<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Using MARGINS Data in the Undergraduate Classroom<br><br>A two-day MARGINS workshop designed to refine, complete, and evaluate teacher-ready mini-lessons for the undergraduate classroom will be held 28th-29th May 2009 at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.<br><br>The decade-long NSF MARGINS program has generated a wealth of data for use in the undergraduate classroom. This workshop will focus on polishing, evaluating and publishing on-line a diverse suite of teacher-ready mini-lessons to complement those already available.<br><br>Important MARGINS data tools and resources, including the MARGINS Data Portal, GeoMapApp, Virtual Ocean, SedDB and PetDB will be demonstrated at the workshop.<br><br>This will be a hands-on workshop. In advance of the workshop, participants are required to evaluate an existing mini-lesson or provide an idea for a new mini-lesson.<br><br>Workshop meals and shared hotel accommodation will be provided. MARGINS also has some money available to help successful applicants offset the cost of travel.<br><br>The deadline for applications is 15th March 2009. The deadline for successful applicants to submit materials (an evaluation or a new idea) is 15th April 2009.<br><br>The simple application form is here: <a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/workshop09/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/workshop09/index.html</a><br><br><div>Other useful links:<br>MARGINS mini-lessons: <a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/margin/minilessons.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/margin/minilessons.html</a><br>Mini-lessons by topic: <a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/topic.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/topic.html</a><br>Mini-lessons evaluation: <a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/assess.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/assess.html</a><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>