Annual Report for Shannon Graham
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: February 15-22, 2003

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 4

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 12

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 25

Approximate Countries Represented: 1

Additional Comments: I was thrilled to be invited back to Alaska to work in the field again. This time my work was more focussed on transfer activities.

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:
* returned to the field with Marge Porter to work with Dr. Jeffries' ALISON project, presented my TEA mentoring experience and future plans to Dr. Jeffries' snow and ice course for teachers, worked with 4th graders on their Snow Day and homeschool students on Aurora pond with their data collection on lake ice

* ongoing Email contact with Dr. Jeffries regarding his ALISON project and pond data to use for my classroom

* presented with Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Dr. Jeffries' co-PI with the ALISON project

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?
* meet as frequently as possible for activity development in the area of Polar Regions

* TEA MRG group

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Barbara Stonewall

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 45

Name: Michelle Clark

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 37

Name: Hawley Mathieson

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 152

Name: Arlan Howard

Active? No

Contact Hours: 5

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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 6

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants:
*Presented for Barbara's high school students at MSSD in Washington, DC
*Presented for Hawley's elementary students at Fir Crest Elementary in Vancouver
*Use my time as Science mentor to follow up with teachers at WSD - ongoing with 7 teachers
*Attended and presented my activity at the TEA Regional workshop at Poulsbo in October with about 8 other people
*Attended and presented with colleagues at the NSTA national conference in PA in March
*Discussed and compared schools with one TEA associate from Portland at the TEA activities workshop in NY in July
*Shared discussion topics from MRG with TEA team members - ongoing

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc.
We've had two superintendents in the last year. I met with both of them personally to discuss my work with TEA. Our interim superintendent, Dr. John Davis was previously familiar with the TEA program from former schools he's worked with. Our current newly-hired superintendent, Todd Reeves is fully committed to my work with TEA.

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

Activities Development

Title: Snow Density

Description:
Students experiment and compare densities of snow polymer and ice cubes.

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

Title: Antarctica Expedition

Description:
Students research Antarctica climates and living conditions, and present their 10-day journey. This is a great way to address misconceptions.

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

Title: Insulation

Description:
Students compare temperatures in a walk-in freezer with their selected form of insulation (blanket/sleeping bag).

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

Other Classroom Connections:
* Science Fair - 1/3 of our MS students did snow/ice experiments
* Presented snow density at Fir Crest elementary
* Presented snow density at MSSD
* Collaborated with Mt View HS for water quality project
* Collaborated with ASD for their water chemistry unit via videoconference

* Presented heat flow activities at NSTA conference with UAF professor * NSTA Seattle regional workshop proposal plan * TEA Arctic Trunk * TEA MRG group * Booth hosting at NSTA conference * Served as SWAT team member for some TEA presenters * TEA Activities workshop - New York * TEA Regional workshop - Poulsbo, Washington

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? Yes

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? Yes

Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program/Activities: 7

Dates: Feb 17-21, March 27-28

Reasons for Release: Return to field, NSTA conference

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: $110

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: TEA Regional workshop

Dates: Oct 11-12

Approximate Cost of Travel Expenses Covered: $50

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

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: Three educational and technology grants

Purpose of Grant: classroom equipment for specific projects, training with classroom technology equipment, literacy across content areas with technology

Title of Grant Competition: Title V: Innovative Grant, Intel-Teachers of the Future, Beaumont Grant

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Intel, Beaumont

Date of Application: January, March, September

Date of Notification: March, May, November

Grant Total: Classroom average total: $5,000

Other Shared Costs

Present at NSTA Seattle regional conference

Post 2 TEA activities

Continue with TEA team (ongoing)