Dear Colleague, The Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic (TEA) Program is seeking active K-12 science and social science teachers who have a strong interest in bringing exciting current research to their students and colleagues! Through the TEA Program, teachers journey to polar regions to participate in field research. The TEA teacher works closely with scientists, is involved in cutting-edge science, and is immersed in the process of science. Enveloping this field experience are professional development opportunities through which TEA teachers increase content knowledge, enhance teaching skills, transfer the experience to the classroom, assume leadership roles, and collaborate with a network of researchers and education colleagues. The TEA Program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education (ESIE) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Office of Polar Programs (OPP). TEA is facilitated by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) of New York, New York, and the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) of Hanover, New Hampshire, and Rice University of Houston, Texas. Applications are available at http://tea.rice.edu (select "apply"). Applications for the TEA 2002/2003 field season must be post-marked by 1 May 2001. Eligible applicants must be certified in their field of teaching and employed in a K-12 public, private, or parochial school in the United States or a territory of the United States. Minority applicants especially are encouraged. We invite you share the Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic Program with your teaching colleagues. Interested teachers are encouraged to explore the TEA Web page (http://tea.rice.edu), visit the TEA Booth at NSTA (#2813) and to apply. Thank you for your assistance in distributing information about this research experience professional development opportunity to your teaching colleagues. Dr. Debra Meese Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. Stephanie Shipp Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice university [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. Clarice Yentsch Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the American Museum of Natural History [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ArcticInfo is administered by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS). Please visit us on the World Wide Web at: http://www.arcus.org -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/about/mail_list.html> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>
