Educator Webinar – Plunging into our Polar Seas
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) has announced a special polar science webinar series aimed at middle and high school educators focused on the 2021 NOSB competition theme, Plunging Into Our Polar Seas.
Enhance…
PhenoCam Teacher Workshop – Using webcam data to explore climate change – Thursday 10/15/20
Introducing a new way to teach about climate change from local to continental scale: PhenoCams!
Learn how to use real time and long-term scientific data generated by web-cameras called PhenoCams. Installed in diverse ecosystems throughout…
MOSAiC Webinar Series
Teachers, bring the unprecedented science and adventure of the ongoing MOSAiC expedition, one of the most extensive Arctic research expeditions ever conducted, into your virtual classrooms with new resources (e.g., virtual tours, tracking apps,…
Attention Educators – Please check out this polar opportunity
The Arctic LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) site is recruiting two middle or high school teachers to travel with a research team to the north slope of Alaska during the summer of 2020. This experience immerses teachers in the practices of…
Connect Your Students with Scientists in Antarctica
This winter, we are excited to offer two opportunities for you to connect your classroom with scientists in Antarctica: I.D. Antarctica and Palmer LTER Video Teleconferences.
I.D. Antarctica: Help polar scientist Andrew Corso identify the…
LIVE with Antarctic Scientists
An exciting opportunity to connect LIVE with Antarctic scientists! From October 21 to November 2, 2019, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Inner Space Center (ISC) will be conducting LIVE interactions from…
Byrd Center offers Women IN Antarctica Symposium
The Byrd Center at The Ohio State University is hosting a symposium that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first all-women research team in Antarctica.
Thursday & FridayOctober 17 & 18, 2019
Led by Dr. Lois Jones, this team…
PolarTREC 2019-2020 Program – Applications Now Due for Teachers and Researchers
You're invited to participate in this exciting professional development and collaboration!
The goal of PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is to invigorate polar science education and understanding by bringing educators…
Spring 2018 Data Stories Webinars
The Polar-ICE team is excited to announce the Spring 2018 Data Stories webinar series. Topics include the effects of a warming Arctic Ocean, changes in Arctic vegetation, and the impact of rising ocean temperatures on icefish.
Geared…
Polar Educators Unite at the AGU Meeting 2017
PolarTREC is highlighting some great events at the upcoming AGU conference in New Orleans December 11-15, 2017
Here is a list of interesting events:
ARCUS has a number of Arctic focused events that you might also be interested in, including…
Connect Your Students with Antarctica
Participate in a real-time videoconference with a scientist at Palmer Station, part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network.
Your students will engage in a 30-minute virtual scientific briefing and discussion with an LTER scientist…
NEW Webinar Series for Educators
The Polar-ICE team is excited to announce the launch of Data Stories and an accompanying webinar series. Geared towards teachers in grades 6-9, Data Stories are easy-to-use, 5-minute interactive online stories focused around engaging students…
