Annual Report for Todd Hindman
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

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Field Experience

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: I traveled to Kotzebue, Alaska on July 22-24, 2002 to work with Dr. Clough on a new research project she is completing contrasting Native knowledge to traditional scientific knowledge.

I also got my classes involved in ALISON (Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network) with another TEA PI, Dr. Martin Jeffries of the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. This began in December 2002 and continued through April of 2003. Martin Jeffries visited my classroom in December of 2002.

Visit the ALISON web site for more information. http://www.gi.alaska.edu/alison/index.html

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? February 2002 Native Educators Conference: Anchorage, Alaska TEA Presenter.

March 14-16, 2002 Alaska Science and Technology Foundation Conference: Anchorage, Alaska TEA materials presented at my booth highlighting my grant project "Life Under the Ice." For more information see my web site at http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

July 11-15, 2002 Met with Betty Carvalles. Betty got a tour of Nome and its surroundings, she also helped to organize a tour of the USCGC Healy for 9 students, 9 parents, as well as Nome Public School's superintendent, Stan Lujan and business manager, Amy Lujan and two teachers, Tome Brannan and Lisa Leeper.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Nancy Bahnke

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 34

Name: Lisa Leeper

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 34

Name: Tom Brannon

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 12

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? N/A

Associates Network

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

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

Activities Development

Title: Sea Ice Field Trip

Description:
Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

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

Title: Native Alaskan Words and Phrases

Description:
Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

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

Title: Arctic Denizens

Description:
Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

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

Other Classroom Connections: Skin Sewing: A Native Alaskan Art Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

Carving:A Native Alaskan Art Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

Salinity Studies Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/grant.html

March 2002, TEA Dena Gershon visits classrroom

July 11-15, 2002 Met with Betty Carvalles. Betty got a tour of Nome and its surroundings, she also helped to organize a tour of the USCGC Healy for 9 students, 9 parents, as well as Nome Public School's superintendent, Stan Lujan and business manager, Amy Lujan and two teachers, Tome Brannan and Lisa Leeper.

Eskimo Games with community member Boogles Johnson

Fisheries & Limnology Research with Gary Todd of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Four-Wheeler & Snowmachine Safety with community member Duffy Holiday

Hamm Radio with parent Nate Perkins

Mapping & Orienteering with parent and city mananger, Randy Romenesko

Nuuk History & Legends with community member Berda Wilson

Oh, Deer: A Science Game with teachers Lisa Leeper & Todd Hindman

Refer to http://nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/nuuk/nuuk2002.html for the previous activities.

ALISON Activities

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: 3

Dates: February 2002

Reasons for Release: Native Educators Conference

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: $125 3 days

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

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

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: Alaska Science and Technology Foundation

Purpose of Grant: Study of Sea Ice and Arctic Organisms

Title of Grant Competition: Alaska Science and Technology Foundation

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: Alaska Science and Technology Foundation

Date of Application: December 2001

Date of Notification: January 2002

Grant Total: $5,000

Other Shared Costs

ALISON (Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network)