Spreading the word

ArcView is a computer program for GIS which allows users to create rel= ational maps to represent data from a variety of sources. Each type of data forms a layer of geo-referenced polygons which can be superimposed onto a map. Multiple layers can reveal relationships between various environmental parameters. This powerful tool helps students to see and discover these relationships and can become the basis of project based learning on issue= s that affect student lives. For this institute, ArcView will become the primary tool to teach environmental science.

Participants will develop environmental GIS projects which may be rela= ted to, but not limited to the themes, seismology and hydrology. These projec= ts are to be published on the World Wide Web. In addition to the 80 hours of formal instruction, participants will be expected to spend an addition= al 20 hours in utilizing the Internet for environmental science education purposes.

Location:=A0 Stockton campus of the University of the Pa= cific (one hour from the SF Bay Area, one hour from Sacramento)

Fees: $50 for a two-day field trip, to be collected on site.
=A0$100 refunded deposit to hold place (refunded at the close of the institute).
=A0Deposits will be forfeited for no-shows & cancellations after June 1, 1998
=A0Continuing Education Units (1-4) are optional at $60/semester unit.

Housing:=A0 On campus housing will be reserved for parti= cipants who request it. Cost: $21/day single, $16/day double (does not include meals).

Food: Continental breakfast and buffet lunch is provided for all participants at no cost. For those staying on campus, the dinner meal is your responsibility. Several options are available.

Travel: all travel expenses are the responsibility of the participant. Airports=A0 serving Stockton are San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento. The commute from downtown Sacramento Stockton via I-5 is 45 minutes. From Oakland via I- 580/205, Stockton is one hour.

Eligibility: all teachers with responsibility for enviro= nmental science education from grades 4-12. Participants should be computer liter= ate and have internet access. Where you live is not relevant.

Enrollment Limit: 32

Deadline:=A0 All applications must be received by April 15, 1998.

Major Funding:=A0=A0=A0 National Science Foundation grant (WWNF= F);=A0 the University of the Pacific.

Contributing Sponsors:=A0 Environmental Systems Research Instit= ute, Inc.; California Science Teachers Association
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To Apply: complete the attached application form. Send the form and a check for $100 payable to WWNFF to

=A0Dick Filson, Institute Director
=A03710 Wood Duck Circle
=A0Stockton, CA, 95207

Applications must be received by April 15th. All applicants will be notified by May 1 or sooner along with a list of alternates. Alternates will be notified in the case of a cancellation up to June 1, 1998. Any applicant who is not chosen as an alternate will receive their deposit check by mail at the time of notification. Alternates for which there are no vacancies will receive their deposits shortly after June 1. All partic= ipants completing the institute will receive their deposits on the last day of the institute.

If you have additional questions, you can reach the Institute Director= , Dick Filson at 209/477-4234 (H) evenings or write e-mail, dfilson@inreach= .com