LTER All Scientists Meeting (2-4 August 2000)
Session: Educational Programs in LTER 

Palmer LTER: Education Outreach and Sustained Partnerships
K.S.Baker, D.S.Rawls, B.Dawson, W.Swanson and M.Wallace

Partnerships incorporating teachers, educators, scientists and information 
management have produced varied outreach collaborations and products 
for the Palmer LTER.  LTER schoolyard funds (1998 to present) support
the effort to coordinate and build upon existing education opportunities 
and programs. LTER Education Workshops at the Biosphere and Kellogg Biological
Station, augmented by the Palmer Education Workshop in Santa Barbara, focused 
development of a Palmer LTER Education program upon goals and guidelines 
for creating a long-term perspective in classroom science. In cooperation
with the existing NSF program Teachers Experiencing Arctic and Antarctic 
Program (TEA), three teachers were trained in the LTER long-term focus 
during workshops and training sessions.  These teachers were placed with 
the Palmer LTER for research field experience in Antarctica.