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Attention all K-12 teachers!
Check out Earthwatch Fellowship Opportunities and teach your class "Live from the Field." Go here to learn more:
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Check out Earthwatch Fellowship Opportunities and teach your class "Live from the Field." Go here to learn more:
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Hello Group
My name is Sara Rodriguez. I reside in NW Florida. In High School I became a skilled seamstress and considered Home Economics in college.
I have a B. S. in Education. My original teaching certificate was for secondary Spanish/French education.
As the years passed I added business to this certificate through pre-MBA business courses and real life exprience.
As more time went by I continued my education so that I could add Science to my certificate. I tend towards healthcare sciences because my father was a Family Practice physician and I worked in his office for over 20 years. I also have 2 years of RN education obtained from a local community college.
I am still fully capable of presenting to groups and teaching in a multilingual environment, but my teaching certificate has expired.
I have a B. S. in Education. My original teaching certificate was for secondary Spanish/French education.
As the years passed I added business to this certificate through pre-MBA business courses and real life exprience.
As more time went by I continued my education so that I could add Science to my certificate. I tend towards healthcare sciences because my father was a Family Practice physician and I worked in his office for over 20 years. I also have 2 years of RN education obtained from a local community college.
I am still fully capable of presenting to groups and teaching in a multilingual environment, but my teaching certificate has expired.
planting rasberries and blackberries.
Here we have encroached on the bears habitat and because of fires, we have great areas that have no ability to keep the soil and sand in place. I would have us to plant these low bushes in these places to provide for the bears something to eat and to keep the soil from eroding. The bears here in new mexico come down from the mountains and enter the city as they lack food. This would keep them safer and us too. If children would adopt an area and plant berries this would provide and teach stewardship of the land.
Just an idea.
Just an idea.
Images On The Wall
I would photograph in the field. Before I returned to the classroom, I would work the images and print a very large scenic or worksite with interesting background. These poster sized prints were framed and hung.
My students in Chemistry and Physics would ask about the images. This would allow me to "digress" for abit of time into an "adlib" session on "science is not just done in the lab or classroom".
Some of the work was turned into "slide shows" on "Hydrology" in Iceland and Inner Mongolia and another one on "Archeology" in Canada and Mauritius. The former was presented to history classes in the school.
Two other projects provided other intersting stories about foreign travel and different cultures and languages. Sometimes you have to leave the book and go into the world.
My students in Chemistry and Physics would ask about the images. This would allow me to "digress" for abit of time into an "adlib" session on "science is not just done in the lab or classroom".
Some of the work was turned into "slide shows" on "Hydrology" in Iceland and Inner Mongolia and another one on "Archeology" in Canada and Mauritius. The former was presented to history classes in the school.
Two other projects provided other intersting stories about foreign travel and different cultures and languages. Sometimes you have to leave the book and go into the world.
EarthwatchJohn
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A Live From the Field Blog
Here's an excerpt from one of our recent Live From the Field (LFF) teachers. Paige Krekeler teaches 6th grade science at Memorial Middle School in Houston, TX. This blog is written to share her experience on Mammals of Nova Scotia with her students in Texas, who read her blog daily and add comments and questions.
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Links to all of our LFF blogs: view link
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Last night it rained lightly. That meant that the ground was damp this morning when we went out to check our traps. When we check our traps, we walk up to each trap and check to see if the door has shut. If it is shut, we collect the trap (pick it up) and carry it back to the meeting area. If the door is open, we leave it.
Since we check the traps twice a day, sometimes animals go in the trap during the day and sometimes they go in at night. If they go in after we have checked them in the afternoon, they have to stay quite a while. You'll have to read my comment about it in one of the posts. I did answer that question with more detail.
The animals actually go in the trap because they are curious. As you've noticed, some may not have very good short term memories because we recapture them. They also may also be desperately hungry for our food.
After we checked our traps, we went and did some map coordinates. You have learned longitude and latitude in Social Studies. We used a GPS device to tell us the coordinates so we could make a map of the area we're studying. We had to be very specific about where we were--writing detailed notes about what the area looked like. Think about describing the bus circle parking lot. If you have to tell about each parking space you could easily run out of new words to describe them!!!
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You can read the whole blog: view link
Links to all of our LFF blogs: view link
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Last night it rained lightly. That meant that the ground was damp this morning when we went out to check our traps. When we check our traps, we walk up to each trap and check to see if the door has shut. If it is shut, we collect the trap (pick it up) and carry it back to the meeting area. If the door is open, we leave it.
Since we check the traps twice a day, sometimes animals go in the trap during the day and sometimes they go in at night. If they go in after we have checked them in the afternoon, they have to stay quite a while. You'll have to read my comment about it in one of the posts. I did answer that question with more detail.
The animals actually go in the trap because they are curious. As you've noticed, some may not have very good short term memories because we recapture them. They also may also be desperately hungry for our food.
After we checked our traps, we went and did some map coordinates. You have learned longitude and latitude in Social Studies. We used a GPS device to tell us the coordinates so we could make a map of the area we're studying. We had to be very specific about where we were--writing detailed notes about what the area looked like. Think about describing the bus circle parking lot. If you have to tell about each parking space you could easily run out of new words to describe them!!!
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Live From the Field!
Earthwatch has a program for US teachers called Live From the Field - we award grants to K-12 educators to go on Earthwatch expeditions, and during the expedition, they blog and talk live with students back in the States. Depending on the location, this may be done by satellite phone, or web conferencing.
The teachers create lesson plans and curriculum around the expedition research, and the students can ask questions via the blog, during chat sessions, or during the live conference. Many teachers have their students participate in local research projects when they return, so that they can teach their students both the methods used by the scientists, and the information that they gather.
I'd love to hear from teachers who have participated - how was the experience, and how did it change your teaching?
Kathy, the Earthwatch Webmaster
The teachers create lesson plans and curriculum around the expedition research, and the students can ask questions via the blog, during chat sessions, or during the live conference. Many teachers have their students participate in local research projects when they return, so that they can teach their students both the methods used by the scientists, and the information that they gather.
I'd love to hear from teachers who have participated - how was the experience, and how did it change your teaching?
Kathy, the Earthwatch Webmaster
