[NMScience] FW: Apply to the ARMADA Summer Teacher Research Project

[Ellen Loehman]

ARMADA Project- Research and Mentoring Experiences for Teachers

The University of Rhode Island's Office of Marine Programs is now accepting
applications for the ARMADA Project- Research and Mentoring Experiences for
Teachers.  The ARMADA Project, funded by the National Science Foundation,
provides K-12 teachers an opportunity to actively participate in ocean,
polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring.

Selected Master Teachers (with five or more years teaching experience) are
paired with leading scientists and participate in shipboard, field, or
laboratory research.  Research experiences will take place during the
summer, although there may be opportunities during the school year.  Upon
completion of their research experience, Master Teachers develop ways to
bring the fruits of their research experiences, including scientific data,
methodologies, and technology into their classrooms.  They share their
experiences by mentoring new teachers in their school district and by
presenting their results at the National Science Teachers Association
National Conventions.

The ARMADA Project has placed teachers in research experiences all over the
world. Past experiences include taking part in the largest North Pacific
humpback whale study in the waters off the coast of Alaska, investigating
the impacts of global change in the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic,
monitoring and assessing tidal creeks in South Carolina, studying the impact
of human activity on dusky dolphins in New Zealand, identifying foraging
behaviors of Antarctic Crabeater Seals, water circulation studies in the
Norwegian Sea, and a variety of ecosystem monitoring projects in the Bay of
Fundy, Narragansett Bay, Gulf of Maine, Stellwagen Bank, Western Shelf of
Florida, Sargasso Sea, Bahamas, Alaska, and Block Island Sound. See
www.armadaproject.org <http://www.armadaproject.org>  for more information
on past research experiences.

Application deadline is February 9, 2009

For more information about teacher qualifications, responsibilities, and to
download an application see the ARMADA Project website www.armadaproject.org
<http://www.armadaproject.org>  or contact Andrea Kecskes at 401-874-6211 or
armada at gso.uri.edu.