concentrating on improving them.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. Presentations: March 26-30: National Science Teachers Association Annual Convention. 12 attendees.

April 12: Presentation to 30 individuals at dinner party in Colorado Springs. 30 attendees.

April 17: Afternoon presentation to faculty and students at Douglas County High School. 75 attendees.

April 18: Presentation to students and faculty at the University of Northern Colorado Earth Science Seminar. 40 attendees.

April 24: Evening presentation to faculty, students, and community at Douglas County High School. 75 attendees.

May 18: Presenation to Colorado Meteoritical Society. 25 attendees.

June 13: Presentation to Douglas County School District School Board. 25 attendees.

June 22-July 3: Science in the Ice workshop, University of Wisconsin at River Falls; presented meteorite activities. 30 attendees.

July 7-14: TEA Inquiry Workshop, American Museum of Natural History, New York; presented meteorite search activity. 35 attendees.

July 29: Lunchtime talk at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. 150 attendees.

July 30: Evening presenation at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. 75 attendees.

July 31: Lunchtime talk to Highlands Ranch Rotary Club. 25 attendees.

October 13: Presentation to high school in Glenwood Springs. 40 attendees.

October 16: Presentation to Castle Rock Rotary Club. 25 attendees.

October 17: Presentation to Geology 1010 class at the University of Colorado, Boulder. 150 attendees.

November 21: Presentation at Colorado Science Convention. 18 attendees.

December 11: Presentation to Douglas County School District Science Curriculum Council. 8 attendees.

Have you presented to your local board of education this year? Yes

3. Classroom Transfer

Activities Development

Title: Meteorite Search Activity

Description:
Students play the roles of witnesses to a meteorite fall and try to trianulate the location of the fall.

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

Other Classroom Connections: I present regularly in my classes a lecture on my experience in the field. This has reached over 300 students. I also have given a talk at a charter school in Glenwood Springs where another TEA Susan Ellison is teaching. She had just started her field experience when I talked there.

4. Other TEA Activity Involvement

I have been involved with several TEA activities this year. I attended the NSTA convention in March and presented on my experience. I also manned the booth on several occasions throughout the week.

In June, I attended a workshop titled Science in the Ice. This was a collaboration between TEA and the AMANDA/ ICE CUBE project and SCALE which endeavors to bring inquriy science to school districts around the country. We spent two weeks learning about the physics of the AMANDA / ICE CUBE project and developing a curriculum that would contain inquiry based activities related to the science of detection.

In July, I attended the TEA annual inquiry workshop. This was held at the American Musuem of Natural History in New York. We put together and revised inquiry activities for submission to the TEA Website.

Have you submitted all press-related materials concerning your TEA experience to the TEA Archives? Yes

Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions? Yes

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? Yes