Annual Report for Jason Petula
January 15, 2004 - January 15, 2005

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? No

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: N/A - The 2003-2004 academic year was spent at Penn State working on a graduate degree.

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

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? I gave two presentations to pre-service teachers about the TEA program and other opportunities research experiences. The presentations were conducted in undergraduate pre-service teachers' methods classes.

I have been mentoring a new teacher in our district. Part of the mentoring has been sharing information about TEA program and how he can utilize TEA resources for his classroom.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Dan Austin

Active? No

Name: Karen Kutish

Active? No

Name: Maria O'Boyle

Active? No

Name: Kelly Landon

Active? No

Have you submitted your TEA Collaborative Learning Group Annual Report? N/A

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 5

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: I have been mentoring a new teacher in our district. Part of the mentoring has been sharing information about TEA program and how he can utilize TEA resources for his classroom.

Specifically, Andrew is the new physics teacher. Therefore, I have been sharing my resources on AMANDA and ICETOP/ICECUBE so he can incorporate parcticle physics and contemporary research into his classroom. Plus, it is adding to his own content knowledge.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. 2004 NSTA National Convention (Atlanta, GA): Neutrino Research at the South Pole - ~25 attendees

Other presentations were planned, but due to extremely delayed flight the other presentations could not be presented.

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

Activities Development

Title: Popcorn Neutrinos

Description:
Students complete a inquiry activity by using popcorn to simulate how neutrinos were postulated to exist

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? Yes

2004 NSTA National Convention: worked the booth 2003-2004: Mentor Resource Group facilitator for 6 groups 2003-2004: Beginning to work on a dissertation centered upon the model of mentoring utilized in the TEA program.

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

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

Release Days

Dates: N/A

Reasons for Release: N/A

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: N/A

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: N/A

Dates: N/A

Approximate Cost of Travel Expenses Covered: N/A

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

Type of Equipment: N/A

Date of Purchase: N/A

Approximate Cost of Equipment: N/A

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: N/A

Purpose of Grant: N/A

Title of Grant Competition: N/A

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: N/A

Date of Application: N/A

Date of Notification: N/A

Grant Total: N/A

Other Shared Costs
N/A

Mentor Resource Group Facilitator for 6 groups

Assist with TEA booth and presentations at NSTA National Convention

Assist with maintaining TEA community after grant concludes