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Overview
We
are pleased to announce the U.S. Educational Seismology Network (USESN)
Workshop, to be held at the Mount Washington Conference Center near
Baltimore, Maryland on September 13-16, 2003 (full days on Sept. 14-15).
The workshop will provide a forum for exchange of ideas on the future
of educational seismology in the U.S., and will result in detailed
educational and operations plan for the USESN initiative. The workshop
will include approximately 40 participants from the research, education,
and science outreach communities. The 2.5-day meeting will include
a mixture of oral, poster and discussion sessions, and will conclude
with formal writing assignments for education and operations plans
for the USESN.
The
U.S. Educational Seismology Network (USESN) is a newly formed educational
coalition that operates under the auspices of IRIS's Education
and Outreach program. The USESN brings together under a single
organizational umbrella a variety of seismology outreach programs.
The USESN seeks to (1) promote the installation and effective use
of educational seismographs and seismic data; (2) disseminate high-quality
curricular materials and educational services that promote the use
of seismology in science education; and (3) provide an organizational
framework for coordination and advocacy of educational seismology
across the country.
The
coalition's broad goals are summarized in a 'white paper', entitled
"Shaking Up America's Classroom: A Vision for Educational Seismology
in the United States", which summarizes the mission, vision,
and goals of the consortium, as well as an ambitious list of needs
for the educational seismology community. These long-term goals will
be honed into a short-term strategic plan at the USESN workshop.
The
workshop and its ultimate product--a detailed management and operations
plan for the USESN--will address a number of critical issues surrounding
educational seismology, including
•
the role of educational seismology in the K-12 setting
• assessment of educational effectiveness of educational seismology
programs
• linkages with the EarthScope Education and Outreach Network
• technical issues facing educational seismology programs
• development of an effective organizational framework for
educational seismology
• short-term and long-term plans for the USESN
The
workshop's two full-day sessions will include plenary lectures, poster
presentations, breakout discussions, and informal meetings. We have
a full agenda and ask that all attendees stay for the full meeting
to help us achieve our goals. All attendees will be encouraged to
submit abstracts and to bring a poster to the workshop. The abstract
and poster can present examples of existing educational seismology
programs or ideas about prospective educational seismology programs.
The abstracts will be distributed at the workshop, used to form breakout
groups addressing specific tasks, and finally integrated with discussions
at the workshop to outline a broad educational plan for USESN.
Funding
for travel, housing and meals is provided by the National Science
Foundation for up to 40 participants. All prospective participants
are required to apply for the
workshop. Participants will be selected based on the applicants'
potential to contribute to the diverse educational goals of the USESN.
Important
Dates:
July 21, 2003 Application Deadline
July 30, 2003 Approval Notification
August 15, 2003 Meeting registration
August 22, 2003 Abstract submission
Useful
Links:
U.S. Educational Seismology
Network
USESN
White Paper: "Shaking Up America's Classroom: A Vision
for Educational Seismology in the United States"
IRIS Education & Outreach
Program
EarthScope Education
and Outreach Network