TEA Banner
TEA Navbar

Annual Report for Sandra Kolb
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

Teacher Info Page | Annual Login Page


1. Interaction


Field Experience

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants:
Date: On-going
Type of Interaction: Submission of my TEA logs and other TEA reports by email to Walter B. Tucker, P.I., to keep him informed of my TEA related endeavors.
Outcomes of Interactions: Open communication by phone calls and email for the support of my TEA presentations and other TEA activities.
Parcticipants: Terry Tucker and Sandra Kolb


Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? N/A

2. Community / Colleague Outreach


Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc?

  • Classroom and community presentations locally and nationally.
  • Revision and further development of my TEA activities based upon the feedback from teachers implementing them with their students.
  • Mentoring and TEA-partnering within the TEA NW Regional Networking Group.
  • TEA NW Regional Workshop facilitator.
  • Facilitator of the TEA NW Regional Networking Group for its on-going communications and sharing of resources, activities, professional development events and presentations.

    TEA Collaborative Learning Group

    Name: TEA NW Regional Networking Group

    Active? Yes

    Contact Hours: Approximately 42 hours email communications and group facilitations time. This also includes the writing and submission of our group’s proposals for the NSTA Regional Seattle convention. In facilitating the regional workshop and the post-workshop networking group, I sent 1,112 emails to TEAs, TEA Associates and others (individuals personally and/or everyone listed on the TEA NW Regional Networking Group within group emailings).


    Name:     TEA NW Regional Workshop Oct. 11-12, 2003

    Contact Hours: 15.75 hours


    Name:     Rick Griffith

    Active? No

    Contact Hours: 95.15 hours through 2002


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

    Associates Network

    Number of Associates in local network: Six associates and three other TEAs

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

    Type and Dates: TEA NW Regional Workshop, Oct. 11-12, 2003
    Location: Poulsbo Marine Science Center, Poulsbo, WA
    Outcome: Established the TEA NW Regional Networking Group for on-going communications and partnering to address the sustaining activities developed during the workshop.
    Parcticipants: Cindi Barton, Shannon Graham, Robert Hawley, Hawley Mathieson, Misty Nikula-Ohlsen, George Palo, Suzanne Piper, Rebecca Timson, Rolf Tremblay, Ed Waddington, and Terry Welch.


    Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

    Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc.

    1. Jan. 18, 2003
    San Diego, CA (Partners in Science Conference)
    TEA Field Experience and TEA Program; Conference presentation for high school science teachers and scientists
    29 attended
    Introduced the audience to the TEA Program and website, overviewed my TEArctic field assignment, discussed ways to amplify the post field research experience, handed out folders of TEA Program materials and my related TEA teaching activities. This resulted in interest in the TEA Program and website for its use within classrooms and its available journals, activities and resources.


    2. Feb. 7, 2003
    North Kitsap High School, Poulsbo, Washington
    TEA Field Experience and TEA website, Mrs. Salazar’s and her colleague’s Mentoring Classes.
    2 adults
    28 students
    Overviewed my field assignment, promoted the TEA website, and discussed questions raised by the students. Handed out the TEA Program materials. This resulted in generating enthusiasm for Polar Studies.


    3. Oct. 25, 2003
    Poulsbo Marine Science Center, Poulsbo, WA
    TEA Field Experience and TEA website, Public Presentation
    55 adults
    10 children
    Overviewed my field assignment, promoted the TEA Program and website, and discussed questions raised by the audience. Handed out TEA Program materials and NSF Polar Regions publications and USAP brochure. This resulted in generating enthusiasm for Polar Studies.


    4. Dec. 21, 2003
    Jewell Box Theater, Poulsbo, WA
    TEA Polar Region Life and Science, Public Presentation
    32 adults
    Overviewed the life and science of the Polar Regions and promoted the TEA Program and website. Interest in the Polar Regions was generated.

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

    3. Classroom Transfer


    Activities Development

    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

    Other Classroom Connections:

  • Field-testing and continued implementation of my TEA activities by TEAs and TEA associates in the NW.
  • Revision of my TEA activities as needed based upon classroom implementation and use within TEA presentations.
  • Classroom TEA presentations.
  • NW polar resource person to classroom teachers and students (TEA NW Regional Networking Group).
  • Board of trustee member for partnerships, mentoring, education outreach, and inquiry-based research into classrooms for the Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest at the Poulsbo Marine Science Center, Poulsbo, Washington.


    4. Other TEA Activity Involvement


    TEAs, booth hosting, proposal development, ECW gear monitoring, etc.):

  • Contributed to the development of the TEA Regional Workshop template and model.
  • Facilitated the first TEA Regional Workshop.
  • Facilitated the on-going networking and communications for the sustaining activities from the TEA Regional Workshop for the TEA NW Networking Group.
  • Jan. 2003 presented a TEA session at the National Partners in Science Conference and submitted a summary report to the TEA Program.

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

    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




    5. Cost Share


    Release Days

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

    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: N/A

    Other Grants

    Type of Grant / Grant Title: N/A

    Other Shared Costs
    Cost matching provided by: M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
    Amount: $445.36
    Purpose: Partners in Science National Conference, San Diego, CA
    Dates: January 17-18, 2003


    Cost matching provided by: Sandra Kolb
    Amount: $45.84
    Purpose: TEA NW Regional Workshop, Poulsbo, WA
    Dates: October 11-12, 2003


    6. Anticipated TEA Involvement (01/2004 to 01/2005)


  • January 16-17, 2004. Partners In Science National Conference. TEA presentation: How to Amplify Research Experiences: A Regional Workshop Model.

  • April 1-4, 2004. NSTA National Convention Atlanta. TEA presentation: How to Amplify Research Experiences: A Regional Workshop Model.

  • On-going facilitating of the TEA NW Regional Networking Group and continued mentoring within it.

  • Regular classroom and community TEA presentations (A community presentation is scheduled for February 9, 2004).

  • November 18-20, 2004. NSTA Regional Convention Seattle. Submitted TEA NW Networking Group proposal: Ways to Transfer Science and Technology to Classrooms: A Sharing Session.

  • Continued TEA workshop development and presentation design.

  • On-going work with field-testing and implementation of TEA activities.

    		•