1. A Teacher Research Experience: Promoting Science Literacy Louise McMinn AGU December 2007

2. Topic –About Armada Training Research experience Mentoring –My experience –Personal Benefits –Classroom benefits –Researcher’s benefits

3. The Armada Project armadaproject.org NSF Funded Approximately twelve teachers each year – elementary, middle and high school Offered through the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography

4. Week Long Training One week long training session Teaching pedagogy Mentoring and coaching strategies Investigations in ocean, polar, and environmental science content.

5. Examples of Research experiences: 2007 Twelve teachers Elementary, Middle, High School Different parts of world Ocean, polar, geological, and environmental science research

6. Examples from my cohort: Kimberly Pratt – Elementary Math/Science Teacher – NOAA Atlantic Northeast Shelf Ecosystem Monitoring Project Mark Goldner – Middle School Science Teacher – Dynamics and Transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in Drake Passage Heather Judkins – High School Marine Biology teacher – Equatorial Pacific Dolphin Abundance Study

7. STEEP St. Elias Erosion/Tectonics Project St. Elias Mountain Range is the highest coastal mountain range on Earth Five year study –Tectonic Plate movement –Forces of erosion

8. USGS Professional Paper 1616

10. Researchers Ten Researchers: –Dr. Terry Pavlis –Dr. Ronald Bruhn –Dr. Kenneth Ridgway –Dr. Ian Shennan –Dr. George Plafker –Peter Haeussler, USGS –Four Graduate students

11. Terry Pavlis Ian Shennan Ron Bruhn and George Plafker

12. Mike Vorkink George, Terry and Ron

13. My Role Ten Days in South Central Alaska –Camp in Katella –Various sites reached by helicopter –Each day – different experience

14. Core sampling in Puffy Slough

15. Day Four

17. Wingham Island

18. Personal Benefits Collegiality of the scientists –Different disciplines –Open to ideas –Scientific debate –Networking benefits –Extreme passion

19. Mentoring Required to mentor two beginning science teachers in my district (one per year) Weekly meetings Exchange reflective journals Examine Best Practice in science instruction

20. Mentoring Plan a field trip together Reflect on some of the science content or skills related to research experience. Attend the National Science Teachers Association National Convention

21. My Mentee Seventh grade life science teacher Late career Third year teacher Planned field trip –Spring –Bartlett Arboretum Combine Life/Earth Science curriculum Examine Long Island Sound watershed Bees

22. Personal Overall understanding of field research –“Historical” based on evidence –Slow pace –Extensive resources needed

23. Classroom Benefits Direct application of science content Use of inquiry based instruction Cooperative learning Students share ideas and discuss their opinions

24. Scientists’ Benefits Publicity Connection with younger learners Connection with pre-college science instruction Extra staff for field work

25. Future Campus Mapping –GIS training –Girls in Science Club –Field trip

26. Armada Project A win-win-win For teachers-students-and scientists! armadaproject.org