1. Teachers & Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (TREC) Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) Webinar for Researchers

2. Presentation Outline  Welcome & Introductions  HorizonWimba Interface  What is TREC?  Expectations/Requirements  TREC 2005 Plan and Schedule  F.A.Q.’s  Questions & Comments  Welcome & Introductions  HorizonWimba Interface  What is TREC?  Expectations/Requirements  TREC 2005 Plan and Schedule  F.A.Q.’s  Questions & Comments

3. Welcome & Introductions

4. HorizonWimba

5. What is TREC?  TREC - Teachers & Researchers Exploring and Collaborating  An educational research experience in which K- 12 teachers participate in arctic research, working closely with scientists, as a pathway to improving science education through teachers' experiences in scientific inquiry  TREC - Teachers & Researchers Exploring and Collaborating  An educational research experience in which K- 12 teachers participate in arctic research, working closely with scientists, as a pathway to improving science education through teachers' experiences in scientific inquiry

6. TREC Website www.arcus.org/TREC

7. Sponsors & Organizers  ARCUS  VECO Polar Resources  National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs  ARCUS  VECO Polar Resources  National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs

8. Main Components of TREC  Arctic Field Research Experience  Classroom & Public Connections  Professional Development  Sustained Community & Support  Arctic Field Research Experience  Classroom & Public Connections  Professional Development  Sustained Community & Support All supported through uses of emerging technologies -- internet seminars, real-time presentations from the field, online journals and photo albums, etc.

9.  2004 Field Season - Ten projects, eight sites Arctic Field Research  2005 Field Season - Six projects

10.  Teacher’s Journal, Ask the Teacher, Researcher Posts, Photo albums Classroom & Public Connections Journaling

11. Live from the Field Webinars & Calls Classroom & Public Connections

12. Teacher Professional Development  Subject matter -- teachers immersed in scientific content  Pedagogical practices -- teachers and researchers working to bring science into classroom  Subject matter -- teachers immersed in scientific content  Pedagogical practices -- teachers and researchers working to bring science into classroom

13. Sustained Community & Support  Post-field calls, webinars, e-mail listserve  Curriculum resources  Teacher peer-to-peer mentoring groups  Post-field calls, webinars, e-mail listserve  Curriculum resources  Teacher peer-to-peer mentoring groups

14. NSF Perspective

15. Teacher Expectations  Pre-field  Orientation webinars  In-person field safety training and orientation  Prepare classrooms for experience  Field experience  Participate as research team member/educator  Post journal entries, calls to classroom, etc.  Post-field  Out-briefing, evaluation  Classroom curriculum  Continued collaboration  Pre-field  Orientation webinars  In-person field safety training and orientation  Prepare classrooms for experience  Field experience  Participate as research team member/educator  Post journal entries, calls to classroom, etc.  Post-field  Out-briefing, evaluation  Classroom curriculum  Continued collaboration

16. Researcher Expectations  Pre-field  Participate in orientation webinars  Host teacher, if possible (subject to funds)  Work closely with team to prepare teacher  Field experience  Engage teacher as part of the investigative process  Collaborate w/teacher to connect to classrooms/public  Post-field  Evaluation/out-brief  Post-field team activities - call, culminating webinar, work with team to help teacher bring science into classroom  Pre-field  Participate in orientation webinars  Host teacher, if possible (subject to funds)  Work closely with team to prepare teacher  Field experience  Engage teacher as part of the investigative process  Collaborate w/teacher to connect to classrooms/public  Post-field  Evaluation/out-brief  Post-field team activities - call, culminating webinar, work with team to help teacher bring science into classroom

17. Program Plan/Schedule  December 31, 2004 -- Applications Due  To date, almost 80 teacher part 1 applications  To date, 13 researcher submission of interest/applications  December 2004—January 2005 -- Selection Committee  January 31, 2005 -- Selections announced  Early Spring 2005 -- Orientation  December 31, 2004 -- Applications Due  To date, almost 80 teacher part 1 applications  To date, 13 researcher submission of interest/applications  December 2004—January 2005 -- Selection Committee  January 31, 2005 -- Selections announced  Early Spring 2005 -- Orientation

18. Frequently Asked Questions  Researcher involvement in the selection process  Time commitment for researcher  Logistics arrangements  Timing of field work; substitute teacher  How long after field experience should connection last?  Researcher involvement in the selection process  Time commitment for researcher  Logistics arrangements  Timing of field work; substitute teacher  How long after field experience should connection last?

19. Questions, Comments, Suggestions, Ideas?