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2008 Educator Institute Draft Agenda

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Day 1: Monday July 7, 2008    
Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Topic: Check in and Introduction to Seasonal Change in the Ocean

Time

Event

10:00 am

Group begins to check in at Dorms on UNH property

11:00 am

Agenda/Goals/Week
Welcome and Introductions
Seasons of the Sea topics/activities

12:00 pm

Lunch catered at Cole Hall

1:00 pm

Concept map activity:
What do you know about how seasons change in the ocean?
What information are you missing? What areas are you strong in?

1:45 pm

Talk: Oceanography 101 – Seasons of the Sea
Speaker: Dr. Ru Morrison – University of New Hampshire; Earth Oceans and Space Institute
SeaWIFS Animation

2:45 pm

Explain exhibit and goals of next event

4:00 pm

Drive to Seacoast Science Center for evening activities

4:30 pm

Seasons of the Sea De-construction Discussion/Activity

5:30 pm

Catered Dinner at Seacoast Science Center

7:00 pm

Return to UNH
Evening assignment – create #2 concept map of understanding of seasonal change

Day 2: Tuesday July 8, 2008   
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: Seasons of the Sea: Exploring the Ocean from Space - Satellites

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Morning debrief; agenda review

9:00 am

Concept Map Comparison: How has your understanding changed about how seasons occur in the ocean?

9:30 am

Talk: Predicting Right Whale Distributions From Space
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Pershing, Univ of Maine and GMRI

10:30 am

Break

10:45 am

Computer Lab: Interacting with Satellite Data and Software

12:00 pm

Catered Lunch at Cole Hall

1:00 pm

Computer Lab: Interacting with Satellite Data and Software

1:45 pm

Activities: Exploring satellite images without computers
Application: How will these topics apply to your classroom?
Talk/Demo: Introducing NASA's Giovanni
Speaker: Dr. James Acker, NASA

3:45 pm

Break for the afternoon

5:00 pm

Dinner at Holloway Commons

6:00 pm --
7:30 pm

Talk/Demo/Practice: Oceanographic Buoys: Getting to Know GoMOOS
Speaker: Jen Levin, GOMOOS

Day 3: Wednesday July 9, 2008
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: R/V Gulf Challenger Seasonal Trends

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Morning debrief

9:00 am

Talk: Ocean Carbon Cycling and Climate Change
Speaker: Dr. Joe Salisbury, UNH

Talk: Who is Where, and Why?
Speaker: Chris Manning, UNH
Data Slides : .ppt version .pdf version
Video: Cruise, Cruise Baby

10:00 am

Data exercises/possible lab

12:00 pm

Bag lunch; get ready for sea

1:15 pm

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

Return to campus

Day 4: Thursday July 10, 2008
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: The COSEE-OS web interface as a Teaching tool, background resource and more!
Lesson Plan Development

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Morning debrief

9:00 am

Talk/Computer Lab:
The COSEE-Ocean System Web Interface
Speaker: Annette deCharon, University of Maine, COSEE-OS Director

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Computer Lab: Exploring the COSEE – Ocean System Web Interface
Activity/Discussion – How does the web interface teach you about the ocean as a system? Provide resources for you and your classroom?

11:30 am

Curriculum planning explanation

12:00 pm

Lunch: Holloway Commons

1:00 pm –
5:00 pm

Lesson plan development – in groups or individually
Computer Lab available
Resources and Scientists available for questions

6:00 pm

Dinner

7:00 pm

Lesson Planning Continued – Lap tops needed

Day 5: Friday July 11, 2008   
Location: UNH Thompson School: Cole Hall Room 142
Topic: Teacher Presentations on Lesson Plans using Ocean Observing Data

Time

Event

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast at Cole Hall

8:30 am

Morning debrief

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Teacher Presentations - 10 min each

12:00 pm

Lunch at Cole Hall

1:00 pm

Evaluations, Workshop Conclusions

2:00 pm

Workshop Ends