First ERESE Teachers Workshop 2004 July 11-24, 2004 at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0225 USA Conveners Maggie Helly (Lead Teacher, AC Mosley High School, Florida) Hubert Staudigel (Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, SIO) Steve Miller (Geological Data Center, SIO) Catherine Johnson (Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, SIO) John Helly (San Diego Supercomputer Center)		University of California, San Diego -- UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- SIO San Diego Supercomputer Center -- SDSC Geological Data Center -- GDC UCSD Libraries Muir Appartments Participants FAQ UCSD Map SIO Map EarthRef Databases SIOExplorer Workshop Registration is Closed

Workshop Description

A two-week summer workshop at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) is open to middle and high school teachers who teach Earth science concepts to learn how to create Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE). Support includes a stipend for travel and living allowances. Enable your students to design their own personal voyages of discovery. We will concentrate on the ideas of plate tectonics, using real shipboard data and state-of-the-art global Earth science models. Beginning with the discovery of magnetic seafloor spreading stripes, we will explore the scientific inquiry process of hypothesis and testing. Throughout the workshop, you will be immersed in the researcher’s view of the world, as you work side-by-side in daily sessions with a group of researchers and advanced graduate students.

During the second week you will enhance classroom practice, translating your new research experiences into your own plan for student inquiry, aligned to National and State Educational Standards, making use of the latest developments in digital library technology to build learning environments.

The workshop is funded by an NSF National Science Digital Library (NSDL) award and is a collaborative project involving the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), A.C. Mosley High School in Lynn Haven (Florida) and the UCSD Libraries. A national search is being conducted to select ten teachers to participate in the workshop. The deadline for the submission of an application is 1 March 2004. Registration has now been closed.

Please view the Launching Discovery through a Digital Library Portal poster (requires Microsoft PowerPoint) that was presented during the Fall AGU Meeting 2003 in San Francisco to get familiar with some digital library technologies that are in place and that will become an integral part of the ERESE project. You can also read the Abstract.

Venue for the 2004 ERESE Meeting

The 2004 ERESE meeting will be held in La Jolla, California, not too far from San Diego. The meeting will be held in Vaughan Hall (picture above) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO).

Time Table

Housing

A block of rooms has been reserved at the UCSD Muir Apartments for participants of this workshop. This arrangement includes 3 meals, served daily, linens and a parking permit. They are within walking distance (20 minutes) to the conference or participants can make use of the UCSD Shuttle services that operates every half hour. A housing reservation form will be sent with your confirmation letter. For more information visit the Muir Housing website.

Workshop Registration

Workshop registration has been closed.