IARC Education & Outreach Activities
The IARC Education/Outreach Program mission is to connect and engage local and worldwide educators, students, community members, and policy makers with researchers in order to promote the greater understanding of arctic system science and climate change.
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6/7/2010 - 6/17/2010 Summer School on Glaciology |
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FOR EDUCATORS:
Ongoing hands-on programs with IARC involvement for K-12 teachers and students:
Previous programs with IARC involvement for K-12 teachers and students:
Materials for K-12 teachers and students:
- Expeditions in Research -
IARC's blog full of interesting posts and images from research expeditions in the Arctic.
- Aurora Alive - teaching the science behind the
Northern Lights, with hands-on classroom lessons and and multimedia CD.
- Interactive Multimedia Global Climate DVD -
multimedia and associated set of classroom lessons designed to help Alaskan middle-school
students and teachers understand the physics behind global climate change. This project is managed by the Geophysical Institute.
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FOR SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS:
- Graduate Summer
School - amazing summer courses with hands-on training from world-renown scientists.
- Graduate Studies -
obtain your degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
- Post Doctoral Fellows - gain
work experience in arctic climate research.
- Visiting Scholars -
the IARC visitor program provides unique opportunities for collaboration with scientists
from around the globe.
- Events - seminars, workshops,
and conferences held throughout the year encourage excitement, knowledge building, and collaboration
to the field of arctic climate research.
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FOR KIDS:
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LOCAL OUTREACH:
Participation in Local Events:
- Interior Alaska
Science Fair - many IARC faculty participate as judges in this annual K-12 event.
- Alaska Statewide High School Science Symposium - IARC faculty participate as mentors for
high school students.
- Job shadowing - high school students have followed IARC faculty to learn directly about careers
in science.
- Tanana
Valley State Fair - IARC participates in this annual event with an expo
of our research activities and items of general interest and uses the opportunity to connect
scientists with the local community.
Educational Articles:
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OTHER EDUCATION/OUTREACH PROJECTS WITH IARC INVOLVEMENT:
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IARC EVENTS:
- Events - seminars, workshops,
and conferences held throughout the year encourage excitement, knowledge building, and collaboration
to the field of arctic climate research.
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VISIT IARC:
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iarc.uaf.edu