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Annual Report for Betty Carvellas
January 15, 2004 - January 15, 2005


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1. Interaction


Field Experience

Were you in the field this season? Yes

Dates in the Field: July 8 - 22

Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails: 6-10

Apporximate Number of Other E-mails: 20 - 30

Approximate Countries Represented: 1

Additional Comments: This was a second trip out with Dr. Jackie Grebmeier. this time we were on the Sir Wildrid Laurier for a short cruise through the Bering Strati, into the Chukchi Sea and into Barrow. We had a lot of difficulty getting the e-mail set up and we had no access to the internet ourselves.

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: I did a presentation at the national Ocean Society, ASLO conference (Honolulu) as a part of the SBI strand at the conference. The conference was in late February, 2004.

I was on the summer Laurier cruise - see above.

Jackie and I met for dinner while we were both at meetings in DC - October, 2004.


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

2. Community / Colleague Outreach


Transfer

How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? 2 presentations to the 6th grade classes at a neighboring middle school

1 presentation to a K-3 school in my district

I will be the keynote speaker, along with Amy Clapp (TREC) at the Vermont Science Teachers conference on March 4, 2005. We'll also do a workshop.

TEA Collaborative Learning Group

Name: Lynn Short

Active? No


Name:
Peter Gustafson

Active? Yes

Contact Hours: 2-3


Name:
John Gazo

Active? No


Name:
Dana Cummings

Active? No


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

Associates Network

Number of Associates in local network: 3

Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: The associates are the same as my colleague group - see above.

Presentations and Real Audio Sessions

Presentation Date, Title, Number of Attendees, Etc. See 2A above.

Have you presented to your local board of education this year? No

3. Classroom Transfer


Activities Development

Title: carbon cycling

Description:
A short unit including my presentation, a video, a series of arcticles, and student activities

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

Has this activity been submitted to the TEA Web Site? No

4. Other TEA Activity Involvement


I have the Arctic trunk, but no one has requested it.

Our TEA conference call group has spoken several times throughout the year.

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




5. Cost Share


Release Days

Number of Release Days Covered by School/District for TEA Program/Activities: 5

Dates: 2/16-20/04

Reasons for Release: conference presentation

Approximate Daily Rate of Substitute and Number of Substitute Days: 5 @ $75/day

TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation

Names of Meetings: NA

Dates: NA

Approximate Cost of Travel Expenses Covered: NA

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

Type of Equipment: NA

Date of Purchase: NA

Approximate Cost of Equipment: NA

Other Grants

Type of Grant / Grant Title: NA

Purpose of Grant: NA

Title of Grant Competition: NA

Granting Institution/Corporation/District: NA

Date of Application: NA

Date of Notification: NA

Grant Total: NA

Other Shared Costs
Most of my time out of the district has been during the day when I had free blocks,

6. Anticipated TEA Involvement (01/2005 to 01/2006)


I'll be presenting at the State Science Teachers' conference in March - keynote plus a workshop.

I'll be presenting at the middle school again, to the 6th grade classes.

I'll be going back to the Arctic with Jackie in July, on board the Sir Wilfrid Laurier.