Event Type
Webinars and Virtual Events

How to Collaborate with Educators and Artists in your Polar Research

Event Dates
2024-05-16
Location
Online, 10:00 a.m. AKT

The United States Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) invites participation in their upcoming webinar, “Get to know Polar STEAM: collaborating with educators and artists in your polar research” on Thursday, 16 March 2024, from 18:00-19:00 UTC (10am-11am Alaska/2pm-3pm Eastern USA).

Polar STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) is an NSF-funded program that creates teams of polar researchers, educators, and artists to engage in virtual and field research in the Arctic and Antarctic. Join this USAPECS-hosted webinar to learn how you can collaborate with Polar STEAM, as well as best practices for working with K-12 students, educators, and artists in your research.

Meet the presenter:
Michelle Pratt is the Program Manager for Polar STEAM (https://polarsteam.info). Michelle worked as a K-12 teacher in Alaska for ten years, is a National Geographic Certified Educator, and worked at McMurdo station for two austral summer seasons in support of research efforts in the South Polar region.

Zoom registration link and event information: https://iarpc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpd--tqTMrGtJpF5enaTDFiuv1EdbA…