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Our Lady of
the Lake University
411 Southwest 24th St.
San Antonio TX 78207-4689
Phone: (210) 434-6711 ext8215
Fax: (210) 431-3927
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Partners
CASIO
Grant (1997) provided 18 teachers with three days training
on the graphing calculator, probes and digital camera.
Each teacher received a graphing calculator. Also the Collaborative is a training center for CASIO graphing
calculators, CBL’s, and digital cameras. Peggy Carnahan and Karen
Harrower were the
PI’s.
CEPUP
(1999) is chemistry/environmental resources for 5-10 grade teachers.
Three modules were presented for 28 teachers area teachers.
Kathy Ward hosted the CEPUP workshop through the Chemistry
course..
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GLOBE
(1998-present) OLLU is a GLOBE Franchise to certify educators on
environmental protocols. The teachers are to establish a school
center where students will collect environmental data for international
studies. Currently, Dr. Rainwater, Dr. Ward, Scott Walker, and Peggy
Carnahan have certified ~75 teachers.
Each teacher received a $50 manual. Additional funding ($500-600)
for school kits for our graduate teachers have come from Bexar Met
Water District, the Chemistry and NASA grants. This past semester,
Region 20 assisted with funding of the training. This program has
also been required for the three courses—Environmental, Integrated
Chemistry, and new NASA Space/Geoscience. This semester we are making
school observations on GLOBE campus implementation. We have had
teachers from out of the city including Kerrville, Austin, and Houston. |
NASA
(2000-2001) is a second NASA grant to
help pre-service and in-service teachers with geology and instructional
technology. Thirty
teachers will receive 6 graduate credits (geology and technology).
Also all the teachers are able to attend the annual NASA
Conference, take their students to the Scobee Planetarium at SAC,
receive GLOBE training, and receive classroom resources. Currently,
there are classroom observations and meetings with each principal
by Peggy Carnahan and in the fall by Kathy Ward. Kathy Ward is the
PI. The grant is ~$200,000
for two years.
NASA
Earth and Beyond (1997-99) NASA Geo-Space Partnership Grant
with OLLU and SAC. Kathy Ward was the Curriculum Specialist
for OLLU and Peggy Carnahan was the Curriculum Specialist for
SAC. The grant was ~$400,000 for two years.
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