Annual Report for Susan K. Cowles
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? No

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: None

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? The main presentations have been at the national level. Please see section D.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Diane Ferris

Active? No

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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: N/A

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: None

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. In all these presentations, my TEA experience in Antarctica was highlighted (with activities and examples).

1. 2/18/03: Corvallis, Oregon. "Collaborative Educational Opportunities with Adult Literacy/Numeracy Programs", 50 parcticipants. 2. 2/28/03-3/1/03, Numeracy Professional Development Institute, Lansing, Michigan, "Beyond the Workbook: Using the Internet for Math Instruction", 15 parcticipants. 3. 7/13-7/16, 2003: Academy for Instructional Excellence III, Nashville, Tennessee. "Strategies for Teaching Science in the GED Classroom", 500 total parcticipants in six sessions. 4. 10/02/03-10/04/03: California Literacy 2003 State Conference, Pasadena, California. "Teaching Math and Other Things from Antarctica; "Using the Internet for Math & Science. Instruction; "Hands-On Science with a Math Perspective", 150 parcticipants. 5. 10/22/03-10/23/03: Arkansas Adult Numeracy Campaign, Little Rock, Arkansas. "Antarctic Math", "Beyond the Workbook: Using the Science & Numeracy Special Collection; "Hands-On Science with a Math Perspective", 20 parcticipants. 6. 11/14///03-11/17/03: First ProLiteracy Worldwide Conference, Washington, D.C. "Hands-On Science with a Math Perspective", 40 parcticipants.

Have you presented to your local board of education this year? N/A

Activities Development

Title: Using Math from Antaractica

Description:
Using the online journals and math problems to teach a variety of math concepts.

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: In adult education classrooms, teaching basic skills in compelling contexts is very important. TEA experiences, past and current, provide excellent ways to teach math, science, use of technology, geography, and writing.

None

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

Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions? N/A

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? N/A

Release Days

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

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: N/A

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

Type of Equipment: N/A

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: Science & Numeracy Special Collection, National Institute for Literacy

Purpose of Grant: This grant maintains the Polar Science Station website and it supports the Science & Numeracy Special Collection of online resources, within which there are several links to TEA.

Title of Grant Competition: Special Collections

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: National Institute for Literacy

Date of Application: July 20, 2003

Date of Notification: Sept, 2003

Other Shared Costs

ASLO conference

Kansas Adult Association Conference

Commission on Adult Basic Education annual conference