Earth System Science for Teachers of the Deaf

SOAR-High Workshop
Earth System Science
for Teachers of the Deaf
Monday - Saturday, August 2-7, 2004
Click for printable poster (412 K .doc)

Instructors:
Michele Cooke, Ph. D. , University of Massachusetts
Mary S. Ellsworth, MA, Model Secondary SD
Teresa Huckleberry, Indiana SD
H. David Snyder, Ph.D., Gallaudet University

Provided by Gallaudet University and
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

Funding provided by the

Science teachers are invited to apply for this special workshop to be held on the campus of Gallaudet University, Monday - Saturday, August 2-7, 2004. Workshop materials will be targeted for teachers of high school students.
Deadline for applications is postmarked by April 9, 2004. Teachers selected will be informed by the first of May.

The workshop is designed for science teachers who

are interested in participating in the Clerc Center's SOAR-High Earth System Science Project for the 2004/2005 school year. (More about that here...)

or who teach, or plan to teach Earth Science, physical science, or related areas

or just want to revitalize their science content and activity ideas!

Note: participation in the SOAR-High ESS Project during the 2004/2005 SY is not required for selection into this workshop. However, qualified teachers who are interested in becoming part of the SOAR-High Project will receive priority.

SOAR-High students from two schools
videoconference about a lab that
both classes performed in science class.

Students learn to us a Sun Photometer
to measure how much water vapor there
is in the atmosphere.

In this workshop teachers will learn strategies used in the SOAR-High Project (using an online curriculum, using data in the classroom, classroom to classroom collaborations), including involving students in

Atmosphere studies such as visual cloud observations and Sun Photometer data collection. (NASA CALIPSO mission)
Hydrosphere activities to involve students in ocean current tracking
analyzing earthquakes and 3 dimensional fault systems in Geosphere studies.

Fees for the 6 day workshop are fully supported by a grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation. Teachers who are selected to participate will receive dormatory rooms and board on the campus of Gallaudet University, six days of instruction and activities, and a $100 stipend.

For workshop information:

Print and mail an application form.

Send to: Ms. Patricia Dabney
Office of Training and Professional Development
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
800 Florida Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-3695
202-651-5855 (V/TTY),
202-651-5857 (fax)
Email: Patricia.Dabney@Gallaudet.edu

The GLOBE Program
Teachers interested in participating in the SOAR-HIGH ESS project during the school
year should also attend the GLOBE
Teacher Training July 26-30, 2004.
More ....

( http://sci.gallaudet.edu/GLOBE/04poster.html )

Geological Engineer Dr. Michele Cooke (UMass) will share her expertise in earthquake and fault modeling

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Find more information at these Web sites:

Workshop: GLOBE Teacher Training at Gallaudet
http://sci.gallaudet.edu/GLOBE/04poster.html

The SOAR-High ESS Online Collaboration
http://csc.gallaudet.edu/soarhigh

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/

Article in the Clerc Center's Oddssey Magazine
SOAR-High: A Web-Based Science Program (453 kb) PDF
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Odyssey/Fall2002/perspectives-2.pdf
By Charles R. Barman, Jamie D. Stockton, Mary Ellsworth,
Chris Gonzales, Teresa Huckleberry, and Sarah Raymond