| Meeting Title: |
Earth: The Water Planet
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| Dates: |
October 2-4, 2008
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| Time: |
October 2 (8 AM - Noon) Special optional Google Earth workshop begins at 8am Thursday - see below
October 2 (Noon-7PM)
October 3 (8:30 AM-6: 30 PM)
October 4 (8:30 AM-3: 30 PM)
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| Location: |
The University of Texas J. J. Pickle Research Campus, located in the new Research Office Complex (ROC0, Building 196. The ROC building houses the Institute for Geophysics, the Bureau of Economic Geology, and the Texas Advanced Computation Center. It is located in the northeast quadrant of the Pickle Research Campus. Hotel information, maps and directions to the Pickle Research Campus may be accessed from:
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/direc_maps.htm
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| GLOBE Registration: |
All participants will be trained in some GLOBE protocols and must register with the GLOBE Program. Please visit the following link to register.
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/workshop/reginfo.pl?session=32969
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| Registration Cost: |
The grant covers registration costs, breakfasts and lunches and dinner on Thursday evening. Each collaborative is responsible for travel and hotel expenses.
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| Eligible Attendees: |
Minority or minority-serving teachers who would like to teach the new Earth Space Science capstone course. Attendees have applied and been accepted to participate.
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| Description: |
Earth: The Water Planet
An optional introductory Google Earth workshop will be conducted by Steve Kluge (Geoscience Education Consultant) on Thursday, October 2, from 8am-12pm.� Those teachers who have little or no experience (or would like a refresher) working with Google Earth, are encouraged to attend the morning workshop as a prerequisite to the afternoon program on Google Earth. Steve will continue with additional Google Earth curriculum for the entire cohort as part of the PDA after lunch on Thursday.� Although teachers are not required to attend the morning session, it is strongly recommended. Please RSVP to Hilary Olson if you will be attending the 8am-noon Google Earth workshop.
This PDA will cover a variety of topics including submarine sedimentation and fluid activity, aquifer studies, watersheds, the impact of drought on human development in history, and understanding of statewide water planning through a presentation by a representative from the Texas Water Development Board. In addition, a review of outreach activities and enrichment activities ongoing for this group will be discussed. The program will include a variety of learning opportunities including inquiry-based activities, discussion forums, and guest lectures by prominent scientists in the field of Earth Sciences. PDA 3 for Cohort 1 will be the third of four required PDAs for the first cohort of teachers participating in TXESS Revolution.
Guest speakers include:
Dr. Peter Flemings (Ocean Leadership Distinguished Speaker, UT Austin): "Pore Pressure, Sedimentation and Submarine Landslides"
http://www.oceanleadership.org/usssp/dls/flemings
Dr. Marta Torres (National Association of Geoscience Teachers Distinguished Lecturer, Oregon State University): "Submarine Springs - The Hot and The Cold"
http://www.nagt.org/nagt/programs/dsp0607.html
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| Contact: |
Marsha Willis
Professional Development Coordinator
E-Mail: [email protected]
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| Accommodations: |
Hotels are located near the Pickle Research Campus. Please visit http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/direc_maps.htm to find a nearby hotel, maps, directions, and phone numbers of hotels close to the Pickle Research Campus. Participants must make their own hotel arrangements.
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| Parking: |
There is free visitor parking at the Pickle Research Center.
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| Registration: |
Click the registration button to register your attendance. You will be asked for your name, email, and organization. Regional collaboratives are responsible for participants’ travel and hotel arrangements. If you have questions about the registration, send an email to Marsha Willis. If you need technical help with the registration page, send an email to the TRC Web team. Please do not forget to register with the GLOBE Program. If you need technical help with the registration page, send an email to the: TRC Web Team.
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