Activity

Hello all,

I’ve sent out an email with information regarding our upcoming trip. Please keep an eye out for it! I’ve included the weekend’s agenda below:

GABI-RET Cohort 6 – The North American Connection – The Montbrook Experience  April 5-8, 2018 Working Agenda-Activities subject to change

Thursday, 5, April 2018

Daytime: Participants arrive to Gainesville, check into Holiday Inn on University Avenue.

Hotel Contact Info for Shuttle Service: 352-376-1661

Participants can get dinner before Ice Breaker activity

7:30p to 9 p ET, Director’s Conference Room, Dickinson Hall, UF

Meet at Dickinson Hall (See attached directions)

Icebreakers and Hor d’vours

1. Intro/Welcome (5 minutes)-Answered by all; Moderated by Bruce
2. Ice Breaker (10 minutes)
   1. Collaborative Drawing

• Overall Cohort 6 Objectives (5 minutes)-Lead by Bruce
  1. Teachers participate with scientists in authentic research on fossils, earth science, and paleontology.
  2. Build scientist-teacher partnership and learning community enabled by myFOSSIL.
  3. Scientists present research results at meetings and in peer-reviewed publications.
  4. Teachers develop lesson plans aligned with current standards.

1. Overview of Cohort 6 Professional Development (PD) Activities (5 minutes)-Lead by Bruce
2. Expectations (5 minutes)-Lead by Bruce
   1. Virtual communication and collaboration
   2. Lesson plan on material learned
   3. Sustained engagement
3. Background and research agenda (15 minutes)-Lead by Bruce

• Personal Experiences from Program Veterans (10 minutes, total)-Lead by Speakers; Moderated by Jeanette
• Using myFOSSIL (5 minutes)-Lead by Jeanette

1. Game plan and logistics for Montbrook Dig (Friday and Saturday) (10 minutes)-Lead by Jeanette
2. Other Questions and Wrap-up (10 minutes)-Lead by Jeanette; Answered by all

Friday, 6, April 2018

8:45 am: Van arrives to pick up participants from Holiday Inn Parking lot (breakfast on your own)

9-10a: Drive to Montbrook

10a-12p: Dig

12-12:30p: Lunch (Caterer by Panera)

12:30-2p: Dig

2-3p: Return to Dickinson

3-4p: Tour Collections

4-5p: Discussion and preliminary lesson planning ideas

5p: Participants are free to go to dinner

7p: Evening social activity?

Saturday, 7, April 2018

8:45 am: Van arrives to pick up participants from Holiday Inn Parking lot (breakfast on your own)

9-10a: Drive to Montbrook

10a-12:30p: Dig

12:30-1:30p:Return to Powell

1:30-2:30p: Lunch at Powell

2:30-5p: Tour public exhibits to brainstorm for lesson plans

5-6p: Gather in McGuire Classroom-Present ideas for lesson plans; Wrap-up remarks

6p: Participants are free to go to dinner

8p: Evening social activity?

Flyers-Don’t forget to schedule an Uber to get to the airport tomorrow morning! Please save receipt for reimbursement.

         Car 1: pick up by 4:45a; Ride Share with: Isai, Denice, and Maureen

         Car 2: pick up by 5:45a; Ride Share with: Maya, Dave, and Gary

Sunday, 8, April 2018 – No structured activities planned

4:45a: Uber arrives to pick up Isai, Denice and Maureen to go to airport (flight at 6:04a, Gainesville Airport)

5:45a: Uber arrives to pick up Maya, Dave and Gary to go to airport (flight at 7:18a, Gainesville Airport)

Remaining participants need to check out from hotel by 11a

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