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Participants should plan to use a computer during the workshop. A computer will work better for the combination of software needed--Zoom, web browser, and Microsoft Office or PDF files.

Pre-workshop prep & tasks between workshop days

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By Monday July 13 - complete the 5-minute pre-workshop survey
Prior to Thursday July 16 workshop start
- Visit the GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) website if you have not already used GETSI teaching resources. Familiarize yourself with the range of topics in the collection. Look at at least one module to see the elements it contains. The modules that the workshop will focus on are Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources and Measuring the Earth with GPS
- Complete a couple elements from Measuring the Earth with GPS in Unit 3: Glaciers, GPS, and Sea Level Rise
  - pg 1-2 of Activity 1 - Activity 3.1 Student Exercise (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 509kB Oct19 19)
  - Watch the animation - YouTube: Glaciers Are Retreating—How Can We Measure the Full Ice Loss?. English and Spanish closed captions are available in YouTube; click "Settings" icon and select the subtitle version of your choice.
- Print out these files for use during the workshop. We have found that participants complete student activities more easily when certain files are in paper form so they are not switching between so many computer windows.
  - PRINTING files for everyone (Zip Archive 2.6MB Jul11 20) - these include stipend paperwork files and some student exercise files you will work on
  - Case studies for Friday - you chose the case study you wanted to work on in the pre-survey. You only need to print that one. We will put the names here after the survey closes Monday.
    - High Plains Aquifer - Unit 2.1 Student Exercise (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 3.1MB Mar5 23)
    - Western Mountain Watershed - Unit 2.2 Student Exercise (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 7.2MB Mar5 23)
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  Downloading zipped versions of the modules - if you think there is any chance that your internet may stop working during the workshop and you might need to just listen to us on your phone, then we recommend that you download zipped versions of the modules. You will be able to use these to access module elements. The download function is in the upper right of each module front page. Then select the "download a zip file" option.
  - Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources
  - Measuring the Earth with GPS
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    After you download the zipped file, open the folder and double click the START.html file. That will open this archived version of the module in your browser. The index page image and answer keys will not be included but otherwise it will function just like the live version of the website.
Prior to Friday July 17 workshop start
- From Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources - Unit 1: Exploring the Reservoirs and Pathways and Methods to Measure the Hydrologic Cycle - become an "expert" in one of six water resources measurement methods, as assigned below. Read your assigned 1-pager and watch the associated video. This will be used as a foundation for a jigsaw activity during the Friday session workshop. Be ready to give a brief overview of your method, including its name, how it works, and which reservoirs and transport pathways it measures.
  - stream gaging - Andrea Bair, Christopher Berg, Scott Brande, Angela Daneshmand, Lisa Doner, Karen Engates, Marie Farson
  - depth to groundwater - Michelle Fisher, Allen Gontz, Hillary Hamann, Brendan Hanger, Michelle Harris, Rachel Headley
  - vertical GPS - Melinda Huff, Rebecca Jiron, Janie Johnston, Susan Kelly, Chelsea Lancelle, Kelly Lazar
  - GRACE - Ben Maas, Meghan McCarroll, Susan McGeary, Christine Metzger, Abilgail Owen, ~~Laurie Parendes~~
  - reflection GPS to measure snow depth - Alexandra Priewisch, Linda Reinen, Laura Rosales Lagarde, Kristin Sample-Lord, Danielle Schmitt, Rene Shroat-Lewis
  - SNOTEL - Kellum Tate-Jones, Annette Veilleux, Katryn Wiese, ~~Wendi Williams,~~ Katy Yan, Liang Zeng
- Unit 2: Monitoring surface and groundwater supply in central and western US - read one or more of the short assigned readings that students do. You chose which case study you wanted to do in the workshop pre-survey. If you did not chose, we assigned you. Names below.
  - High Plains Aquifer groundwater case study (Unit 2.1)
    - Physical and Cultural setting of the High Plains Aquifer [USGS]
    - The High Plains Aquifer - Can we make it last? [Stover & Buchanan 2017, GSA Today]
    - Andrea Bair, Christopher Berg, Scott Brande, Hillary Hamann, Brendan Hanger, Michelle Harris, Rachel Headley, Rebecca Jiron, Janie Johnston, Chelsea Lancelle, Ben Maas, Susan McGeary, Abigail Owen, ~~Laurie Parendes~~, Alexandra Priewisch, Linda Reinen, Laura Rosales, Kristin Sample-Lord, ~~Wendi Williams~~
  - Western Mountain Watershed surface water case study (Unit 2.2)
    - Snowpack levels show dramatic declines across western U.S. [ScienceDaily 2018]
    - Four Corners drought goes beyond extreme; No relief in sight [Cortez Journal 2018]
    - Colorado's 2018 Fire Season was one of the worst yet, and it's not over yet [Denver Post 2018]
    - Angela Daneshmand, Lisa Doner, Karen Engates, Marie Farson, Michelle Fisher, Allen Gontz, Melinda Huff, Susan Kelly, Kelly Lazar, Meghan McCarroll, Christine Metzger, Danielle M. Schmitt, Rene Shroat-Lewis, Kellum Tate-Jones, Annette Veilleux, Katryn Wiese, Katy Yan, Liang Zeng

Thursday

(Program starts at 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET; times below are represented as hour:minute to standardize among time zones)

0:00 Introductions and Icebreakers - Workshop Introduction and Overview (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 25.3MB Jul15 20)
- Workshop overview, Technology procedures/protocols, Introduction to GETSI and geodesy (15 minutes)
- Icebreaker breakout groups - sharing online teaching experiences and insights (20 minutes) (you will be working with the same randomly assigned breakout group for all of Thursday).

Icebreaker breakout groups (20 min) - discuss the following:

Name, institution, courses taught in spring
What was your personal experience incorporating data into remote teaching this spring?
Was there anything about teaching online that was better for you in working with data?
and/or
How did you overcome challenges to online teaching with (or without) data?
Contribute at least one comment to the Group Google Doc
(pick a speaker from your group)

Whole group discussion - each gives ~2 sentence overview of main points (15 minutes)

0:50 Measuring the Earth with GPS module with emphasis on Unit 3: Glaciers, GPS, and Sea Level Rise

Module overview (20 minutes) - Measure Earth with GPS - workshop presentation (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 11.8MB Jul15 20)
Time working on activity in breakout groups (60 minutes; take 10-minute break as needed in your group)

Thursday mid-session breakout groups (60 min including 10-min break) - do the following:

Work individually (but with breakout group open) for 15-20 minutes – work your way through the exercise
Start to discuss what you've found so far and keep working through it
By last 10 minutes move to Questions 19 & 20 if you have not gotten there yet
Questions to discuss
- Did anything about this surprise you?
- What do you think your students would struggle with the most? How would you help them?
- How might it vary between in-person and online setting?

Group debrief (20 minutes)

2:30 Reflection time

Breakout groups (10 minutes write/reflect for yourself; 10 minutes discussion with breakout group)
Prep for Friday (5 minutes)
Roadcheck (5 minutes)

3:00 Adjourn

See above for the homework prep for Day 2.

Friday

(Program starts at 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET; times below are represented as hour:minute to standardize among time zones)

0:00 Plan for the morning
0:05 Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources module
- Module overview (10 minutes)
- Breakout groups work on Unit 1 and annotating hydrologic cycle diagram with appropriate methods (25 minutes) - will be working in jigsaw groups of 6 with "experts" for each of the 6 different methods

6-person "expert" jigsaw breakout session (25 min) - do the following:

Each person should give a brief overview of his/her/their method, including its name, how it works, and which reservoirs and transport pathways it measures
On your water cycle diagram, please add each method to the appropriate reservoir(s) and transport pathway(s) for each method
6 methods total, so ~2 minutes for each method and then discussion
Use your group water cycle diagram found in the workshop Google folder to come to agreement

Debrief and intro to Unit 2 (15 minutes)

Different breakout groups of ~4 discuss chosen case study site (you made this selection in the pre-survey)(25 minutes)

Unit 2.1 High Plain Aquifer groundwater
Unit 2.2 Western Mountain Watershed surface water

~4-person case study breakout session (25 min) - do the following:

~10 minutes working individually
Start to discuss what you've found so far and keep working through it
Unit 2.1 High Plains - make sure to at least look at societal-oriented #15 & 16 by the last 5 minutes
Unit 2.2 Western Mountain – jump ahead to #14-16 by midway thru the time and #21 by the last 5 minutes
As you are working, please consider the following:
- How would I situate this activity in my class?
- How would I implement this in a remote environment?
- How would this activity look different in a synchronous class meeting vs. an asynchronous class meeting?

BREAK - 10 minutes

Whole group debrief and overview of Unit 3 (15 minutes)

Final personal planning period (50 min) - do the following:

1:45 Explore other related resources - these modules more or other GETSI or InTeGrate modules
- Work on your own but put questions, ah-hahs, suggestions into the chat box. We'll monitor and decide what to share out.
- If it would be helpful, Becca or I could join you in a breakout room to have discussions that are better verbally.
2:10 Implementation planning
- What am I interested in using this fall?
- What steps do I need to take to be ready?

2:35 Whole Group discussion

2:45 Workshop Evaluation

3:00 Adjourn

Getting your stipend

All registered participants who attend the entire workshop will receive a $130 stipend.
Two documents are needed from each person. Files are included in printing document: PRINTING files for everyone (Zip Archive 2.6MB Jul11 20).
- W9 - fill out and sign
- Vendor Certification
  - Put your name on page 1
  - Put your name under both "Vendor's Name" and "Name of Person Authorized to sign", put address, and sign.
Return documents via paper-mail or email to Tim Reeme. If you send the documents via email but do not wish to include your SS#, you can send W9 with the SS# field blank and then call Tim to give it to him over the phone.
- Tim Reeme
  6350 Nautilus Drive
  Boulder, CO 80301
  reeme_AT_unavco.org
  ‭(303) 381-7569
If you have taken a GETSI short course in the last two years AND you have not changed your address in the meantime, you do NOT need to resend the paperwork. It will still be on record with UNAVCO. Please just email Beth to say "I took a GETSI short course in the last two years. My address is still correct." (prattsitaula_AT_unavco.org)
DEADLINE to submit paperwork - July 27. I cannot ask the UNAVCO Business Office to handle paperwork trickling in for an extended time so we need your documents by this time. Thanks!