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ARCUS Orientation – Fairbanks, Alaska – March 22-25, 2007 Hello everyone! Today, I met the other 12 PolarTREC teachers from around the country who will be going on their own expeditions with science teams. The Principal Scientist (PI) from each team joined us via telephone conference call for what

PolarTREC is no longer a myth. Real people, real locations, real teachers, real researchers; have all been uncovered. Events will unfold through layers of snow and ice. Our first frosty event began March 21, 2007 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Introductions, expectations, survival, communication and

The time change has thrown my internal clock off. I bounded out of bed this morning ready to go at 2:00 am Alaska time. My body thinks it is 6:00 am. Today (8:30-5:00) was spent in a series of workshops and meetings that gave us an introduction to Polartrec and what our job requirements are in the

For spring break, most teachers and students pack their suitcases and fly to a tropical paradise. They might unwind, get a tan, frolic in the water, and kick back. Recharge their batteries. Most teachers and students, but not those who are given the professional growth opportunity of a lifetime. Not

So here I am in Fairbanks, Alaska, at the PolarTREC Orientation with 15 other teachers that will be traveling to the Arctic or the Antarctic over the next year, beginning my preparations to return to Russia with the Kuril Biocomplexity Project. Last summer I worked with scientists from the

Wow, I'm going to the Arctic. After a whirlwind of emails and interviews, I never thought I'd actually be going to the Bering Sea on the USCG Icebreaker, Healy. Yet before I set sail, I've got a trip to Fairbanks for orientation. Nothing could really prepare me for the trip. All I could think was it

My expedition is being funded from the following three organizations. Please, please mention their generous funding for this once in a lifetime learning experience I am about to begin... March 24, 2007 Aloha from Alaska! I have always been known as a teacher who is passionate about helping students

Arriving in Fairbanks on Wednesday afternoon, I walked from the airport terminal into a balmy 21 F. This wouldn’t have been so bad except for the fact that not 36 hours before I was on a beach in Port Aransas, TX where it as 75 F. On Thursday morning we were off and running, already discussing the

I am in Fairbanks preparing for my Polar TREC to Barrow, Alaska beginning in June. Even though we have been very busy learning the ins and outs of being a Polar TREC teacher, we did have time last night for a wonderful Italian dinner compliments of the folks at ARCUS. We also made a stop at the

Note: As a way to use this Journal, you may want to copy the journal entry into a word file and highlight the parts that you want to share with your classes. Welcome to spring! Ever since the winter solstice on Dec ­­­21 the amount of day light has been increasing in the northern hemisphere. On