Teachers on the Estuary 2016

Application for Participation

Location: Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit, Massachusetts

Dates: Monday July 25 – Thursday, July 28, 2016,and a follow up session in November 12, 2016 as well as a virtual on-line meeting in May 2017.

Who should apply: Course is designed for middle school and high school science, technology, engineering, and math teachers.

Applications will be reviewed as they come in. We are looking for a diversity of teachers. Please send application, along with the signed support form from your school administrator, to Joan Muller, joan.muller@state.ma.us or Box 3092, Waquoit, MA 02536

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________

Phone for summer contact: __________________________________________

School name: ____________________________town, state: __________________

Grade taught: _________________ Subject taught_______________________

Email:	school: ___________________________ summer: ______________________

The following questions will help us in planning but will not affect your acceptance.

a. Do you need lodging?

___ No, I will be commuting from home or will find my own place to stay

___ Yes, I would like to camp on Washburn Island (free, but you need your own boat/kayak/canoe and camping equipment)

___ yes, I would like to stay in the Reserve’s dorm on campus (free but it’s rustic- two bunk beds in each room, shared bathrooms, kitchen, common room).

b. At your school, what access to computers do you and your students have during class time? For example, are there one or more computers in the classroom, or a computer lab?

c. Experience with using Google Earth (GE) (Use of Google Earth:

____None ____Occasionally use ____Use regularly ____Very familiar w/ GE

d. Would you be able to bring a laptop (Yes/No/Maybe) or tablet (Yes/No/Maybe) to use during the course?	If yes, is it a Mac or PC? _______

e. List any environmental or water quality monitoring equipment (such as Vernier probes or LaMotte kits) you use with your students.

Please explain why you are interested in the Teachers on the Estuary course and how you might apply the content (this year’s focus is values of salt marshes, and monitoring coastal impacts of climate change) and skills to your teaching.

How will you share the information and skills you gain in this course with other teachers?

Please summarize your teaching experience and/or attach a current resume.

Confirmation of support from a school administrator:

I support the participation of ______________________________________________________ in the Teachers on the Estuary professional development course July 25- 28, 2016 at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, and will support the implementation of new educational activities into his/her curriculum, including the development of a local scientific investigation and stewardship project, with at least one class during the 2016/2017 school year.

Signature: ____________________________________ Date: _________________

Title: _________________________________________

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