Bringing Whale DNA to High School Students – story of the teacher-scientist partnership

We interviewed Alexis Custer, a Palmer LTER RET, and Logan Pallin to hear a bit more about their teacher-scientist partnership as they developed a data-focused lesson plan for high school biology during the summer of 2016. The Data Nugget:…
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Talking about the Sci-I Project with the U.S. Secretary of Education

Pam Gildersleeve-Hernandez, Superintendent/Principal at San Antonio Elementary School, traveled from southern Monterey County, CA to Washington D.C. to talk with the U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. John King, in late October. As one of…

Polar-ICE Sci-I Project 2017-18 Cohort Resources

The Polar-ICE Sci-I Project 2017-18 cohort included a fantastic group of 19 middle and early high school educators from New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Utah, and central California. Below is information about participating educators,…

Video Teleconferences from Palmer Station

Connect Your Students With Scientists in Antarctica Participate in an opportunity to virtually join in the Long Term Ecosystem Research (LTER) program with a polar scientist.   Students will engage in a 30-minute virtual scientific briefing…

EARTH Workshop in Monterey CA!

EARTH 2017 will be July 16-21, 2017 in Monterey, California. The focus will be on polar research as we are partnering with Rutgers University and CSUMB on our joint NSF Polar-ICE grant. We are adding the C-DEBI group as well so there'll be some…

What is the Bigger Picture? – Scientist-Teacher Partnerships

It all started in 2003 after spending a week listening to teachers tell us what they would want in an ideal professional development workshop... connecting with researchers - to meet them and hear their stories both professional and personal…

You’re the Expert is Coming to Rutgers University

Live Taping of NPR Show You’re the ExpertJoin us for a fun filled evening of comedy and fun.  The guest of the show will be Dr. Oscar Schofield, Co-PI in the LTER program and Professor, Rutgers University.Click Here to Register! Aparna…

Polar Day

Would you like to help celebrate Antarctic Day 2016 and decorate the Antarctic? Dates: Flags must be received by 30th October 2016, to reach the Antarctic by December 1st 2016. Contact: committee@polarnetwork.org for more information or…

Polar ICE is at NSTA Regional Conference – October 29, 2016

NSTA Regional: Minneapolis Polar ICE session (9:30 – 10:30am, Room 200D)  Polar-ICE is providing opportunities to expand teaching and learning innovations in middle and high school classrooms as well as enhance science communication.…

Testable Questions, Not Often…But We Are Changing That

Heads nod in unison, a few eyes roll, but no one’s world is rocked. After all we only stated, “make sure it is a testable question.” It seems obvious enough that scientific questions are testable, right? But when we push our students…

Project Polar Bear

Win a Climate Grant with Project Polar Bear Project Polar Bear is an international competition for middle and high school student groups taking action to fight climate change. Teams compete by creating a plan for a project that will help reduce…

Polar Film Festival

In celebration of Polar Week 2016, the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is announcing the Polar Film Fest! This is a virtual film festival – everything is online and you can watch the films whenever and wherever…