<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Last year's participants are saying:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_9145062966044308899gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">"We've tried some great tools this year and you've helped me think about more ways I can get my students playing with data without being intimidated."</i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></i></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">"</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">These resources are a great tool for students to use data to understand relationships and concepts through inquiry and problem-solving. It also provides a great opportunity for students to work with actual data sets from the field."</span></i></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588235294118)" face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:large"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/BMWZidakZPMgsxWS2" target="_blank">Sign me up</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"> </span></span></font><font color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">to be part of this year's NES-LTER Schoolyard!</span></font><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">As part of a National Science Foundation-funded program, t</span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">here is a great opportunity for teachers and students to engage with authentic science research by taking part in the <b>"<span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-il">Schoolyard</span>" portion of the Northeast US Shelf Long Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) program</b> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://nes-lter.whoi.edu/" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap" target="_blank">https://nes-lter.whoi.edu/</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">. This is open to Middle and High Schools in the region and can fit into any science subject or any level class. It is an excellent opportunity to build your toolbox for NGSS practices and link research experience for students in a vertical science program. </span><br></div></span><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap">This <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">2nd </span>year <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">of 5 will include</span>:</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">3 Teacher <b>PD</b> workshops/webinars, pilot of student </font><b><font color="#000000">DataJam</font><font color="#ff0000">*</font></b><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588235294118)">,</font><font color="#000000"> field sampling<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> support</span>, curriculum <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">support</span>, </font></span>
<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>R<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">esearch Experience for Teachers (RET)</span> cruise opportunities<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></b></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">, potential student field trip to WHOI (based student/teacher participation during the year)</span><br></span></div><div style=""><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im" style=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000" style=""><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">*see </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">t<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">he article in</span></font><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">September issue of</span> NSTA <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><i>The</i> </span></font><i style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Science Teacher<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></i></font></span></span></div><div style=""><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im" style=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000" style=""><i style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></i></font></span></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap">There is no cost to participate<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>. Field trips and substitute teachers will be funded by the grant. Field equipment may be available on a loan program to invested schools.</span></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap">If you are </span></span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div style="display:inline">curious </div></font><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">and want to learn more, please <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">sign up</span> to get you<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">rself</span> on the contact<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> list</span>. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">If you decide you are unable to commit the time this year, all I request is an email to "unsubscribe". </span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></font></span></span></span></div><div><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">P</span>lease share<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> the link</span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>with any other colleagues who may be interested in learning more. </font></span></span></span></div><div><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588235294118)" face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:large"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/BMWZidakZPMgsxWS2" target="_blank">Sign me up</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"> </span></span></font><font color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">to be part of this year's NES-LTER Schoolyard!</span></font><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail-m_8790152831290960525gmail-im"><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_9145062966044308899gmail-m_2243167282191851271gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#073763">Annette Brickley<br><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#073763">NES-LTER Education & Outreach Coord.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#073763">S<div style="display:inline">TEMming the Gaps Consulting</div></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#073763"><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline">Mattapoisett</div>, MA<br>207-951-6273 (mobile)</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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