Annual Report for Valerie Sloane
January 15, 1999 - January 15, 2000

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Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Additional Comments: Went to Antarctica and worked in the Dry Valleys!

Had ongoing e-mail communication with four main elementary classrooms, and intermittent exchanges with numerous others while on the ice.

Gave a presentation to a rural New Zealand school (Tuahiwi School) through the LEARNZ program.

Met with an elementary school teacher in Le Bons Bay, New Zealand, and answered e-mails from her thirteen students.

Stopped in at the secondary school in Akaroa, New Zealand and told the principal, librarian and science teacher about the program.

Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members

Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? Gave an all-school assembly at Orcas Elementary School.

Gave presentations to eleven classrooms in my district, and two at private schools on Orcas

Worked with two of my sixth grade teaching colleagues, our intermediate special education teacher and my substitute to help them prepare to teach a unit on Antarctica

Sent outreach packets to 37 teachers in San Juan County- most of them by request

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Associates Network

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Had two "brainstorming" get-togethers with the NW TEA/Associates group, and plan to have another one in the next month or so.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Activities Development

Attended TEA orientation at NSF.

Worked shifts in the booth at NSTA, Boston and parcticipated in all TEA meetings.

Was featured in two county-wide newspaper arcticles

Have you submitted all press-related materials concerning your TEA experience to the TEA Archives? No

Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions? No

Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive? No

Release Days

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

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

Other Grants

Other Shared Costs