Workshop Agenda
Presentations and Activities from Workshop:
Monday: Introduction to Project, Ocean Convergence through Zooplankton
- Helium Hula Hoop (Kristin Hunter-Thomson)
- Simply Paper (Kristin Hunter-Thomson)
- Introduction to CONVERGE (Josh Kohut)
- Ocean Convergence & Tidal Forcing (Josh Kohut)
- Phytoplankton & Fluorescence (Matt Oliver)
- Fluorescence Demonstration – adapted from Flinn Scientific’s “Fantastic Fluorescing Chlorophyll” (Kate Florio)
- Zooplankton, Krill & Acoustics (Kim Bernard)
Tuesday: Mission Blog, Penguin Foraging, & Spatial Data
- Brainstorm about potential ways to incorporate Mission Blog into the classroom
- Introduction to Adelie Penguins (Megan Cimino)
- Exploring Spatial Data & ArcGIS Online (Katie Gardner)
Wednesday: Penguin Data, Physical Oceanography & Gliders
- Penguin Maps and Data (Megan Cimino)
- Oceanographic Technologies & Methods – PowerPoint, Animation 1, Animation 2 (Josh Kohut)
- Physical Oceanography & Moorings (Peter Winsor)
Thursday: Piloting Gliders, Student Open-Inquiry Investigation, Pitfalls & Strategies
- Designing Testable Questions (Kristin Hunter-Thomson)
- Life at Palmer Station (Josh Kohut)
- Interpreting Data (Kristin Hunter-Thomson & Kate Florio)
- Scientific Investigations 101 & Designing Investigations – PowerPoint, Case Studies, Common Student Pitfalls/Ways to Help Notes (Kristin Hunter-Thomson & Carrie Ferraro)
- Drawing Conclusions (Carrie Ferraro)
Friday: Project Logistics, Science Posters, & The Big Picture (Ocean and Climate Change)
- Project CONVERGE Logistics and Expectations
- Live Call (VTC) Scheduling & Technology Discussion
- Post-VTC and Post-Investigation Reflection Discussion
- Science Postermania (Kristin Hunter-Thomson & Xio Portunguez)
- Student Open-Inquiry Investigation Discussion
- Project CONVERGE Evaluation Plan Discussion (Janice McDonnell)
- The Ocean & Climate Change (Peter Winsor)
Logistics about Workshop:
When was the workshop? – August 18-22, 2014 (9:00am – 3:30pm daily)
Where was the workshop held? – Rutgers University, Cook Campus, Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences Building (71 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, NJ), the Phillip Alampi Seminar Room
What was provided?–
- Binder of all written materials for the project and lessons
- Bag of all materials to teach the lessons
- All presentations available online
What’s next?- For additional information on the next steps for the teachers and scientists after the teacher workshop, check out the Project CONVERGE Schedule.