Annual Report for Kevin Lavigne
January 15, 2002 - January 15, 2003

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: 1/01-2/17/01

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 150

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 45

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 45

Approximate Countries Represented: 6

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: Dr. Jeb Barrett and I developed a student research experience. We selected a Hanover High junior to work in the Dartmouth lab during the summer of 2001 to learn and work with the Antarctic soils (PI research). The student learned how to conduct various biogeochemical analysis of the soils and then developed their own research project.
The internship was a very big success form both the Darmtouth perspective and the student. Currently the student is involved in developing a new technique for extracting nematode DNA.

The program was such a success, that we will be expanding the program for two junior students to be in the Dartmouth lab during the summer 2003

March 2003
San Diego
Dr. Jeb Barrett and I will present the Antarctic Soil Incubation activity that we designed at the NSTA Annual Convention.

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? Yes

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? 1. During the acid/base unit in chemistry, all three of the chemistry teachers (myself included) run the Antarctic Soil Incubation Activity that i designed with my research team last year. This activity begins with me presenting a power point presentation to all of the classes explaining the research going on in the dry valleys. Next the student set-up and run a 30 day soil incubation experiment.

2. During the Biodiversity/Ecological unit at the Hanover High School Middle school, I present a power point presentation to 8 seventh grade classes.

3. Upon my return I presented to the school board, the Hanover High Staff. I also present to several area sponsors who help through equipment donation, film, etc.

I have been asked to present my experience with several other school (within the area and outside of the area).

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Jeannie Kornfeld

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 80

Name: Peter Mitchell

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 40

Name: Melanie Laquire

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 40

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

Associates Network

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

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

Activities Development

Title: And You Thought This Was Dirt

Description:
This is a soil incubation lab in which the students use a simple acid/base trap to collect the amount of CO2 giving off by micro-organisms. This will be posted after it is presented at the NSTA...and they though the new iMAc was going to be big!

I was part of the orientation at CRREL during the summer of 2001.

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? Yes

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? Yes

Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program/Activities: 20

Dates: various

Reasons for Release: School presentations, Darmnouth collaboration, professional training (learning new techiques that I could bring back to the students

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: $57.00

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

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

Type of Equipment: Powerbook G3, Optura Digital Video Camera, Firewire external hard driverive, and need software for video editing

Date of Purchase: Sept 2000

Approximate Cost of Equipment: This was purchased through the enrichment grant

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: Enrichment Grant

Purpose of Grant: To allow teachers to develop professionally

Title of Grant Competition: Enrichment Grant

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: Hanover High School

Date of Application: Jan 2000

Date of Notification: Feb 2000

Grant Total: $5000

Other Shared Costs

Student Summer Internship at Dartmouth College

Presentation of TEA Activity at NSTA on March 29, 2002

Orientation at CRREL