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Annual Report for Mimi Wallace
January 15, 2000 - January 15, 2001

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1. Interaction

Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2000

Approximate Number of Student E-mails: 210 (Some representing more than one student)

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 122 (Some representing more than one student)

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 39

Approximate Countries Represented: Australia, New Zealand, United States

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

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 developed a presentation to detail my journey and to relate the science taking place in Antarctica. Students were given an assignment to study data sets from Antarctica to look at trends, relationships and make predictions about the future.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Monica Castro

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 40

Name: Carolyn Wittrup

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 40

Name: William Swanson

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 100

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

Associates Network

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Presentation

Jan. 5, 2001
Montwood High School
Presentation
Working with an associate makes presentations easier. Allows more interactions with students, teachers and administration.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

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

3. Classroom Transfer

Activities Development

Title: Antarctica . . . Ice, Ice, Baby

Description:
Teams of students will conduct background research on Antarctica to include ; Population and weather, government, geography and natural resources, history and exploration, wildlife and human adaptation. Students will ten pull data files from the LTER site. http://www.creso.ucsb.edu/lter/ Students will be assigned different data sets. They will use the data to determine trends, relationships and make predictions about the future. All information will then be presented in a powerpoint presentation.

4. Other TEA Activity Involvement

ECW gear monitoring since Dec 2000 with associate Bill Swanson

Presented at orientation for new TEA personnel March 2000

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? No

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