Bridging the Poles Workshop
Improving Polar
Education Effectiveness &
Gearing Up For
IPY 2007-2010
June 23-25, 2004,
Washington DC
Many thanks to all the individuals who attended this
workshop in June 2004 and offered insights and contributions. The workshop report is completed and
attached here in pdf format.
A limited number of copies have been printed and provided to attendees
and requesting parties. We are
also currently completing the design of a new website based on the workshop
report which should be available by the end of May 2005. The home of this new website is linked
here:
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/pi/polar_workshop
Click here to view or download the final REPORT
Specific Workshop Goals:
* Improve the effectiveness of polar education
* Better integrate polar
research and polar education
* Build stronger partnerships
between Arctic and Antarctic communities
Target Audience is
Kindergarten Through Gray :
* Elementary school through
undergraduate, and the general public
* Engage the next generation
of scientists, engineers and leaders
* Inspire and educate the
general public
How: * Identify strategies to
enable polar scientists to conduct meaningful education and outreach *Identify opportunities for educators to include polar research in their classrooms and outreach activities. |
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Timetable:
Next 5 years, maximizing the
educational impact of the International Polar Year in 2007-2009.
Workshop
Logistics:
The conference is scheduled 6/23-6/25 - for a full day
Wednesday, Thursday and a half day Friday. Friday is scheduled as a
wrap up day. Planning for the report and roll out of activities over the
next 5 years will be coordinated and a timeline developed during this last
morning. Workshop participant involvement is crucial in this phase.
View agenda
View Participants
Location:
The workshop will be run in Washington DC at the Marriott
Washington Hotel, 1221 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037 - phone
202-872-1500, rooms blocked under "Polar Education" for
the nights of June 22nd-24th. Breakfast will be provided to all
attendees on workshop all 3 days and lunch Wed. and Thurs.
Pre Workshop Requests:
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WRITE UP: Participants and
interested parties are asked to submit to Margie Turrin
(mkt@ldeo.columbia.edu), by June 16th, a one-page write up on their "best
polar ideas to inspire and educate the public and the next generation of
researchers." For distributed at the workshop. |
SUGGESTED
READING:
A reading list is linked for workshop participants
covering literature on education, Arctic and Antarctic polar information,
existing organizations websites and resources. Please review this
material as best you can prior to the workshop. Please note this list is
not comprehensive. Instead it is a starting point.
Education
Resources:
Integrating Research &
Education - by
Bridget Avila, 2003
How People Learn: Brain, Mind,
Experience, and School - National Research Council, J. Bransford, A. Brown and R.
Cocking, Eds. 2000
Bringing Research on Learning to
the Geosciences - Cathy
Manduca, David Mogk, and Neil Stillings, 2004
Knowing what students know: The
science and design of educational assessment, J. Pellegrino, N. Chudowsky & R.
Glaser, Eds. National Academy Press 2001
Inquiry and the National Science
Education Standards,
NRC, National Academy Press 2000
Boys and Girls
Learn Differently: A Guide for Teachers and Parents by Michael Gurian, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0787961175, 2002. (not available on
line)
Project Kaleidoscope Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts, 2004 catalogue
Diversity
Resources:
The American Institute of Physics Bulletin
of Science Policy News, Number 59, May 10, 2004
International
Polar Year 2007-2008 Reports:
Full report - A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-
2008
Report
A summary of the ÒA Vision for the
International Polar Year 2007-2008Ó---outlines its Òvision of key science
challenges, enabling technologies, and public outreach opportunitiesÓ
On Top of It: Overcoming
the Challenges of ICT and Distance Education in the Arctic, New Publication Available from University
of the Arctic. University of the ArcticÕs new
publication concerning the potential of information and communications
technology (ICT) in bringing higher education to the population in the
peripheral areas. Distributor:
julkaisu@ulapland.fi
Middle School Online Science
Modules
Antarctic Exploration Summary of science value
Antarctic Exploration Snapshot of module
College
Resources
Geoscience: Greenland on Hudson
Classroom Antarctica-
DLESE library collection of
Antarctica units
Integrating
Science & Education -
-integrates and encourages
science and education
Science Summit list of the presentations
of the Science Summit, the Mathematics and Science Initiative
Biocomplexity
Workshop - Meeting the needs of interdisciplinary PhDs
Greenland
Piece access to
article, video, blog, photos by Andy Revkin, NY Times
Summary
Listings of Useful URLs - dealing with Arctic & Antarctic Information
ÒThe Whale and the SupercomputerÓ by Charles Wohlforth. A good starting point for how we integrate or fail to recognize traditional knowledge in the research in the Arctic. (Not available digitally)
ÒTaken to
ExtremesÓ by Darnell & Hoem. A
history of circumpolar education .
(Not available digitally)
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Arctic
Science Education Links - Summary - A
summary of various Arctic Education Sites and their URLS |
Links to Numerous
Organizations working in the Arctic & Antarctic- Listing- A
summary of various groups & agencies working in both poles |
Workshop Participant
recommended sites- |
SLIDE:
Participants
should prepare one OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCY slide with your ideas for a 3-minute
presentation at the workshop. Please do not plan on power point slide
presentations Ð it takes too long to set this up. We will have an
overhead projector so print out your slides on a transparency please.
Suggested topics:
Media involvement
and rollout strategy
Engaging diverse
communities
Approaches for
effective learning
Remote
participatory experiences and use of data/images/animations/models
Programs to
feature nationally/internationally over the next 5 years
A report will be
issued from this workshop.
It will define
identify future opportunities and needs for polar education, including needed
infrastructure. The report will include strategies identified at the
workshop, summaries of the slides and one-page write-ups by workshop
participants, and information contributed by others unable to attend. The
report will be distributed for community review and input this fall.
Anyone interested in submitting concepts to the report please e-mail: mkt@ldeo.columbia.edu
This workshop is sponsored by the National Science
Foundation photos courtesy of NSF |