Annual Report for Ellison
2002

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? No

Continued Collaboration with Reasearch Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: None--I have not yet received my TEA assignment.

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? N/A

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? I have been sharing information gleaned from TEA journals and my personal readings with my colleagues and students. Once I receive my assignment I will be able to be a bit more specific about my upcoming experience. I have 2 speakers scheduled for school for the upcoming quarter. In 2003 I will be working informally with a small group of teachers at our local elementary school to include them in our info network.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Mike Podmore

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 10

Name: Leigh McGown Kauffman

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 10

Name: Diana Davis

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 10

Name: Tom Heald

Active? No

Contact Hours: 2

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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: none

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. none--I tried to hook-up for Real Audio sessions but was unsuccesful due to a) timing (I had other classes going on) and b)technical difficulties (our tech person was unavailable and our system was not being cooperative). We are working to make sure that real audio presentations will work more smoothly in the future.

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

Activities Development

Title: none

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 will be doing a 7-day winter camping trip with students in February. Part of the focus will be on cold climates and adaptations of plants/animals/and humans for survival. We will be looking at nutrition, clothing, and shelter.

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 Arichive? N/A

Release Days

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

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

Other Grants

Other Shared Costs

Our school has a program compensating us for Professional Growth activities. These activities include courses or programs done on our own time that relate to our teaching or will provide us with information that will enhance our teaching. Teachers in our Collaborative group will receive compensation for their hours. We earn 1 professional growth credit for every 20 hours of parcticipation. Upon completion of our credit(s) we receive a yearly salary increase comensurate with the number of credits we earned ($100-$125 per credit).

I assume this should read anticipated involvement for 1/2003 to 1/2004. I will be in the field sometime during this upcoming season. I plan to teach a class focusing on Antarctica during the 3rd quarter of this year, as well as other more focused classe