Annual Report for Louise T. Huffman
January 15, 2002 - January 15, 2003

Teacher Info Page | Annual Login Page

Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: Dec. 14, 2002-Feb., 2003

Additional Comments: I am submitting this report on Dec. 11--3 days before leaving--so I don't have this information yet. I'll be returning after the annual report is due.

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

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? 1. Antarctica Presentations for the following groups: a. Two 6th grade teams (250 students) at Jefferson JHS, Naperville, IL b. 2nd grade (120 students) at Palos Hills West Elementary, Palos Hills, IL c. 3rd-5th grades (150 students) in Gurnee, IL d. 7th grades (150 students) in Gurnee, IL e. Five Earth Science classes (125 students) at Naperville North HS, Naperville, IL f. Intro. to Teaching classes (40 students) at NNHS g. Grade level assemblies (1000 students) at Kennedy JHS h. Animal and human adaptations in Antarctica--6th grade, (115 students) KJHS i. Explorers and journals--6th grade, (115 students) KJHS j. Presented workshop at science teachers Institute Day, March, 2002--60 teachers k. Teacher Institute Day--KJHS--all day workshop--March, 2002(80 teachers) l. Teacher Institute Day--KJHS--2 hour workshop--Sept., 2002(80 teachers) m. Golden Apple Teachers Seminar--Oct., 2002--11 teachers

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Mary Slack

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 62 hours

Name: Matt Duncan

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 42 hours

Name: Doug Walter

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 42 hours

Name: Thad Whildin

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 58 hours

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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: not sure

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Had dinner with TEAssociate and new TEArctic, Amy Foster. We e-mail regularly and are sharing ideas.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

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

Activities Development

Title: Explorer Journals

Description:
I presented some of the amazing Antarctic explorer stories and included a Power Point presentation of pictures. I read some examples of journals from explorers and from recent

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

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? 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

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