Annual Report for Michele Adams
January 15, 2003 - January 15, 2004

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? No

Dates in the Field: July-October 2001

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 25

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 1

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 1

Approximate Countries Represented: 1

Additional Comments: The above numbers represent the e-mails that I received this year (2003)

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: E-mails with dr. Peter Michael (PI). Dr. Michael is coming to visit my school this spring

E-mails with Jeff Standish, research team member who is in contact with the rock collected on our expedition

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? I continue to do numarous workshops, mainly for student as reequested by their teachers.

I am working on a thematic unit for my team and the special education team. It will include about 150 students and 6 teachers.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Carol Hamilton

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 35

Name: Andrea Demasi

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 17

Name: Karen Ash

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 25

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? No

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 4

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Tom Repine E-mails-- September to present We have set up a presentation on my trip for the GSA meeting in Washington, D.C. in March

Carol Hamilton, Karen Ash, Andera Demasi-- May to present I meet daily with Carol (geography teacher)for a 43 minute planning period. I meet with Karen (special education science teacher)once a week, and I meet with Andrea(special education social studies teacher) once a month. The 3 of us began our mentoring group in May when we spent 7 hours together to start up an inclusion team and at that time we began to plan a Polar thematic unit. We often work on collaborative lessons. The thematic Polar unit that we are planning will involve dr. Peter Michael, my P.I. My mentoring team is also attending a 3 day conference together in March dealing with inclusion, team teaching, and integration of thematic units. I feel that by March of 2004, I will have met my required hours.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. In 2003, I presented "Top of the World", a power-point presentation concerning all aspects of my trip to approximately 250 students. I did 8 presentation in September with release time provoded by my school.

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

Activities Development

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: 3

Dates: May and September 2003

Reasons for Release: presentations

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: $85 x 3

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: TV Gold

Dates: June, 2003

Approximate Cost of Travel Expenses Covered: $185

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

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: Berkeley County Inclusion Grant

Purpose of Grant: Bought 40 copies of "Woodsong" for our Polar thematic unit and the TV Gold was to display images and lessons from my laptop to the TV in my classroom

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: Berkeley County Schools

Date of Application: This was a county won grant and our school received $7000. I personally was permitted to spend approximately $275 for TEA related materials (books, TV Gold)

Other Shared Costs

Travel to presentations, approximately $75

I will be having a second child in July (my second since my return from the field) I plan to complete my mentoring group hours by June 2004 ,and then I will takea 6 month maternity leave from my school district. and TEA.