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PDA 1 Team Science: Poking Holes in the
Planet >>
PDA 2: Earth Outside In >>
Summer
Institute A >>
PDA 3.A (1st
cohort of teachers):
Earth: The Water Planet >>
PDA 3.B (2nd cohort of teachers):
Earth Inside Out >>
PDA 4.A (1st
cohort of teachers): Extremes >>
PDA 4.B (2nd
cohort of teachers): Extremes >>
Summer Institute B >>
PDA 5.B: Habitable Planet >>
PDA 1: Team Science: Poking Holes in the
Planet
February
14-16,
2008, Austin, TX
- Program Introduction
- Rock Identification
- Synthetic Core Activity
- Core Descriptions at Bureau of Economic Geology Core
Repository
- Depositional Environments
- Team Science
- Virtual Cafe Workshop
- Wirelilne Logging Activity - ODP Leg 183
- ANDRILL ARISE Activities
- Outreach Discussion
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Lu Ann
Dahman, Center for Earth and Space Science Education, TERC (Guest)
Speakers:
- Dr.
Terry Quinn, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, Ocean
Leadership USSP Distinguished Speaker, "Sea level and the temperature
of tropical waters over the past 25,000 years"
- Lu Ann
Dahman, Center for Earth and Space Science Education, TERC, NAGT Distinguished Lecturer, "Adventures of an ANDRILLian: Geoscience
research in Antarctica"
PDA 2: Earth Outside In
April 3-5,
2008, Austin, TX
- Plate Tectoics
- Google Earth
- Seafloor Spreading Activity using Google Earth
- Tectonicland Activity
- Plates
Animation
- Plate Tectonics Simulation
- SeisVol Activities
- Virtual Cafe Workshop
- Coral Tectonics
- UNAVCO
and Earthscope Visualizations and Activities
- GPS Applications
- Time Series Plots
- Activity: Exploring Plate Motion and Deformation in
California Using GPS Time Series Plots
- Accessing & Exploring GPS Data: Using GPS to
Visualize Plate Tectonics in the Pacific Northwest
- ESI Hot Science Cool Talks: God, Darwin, and Design:
Lessons from the Dover Monkey Trial
- Seismology Basics: Types and Origins of Seismic Waves
- AS-1 Seismograph Demonstration
- How to Use Seismic Monitor
- Tracking Earthquakes and Adding GPS Data to Coral Tectonics
Activity
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Susan Eriksson, Education and Outreach Director, UNAVCO (Guest)
- Shelley
Olds, Education and Outreach Specialist, UNAVCO (Guest)
Speakers:
- Dr.
Elizabeth Catlos, Harrington Fellow, Jackson School of
Geosciences, "From mineral grain to mountain range: Perspecties on the
evolution of the Himlayas"
- Dr. Luc
Lavier, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, "The Role
of Water in Breaking Apart Continents"
- Dr.
Cliff Frohlich, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, IRIS
Distinguished Lecturer, "Deep Earthquakes and the
Secrets of Seismology"
Summer
Institute A
June 15-27, 2008, Austin
and Central TX
Week 1: Earth
Science by Design
June 15-20
- Teaching for Deep and enduring Understanding
- What is Earth Science by Design? (article
by Harold McWilliams)
- What is Worthy of Understanding?
- Introductio to Earth Systems Science
- Designing an ESBD Unit
- The BIG Picture: Considering Frameworks
- Writing Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions for
your Unit
- Knowledge and Skills for your Unit
- Preconceptions and Misconceptions
- Designing Performance Assessments
- Creating Rubrics
- Visualizations and Earth Science
- Exploring Earth Science Data with Google Earth
- Presentations of a Unit Activity
- Blogging for Self-Reflection
Instructors:
Institute
A - Week 1 Slideshow
Week 2: Maps,
Field Geology, and Central Texas Field Trip
June 22-27, 2008
- Stratigraphic Principles
- Rock Garden Outdoor Activity - UT Geology Department
- Bruntons, Magnetic Declination, Strike/Dip - Field
Measurements
- Google Earth and Latitude/Longtitude
- Reading a Topographic Map
- Downloading USGS Maps
- Online Map Readers (Express View by Lizard
Tech)
- Geologic Map Activities Integrating Google
Earth
- Focus Groups with Project Evaluators
- Central Texas Field Trip:
- New Braunfels: Orienting in the Field, Field
Observations, Karst, Structural Geology, Unconformities
- Pedernales Falls: Geologic Maps, Field Observations,
Field Measurements, Sedimentary Rocks
- Marble Falls: Igneous Rocks, Granite Quarry,
Sedimentary Structures
- Hoover Point: Local Structure and Stratigraphy,
Topographic Expression of Structural Features
- Llano River: Igneous Rocks in the Field
- Inks Lake: Metamorphic Rocks in the Field
- Longhorn Caverns: Karst Topography, Subsurface
Reservoirs, Ellenburger Limestone
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Jon
Olson, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
Institute A -
Week 2 Slideshow
PDA 3.A (1st
cohort of teachers):
Earth: The Water Planet
October
2-4, 2008, Austin, TX
- Google Earth applications - *optional* introductory Google
Earth workshop conducted by Steve Kluge (Geoscience Education Consultant)
- Submarine sedimentation and fluid
activity
- Aquifer studies
- Watersheds
- The impact of drought on human development in history
- Understanding of statewide water planning through
presentation by a
representative from the Texas Water Development Board
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
Speakers:
PDA3.A slideshow
PDA 3.B (2nd cohort of teachers):
Earth Inside Out
October
23-35, 2008,
Austin, TX
- seismology
- depositional environments
- rock origins
- climate
- groundwater resources
- overview
of
and technology used as part of the two-year program
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
Speakers:
PDA
3.B slideshow
PDA 4.A (1st
cohort of teachers): Extremes
February 19-21, 2009, Austin, TX
- Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T)Boundary Calamity: Using Gravity
Anomilies to Interpret the Chicxulub Impact Crater
- K/T Calamity: Interpreting Processed Seismic Reflection Data
Across the Chicxulub Impact Site
- K/T Calamity: Using Foraminifera to Examine Extinctions at the
K/T Boundary
- RIDGE 2000 (FLEXE Activities): The Ridge2000 program
sponsors FLEXE,
From Local to EXtreme Environments), a new Earth Systems Science
project of GLOBE.
FLEXE features web-based data-oriented activities designed for
middle/high school level students interested in learning about the
deep-sea in the context of their own environment.
- Panel Discussion: "Research in Extreme Environments"
- Portfolio Presentations by Teachers
- Tides
- Tsunamis as Shallow Water Waves
- Tsunami Google Earth Activity
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Steve Bryant, , Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin (Guest):
Co2 Sequestration in
Aquifers - How Geologists and Subsurface Engineers Can Help Save the
Planet
- Liz Goehring, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Ridge2000 (Guest)
- Dr. Mike Perfit,
Professor of Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, and Ridge2000 Distinguished
Speaker (Guest)
Speakers:
"Research in Extreme Environments" Panel members:
- Dr. Sean Gulick,
Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin, and IODP Distinguished Speaker
- Dr. Ed
Evenson, Professor, Earth and Environmental
Sciences, Lehigh University
- Dr. Ginny
Catania, Research Associate, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Mead Allison, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Mike Perfit,
Professor of Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, and Ridge2000 Distinguished
Speaker
PDA 4.B (2nd
cohort of teachers): Extremes
February 26-28, 2009, Austin, TX
- Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T)Boundary Calamity: Using Gravity
Anomilies to Interpret the Chicxulub Impact Crater
- K/T Calamity: Interpreting Processed Seismic Reflection Data
Across the Chicxulub Impact Site
- K/T Calamity: Using Foraminifera to Examine Extinctions at the
K/T Boundary
- UNAVCO Activities
- Panel Discussion: "Research in Extreme Environments"
- Tides
- Tsunamis as Shallow Water Waves
- Tsunami Google Earth Activity
Instructors:
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Steve Bryant, , Petroleum and
Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin (Guest): Co2 Sequestration in
Aquifers - How Geologists and Subsurface Engineers Can Help Save the
Planet
- Shelley Olds,
Education and Outreach Specialist, UNAVCO
Speakers:
- Dr. Sean Gulick,
Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, and IODP Distinguished Speaker, "Geohazards of subduction zones and how
marine geophysics can yield insights.: Examples from the Nankai Trough
and Sumatra"
"Research in Extreme
Environments" Panel members:
- Dr. Gail Christeson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Matt Hornbach, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Jack Holt, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
- Steffen Saustrup, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Nick Hayman, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
Summer Institute B: Petroleum Science and Technology Institute
June 14-26,2009
Week 1 - Austin, Houston, and Galveston, TX
June 14-20, 2009
Instructors (view a detailed list of institute Faculty):
- Dr.
Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Jon Olson,
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin
- Steve Bryant, Petroleum and
Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin (Guest): Co2 Sequestration in
Aquifers - How Geologists and Subsurface Engineers Can Help Save the
Planet
- Dr.
Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr.
Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of
Geosciences, UT Austin
Week 2 -Earth Science by Design
June 21-26, 2009, Austin, TX
- Teaching for Deep and enduring Understanding
- What is Earth Science by Design? (article
by Harold McWilliams)
- What is Worthy of Understanding?
- Introductio to Earth Systems Science
- Designing an ESBD Unit
- The BIG Picture: Considering Frameworks
- Writing Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions for
your Unit
- Knowledge and Skills for your Unit
- Preconceptions and Misconceptions
- Designing Performance Assessments
- Creating Rubrics
- Visualizations and Earth Science
- Exploring Earth Science Data with Google Earth
- Presentations of a Unit Activity
- Blogging for Self-Reflection
PDA 5.B: Habitable Planet
October 22-24,2009, Austin, TX
- Program Introduction
- Private Universe
- Our Place in the Universe
- Earth's Structure
- Magnetism and the Sun-Earth Connection
- Icy Mysteries of Mars
- Importance and Benefits of Volcanoes
- Corals
- Great Planetary Debate
Instructors:
- Dr. Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
- Dr. Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
Speakers:
- Dr. Scott Tinker, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, "Geosciences in the 21st Century: Our Place in the Universe"
- Dr. Jack Holt, Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, "Icy Mysteries of Mars Revealed"
- Dr. Larry Lawver, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, "Geomagnetic Reversal Maps"
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