Annual Report for Ethan Forbes
January 15, - January 15, 1

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: March 26-29

Additional Comments: I took my associate, Ann Murray, and four students to the Alaska Anthropological Association annual meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska. I pesented my TEA experience and my studnts presented their oral history research project to the association. Their project is online with my journal.

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: This collaboation was with Dr. Harritt. While in the field, we planned this project. Dr. Harritt initiated it, and helped with the guidelines. He was also present during the interviews via conference telephone to Orange, MA from Wales, Alaska.

Anna Ketulla. from NSF was also a major player in the project. She was present (as was Dr. Harritt) during the presentation. She also interviewed the students about their experience from the beginning of the project to the presentation. While in my second field season in Wales, Alaska. We interviewed 5 elders and one young person. The topic: their culture, what it was like growing up and living in Wales, and what they are presently doing. The students compared the subsistence living style to ours in Orange, MA. The year before, Ann Murray and I did an extensive research learning project with these four chosen students. They then interviewed during the field season. Upon returning to MA, they were given a tape of the interviews, and leaned how to transcribe them. They then wroten up the interviews. They added digitals that I took in Wales, and prepared powerpoint presentations. We the proceeded to present to the local area public as well as theoughout the Orange school system.

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? There have been many presentations to the public, my school system, and other systems in MA (20). They have been at all elementary school levels. Our (Ann Murray and my)class have done polar reserach projects collaborating with a 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 5th grade, and the entire 1-2 grades.

I have met with 5 colleagues on inservice days, planning, editing, and adding polar study projectsas well as assessing our work.

I have given 3 workshops on powerpoint presenations during inservice days.

I have worked with Ann Murray and Jake Strunjo (mentors) on a Toyota Tapestry grant (subject polar research).

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Ann Murray

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 150

Name: Courtney Neal

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 55

Name: Jake Strunjo

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 50

Name: Kelli Gervais

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 40

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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 3

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: We meet regularly assessing our work and planning new projects. This year, our end goal is a major presentation of our work at the 3 local schools and a display at the Wheeler Public Library. This work is classroom and collaborative work/research between classes. We meet monthy as a large group (Ann Murray, Jake Strunjo, Courtney Neal,Jahhna Hebert, and Kelli Gervais). My class is currently working on polar novels (cultural is the major theme with lifestyle). All of oue meetings take place at Butterfield School.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. 3/26-29/03 Oral History Presentation: Alaska Anthropological Association annual meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska. Approximate attendees 60

2/03 Wales project 2 6th grade Butterfield School 47 present 3 5th grade classes Butterfield School 62 present

4/25 Ayer MA 5th grade Wales Project 108 students 6 teachers

5/11/ Waltham MA 5th grade 87 students 4 teachers

5/03 Oral History at school board 26 present 4 students presented their project

5/03 public invited to Oral History at Butterfield School 30 present

5 /03 Wheeler Public Library 30-40 present Wales Project

06/03 New Salem Fire Dept. 35 present Wales Project

06/03 New Salem Town Hall presentation 55 approx. Wales Project

9/03 New classes at Butterfield 2nd, 3rd, and two 5th grade 80 present Wales Project

10/03 2 6th grade Butterfield 45 students Wales Project

10/03 Barre Ma Church group 55 present Wales Project

11/03 Rotary Club of Orange/Athol MA 35 present Wales Project

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

Activities Development

Title: Excavation of Butterfield School Site

Description:
15 square meters have been excavated utilizing data to understand history of Orange. Also to understand archaeology

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

Title: Iditarod Race Study

Description:
Students followed the 1100 mile race thu the Internet, novel by Gary Paulsen was also read. Students studied geography, culture, and history of race and Alaska

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

Title: The Year Of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill

Description:
This novel was read to understand a child's perspective of subsistence living way of life

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

Other Classroom Connections: Water Sky by Jean Craighead George Art study of Native tribes with students building a totem pole, carving arctic animals Inuksuk study Anthropologist visiting classroom discussing architecture of local area. Just another method to show students many aspects of anthropoogy

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: 10

Dates: March 26-April 4, April 25, may 11

Reasons for Release: Wales Project and Oral History Project

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: $75.00 per day

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

Fairbanks Trip: NSF grant paid for conference, flight, and meals for 3 days. Otherr 6 days in Fairbanks was paid by local area business. Substitute teachers for myself and Ann Murray paid thru school district 8 days

Continue with excavation adding new aspects such as Oral History of Orange

Continued visit by local anthropologist Shelley Height

Continued reading of novels, study of Iditarod, art study, collaboration with Kell Gervais, Jake Strunjo, Courtney Neal, and Johhna Hebert