Annual Report for Jim Rogers
January 15, 2004 - January 15, 2005

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Field Experience

Dates in the Field: N/A

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 20

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 12

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 50

Approximate Countries Represented: 4

Additional Comments: See 2003 report.

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: 1. I keep in frequent (at least monthly) contact with Dr. Jim Swift, my principal investigator for my 2003 field experience. 2. I attended the ASLO conference in Honolulu (Feb. 2004) with Jim Swift and several other researchers from my cruise on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer including Dr. Dean Stockwell, and graduate students Leo Llinas, Jeremy Mathias, and Craig Aumack.

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? Numerous community presentations and a teacher workshop as well as faculty inservice and mentoring including:

1. 9 March- "Warm Ice: An Arctic Voyage" presentation to the Mission Mountain Audubon Society in Polson(60 people in attendance);

2. 10 March- "A Teacher's Voyage" inservice to Polson High faculty (40 attending);

3. 20 April- "A Teacher's Voyage" presentation to group of 25 elementary education students at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo;

4. 3 May- "A Teacher's Voyage" presentation to School District #23 School Board in Polson (10 board members and several adminstrators in attendance);

5. 22 October- "Using Ocean Data to Predict Climate" workshop at state teacher's convention in Helena (25 parcticipants);

6. 23 October- "Warm Ice: An Arctic Voyage" presentation at state teacher's convention in Helena (50 attending); and,

7. 8 November- "Warm Ice: An Arctic Voyage" presentation to the Flathead Audubon Society, Kalispell, Montana (125 attending).

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Mike Sitter

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 35

Name: Mary Alice Thomas

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 35

Name: Tammy Morrison

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 20

Name: Angie Knudson

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 20

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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: None

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: N/A

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. See presentations listed above.

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

Activities Development

Title: Ocean Bottom Profile

Description:
Students chart a geographic profile of the Mid- Atlantic Ridge using distance and elevation as well as paleomagnetic data (age, polarity).

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

Title: Rise and Fall of the Tides

Description:
Students make graph of high and low tides over a month.

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

Title: Arctic Adaptations

Description:
Students design "creatures" that are well-adapted to Arctic environment.

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

Other Classroom Connections: More activities inspired from my TEA field experience include:

1.Using ocean data to develop climate models and to predict long-term weather patterns;

2.Charting phytoplankton and zoo plankton populations against oceanic variables such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, and nutrients;

3.Mapping oceanic currents using water velocities and latitude/longitude coordinates from research cruises.

TEA Peer Mentoring Group Conference Calls organized by Arlyn and Jason. (For missed calls, I give Jason a report of my TEA activities via e-mail.)

Have you submitted all press-related materials concerning your TEA experience to the TEA Archives? No

Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions? No

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? No

Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program/Activities: 3

Dates: February, 2004

Reasons for Release: ASLO Conference, Honolulu

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: $65/day

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: N/A

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

Type of Equipment: Digital Camera

Date of Purchase: May, 2003

Approximate Cost of Equipment: $400

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: N/A

Other Shared Costs
None.

Dr. Jim Swift, principal investigator, visits Polson High and Cherry Valley Elementary schools.

Continued mentoring with Mike Sitter, Mary Alice Thomas, Tammy Morrison, and Angie Knudson.

Continue TEA presentations and Arctic climate change presentations to the community.