Journal Entry

Hail, hail, the gang's all here
What the heck do we care
What the heck do we care
Hail, hail, the gang's all here
What the heck do we care now

(Original lyrics by William S. Gilbert) -Thanks W. Gilbert

We have been going strong at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage, Alaska. http://www.alaskamarinescience.org/

All students arrived safely by late Sunday, January 20 evening. We hit the ground running on Monday and most of day was spent at a workshop and opening event for the conference.

My students will be sharing some of the journals during the week.

Meet Shireen

Meet Shireen DMeet Shireen D

My name is Shireen, I am in 7th grade and I am a SoTre, Student of a Teacher Researcher Experience. I live in Florida and right now I am in Anchorage, Alaska for the Alaska Marine Symposium. I arrived on Saturday, January 19, 2013 afternoon and as soon as I walked outside I was welcomed to Alaska by a blanket of white snow everywhere.

Welcome To Anchorage photo by Shireen DWelcome To Anchorage photo by Shireen D Snow Blanketed Mountain photo by Shireen DSnow Blanketed Mountain photo by Shireen D

Although I was very tired, I was still anxious to play outside in the snow. And after dinner I did just that. My dad and I walked through the downtown area in search of empty park areas in which to play in the snow. On Sunday, January 20, my dad and I were on our way to breakfast when we realized it was SNOWING! I couldn’t believe we were welcomed to Alaska with a white sensation. After everyone arrived to Anchorage, Alaska we had snowball fights, we made snow angels and had dinner.

Snow Angel Shireen DSnow Angel Shireen D

Bird of the Day It is such a great pleasure to many many Ravens flying around town and right outside of my hotel room window!

Raven Corvus spp

Raven Corvus sppRaven Corvus spp photo by Elizabeth Eubanks