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2007 Educator Institute Agenda

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Day 1: Sunday July 29, 2007     Photos
Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Topic: Check in and Introduction to Climate Change

Time

Event

3:00 pm

Check in at Mills Hall Dorms

4:00 pm

Afternoon Gathering:
Wine and Cheese in the Cocheco Room in Holloway Commons
Welcome and Introductions Agenda/Goals/Week Outlook

5:00 pm

Dinner at Holloway Commons

6:15 pm

Talk: Climate Change 101 and What We Can Do

part 1 (ppt)

Speaker: Denise Blaha

part 2 (ppt)

Location: Cocheco Room – Holloway Commons

Adobe .pdf

7:30 pm

Discussion: Teacher lesson plan presentations and rubrics

8:00 pm

Wrap up of the Evening

Day 2: Monday July 30, 2007     Photos
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: Climate and Oceans Introduction

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Morning debrief

9:00 am

Keynote Talk: Climate and Oceans

concept map(.ppt)

Speaker: Annette deCharon

Adobe .pdf

University of Maine

 

10:00 am

Discussion: Keynote content and identifying major concepts for the week (Notes)

11:00 am

Break

11:15 am

Talk: The Carbon Connection

part 1 (ppt)

Speaker: Dr. Doug Vandemark

part 2 (ppt)

University of New Hampshire

Adobe .pdf

12:00 pm

Lunch at Cole Hall

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Activity Using Carbon Data:
Carbon Data Visualization (Pat Harcourt)
Activity Feedback

2:30 – 5:30 pm

Teacher Rubric Presentations (Notes)
6 – 12 teachers present in this time slot (10 min each)
Presentatations are available from the MBARI website

5:00 pm

Dinner at Holloway Commons

Day 3: Tuesday July 31, 2007     Photos
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: Oceanography from Polar Research and Climate Effects on Biology

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Morning debrief

9:00 am

Talk: Climate Effects in the Artic

 

Speaker: Dr. Dr. Mark Fahnstock

 

University of New Hampshire

 

11:00 am

Activities with Sea Level Rise in the Arctic

12:00 pm

Bag lunch; get ready for sea

1:15

Oceanography at Sea on the R/V Gulf Challenger
Meet in Vans at dorm; Depart for Portsmouth, NH;
Board R/V Gulf Challenger

5:30 pm

Dinner: Red Hook Brewery; Portsmouth, NH

7:00 pm

Talk: Connecting Biology and Climate
Speaker: Nick Wolff
Gulf of Maine Census of Marine Life (Talk held at Restaurant)

8:30 pm

Evening wrap up; Return to campus

Day 4: Wednesday August 1, 2007     Photos
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: Remote Sensing and Climate

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Ocean Color Overview: Tim Moore
SeaWIFS Biosphere Animation (90 MB)

9:00 am

Talk: Studying Climate from Space

Adobe .pdf

Speaker: Dr. Joaquim Goes

 

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

 

10:15 am – 12:00pm

Activity to Practice Using Remote Sensing Data
Primer on Giovanni
Giovanni website
ICEBOX tutorial
Microsoft GIF animator

12:00 pm

Lunch  (NPR Climate Connection Videos)

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Summary of all topics from Workshop (Brainstorming)
Lesson Plan/Activity development for Teachers (Template)
Daily evaluation

6:00 pm

Dinner in the City of Portsmouth, NH; Carpool to Portsmouth

Day 5: Thursday August 2, 2007     Photos
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: Lesson Plan Development and Presentations

Time

Event

8:00 am

Breakfast at Holloway Commons

8:30 am

Morning debrief

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Lesson plan development

12:00 pm

Lunch at Holloway Commons

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Lesson plan development (continued)

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Teacher presentations:
Lesson plans/activities are available from the MBARI website

5:00 pm

Final dinner in Portsmouth on the boat The Heritage
Participants depart after dinner or the following morning