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