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Earthworks
Earth System Science for Secondary Teachers


Sample Schedule


Day

Time

Activity

Location

Saturday

7:00

Welcome Table - (nametags, notebooks, field notebooks for journaling, & collect forms

Lodge

Sunday

8:00-9:00

Breakfast

Lodge

 

9:00 - 10:00

Welcome /General Earthworks /Introductions- Susan opens & all are briefly introduced

Safety Meeting: - Steve Cohen - Outdoor Orientation

Notebook and Field notebook handout - Lesley Smith: Field Notebook Protocol

Expectations (hand out)

Lodge

 

10:00- 10:15

Introduction to GPS: Micheal O'Brien

Participants split into small groups for activity, finding established site features with GPS units & navigate to mapped position, community mapping.

Indoors/Outdoors

 

10:15 - 10:25

Break (before GPS activity)

Lodge Vicinity

 

10:25-12:00

Participants split into small groups for activity, finding established site features with GPS units, creating Waypoints, navigate to mapped position, compare map & compass, or community mapping.

Lodge Vicinity

 

12:00-1:00

Lunch

Lodge

 

1:00 -1:30

Teacher/Scientist pre-assignments

Lodge vicinity

 

2:30 - 4:30

Field Orientation & Learning Methods

Cal-Wood Field Locations

 

4:30-5:30

Journal + Inquiry Matrix - Hand in Evaluation, Finish filling out all forms and turn them in.

Lodge vicinity

 

6:00-6:40

Dinner

Lodge vicinity

 

7:00-8:00

Scientist Presentation: Rob Fatland - Binocular Astronomy/Astronomy/Star Viewing/Inquiry - How to do it in your classroom setting.

Lodge Vicinity

Monday

7:30-8:30

Breakfast (Prepare bag lunch)

Lodge vicinity

 

8:30-12:00

Teacher/Scientist collaboration - Work with your scientist - brainstorm research project ideas for week at Cal-Wood, become familiar with equipment, sampling techniques, etc.

Cal-Wood Field Locations

 

12:00-1:00

Lunch (on your own w/ scientist in the field - flexible time)

Field/Lodge

 

1:00-2:30

Develop/Solidify research project plan for the week

Lodge vicinity then Field

 

2:30-5:30

Scientist stations - explore other content areas of field research

Field Stations (designated by scientists)

 

5:30-6:00

Review data entries/journal/check GPS data entries

Field Stations or Lodge Area

 

6:00-6:40

Dinner

Lodge

 

6:40-7:00

Set up time for curriculum showcase

Lodge vicinity or Field

 

7:00-9:00

Curriculum Showcase: Teachers' Implementation of Earthworks Project Examples

Lodge & Surrounding Area

Tuesday

7:30-8:30

Breakfast (Prepare bag lunch)

Lodge vicinity

 

8:30-12:00

Project Field Work Goals for Morning:

  1. Continue/Finish Collecting Data
  2. Be comfortable w/ field techniques
  3. Be clear about project needs/design

Various Field Locations

 

12:00 -1:00

Lunch (Flexible location and time)

Lodge/Field

 

1:00-4:30

Field work continued/finish data collection

Field

 

4:30-5:30

Data Entry/Analysis

Lodge Vicinity

 

5:30-6:00

Journal/Data Entry

Lodge Vicinity

 

6:00-6:40

Dinner

 
 

6:40-7:00

Break

 
 

7:00-8:00

Scientist Presentation: Cheri Marrow - Kinesthetic Astronomy

Lodge vicinity

Wednesday

7:30-8:30

Breakfast (Prepare bag lunch)

Lodge

 

8:30-10:30

Teacher Reflection and Assessment: Reflect and assess data collection and implementation (possibly expand and collect more data). How does this research project translate to my classroom? Did I achieve my instructional goals? Do I have enough background information? Where does my plan fall on the inquiry continuum? What are the key components I am missing? What will project implementation look like? Does my project integrate other sciences?

Field and Lodge vicinity

 

10:30-12:00

Develop Classroom Implementation Plan (Include methods, materials, offer details of time schedule, & plan for overcoming constraints)

 
 

12:00-1:00

Lunch (working lunch - implementation plan development continued)

Lodge/Field

 

1:00-3:00

Free time to work with peers: Teachers teach each other or work with other scientist's w/different areas of expertise (i.e., bird watching/id, probes, etc.).

Lodge vicinity/Field

 

3:00-5:30

Wrap up any data collection/analysis to be ready for peer teaching on Thursday

Field/Lodge vicinity

 

5:30-6:00

Journal Time/Computer Data Entry

Lodge Vicinity

 

6:00-6:40

Dinner

Lodge

 

6:40-7:00

Break

Lodge Vicinity

 

7:00-9:00

Cole Early: Cultural History Methods and Techniques Using Cal-Wood as a Case Study

Cal-Wood & Homestead area

Thursday

7:30-8:30

Breakfast (Prepare bag lunch)

Lodge

 

8:30-9:30

Prepare for Peer Teaching - wrap up any loose ends (Cal-wood research or classroom implementation for peer comment)

Field/Lodge vicinity

 

9:30-10:30

Critical Feedback: (scientists and peers)

Lodge vicinity

 

10:30-12:00

Peer Teaching

Lodge vicinity

 

12:00-12:30

Lunch (break between peer teaching activities)

Lodge/Take Out

 

12:30-3:00

Peer Teaching Continued

Lodge vicinity

 

3:00-5:30

Group Meeting: comfortable with inquiry?, feedback time for logistics of implementation plans, how can we make sure implementation occurs?, student outcomes/assessment, etc.

Lodge vicinity

 

5:30-6:00

Journal Entry Time - Small group discussion time.

Lodge vicinity

 

6:00-6:40

Dinner

Lodge vicinity

 

6:40-7:30

Atmospheric Activities w/ Joe Willey + free time to just be

Lodge vicinity

 

7:30-?

Party

Lodge vicinity

Friday

8:00-9:00

Breakfast

Breakfast Burritos served on the Continental Divide

 

9:00-9:30

Hike back from Divide, take a break, and get ready for final activities

 
 

9:30-11:00

Final Peer Teaching

Lodge vicinity

 

11:00-12:00

Final Group Discussion

Lodge Vicinity

 

12:00-1:00

Lunch

Lodge

 

1:00-2:15

Group assignments for clean-up

Lodge vicinity

 

2:15-3:00

Closing Ceremony

Lodge vicinity