| Summer 2002 Workshop | Summer 2003 Activities |
| Academic School Year 2002-2003 Activities | Web-based Component |
The summer workshop was a crash course in entomology! Activities included insect identification and biology, field trips, collecting, touring the Texas A&M University Insect Collection, cockroach trapping, composting and much, much more! For the summer workshop agenda click here.
Each Academic Year Meeting is scheduled for two days with 9 hours contact each session (total of 36 hours of contact from meetings). Additional contact hours will be scheduled in October and March for the project director to visit classrooms and one-on-one meetings with teachers. Also, numerous hours of contact will be included in the web-based component throughout the academic year. Teachers will be participating in monthly assignments via the web to extend the summer component and help in the implementation of teaching ideas in the classroom. (The number of contact hours included here should exceed 18 hours to satisfy the Eisenhower contact hour requirement of 54.)
Monthly School Year Activities
| August | October | December | February | March | May |
Teachers prepare for classroom implementation of Entomology Modules
Teachers discuss uses of collaborative website>
Detailed outline of web-based component discussed
Teachers and Project Instructors finalize pre- and post-test survey for classroom students
Teachers discuss fall schoolyard projects
Visit classrooms and one-on-one meetings held with teachers
Teachers share and discuss implementation plans
Results of students pre-tests are discussedn>
Teachers share fall schoolyard projects
Discussion of web-based projects
Instruction on portfolio development
Teachers discuss plans for spring schoolyard projects
Discussion of web-based projects and classroom lessons
>Teachers work on portfolios
Revisit inquiry and the National Standards: Discussion of effective teaching strategies for diverse learners
Visit classrooms and one-on-one meetings held with teachers
Teachers present schoolyard projects
Teachers share portfolios with other participants
Administration of student post-tests
I nstructors and Evaluator conduct final activities
Final evaluations administered
June - Final Meeting of Instructors, Project Director, and Evaluator
July & August - Evaluation Data Analyzed and Final Reports Prepared
Web-based Component of Academic Year Follow-Up:
Fall 2002 and Spring 2003
Monthly assignments and content will be provided throughout the Academic Year. This will ensure continued support to teachers as they begin to implement ideas into their classroom settings.
Instructions on assignments and information about the insect of the month, plus more content information on the given topic will be posted on the website. Teachers will be able to communicate with each other and with project instructors via the web. Teachers can pose questions and/or address concerns as they teach elementary students about insects. Teachers can also share with other teachers about what is happening in the classroom.
| September | December | March |
| October | January | April |
| November | February | May |
September 2002
Assignments: Insect pet journal
Begin class or individual insect collection
Insect Order of the Month: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets)
More about collecting and preserving insects
Assignment: Fall schoolyard project
Insect Order of the Month: Araneae (Spiders)
More about managing insect cultures in the classroom
Assignment: Class Insect Culture
Insect Order of the Month: Coleoptera (Beetles and Friends)
More about inquiry in the classroom, TEKS and National Standards
Assignment: Compile lessons and artifacts to date for portfolio
Insect Order of the Month: Blattaria (Cockroaches)
More about life cycles of various insects
Assignments: Continue insect collections
Teach lessons from entomology modules
Insect Order of the Month: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
More about fire ants in Texas
Assignment: Plan spring schoolyard project
Insect Order of the Month: Diptera (Flies, Mosquitoes, Lovebugs)
More about threatened and endangered insects in Texas
Assignments: Continue insect collection
Implement spring schoolyard project
Insect Order of the Month: Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, and Ants)
More about vertical alignment for school science programs
Assignment: Compile items for entomology portfolio
Insect Order of the Month: Hemiptera (True Bugs)
More about portfolio assessment
Assignment: Complete insect collection, pet journal, and portfolio
Insect Order of the Month: Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
More about non-insect arthropods.