Texas Teachers In The Field
GK - 12 Outreach Program
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Kathy
Ellins
For more info: http://www.ig.utexas.edu/people/staff/kellins/ |
Mary
Nied Phillips For more info: http://www.wacoisd.org/lakewaco/index.html
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What is the Teacher in the Field Program? This
program provides K-12 science educators with a first-hand research experience
when they participate as members of a science team in field programs
headed by UTIG scientists. The PIs of the field program and Kathy Ellins
prepare teachers for, and guide them through, their own science project
based on a field experience on a marine research ship, including data
collection, analysis and synthesis, technical writing, and the development
of K-12 curriculum resources. Educational materials that are developed
are shared with the K-12 science education community. In addition, teachers
make presentations describing their experiences at national, regional,
and state educational and geoscience meetings. By providing teachers
with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be fully integrated into the
scientific enterprise itself, to engage in scientific research, and
to work in a collegial environment with scientists, teachers achieve
a deeper understanding of contemporary science and technology. To learn
more about other grade school teachers in the field, contact Kathy Ellins
or else please visit: UTIG
Teachers In the Field Project Who is 2003's Teacher in the Field? Mary Nied Phillips, EDD, joined the Hess Deep Scientists in Summer 2003 aboard the R/V Maurice Ewing. Mary participated as a scientific member on a UTIG expedition. The NSF-sponsored marine geophysical cruise went to Hess Deep. Organizing and leading this expedition were UTIG Scientists Dr. Gail Christeson and Dr. Kirk McIntosh. The primary objective of the cruise was to use Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBS) in a seismic refraction experiment to investigate geologic structures at Hess Deep, a relatively young rift system offshore.
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