Annual Report for Ethan Forbes
January 15, 2001 - January 15, 2002

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: 6/21/01-6/3/01

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 52

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 74

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 20-30

Approximate Countries Represented: 3

Additional Comments: It was very encoraging to receive email from past student, current students and new students (as a result of letters sent home at the end of the school year to my "new" students).

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 Reasearch Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Quite a bit while in Wales, with TEA's from the summer orientation (at least from 8 people). Interaction when I got home with the same, covering the experience, asking questions, and help with journal entries, computer questions etc.

It was very helpful to communicate concerning journals, digitals, It was also very positive to recieve email during my experience. This was very positive.

7/14-9/01
Wales, then New Salem (home)
I received a notice from someone viewing the site. They knew of a professor tragically killed in am Umiak (Inupiaq skinboat) a few years ago. She asked me if I could include a digital on my journal of an Umiak. Of course I did!!!
She was very happy about this. It also made me happy.

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? Yes

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? I have done extensive work with my classroom on archaeology. We have had a "dig" outside the school. We have studied Arctic animals, and have done research projects. We have also helped a 2nd grade class with Arctic and Antarctic animal reports. We have studied the people of Alaska, the different peoples across Canada and Greenland, and their way of life. They will be studying explorers and doing research next. They will also (16 students) pick a TEA person to do research on (where they went, what kind of science they did, and the outcome. This is coming in the next month. I have also gone to classroom in the school (6 classes) with a presentation on the people (Inupiaq), the Bering Strait, and about archaeology. I have gone to 3 fifth grades in Waltham, MA and am scheduled to a fifth grade (4 classes) in leominster, MA, March 6.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Anne Murray

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 60 hours

Name: Courtney Neal

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 32 hours

Name: Kelly Gervais

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 32 hours

Name: Jake Strunjo

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 32 hours

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? No

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: three

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: On 10/15 two classes explored the Arctic region and then sent letters to the school in Wales, Alasks. On 11/13-//14 both classes took part in an archaeological dig. The students first decorated pottery (after studying about Innuit Art). Unknown to them, we broke the pottery and buried in on school grounds along with bones (sheep) and classmade fossils. The studenst then had to measure out grids and and excavate the area. They then had to record their findings, and compile it as a class. They also had to write creatively about what it would be like to live in the Arctic 1000 years ago.They did this when Dr. Roger Harritt (my PI) visited the school.

It was very positive, the students had a great time, it was exciting and they learned a great deal ( I can tell by their essays), and their verval responses.

Fiher Hill School
The students worked on research projects with 2nd graders. They helped them with Arctic and Anytarctic animals.

This was very positive with my 5th graders. They liked "teaching". They liked helping the young kids with thier new found knowledge of an area. The 2nd graders liked having the help a lot. It was a very positive experience.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

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

Activities Development

Title: Archaeology (desribed above)

Description:
Students learned about archaeology, data collecting, cataloging, and forming opinions of their experience.

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

Title: Arctic, Antarctic and Us

Description:
Developed withy TERC, was are studying the similarities, differences, with both poles and with Orange, MA.

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

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

Have you submitted all press-related materials concerning your TEA experience to the TEA Archives? No

Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions? No

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

Release Days

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

Reasons for Release: presentations

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: school has covered it, no sub was needed.

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

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

Type of Equipment: Gateway Laptop computer, digital camera , both used during field season (and still using it).

Other Grants

Other Shared Costs

I would like to attend Tea workshop and orientation in July if possible.