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Going to Siberia where there are active volcanoes and grizzly bears seems a lot like taking your life into your own hands, and to some degree it is. However, I feel more like I am putting my life into the hands of others, which is essentially more true than my first statement. I’m sure that many

In the last year not a day has passed that I have not found myself reflecting on the incredible adventure to Lake El’gygytgyn. This experience continues to influence my life and my classroom in numerous ways. Although it has been a little over a year since my return from Lake E, this week marks a

Eastern Daylight Time – a beautiful thing, if you happen to live on the east coast. I think that I am officially back on my normal time schedule after a week of intense training and field trips in Fairbanks, Alaska. That being said, now that I am over the exhaustion, I have hit the ground running

With my brain flooded with information and ideas needing to get absorbed and developed, I couldn't resist a little adventure to see more of Alaska. Taking off with the full splendor of gentle Fairbanks below me, we were in the air for only a short 45 minutes. Back on the ground I was amazed at the

What A Week! Tonight's rainout of our tennis match allows me to share a bit about the wonderful experience I had last week up in Fairbanks, Alaska! As a 2009 PolarTREC alumni, I was invited to participate in their 2010 Orientation and ShareFair. (Yes!! They are grant funded for another four years!)

Hi Folks- this is Bill Schmoker checking in from my home base at Centennial Middle School in Boulder, CO. It’s Wednesday, May 12 and I’m settling back in to my teaching routine here. We got a few inches of snow in Boulder last night and the white covering on grassy and shady areas will help keep the

Wrap up Day...Today was a "tie it all together" reflection day. We began the morning with two hours of guided practice. We had a full page checksheet of technological skills on which we needed to show our competency. This was great because everyone worked specifically on the skills that needed the

Computers were in front of us. Pens, pencils, post-its, papers, and binders surrounded us. A never-ending stream of sandwiches, fruit, half-cooked brownies, coffee, water, and ice-tea kept our energy up.And we were bombarded. Information was hurled at us. Practice webinars connected us to experts

What have you been doing? I got the question from home...so, what exactly does training mean? What have you been LEARNING? I thought I would take a journal and dedicate it soley to training related learning. When you read my journals, you are experiencing the application of what I have learned

A Walk through Time, the Alaska Pipeline and an Ice Museum?? Next stop was the United States Corp of Engineers Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility. I have to admit, when I saw the "permafrost tunnel" on the agenda, I thought we were going to visit a tunnel where permafrost conditions are simulated