Activities

Approximate Workshop Agenda

Day 1

8:20 - 8:30 Introduction and Welcome: Lisa White

8:30 - 8:40 This Workshop and Open Science: Jodie Wiggins

  • Preparation phase on day one is for you to form a work team
  • Focus on what you can accomplish here

8:40 - 9:10 Phylogenetic trees from the perspective of evolutionary science: Brian O’Meara

9:10 - 9:40 Why is tree thinking important in education? Louise Mead

9:40 - 10:40 Resource introduction (~10 min) followed by Q&A (~10 min):

OneZoom: Yan Wong

EOL: Jen Hammock

PaleoDB: Dave Bapst (remote)

10:40 - 11:00 Activity

11:00 - 11:10 Coffee

11:10 - 12:10 Resource introduction continued:

iNat: Brian O’Meara

Phylotastic: Arlin Stolzfus

GBIF: Luna Sanchez Reyes

12:10 - 1:30: Lunch on your own

1:30 - 1:45: Example Lesson plan using the resources

1:45 - 3:00: Resource discovery time - sticky notes “I have a question”

  • Questions:
    • 1. What is/are my goal(s) for this workshop?
    • 2. Which resources will best serve my goal(s)?
    • 3. Are the resources currently in a format that I can achieve my goal using them as-is? If answer is Yes: go to # 4. If answer is No: got to # 5.
    • 4. How do I want to structure my lesson plans to use the resources in my classroom?
    • 5. How would the resource that serves my needs be different from the currently available resources? How would it be the same?

3:00 - 3:20 Activity

3:20 - 3:30 Coffee

3:45 - 5:00: Resource discovery continuation - begin roughing out lesson/resource plans

  • Goals statements ready for tomorrow


Optional group dinner


Day 2

8:15 - 8:45 Posting of goals, working group formation

9:45 - 10:00 Working group lesson plan, resource development

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee/Activity break

10:15 - 11:30 Working group lesson plan, resource development

11:30 - 12:00 Working group reports/ group discussion

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 - 2:00 Posting of goals/modifications, working group reorganization (if desired)

2:00 - 3:00 Working group lesson plan, resource development

3:00 - 3:30 Coffee/Activity Break

3:30 - 4:30 Working group lesson plan, resource development

4:30 - 5:00 Working group reports/ group discussion


Optional museum tour with Lisa White


Day 3

8:15 - 8:45 Posting of goals, working group formation

9:45 - 10:00 Working group lesson plan, resource development

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee/Activity break

10:15 - 11:30 Working group lesson plan, resource development

11:30 - 12:00 Working group reports/ group discussion

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 - 2:00 Posting of goals/modifications, working group reorganization (if desired)

2:00 - 4:00 Working group lesson plan, resource development (coffee and snacks available)

4:00 - 5:00 Working lesson plan/resource presentation (informal)


Dinner on your own


This workshop is hosted by the Phylotastic project. Funds to support this work come from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) grants 1458572, 1453424, and 1458603