TEA: Annual-llong- -- Body

Annual Report for Lars Long
January 15, 2004 - January 15, 2005

Were you in the field this season? No

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: As a team we continued to meet. We have common prep and lunch times which helps keep our collaborative team cohesive. As a group we attended: NSTA convention in Atlanta, GA April 1-4 Minnesota GIS/GPS conference in Roseville, MN Oct 31 Beaver Creek Environmental Issues Forum in August, WI September 16 CRISS (content reading strategies) workshop in Eau Claire, WI April 15 Ken O'Connor differentiated grading and assessments workshop in Eau Claire, WI Monthly meetings Individually, Karen Bejin went to the Tulik (sp) Lake in the Arctic through the 'new' TEA program. As a groups we helped Karen prepare and had her write and correspond with our classes before school was finished in June. May/June

As a team we have been writing various grants some of the small grants have been received, the larger grants are still out.

Some of the new materials we have started to use include digital cam trackers. Students are assigned parcticular animals to try to photograph in teh natural environment. This new technology is opening many new doors and we are planning to present how these cameras can be used in any class to view animals, behaviors, environmental concerns, etc... This is something we have not seen yet and are excited to continue to implement the cameras in more curriculum areas.

Has a member of your research team visited your classroom in the last year? No

2. Community / Colleague Outreach

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? I continue to speak to various school and city groups.in short presentations. Karen Bejin and I have presented a dual presentation on ARCUS and TEA experiences.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Barb Packard

Active? No

Contact Hours: 188

Name: Beth Howie

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 181.5

Name: Karen Bejin

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 138

Name: Jeremy Traynor

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 56

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

Associates Network

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. NWEA Northwest Wisconsin Education Association October 6-7 Lions CLub August 27 Kiwanis Club July 8 Boy Scout Troop 64 September 12 Menomonie Adventure Club May 15

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

3. Classroom Transfer

Activities Development

Title: Reading Ice Cores

Description:
Using rice and various seeds to show how histroy can be viewed in ice core.

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

Title: Collecting Science

Description:
Students use the TEA and simlar web sites to look for ways science data is collected.

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

Title: Effects of Global Warming

Description:
Showing how Global warming is affecting the northern tundra zones more tha equitorial areas.

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