Alicia Gillean (TAS 2012) was one of over 200 applicants to be selected by PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) in November 2012. Mrs. Gillean is going to Northern Alaska from May 30, 2013 – June 27, 2013,… [Read more]
Dakota Feather Wins First Place at Art Festival
23 Apr, 2013
Dakota Feather, a sixth grader at Jay Middle School and student of TAS alumna 2011, Jenny Goldner, won first place for his artwork at the 2013 Tulsa Indian Art Festival in February. Dakota sold his artwork to a festival… [Read more]
Congratulations to Bryan Hirschman (TAS 2009) for being accepted as a NOAA Planet Steward! Twenty-five high school teachers from all over the United States were selected in the fall 2012 and will launch the pilot project this spring with… [Read more]
Ellen O’Donnell (TAS, 2012) presented at the New Hampshire Science Teachers Association Conference on March 10 and 11, 2013. She talked about the Teacher at Sea Program, her experience at sea, and the project Sisters at Sea. Sisters at… [Read more]
Valerie Bogan (TAS 2012) presented at the 42nd Annual Hoosier Association of Science Teachers (HASTI) Conference for Professional Development in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 6-8, 2013. Ms. Bogan presented information about the Teacher at Sea Program and her experience… [Read more]
Stacey Klimkosky (TAS 2009) and Megan O’Leary (TAS 2007), two New England Teacher at Sea alumni from Truro Central School in Truro, Massachusetts, received a mini-grant from the Cape Cod 5 Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation in order to… [Read more]
Partnership professionals, teachers, and scientists from around the world attended the first International Teacher and Scientist Partnership (ITSP) Conference in Boston, MA on February 13-15, 2013. The ITSP conference included sessions for both new and experienced stakeholders in teacher-scientist… [Read more]
Caroline Singler (TAS 2010) shared her TAS experience aboard the USCGC Healy in the Arctic and hands-on activities that demonstrated how sound waves travel through the air, water and solids at the American Association for the Advancement of Science… [Read more]
Ellen O’Donnell (TAS 2012), Laura Rodriguez (TAS 2010), Caroline Singler (TAS 2010), and Lisa Hjelm (TAS 2008) presented posters about their Teacher at Sea experience and their subsequent work at the International Teacher Scientist Partnership (ITSP) conference in Boston,… [Read more]
Amanda Peretich (2012) represented the Teacher at Sea Program at NOAA’s Heritage Week Open House on Saturday, February 9th at NOAA’s Science Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. A series of free activities was open to the public, including… [Read more]
