Igniting Streams of Learning In Science 2008 - Course Log
Monday 09 June 2008 - ISLS08 & Urban Biomonitoring - Institute Faculty and Staff 7
0730 Arrive and move in - Miller
0900 Welcome – Drury - Denny Taylor
0910 First Group Assessment – Drury - Mary Lou Holly
0950 Learning Communities – Drury - Mary Lou Holly
1000 Introduction to Landscapes – Drury - David Anderson
1045 iPAQs as Learning Tools – Drury – Tim Sisson
1055 Snack – Ice breakers and iPAQ use – Drury - Tim Sission
1215 Buffet Lunch - Food Court
1330 Urban Landscapes and Biomonitoring - Drury - Alec McClennan
1415 HELP Assessment – Drury - Lucy Chamberlain
1445 Group Analysis of Environment – Drury and campus - All Faculty
1545 Snack - Drury
1600 Comparison of HELP scores - Drury - Lucy Chamberlain
1630 Free for activities. Gym opens at 5
1840 Supper 6$ Pizzas…and lots of ‘em – Miller Lounge
1940 Return of the Cuyahoga Video – Colton 120 - Denny Taylor intro
2040 Free and late night snack – Miller Lounge
Tuesday 10 June Remote Sensing Landscapes - Michael Benedict 8.25
0730 Breakfast - Miller
0830 Announcements and daily review – Drury - Denny Taylor
Remote Sensing of Landscapes – Drury & campus – Michael Benedict
(in computer labs/classrooms/outdoors) & break in Drury
- Introduction
- Data acquisition
- Land cover maps
- Field verification
- Regroup for discussion (in Drury Hall)
1200 Group Living Discussion - Mary Lou Holly
1215 Free
1230 Lunch - Miller
1330 Measuring land cover; Change-detection analysis (in
computer labs/classrooms) & Break in Drury - Michael Benedict
- Group work and discussion (in Drury Hall)
1630 Free
1830 Buffet Supper – Food Court
1930 Stream Sampling Orientation - Drury - Bob Heath
2100 Ice Cream Social - Miller Lounge
Wednesday 11 June - Stream Snapshot - Amy Braccia & Bob Heath 8.5
0730 Breakfast - Miller
0830 Overview of Stream Work - Drury - Amy Braccia and Bob Heath
0900 Group A – Field Site 1 (Gerstacker/Field Station) - All Faculty
Group B – Computer search
Visit Field Site 1
1200 Lunch in Miller
1300 Group A – Computer Search
Visit Field Site 2 - All Faculty
Group B- Field Site 2
1600 Return from field
1615 Free – Open gym
1830 Buffet Supper – Alumni Heritage Room
1930 Groups in Lab - Gerstacker - All Faculty
2130 Games – Miller lounge & Snacks – chocolate bars and fruit
Thursday 12 June - Data Analysis on Campus - Amy Braccia & Bob Heath 9.5
0730 Breakfast Miller
0830 Community Building - Drury - Mary Lou Holly
0900 Finish Lab - All Faculty
1200 Lunch in Miller
1300 Prep Presentation – Computer labs and Drury - All Faculty
1530 Snacks in Coleman Room & free to work on presentations
1700 Open Gym
1830 Dinner
1930 Group Presentations - Gerstacker - All Faculty
2100 Campus Games & snacks at Miller lounge
Friday 13 June - Wetlands - Forrest Smith and Stream Surveys - Joel Bingham 5
0730 Breakfast in Miller
0830 Wetlands Introduction - Drury - Forrest Smith
0930 Break at Drury
1000 Tree Keying and identification - Drury - Forrest Smith
1150 VARK - Drury - Forrest Smith
1215 Miller Lunch
1300 First group to Camp Hi - canoe - view of the Upper Cuyahoga - All Faculty
1320 Second group to Camp Hi - canoe - view of the Upper Cuyahoga
1640 Return Group 1
1700 Return Group 2
1700 Free
1830 Dinner Alumni Heritage Room
1930 Introduction to Stream Surveys - Joel Bingham
2045 Snacks in Miller
TV/ downtime
Saturday 14 June -Wetlands - Forrest Smith, Sonia Bingham; Streams - Joel Bingham 8
0730 Breakfast – Miller
0830 Community Building - Drury - Mary Lou Holly
0900 Soils - Drury - Forest Smith
1000 Group A – Laser Levels - Profiles -Athletic Fields - Joel Bingham & Denny Taylor
Group B – Virtual Wetlands & Test– Drury - Forest Smith
1245 Lunch – Miller Dining Hall
1345 Group A – Virtual Wetlands & Test – Drury - Forest Smith
Group B - Laser Levels – Profiles - Field - Joel Bingham and Denny Taylor
1630 Break
1700 Field Determination Using ORAM Overview – Sonia Bingham
1800 Begin Shuttles to Field Station - All Faculty
1845 Picnic at station
Bonfire
2130-2230 Return Shuttles
Flickr Set due by midnight
Sunday 15 June - ORAM Sonia Bingham 7
1000 Brunch – Food Court
1100 Activity - Drury - Mary Lou Holly
1130 ORAM Determination Introduction – Drury - Sonia Bingham
1230 Break
1300 To field station - Forrest Smith, Sonia Bingham, Denny Taylor
1325 Wetlands A, B and C & snacks – Field Station
1615 Return
1630 ORAM discussion - Drury - Sonia Bingham and Forrest Smith
1700 Miller Supper
1830 Student discussion of Tuesday event & Stream Survey Data Sheets
Drury - Denny Taylor
2030 Free
Catch up period, cards, board games, videos
Monday 16 June - Primary Headwater Habitat Analysis - Denny Taylor 8
0730 Breakfast at Miller
0830 Discussion of Learning Community Evolution - Mary Lou Holly
0900 Download ppt of aerial photo and topo map – Gerstacker/Hinsdale/Field
Sakai - PHWH online course - Undergraduate Assistants
Snack – Gerstacker/Hinsdale
Practice PHWH online Quiz - Undergraduate Assistants
1200 Lunch Miller
1300 PHWH analysis - Field - Denny Taylor & Assistants
Stream Mapping and Pebble counts
Pebble count analysis and HHEI data submission
1600 Snack
1630 Environmental Art -
1700 Free - Open Gym, Yoga
1830 Buffet Supper – Alumni Heritage Room
1930 Making Lenya Web pages - Denny Taylor & Undergraduate Assistants
2030 Learning Community Discussion - Mary Lou Holly & Denny Taylor
2230 Free
Tuesday 17 June - Hiram Campus - ISLS 08 Symposium 6.5
0730 Breakfast Miller
0830 Preparation of presentations for Symposium – Drury/Hinsd/Gerstacker
1100 Welcome to Symposium - Drury - Denny Taylor & Mary Lou Holly
1110 12 Minute Sharing Round Watershed Education Resource Fair - Drury - Outside Resource Agencies
1215 Buffet Lunch - Dix
1315 Learning Community Presentations - Hinsdale - All Faculty and Resource Agencies
1500 Refreshments Wrap up
1530 Free
1730 Sustainable Progressive Dinner at Denny Taylor's
2200 Finished
Wednesday 18 June - Development of Learning Objects - Hiram Campus 4
0730 Breakfast at Miller
0830 Discussion of Learning Communities – Drury/Hinsd/Gerst- All Faculty
0930 Development of Learning Objects – Hinsdale/Gerstacker - All Faculty
1230 Lunch - Miller
1315 Meet for Buses and depart late for Cruise 2 PRECIOUS CARGO BUSES
1500 Goodtime III cruise - View of the Lower Cuyahoga - All Faculty
1830 Supper at Golden Corral Buffet
2030 Return
2130 Party in KC - Disco dance
2330 Finished
Thursday 19 June - Development of Learning Objects (about 8)
0730 Breakfast Miller
0830 Finish up Class Materials & Random Assessment Discussion – Hinsdale/Gerstacker - All Faculty
1230 Lunch Miller
1330 Work on Learning Objects & Learning Community Interviews – Hinsdale/Gerstacker - All Faculty
1700 Open gym
1830 Supper - Sandwich Board in Miller Lounge
1930 Presentation Preparation through evening
2000 Ice Cream Social
2200 Finished
Flickr Set due
Friday 20 June - Presentation of Learning Objects & Assessment 6
0730 Breakfast at Miller
0830 On-line Assessments – Hinsdale/Gerstacker
0945 Post Institute Assessment – Drury
1125 ISLS 2008 Photo Colton
1135 Last Computer files loaded
1150 Last Preparation of Presentations - Hinsdale
1215 Lunch
1300 Presentations of Learning Communities to one another - Hinsdale - All Faculty
1430 Meet with Parents
1445 Presentation to Families
1530 Wrap up and Photo Presentation - Drury Hall
1600 Check out of Miller - Institute Finish
TOTAL Academic Hours 85 plus field trips - meals