| LTER Education Outreach Timeline (Palmer Focus)
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| 1898 | US | School identified as dullifying |
| 1950 | US | NSF established |
| 1986 | US | Education Project 2061 |
| 1991 | PAL | First LTER REU students in Antarctic |
| 1992 | PAL | Newton's Apple Public Broadcast Educational Video |
| 1992 | TEA | TEA program begins |
| 1993 | US | Benchmarks for Science Literacy (Project 2061) |
| 1993 | US | TERC Training Academy w/21 Questions |
| 1993 | PAL | Antarctic Video Disk with UCSB Video Department |
| 1994 | TX | Inquiry-Based Learning Workshop (Brazoria County, Texas) |
| 1994 | US | Science Education Standards (National Research Council) |
| 1994 | PHS | Dawson becomes science department chair |
| 1994 | MHS | First integrated curriculum at sophomore level: science, math, English, and social studies |
| 1994 | PHS | Annual Science Fair begun |
| 1995 | MHS | Synergy Department established |
| 1995 | NCEAS | National Center for Ecosystem Analysis and Synthesis established |
| 1995 | MHS | Building wired for internet |
| 1995 | PHS | Single phone line/modem installed |
| 1996 | PAL | Blue Ice Collaboration with Palmer LTER PI Fraser |
| 1996 | US | Education Reform |
| 1996 | PAL | Live from Antarctica2: NASA Passport to Adventure |
| 1997 | NCEAS | Kids Do Ecology begins |
| 1997 | TX | Texas State Standards established |
| 1997 | CA | California State Standards established? |
| 1997 | TEA | Dawson/PHS Internship with Palmer LTER PI Karl/Hawaii |
| 1998 | PHS | Marine Science changed to Aquatic Science |
| Jan98 | TEA | Dawson Palmer LTER cruise Field Experience |
| 1998 | MHS | Synergy Department expands to four grade levels |
| Oct98 | LTER | Network multi-site Biosphere Workshop |
| 1999 | TEA | TEA transition to TEPR |
| Feb99 | PHS | Internet cable connection installed |
| Mar99 | PAL | Palmer TEA Workshop (K.Baker/UCSD-SIO) |
| Jun99 | PAL | Online Teacher Journal from LTER Ice Cruise |
| Jul99 | TEA | Wallace/MHS Internship with Palmer LTER PI Baker/UCSD-SIO |
| Jul99 | PAL | Palmer/TEA/NCEAS Education Outreach Forum |
| Sep99 | TEPR | TEPR Advisory Board Meeting |
US=National
PHS=Pearland High School, Houston, Texas
MHS=Montwood High School, El Paso, Texas
PAL=Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research Site
NCEAS=National Center for Ecosystem Analysis and Synthesis
NSF=National Science Foundation
TEA=Teachers Experiencing the Antarctic/Arctic
TEPR=Teachers Experiencing Polar Regions