Annual Report for Sharon S. Harris
2000

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Field Experience

Continued Collaboration with Reasearch Team Members

Date: January through May 2000 and October 2000

Type of Interaction: periodic email contact of both a personal and professional nature.
Discussions of data analysis in the lab, preliminary results, preparation for 2000 field season.

November and December 2000
email and traditional mail from the field
I was able to interact with my team while they conducted a second field season. It was wonderful to feel a part of the team in absentia. They kept me up-to-date on their trips to Lake Bonney as well as any extracurricular fun they were able to squeeze in!

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom? (usually first year) No

Classroom Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with students? 1. Highly visible Antarctic display in the science wing of our school. 2. Continued interaction with local elementary schools through presentations. 3. Use of experience with nearly every unit covered in both my biology and environmental science classes. Students learn a tremendous amount with this anecdotal material. I have had students from last year come back to visit me and comment on my use of "storytelling" to illustrate a concept. 4. Implementing the idea that hypotheses change as data is accumulated. Students have been doing experiments that present challenges to their traditional thinking.

Mentoring/Collaborative Mentoring Team

Name: Carolyn Rost

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 32

Have you submitted an on-line mentoring report? No

Associates Network

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Have you presented to your local poard of education? (first year) Yes

Activities Development

Description:
Students explore the temperature tolerances of various bacterial samples in an effort to understand the wide range of habitats capable of exploitation by these organisms.

Description:
Students demonstrate the growth differences of obligate aerobic, aerobic, >facultative anaerobic and obligate anaerobic bacteria in solid media.

Have these activities been submitted to the Web for posting? Yes

Activity:
TEA Advisory Board member (meeting Oct. 2000)
ECW Gear monitoring for Eastern U.S.
Hosted a booth at a career day fair at Notre Dame Academy
Have written two grants, one was funded by Greater Cincinnati Learning Links ($850.00) and the other is still under consideration.

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

Have you submitted 20 slides to the TEA Archive? (first year) No

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Arichive? (first year) Yes

Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program: 2

Dates: April 6 and 7

Reasons for Release: NSTA meeting in Orlando, FL

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute: $70.00

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District

Names of Meetings: TEA Advisory Board Meeting

Dates: September 21, 2000

Equipment Provided by Institution/Corporation/District

Type of Equipment: Slide projector/slide carrousels

Date of Purchase: N/A

Approximate Cost of Equipment: N/A (it was not purchased expressly for

Other Grants

Purpose of Grant: To provide polar-related materials for the classroom.

Title of Grant Competition: Greater Cincinnati Learning Links

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: Greater Cincinnati Learning Links

Date of Application: November 1999

Date of Notification: January 2000

Grant Total: $850.00

Other Shared Costs

Materials for dissemination of information prior to my trip from Mother of Mercy: approximately $200.00 Slide production covered by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: approximately $250.00 All film and film processing provided by Qualex, a Kodak Company: approximately $1680.00 Professional development funds from Mother of Mercy: $225.00

* Continued involvement with the TEA Advisory Board. Attendance at the annual meeting in the autumn.

* Attendance at the 2000 NSTA meeting in St. Louis; I want to help at the booth and the short-course, possibly presenting a lesson.

* Implementation of a >grant titled