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Carvellas
2003

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Date: 4/10/02
Duration: 9 hours
Location: CRREL and TEA Kevin Lavigne's classroom at Hanover HS in Hanover, NH
Parcticipants: Betty Carvellas, Dana Cummings, John Gazo, and Peter Gustafson

Goal(s) of Meeting
To tour the facilities at CRREL To visit with Antarctic TEA Kevin Lavigne

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
All is recorded, complete with pictures, in my TEA journal under April 10, 2002.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
Wrap up our work for this year and plan for next year

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
We checked out the TEA website for an update of resources and the journals of April Chevront. We discussed the paperwork needed to complete our SDI. We planned for next year: Get and utilize the Arctic and Antarctic trunks Continue to revise and incoporate polar units into our curricula and eventually share them with colleages Betty will visit classrooms to do presentations. Dr. Jackie Grebmeier will visit. We will try to set up a Big Kid - Little Kid connection. We will pursue the opportunity to write curriculum during the summer of 2003.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
To present our individual SDI work to Jane Goodman, coordinator of the SDI Program.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
Each person presented their work to date on the Polar SDI.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
John had revised his Polar unit substantially as a result of our work this year. Dana was teaching his Polar unit for the first time and he talked about the work he had done, parcticularly two experiments which his students enjoyed. Lynn's work is still in the planning stages for her class for the fall, but she shared her thoughts for the curriculum outline. Peter shared the revisions he had done on his Arctic unit.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
update on on-going work

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- Peter shared a video of his 6th grade students making igloos. - Peter shared a report format he uses with his students and we looked at several completed reports. - Dana updated us on the NWF workshop. - We discussed using the Arctic and Antarctic resource trunks. - We planned our CRREL visit. - We made plans to follow Dana Gershon's work with the Inuit community on Little Diomede Island. - Peter and Dana shared ideas for building igloos as Dana will be doing this for the first time this year.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- We talked with Peter about the report format he uses. - We discussed the possibility of using the Fuide for Writing Standards-Based Units, a book which is written by a friend of Betty's and which will be published soon.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- update on on-going work - watch the Jason Project video - Monitoring Changes in Marine Ecosystems, Life in Cold Extremes, and Earth's Dynamic Systems.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- Peter shared stories of his day building igloos. - The team reviewed Dena Gershon's webpage. - Betty shared our current bibliography list. - We watched the Jason Project video.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- We reviewed the Essex Town schools outline for standards-based units. - We decided to look for good arcticles to share and discuss.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
This was a mid-year check in for all teams working on a School Development Institute project.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- Each team reported on the work they have been doing related to their stated goals. - Each group shared ideas for how best to share their work with others.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- The entire session revolved around pedagogy as each team (ours was the only science team) talked about the implementation of best practice.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- update on on-going work - watch the entire first video of the Jason Project and the first section of the second video (Frozen Features)

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- Peter shared his Polar regions cartoons with us. - We changed our date to visit CRREL so we could also visit Kevin Lavigne's (TEA-Antarctica) classroom at Hanover HS. - Betty distributed the list of this year's Arctic parcticipants, their projects, and the dates of their field work. - We watched the Jason Project videos.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- Share of arcticles and resources - Spend time on the TEA website

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- John shared several books he uses with his students. - Peter shared a report done by one of his students. The student, a 6th grader, had done a web search and found 10 arcticles. - We discussed the NYT arcticle, "Watching the World Melt Away." - We spent a considerable amount of time on the TEA site checking out the field journals of Shannon Graham and Dena Gershon.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- We will each bring a copy of the Vermont Framework of Standards to our next meeting.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- to review resource materials Betty had purchased in Nome

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- We spent time looking at the materials and trying to determine appropriate grade levels. - Betty will prepare an annotated bibliography and distribute it to everyone.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections:
Note: Peter Gustafson and Lynn Short did not actually attend this meeting, but Betty met with each of them individually (Peter - Sept. 25 and Lynn - Sept. 30) to accomplish the same goals.

Goal(s) of Meeting
- to prepare for use of the Arctic trunk(s) - to prepare for a visit by Jackie Grebmeier and Lee Cooper - to review Betty's journals and decide how best to utilize them in the classroom

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- We discussed getting the trunks in January, hopefully before Jackie and Lee visit. - We spent considerable time discussing how to best utilize Betty's journals. - Betty distributed hard copies of her journals.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- Dana suggested making a CD to go with the journals. He will review the journals to see what is appropriate for his 6th grade science students and what might need to be re-written. - John will follow one of the TEA Antarctica teachers and try to parcticipate in one of the live audio transmissions. - Dana will inform the EMS teachers that Betty is available to come into their classrooms.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- update on work and decisions about where we are headed

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- We checked out current TEAs in the field - Betsy Youngman, Andy Caldwell, and Barb Shultz. - We reviewed a series of arcticles that Betty had recieved from the TEA program. - We started planning for our Big Kid - Little Kid Polar Event.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- Peter and John will review Betty's journals to see how they might be adapted for 6th grade social studies and a combined grade 4/5 class.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- to plan our Big Kid - Little Kid Polar Event

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
We spent all our time brainstorming the best way to include 190 students in an event-filled 2 hour period!

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
- to plan the Big Kid - Little Kid Polar Event

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
- We spent all our time planning. The schedule is basically set, and each of us will spend time developing one of the four "stations," native Alaskan food, a snow relay race to simulate the sled dog relay to bring diptheria serum to Nome, a science station, and and art/culture station.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
- We spent considerable time talking about the best way to mix age groups and make activities developmentally appropriate.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
Our committee was continuing our work to review and revise the district science curriculum.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
we are currently reviewing our work to date and planning implementation.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
The process and content of science are a part of all our discussions.

Additional reflections:
John Gazo, one of my mentor/colleague team members, is a member of this committee.

Goal(s) of Meeting
See meeting 14.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
See meeting 14.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
See meeting 14.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
To discuss the implementation of our revised curriculum in light of reduced district spending.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections:
John Gazo, a member of my mentor/colleague group, is a member of this committee.

Goal(s) of Meeting
- plan for us of the Arctic resource trunks - plan for a time for Dr. jackie Grebmeier and Dr. Lee Cooper to visit - discuss the use of Betty's journals in various classes - Betty distributed hard copies of her journals.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
see above

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?
We discussed the possibility of making a CD to accompany Betty's journals.

Additional reflections:

Goal(s) of Meeting
Plan for the Arctic resource trunk and Jackie and Lee's visit.

Overview of Session (e.g., resources used, discussion points, next steps, etc.):
We checked the websites of current Antarctic TEA's. Betty distributed arcticles related to the Arctic and Antarctica. We planned for visits by Betty to elementary and middle school classes. We planned for a mentor/colleague meeting to coincide with Peter's classes' igloo building. We started plans for our Polar Event day to coincide with the visit from Dr. Jackie Grebmeier and Dr. Lee Cooper.

How did your team address pedagogy, content, the process of science, and the use of technology during the session?

Additional reflections: