Annual Report for Betty Carvellas
January 15, 2002 - January 15, 2003

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: July 15 - August 19, 2002

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 50

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 40

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 100

Approximate Countries Represented: 1

Additional Comments: It is extremely difficult to get students and teachers involved during a summer field experience. i would stronlgy recommend that a connection be set up ahead of time, perhaps with a summer shool class. It's discouraging to receive so few student e-mails.

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: I have stayed in contact, by e-mail, with Dr.Jackie Grebmeier, my chief scientist and with one of her graduate students.

Dr. Grebmeier and her husband, Dr. Lee Cooper (chief scientist on "my" SBI cruise) will be coming to VT on Feb. 1 to visit with my students and the students of my mentor/collegue group.

In March, I will travel to Miami for a follow-up meeting of all the scientists involved in the SBI program.

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

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? I gave a presentation to the Delta Kappa Gamma, a group of women educators, on October 15.

My superintendent interviewed me for a local, cable access television program. The 1/2 hour show ran for the month of October.

I have continued to work with my mentor/colleague group.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Dana Cummings

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 30

Name: John Gazo

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 45

Name: Lynn Short

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 15

Name: Peter Gustafson

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 30

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? N/A

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 3

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: The associates are my mentor/colleague group. All meetings are reported in my Mentoring Report.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. October 15 - Betty Carvellas's Experience in the Arctic; approximately 40 were present.

Have you presented to your local board of education this year? No

Activities Development

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

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

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

Other Classroom Connections: I have used my own journals, parcticularly those related directly to the carbon cycle, with my biology classes.

I presented my power point to my classes just before our December break.

I have referred to the program and the experience several times throughout the course of the year.

TEA conference calls with our "group"

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? No

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? No

Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program/Activities: 5

Dates: August 21 - 23 and 26, 27

Reasons for Release: in the field

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: no substitute required

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: NA

Permanent Materials and Equipment Provided by Institution/Corporation/District for the TEA Program

Other Grants

Other Shared Costs

continued work with my mentor/colleague group

potential TEA presentation with Barb Schulz at the NABT 2003 convention

more presentations at schools and in the community