Education-Outreach Timeline
2005
- Author visit to the Preuss School (Antarctic Scoop)
- PAL Phytoplankton/krill lesson implemented at 6th grade Preuss
- DLESE Earth Education Toolkit Workshop Team Leader (B.Simmons)
- PAL Sea Ice/Penguin EET Modules prototyped & assesed at UCSD Preuss School
- Ocean Literacy Workshop Participant at LB Aquarium of the Pacific
- SLTER Education Handbook Chpt 6 on assessment (B.Simmons)
- Palmer LTER site review at Palmer Station
2004
- Education Framework developed (K.Baker, B.Simmons)
- Inquiry-based model designed (B.Simmons)
- LTER Schoolyard Annual Meeting Participant (B.Simmons)
- Storytelling Workshops at UCSD/SIO
- Author visit to UCSD Preuss School (Phytoplankton Soup Series)
- ESA Education TIEE Data Sets Reviewer (B.Simmons)
2003
- Education Outreach Coordinator added (B.Simmons)
- W&M Adventures in Antarctica website initiated
- NSF/OPP Writer/Artist Dan Grossman Journal
- Augmented Field Journaling (C.Raulfs, M.Turnipseed H.Ducklow Microbes)
- Initiated Work with National Digital Library SERC On the Cutting Edge Program
- PAL SLTER poster at LTER All Scientists Meeting, Seattle
- PAL SLTER Poster and Survey at SIO Open House
2002
- Teacher-on-Board: TEA at Palmer Station (S.Cowles, H.Ducklow)
- LTER Schoolyard NSF/DEB 5th year funds
- Scout-on-Board NSF/OPP/BowyAScout at Palmer Station (T.Brox)
- Augmented Field Journaling (S.Coronsini, Physical Oceanography)
- LTER Education Meeting at SEV
- UCSD Academic Connections High School Summer Camp "Marine Ecosystems from California to Antarctica
- Augmented Field Journaling (A.Sirovic, Mammal Acoustics)
2001
- TEA Sponsorship for Antarctic Deployment
- LTER Schoolyard NSF/DEB 4th year funds
- PAL and LTER at UCSD/SIO Open-House (survey design initiated)
- Augmented Field Journaling initiated with Research Support Staff (R.Iannuzzi, Physical Oceanography)
2000
- Teacher-on-Board: TEA at Palmer station (M.Wallace, M.Vernet Phytoplankton)
- LTER Schoolyard NSF/DEB 3rd year funds
- TEA Advisory Board annual meetings begin
- TEA Intership at UCSD/SIO and UCSB/ICESS (W.Swanson,R.Smith & K.Baker)
- PAL SLTER hosts Network SLTER Committee Meeting at SDSC
- First Digital Library Earth Science Education (DLESE) Meeting at AGU San Francisco (K.Baker)
- Teacher-on-Board: TEA at Palmer Station (W.Swanson, R.Smith, BioOptics)
1999
- Launch YOTO Drifter Project (ONR/DOE)
- LTER PI Shared Graphics PPT (K.Baker)
- 2nd TEA Participant M.Wallace (K.Baker, Information Management)
- Teacher-on-Board & Journaling LTER Ice Process Cruise D.Sonier (R.Smith, BioOptics)
- PAL Education Forum at NCEAS & Report (K.Baker, D.Rawls, B.Dawson, M.Wallace)
- Membership on TEA Advisory Board (K.Baker)
- LTER Schoolyard NSF/DEB 2nd year funds
- PAL Augmentation Internship at SIO (M.Wallace, B.Swanson)
- Second LTER Education Workshop at KBS (K.Baker, D.Rawls)
- Palmer LTER site review at UCSB:
- "The K-12 and public outreach activities are excellent and should be continued and expanded. Integrating teachers into the research program and jointly developing appropriate classroom activities are significant additions to the overall program and will enhance its impacts measurably."
1998
- Teacher-on-Board TEA on LTER Jan98 cruise (B.Dawson)
- LTER Schoolyard NSF/DEB 1998-1999 1st year supplement funds
- Establish PAL LTER contact with past TEA (K.Baker, B.Dawson)
- LTER Education Workshop at Biosphere (K.Baker, D.Rawls)
- LTER Network Education Web Page codesign (K.Baker)
- PAL LTER Education Page develop (K.Baker)
1997
- PAL LTER second cycle NSF funding begins (97-02)
- Video Program Live Fram Antarctica (LFA)(Palmer PIs)
- Teacher Experiencing Antarctica (TEA) initiated
- TEA Dawson assigned Palmer/D.Karl (Microbial)
- TEA Dawson Internship UH (B.Dawson, D.Karl)
1996
- Education Program Blue Ice (B.Fraser)
1993
- Video Disk onsite showings (Palmer PIs)
1992
- Video Documentary: Newton's Apple PBS TV program
1991
- PAL field program initiated
1990
- PAL LTER first cycle NSF funding(90-96)
1989
- Network Office established at Univ. of Washington