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 Reasearch Team Members

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom? (usually first year) N/A

Classroom Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with students? Presented to 6 classes in my building. Teachers and students are using the video and bound journals that I placed in the school library

Gave a 2-hour presentation to the North Penn Amateur Radio Club, Bucks county, Pennsylvania and guests of the club
Presented to the Amateur Radio Club of Orcas Island. (8 adults)

On-going distribution list of 32 teachers (including school libraries) and interested adults.

Presentations to approximately 690 students.

Presentations to approximately 70 community members.

School-wide library display (school population of 930, but do not know how many visited the display).

Mentoring/Collaborative Mentoring Team

Name: Valerie Sloane, Orcas Island School District Elementary School

Active? Yes

Name: Rolf Tremblay, Gig Harbor, Washington

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: (Associate)

Have you submitted an on-line mentoring report? N/A

Associates Network

Type of Interaction: Held a TEA and TEA Associates BBQ and meeting in June at my home in order to network and carry forth plans for TEA and Associate activities for the new school year. (4 adults)

Presented to Associate Rolf Tremblay's classes, Gig Harbor, Washington in September. (78 students)

TEA mentor to Associate Valerie Sloane, Orcas Island, Washington. Spent one day in October with Valerie and her students prensenting on Antarctica and exploring the GLACIER website. (24 students)

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Have you presented to your local poard of education? (first year) N/A

Activities Development

Description:
Developed a teaching activity and submitted it to Stephanie Shipp for placement on the TEA classroom materials website

Description:
Consulted with a Social Studies teacher on planning a unit on Antarctica. Student projects were on display in the library with my video running continuously.

Description:
Promoted GLACIER to my school's staff of 58.

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

Activity:
Parcticipated in the NSTA Boston Congerence and submitted feedback to Stephanie Shipp.

NSTA Conference, Las Vegas
Booth Host

Classroom Antarctica!
Assisted: Peter Amati, Stephanie Shipp, Arlene Cain (for Carole Bennett)

TEA (Teachers Experiencing the Arctic and Antarctic)
Assisted: Elke Bergholz and Hillary Tulley

Of Polar Bears and Penguins ... and More!

Assisted: Terry Lashley and Betty Trummel

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

Have you submitted 20 slides to the TEA Archive? (first year) Yes

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

Release Days

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District

Equipment Provided by Institution/Corporation/District

Other Grants

Other Shared Costs

Presently scheduling presentations for May, June, and September.

Continuing my group distribution e-mailings on the topic of Antarctica. (32teachers/school libraries and interested adults).