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FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

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Students had opportunities for videoconferencing and e-mail interactions with Cooke, who has also<br />

provided curriculum support for sandbox modeling <strong>of</strong> faults. In 2005 and 2006, she led fieldtrips<br />

(Faults in the Field to Utah and to Massachusetts) for students and teachers from the SOAR-High<br />

schools. Cooke’s Web site describing her work, integration <strong>of</strong> fault evolution research with earth<br />

system learning at high schools for the deaf in the SOAR-High project is available at<br />

http://www.geo.umass.edu/structure/cooke/FSE-SOARhigh/.<br />

<strong>FY</strong> <strong>2008</strong> activities and/or product(s).<br />

• SOAR-High teachers continued to use the SOAR-High online curriculum, daily teacher<br />

messages, and other Internet tools for collaboration (including a blog for student class<br />

discussions and another blog for teacher pr<strong>of</strong>essional sharing).<br />

• Teachers continued collaborating with Cooke on her research on earthquakes and the<br />

growth <strong>of</strong> faults. All teachers utilized Cooke’s curriculum for sandbox modeling <strong>of</strong><br />

faults. Students again had opportunities for videoconferencing and e-mail interactions<br />

with Cooke.<br />

• Cooke funded the Faults in the Field to Southern California geoscience fieldtrip for<br />

teachers and students in the SOAR-High project. Invitations were also extended to<br />

teachers and students at the California School for the Deaf-Riverside and the Kansas<br />

School for the Deaf. Eight scientists collaborated with Cooke to work with the seven<br />

participating teachers and 14 students.<br />

• Dr. Allen Feldman <strong>of</strong> UMass led a formal research project, “Assessment Project <strong>2008</strong>:<br />

What is the impact <strong>of</strong> the project on teachers and their teaching?” Through school site<br />

visits, teacher and student interviews, and student notebooks, the study investigates the<br />

effect <strong>of</strong> the work with Cooke, her influence as a role model for deaf and hard <strong>of</strong> hearing<br />

students, and the sandbox activities. Data analysis is currently underway.<br />

• The “Integrated Global Science Teacher Training” workshop was developed. It includes<br />

three days <strong>of</strong> instruction in GLOBE program protocols and two days devoted to using<br />

the sandbox for analog modeling with Cooke.<br />

Dissemination<br />

Prior years. The SOAR-High project work has been shared in many ways since its<br />

inception. The researchers presented to pr<strong>of</strong>essionals at <strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong> and at conferences.<br />

The work has been published at various stages throughout the project including the following:<br />

• Faults in the Field 2005: May 26-31, 2005. Field trip to active and ancient faults in Utah.<br />

This trip, featuring deaf scientists as role models, was shared through several articles,<br />

including the Clerc Center’s Odyssey magazine and News and Notables; UMass’ news Web<br />

site, SigNews; the Minnesota School for the Deaf’s news Web site; and the American<br />

Geophysical Institute’s Geotimes magazine.<br />

• Faults in the Field 2006: May 3-6, 2006. Field trip to ancient geologic structure in<br />

western Massachusetts and Vermont. Students created poster presentations during this<br />

trip and shared them in a seminar format with members <strong>of</strong> the UMass Geosciences<br />

Department. This trip was shared in an article in Odyssey magazine as well as through an<br />

English/Spanish student-authored travel log with photos, which is available at<br />

http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/mass06/index.html.<br />

• Two SOAR-High teachers were selected as NASA Earth Explorers and, along with<br />

Cooke, are featured in an article on the NASA Earth Explorers Web site at<br />

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/informal/features/F_Signs_<strong>of</strong>_Science.html.<br />

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