Polar Educators International Members,
The steering committee has been gearing up for some big projects this summer. In addition to our own internal strategic planning, we wanted to get members involved in a few different ways. We hope you participate!
All the best,
PEI Steering Committee
Sarah Crowley, Joanna Hubbard, Sandra Vanhove, Sophie Weeks, Bonnie Anderson, Antony Jinman, Thomas Lane
Polar Educators International Survey 2012
Surveys are due by July 31, 2012
The steering committee for our organization is looking towards the future. We want to include feedback from members and other interested parties on the important priorities for our organization to help develop plan our future direction. This survey is comprised of important questions for your consideration. Please take about 15 minutes of your time to help shape the future of Polar Educators International.
Polar Educators International Survey Link
If you are interested in being contacted in regards to your responses enter your name and contact info at the beginning or with any comments section. No identification will be shared publicly. Questions and comments to PEI. Thank you for your time, energy, and input.
Polar Week Flagship Activity Contest
Submissions are due by July 25th to this address. (Please use Subject Line: Flagship Submission)
Your teaching can go global!!
PEI is partnering with APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) to celebrate Polar Week: September 16-22,2012.
PEI members are encouraged to submit an activity/lesson to be chosen as the flagship activity for all educators and classrooms around the world. Through our partnership, APECS members have pledged to translate the winning activity into nearly 30 different languages including Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Sakhu (Yajut) and many more. All other submissions will become be a part of a growing set of Polar Week resources.
Winning submission will be announced in early August. Questions and comments to PEI.
Requirements for submission:
- Entire submission must be 500-700 word count (1-1.5 pages) for ease of translation
- Winning submission becomes a creative commons document, no restrictions on use
- Activity must be accessible and appropriate to a large age group of students
- Submit lesson/activity in English. If you have a submission in another language, please contact PEI.
- Verify that your submission is scientifically or culturally accurate
- You must be available for translators to contact you for clarifications via email
Please include all that apply:
- Your name, contact info, occupation, and home (state, province, country) (Does not count towards word limit)
- Activity/Lesson Title and Topic Field (ie. Geology, Biology, Interdisciplinary, etc.
- Completion Time
- Materials Needed
- Big Idea and/or Objective
- Overview and/or Background Information
- Preparation and Procedure
- Citations (does not count towards word limit)
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