Igniting Streams of Learning In Science 2007 - Institute Log
Monday 11 June 2007 - ISLS07 Institute Faculty and Staff
0730 Arrive and move in
0907 Welcome - Denny
0912 iPAQs as Learning Tools - Sajit Zachariah
0915 First Group Assessment – Mary Lou Holly
0941 Learning Communities - Mary Lou Holly
0945 Sheryl Hansen OLN
0952 Introduction to Landscapes - guest faculty - David Anderson
1027 Snack – Ice breakers and iPAQ use
1230 Buffet Lunch in Pritchard Room
1330 Sakai - PHWH online course and
1542 Snack
1610 Practice PHWH online Quiz and ice breakers
1700 Free for gym
1840 Supper 6$ Pizzas…and lots of ‘em – Dodge Lounge
1940 iPAQ tour of Hiram College with GPS - Great Potential Science-teachers Hiram Village Exercise
2030 Free and late night snack
Tuesday 12 June - Primary Headwater Habitats - Denny Taylor
0730 Breakfast at Miller
0830 Finish Journal 1
0845 Download ppt of aerial photo and topo map
Field Record Keeping
0900 The Burning River and its Legacy – Denny Taylor
0925 Leave for shuttles for field station - get morning snack
1000 PHWH analysis - OEEF student assistants
Stream Mapping and Pebble counts
Visit other PHWH sites and working box lunch in field
1330 Return to Hiram College
1415 Pebble count analysis and HHEI data summary
1545 Snack Break in Drury
1600 Group look at PHWH stream data and interpretation
1700 Free or take PHWH test 3
1830 Sit down served supper in Pritchard Room
1930 Stream sampling orientation - Adam Leff - Bob Heath
2100 All at Agler/Dodge Lounge Ice Cream Social - Cavs
Wednesday 13 June - Stream Snapshot - Adam Leff & Bob Heath
0730 Breakfast Miller
0830 Overview of Stream Work
0930 Depart for Field Station Green Group - get morning snack
Online research Blue Group
1030 Arrive Field Site Green Group
1130 HTML Personal webpage construction Blue Group
1245 Lunch in Krabill Reading Garden & get afternoon snack
1415 Depart for Field Station Blue Group
Lab Analysis Green Group
1600 Return from field Blue Group and put away supplies
1615 HTML Personal webpage construction Green Group
1700 Free - Open gym and open pool
1830 Buffet Supper Pritchard room
1920 Community Building activity - Melissa Barth
2000 Blue Group - Lab Analysis
Green Group - Online research
2100 Video Games - Dodge Lounge & snacks - chocolate bars and fruit
Thursday 14 June - Data Analysis on Campus - Adam Leff & Bob Heath
0730 Breakfast in Miller
0830 Community Building - Chris Carman
0930 Continued Analysis of Lab Data & Presentation development p.m.
1030 Snacks in Coleman Room
1230 Buffet Lunch Kennedy Center
1330 Presentation development
1530 Snacks in Coleman Room
1700 Free - Open Gym
1800 Dinner
1930 Group presentations - and critique of final stream assessments
2100 Cavs Night @ Dodge & snacks - nachos and nuts
Friday 15 June - Wetlands - Forrest Smith
0730 Breakfast in Miller
0830 Wetlands Introduction
0930 Break at Drury
1000 Tree Keying and identification
1200 VARK
1240 Box Lunch Gerstacker
1300 First group to Camp Hi - canoe
1320 Second group to Camp Hi - canoe
1640 Return Group 1
1700 Return Group 2
1700 Free
1830 Buffet Supper Ballroom
1930 Soils
2045 Snacks in Dodge Lounge
TV/ downtime
Saturday 16 June – Wetlands - Forrest Smith
Landscape Surveys – Joel Bingham
ORAM – Sonia Bingham
0730 Breakfast – Miller
0830 Announcements and daily schedule – Drury
0900 Group A – Laser Levels - Profiles - Fields
Group B – Virtual Wetlands & Test– Drury
1215 Lunch – Picnic with Profs on Green
1315 Group A – Virtual Wetlands & Test – Drury
Group B - Laser Levels – Profiles - Field
1630 Break
1700 Field Determination Using ORAM Overview – Sonia Bingham
1800 Begin Shuttles to Field Station
1845 Picnic at station
Bonfire
2145-2300 Return Shuttles
Sunday 17 June - ORAM - Sonia Bingham
1000 Brunch – Dix
1100 Find Characteristics Activity – Chris Carmen
1130 ORAM Determination Introduction Sonia
1230 To field station
1300 Wetlands A, B and C
1530 Break - Drury
1545 ORAM discussion
1615 Student discussion of Tuesday event
1700 Buffet Supper - Dix
1800 Introduction to Lenya & Environmental footpring
1900 Free
Catch up period, cards, board games, videos, outside games
Monday 18 June - Landscapes - Michael Benedict
0730 Breakfast - Miller
0830 Announcements and daily review
Remote Sensing of Landscapes – start in Drury
(in computer labs/classrooms/outdoors)
- Introduction
- Data acquisition
- Land cover maps
- Field verification
- Regroup for discussion (in Drury Hall)
1230 Lunch - Miller
1330 - Measuring land cover; Change-detection analysis (in
computer labs/classrooms)
- Group work and discussion (in Drury Hall)
1700 Break
1830 Buffet Supper – Dix
1930 Watershed applications – remote sensing and laser levels
2030 Discussion of presentations on Tuesday
whenever Chillaxin’
Tuesday 19 June - Hiram Campus - ISLS 07 Symposium
0730 Breakfast Miller
0830 Preparation of learning objects for Symposium
1030 Welcome to Symposium
1045 12 Minute Sharing Round Watershed Education Resource Fair Drury
1200 Served Lunch in Dix
1315 Learning Community Presentations - Power disrupted
1500 Refreshments Wrap up
1530 Free -
1700 Open Gym
1830 Sustainable Progressive Dinner at Denny Taylor's
2200 Finished
Wednesday 20 June - Development of Learning Objects - Hiram Campus
0730 Breakfast Miller
0830 Discussion of Learning Communities
1015 Development of Learning Objects
1300 Lunch - Miller
1400 Meet for Buses and depart late for Geauga Lake
1500 Geauga Lake
1730 Picnic Supper at Pavillion
1830 Geauga Lake
2045 Return
2030 Party in KC's - D.J. Chris Carmen
2330 Finished
Thursday 21 June - Development of Learning Objects
0730 Breakfast Miller Learning Object Development
0830 Finish up Class Materials & Random Assessment Discussion
1230 Lunch
1330 Work on Learning Objects & Learning Community Interviews
1700 Open gym
1830 Supper - Sandwich Board in Dodge Lounge
1930 Presentation Preparation through evening
2000 Ice Cream Social
2200 Finished
Friday 22 June - Presentation of Learning Objects & Assessment
0730 Breakfast
0830 Post Institute Assessment
0930 On-line Assessments
1030 Last Preparation of Presentations
1130 Photos and Discussion - Tent on Gerstacker Green
1215 Lunch
1300 Presentations of Learning Communities to one another - Hinsdale
1430 Meet with Parents
1445 Presentation of Institute Techniques to Families
1530 Wrap up and Photo Presentation - Drury Hall
1600 Check out of Quad - Institute Finish