Workshop Program

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Tuesday May 29, 2018

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Alaskan plate tectonics, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes; seismic and GPS monitoring; earthquake preparedness

7:30 Coffee/tea & continental breakfast available in Atrium
8:00 Introduction and Overview of EarthScope ANGLE Workshop (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 39.5MB May30 18) (Jen Witter & Beth Pratt-Sitaula)
9:00 Beauty and the Beast: Plate Tectonics and Geological Hazards of Alaska (Bob Butler)
10:00 Break (Coffee/tea & other snacks in Atrium)
10:15 Basics of Geohazard Science and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Jen Witter)

Earthquake Basics

11:45 Questions, Reflection, Implications (Instructional team)
12:00 Lunch (Served in Atrium)
1:00 Basics of Geohazard Science and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Jen Witter)

Tsunami Basics

2:30 Break (Coffee/tea & other snacks in Atrium)
2:45 Surviving an Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone Earthquake (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 19.8MB May28 18) (Dan Belanger)
3:30 Great Shake Out and Quake Catcher Network (Bob de Groot)
4:10 Questions, Reflection, Implications (Instructional team)
4:40 Forms: Reimbursements, Stipends, Photo Permissions; Logistics for Day 2 Field Trip; Daily feedback form (Jen Witter)
5:00 Adjourn

Wednesday May 30

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Field Trip: Alaska earthquake and tsunami geology; EarthScope GPS installation; Earthquake and tsunami emergency planning

7:30 Coffee/tea & continental breakfast available in Atrium
8:00-5:00 Bus departs from the ASD Education Center at 8:00am!
Stops: Sunset Park, Bird Point, Whittier, and Girdwood.
Field trop guide and boxed lunch will be provided on the bus.
(Rob Witter, Jen Witter, Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Bob Butler)
Field Trip Guide: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami--Consequences of Living on the Leading Edge in Alaska

Thursday May 31

Alaskan plate tectonics, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes; Seismic and GPS monitoring; earthquake preparedness

7:30 Coffee/tea & continental breakfast
8:00 Alaskan Earthquakes, Tsunamis, & Volcanoes and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Jen Witter)

Alaska Earthquakes & Tsunami Presentation

10:00 Break
10:15 Alaskan Earthquakes, Tsunamis, & Volcanoes and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Jen Witter)

Alaskan Volcanoes & Hazards Presentation

11:00 Tsunami: Are You Ready? (PowerPoint 15.4MB May28 18) (Dan Belanger)
11:45 Thoughts/questions/reflection (Instructional team)
12:00 Lunch (Served in Atrium)
1:00 Oral Histories of 1964, Rural Alaskan Preparedness and Resilience (Rob & Jen Witter)
2:30 Break
2:45 Science & Preparedness Skit: Interpretation Through Storytelling
3:00 Birds of a Feather Breakouts: Relating Geohazard Science to Learners at Various Venues (Interpreters: Rob Witter & Bob de Groot; EM Educators: Beth Pratt-Sitaula & Dan Belanger; Teachers: Bonnie Magura & Jen Witter)
3:45 Action Teams work on community educational project on earthquake, tsunami and volcano preparedness. Project plan will be presented on Day 4 of the workshop, and the results of the implementation will be presented at the Share-a-thon on Feb 2, 2019, in Anchorage.
5:00 Adjourn

Friday June 1

Community natural hazard preparedness; Action Team presentations and post-workshop action plans

7:30 Coffee/tea & continental breakfast
8:00 Hazard Inventory Activity (Bonnie Magura, Dan Belanger, Ron Swartz, Lexi Trainer)
8:45 Planning for Post-Event Personal and Community Resilience (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 86.5MB May29 18) (Dan Belanger)
9:15 Break
9:30 Response planning for a range of situations and places (Ron Swartz, Lexi Trainer, Dan Belanger)
10:30 Digital Resources (Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Bob de Groot)
11:15 Action Teams: Final preparations for presentations and discussion about the task, schedule, and logistics for each Action Team to develop their Share-a-Thon products.
12:00 Lunch (Action teams may want to sit together to continue discussions & planning)
1:00 Action Teams: Final preparations for presentations continued.
2:00 Action Teams: Present their ideas for development of Community Educational Programs on geohazard science and preparedness. 15 minutes total per group (10 minutes presentation; 5 minutes discussion). Groups are encouraged to model how they will present specific concepts in different educational settings.
3:00 Break
3:15 Action Teams: Presentations continued
4:00 Post-Workshop Assessment Focus Groups and Survey (Michael Coe, Beth Pratt-Sitaula).
5:00 Adjourn

Educational Materials in the Workshop Binder

The activities found in the workshop binder are all available in the Educational Materials section of the website and cross referenced from the presentation links above as well. We list the activities again here in order of appearance in the binder in case that is helpful.