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Field Notes, a newsletter of Polar Field Services, profiles the selected PolarTREC teachers from across the United States convening in Fairbanks, Alaska, to participate in the 2011 PolarTREC Orientation and ShareFair. The annual orientation serves as a rigorous training ground for the teachers who participate in hands-on professional development experiences throughout the year at both Poles.

PolarTREC teacher Michael Lampert describes the wonders of working underneath a mass of moving glacier ice in northern Norway.

Article describing teacher Laura Lukes' hands-on teaching experiences and her 2011 expedition with an international group of two dozen students at Kangerlussuaq Field School in Greenland.

Article describing PolarTREC teacher Susy Ellison's recent expeditions to Alaska to take part in a tree ring study in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and an archaeological expedition in Kivalina.

This PolarConnect Event was with teacher Michael League and a team of researchers in Antarctica. They are looking at adaptations of marine worms. The event focused on adaptations and biomes. Length: approximately one hour

This PolarConnect Event was with teacher Michael League and a team of researchers in Antarctica. They are looking at adaptations of marine worms. The presentation was given a part of a teacher training in energy curriculum. Length: approximately one hour.

Teacher Betsy Wilkening and researchers publish an article in the Journal of Geophysical Research stemming from their work on the PolarTREC OASIS project.

This is a one hour presentation and satellite phone call with a Seasons and Biomes Xpedition on Mt Kilimanjaro. The presentation is part of the GLOBE program to educate the world on biome diversity and our biomes at home. This is an archive of the event from 11:30am-12:30pm ADT.

This is a one hour presentation and satellite phone call with a Seasons and Biomes Xpedition on Mt Kilimanjaro. The presentation is part of the GLOBE program to educate the world on biome diversity and our biomes at home. This is an archive of the event from 10-11ADT.

This PolarConnect Event was with teacher Michael League and a team of researchers in Antarctica. They are looking at adaptations of marine worms. The presentation focused on where they are, what they are doing, and what they found.