Workshop Content

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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Shelley Olds, Education and Outreach Specialist, UNAVCO

• 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

• Dr. Harold McWilliams, TERC, Earth Science by Design
• Dr. Carla McAuliffe, TERC, Earth Science by Design

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

• Dr. Jon Olson, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin
• Dr. Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
• Dr. Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
• Dr. Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin

Institute A - Week 2 Slideshow

PDA 3.A (1st cadre 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. Hilary Olson, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
• Dr. Kathy Ellins, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
• Dr. Eleanour Snow, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin

Speakers:
Dr. Peter Flemings (Ocean Leadeship Distinguished Speaker, UT Austin): "Pore Pressure, Sedimentation and Submarine Landslides"









Dr. Marta Torres (National Association of Geoscience Teachers Distinguished Lecturer, Oregon State University): "Submarine Springs - The Hot and The Cold"







PDA3.A slideshow

PDA 3.B (2nd cadre of teachers): Earth Inside Out
October 23-35, 2008, Austin, TX Begins Thursday at noon. Ends Saturday at 3:30.

Guest speakers include:

Dr. Debbie Thomas (Texas A&M University) "Deep-Ocean Circulation During Extremely Warm Climates"

Dr. Bridget Scanlon (Geological Society of America Distinguished Speaker, Bureau of Economic Geology) "Goundwater Resources in Texas"









PDA 3.B slideshow