Program

Participants, please bring a laptop in order to access online materials and complete daily roadchecks.

Monday

8:30-9:30 AM: workshop introduction: icebreaker and short group discussion about using data and math in your teaching (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1006kB Jul12 19)--Jessica Smay, Rachel Teasdale, Becca Walker
- geodesy and GETSI module overview (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 29.6MB Jul13 19)
- What is the GETSI project?
- overview of InTeGrate and GETSI module components (Links take you to pages with modules so you can see available modules)
9:30-9:45: break
9:45-11:00: hands-on time with GETSI's Measuring the Earth With GPS: Plate Motion and Changing Ice-Water module,
focus on Unit 4: Groundwater, GPS, and Water Resources (PowerPoint 7.7MB Jul12 19). Facilitated by module co-author Jessica Smay
11:00-11:30: reflections (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 996kB Jul12 19) and Monday road check
11:30 adjourn for the day
- ***Please watch the ~7 minute video, GRACE: Tracking Water From Space before you arrive tomorrow morning. Feel free to check out the preparation exercise to accompany the video if it will help you, but it is not required.

Tuesday

8:30-8:35 AM: summary of Monday road check results and plan for the day (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 993kB Jul11 19)
- Cooperative Learning page on SERC and the sub-page on assigning student roles
8:35-9:00: Incorporating Societally Relevant Teaching Materials into Your Curriculum (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 16.2MB Jul11 19)
9:00-10:45: hands-on time with GETSI's Ice Mass and Sea Level Change module, focus on Unit 3: Warm With a Chance of Melting (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 10.3MB Jul11 19)
Facilitated by module co-author Becca Walker. (Take a 15-minute break somewhere within this time block.)
10:45-11:15: explore a published GETSI or InTeGrate module of your choice (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1000kB Jul11 19)
- Examples of modules designed for geoscience majors/upper-level undergraduates:
  - Imaging Active Tectonics With InSAR and Lidar (GETSI)
  - GPS, Strain, and Earthquakes (GETSI)
  - Modeling Earth Systems (InTeGrate)
- Examples of modules that feature a variety of authentic scientific data sets:
  - Surface Process Hazards (GETSI)
  - Climate of Change: Interactions and Feedbacks Between Water, Air, and Ice (InTeGrate)
  - Living on the Edge: Building Resilient Societies on Active Plate Margins (InTeGrate)
- Examples of modules with a strong quantitative component:
  - Measuring Water Resources with GPS, Gravity, and Traditional Methods (GETSI)
  - Measuring the Earth With GPS: Plate Motion and Changing Ice-Water (GETSI)
- Examples of modules appropriate for high school students:
  - Changing Biosphere (InTeGrate)
  - Ice Mass and Sea Level Change (GETSI)
  - Ocean Sustainability (InTeGrate)
11:15-11:30: reflections (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 994kB Jul12 19) and Tuesday road check
11:30: adjourn for the day
***Here is a link to Unit 3: Getting Started with GPS Data from the GPS, Strain and Earthquakes Module. This is a majors-level/upper-level undergraduate module, and Unit 3 is an exercise on how to access GPS location and velocity data from the Plate Boundary Observatory.

Wednesday

8:30-8:35 AM: summary of Tuesday road check results and plan for the day (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 993kB Jul11 19)
- A link to information on Scaffolding
- A link to information on CLEAN teaching science
- A link to information on teaching controversial topics
8:35-9:40: hands-on time with GETSI's Monitoring Volcanoes and Communicating Risk module, facilitated by module co-author Rachel Teasdale
- This is the fill-in-able USGS graphic of volcanic hazards (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 206kB Jul17 19)
9:40-9:55: break
9:55-10:15: short group discussion of themes that have emerged during the workshop
10:15-11:15: implementation planning time (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1003kB Jul11 19); your opportunity to consider which materials you are considering using in your fall classes and how you will use them
11:15-11:30: final workshop evaluation, complete stipend paperwork if applicable
11:30: end of workshop