Agenda
Palmer LTER Education Forum (JULY 25-28, 1999)
at the National Center for Ecosystem Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
735 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
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SUNDAY July 25th

9:00
Overview/Welcome - Karen Baker
What is LTER - Robin Ross
What is the LTER Schoolyard program - Karen Baker
Review of logistics/schedule for Forum - Karen Baker

10:30 - 11:00  Break

Introductions of participants
Overview of NCEAS /Kids Do Ecology outreach - Scott Bell
Overview of Sea Center/ SB Natural History Museum/ Los Marineros - Eric Solomon
Workshop goals - Karen Baker

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch in Santa Barbara

Education research/evaluation and assessment - Greg Kelly
UC Santa Barbara weather projects with local schools - Candyce Brown
Palmer LTER weather/ice research programs - Sharon Stammerjohn

4:00 Visit to Santa Barbara pier and Sea Center
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MONDAY  July 26th

9:00
Reprise of yesterday's events
Teachers Experiencing Antarctica program - Besse Dawson and Mimi Wallace
Working groups breakout session
Topic: Paradigms for teacher-researcher interactions

10:30 - 10:45  Break

Reports form working groups
Curriculum activities based on weather and temperature

12:00  Lunch at NCEAS

1:00  Mini conference at Santa Barbara Natural History Museum - Shiela Cushman
Topics: Outreach programs,  elements of curriculum and assessment

3:00  Visit museum

4:00  Potential return to NCEAS

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TUESDAY  July 27th

9:00
Reprise of  Forum
Discussion of data collection - Karen Baker
Data collection activities in groups - Besse Dawson, Mimi Wallace, Dawn Rawls

11:00 - 11:15  Break

11:30
Discussion of weather/temperature instrumentation - Karen Baker

12:15 - 1:15  Lunch in Santa Barbara

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AFTERNOON SESSION AT ICESS, UC Santa Barbara, 6th floor Ellison Hall

2:00
Overview of ICESS - Karen Baker
LTER krill research/ education outreach - Robin Ross
Educational products from Planet Earth Science - Bruce Caron

3:15 - 3:30 Break

3:30
Science-education research dialogue - Greg Kelly
Educational collaborations with UC Santa Barbara - Fiona Goodchild

5:00  End of session

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WEDNESDAY  July 28th

9:00
Reprise of Forum
Discussion of assessment
Review program alternatives

10:30 - 11:00  Break

Discuss future directions for Palmer LTER Schoolyard program
Discuss communication tools Forum participants can use to keep in touch

12:00 Close of Forum
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