Professional Development, Adventures, Opportunities
The teachers and staff at Hui Malama are always doing things to keep us up-to-date on real-world issues. We also love to go on adventures whenever we can. Below are just a few of the things we have done...
Hui Malama teacher participates in NASA's SOFIA program
Randi has been chosen as one of 26 educators to be an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). She and her partner in this adventure, educator Jim Johnson of Pennsylvania, traveled to Palmdale, CA, for a week of training and flights. They flew on back-to-back, 10-hour, overnight flights aboard a 747SP, specially equipped with an infrared telescope, up into the stratosphere. While in flight, Randi and Jim learned about current research on stellar nurseries, possible identification of other solar systems, behaviors and chemical compositions of space dust pluming out of nebulas, and much, much more. Randi is available for guest lectures for anyone who is interested in learning more about the SOFIA program.
To learn more, go to http://www.sofia.usra.edu/
To learn more, go to http://www.sofia.usra.edu/
Presentations at American Geophysical Union Meetings
Randi in front of the education team's poster for AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2011
Click on the following link to see poster presentation materials for the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 2012
http://postersmith.com/site/share/5f09qr
Underneath the poster below is a link to the handout provided at the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting in Salt Lake City, Feb. 2012. It's full of commentary from scientists currently working with students and teachers.
http://postersmith.com/site/share/5f09qr
Underneath the poster below is a link to the handout provided at the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting in Salt Lake City, Feb. 2012. It's full of commentary from scientists currently working with students and teachers.
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July, 2011: Randi joined a team of researchers onboard the Research Vessel Atlantis to study the unique deep sea environment at Juan de Fuca Ridge, 200 miles off the coast of Washington State.
To see Randi's blog during the voyage, go to:
http://joidesresolution.org/node/1905
While at sea, Randi helped scientists from the University of Hawaii-Manoa conduct experiments on the fluids that flow within the deep ocean crust. She also worked with a team of educators from across the country to host live broadcasts to students, develop outreach projects, and form collaborative teams for sharing what was learned during this cutting-edge deep ocean research. Want to learn more? Go to http://joidesresolution.org/node/1905, or contact Randi to see when her next public presentation will take place.
http://joidesresolution.org/node/1905
While at sea, Randi helped scientists from the University of Hawaii-Manoa conduct experiments on the fluids that flow within the deep ocean crust. She also worked with a team of educators from across the country to host live broadcasts to students, develop outreach projects, and form collaborative teams for sharing what was learned during this cutting-edge deep ocean research. Want to learn more? Go to http://joidesresolution.org/node/1905, or contact Randi to see when her next public presentation will take place.
Randi goes on a STARS research cruise in the Pacific Ocean, May 2010
I'm helping to lower the Niskin apparatus into the ocean for a deep water sampling
Five days on a research vessel, working alongside scientists, learning hands-on...what could be better? By leaping on the chance to participate in the STARS cruise program sponsored by C-MORE institute, I got to learn so much more about ocean studies. Now I have a better understanding of why we do the tests we do...like salinity, pH, temperature, etc. A night of high seas only added to the adventure! Learn more about our adventures at http://cmore.soest.hawaii.edu/education/teachers/gems.htm
Randi heads to Midway Island as part of the Papahanaumokuakea 'Ahahui Alaka'i program, June 2010
albatross chicks undisturbed by my ride
This was an unbelievable adventure and opportunity! Only 12 of us were selected to participate, and we spent 3 days on O'ahu preparing for our journey, followed by a whole week on Midway. We immersed ourselves in birds, the ocean, the history...all on bicycles :). We are all now tasked with being ambassadors for the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, or Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Check out our blog at http://paaprogram.blogspot.com/
Tom and Randi volunteer with the Hilo Marine Mammal Response Network
We offer our help to this network dedicated to marine mammal strandings. It means we get to do all kinds of things, from assisting with animals in the Hawaii Cetatean Response Facility, bringing students to events to help raise public awareness, going to different spots on the island to monitor monk seals, and so much more. We encourage you to join this amazing organization if you are at all interested...just contact Randi or Tom to learn more, or check out their website at http://hmmrn.org/
Ocean Count in Hawaii
Every year, volunteers head out to the ocean to watch for whales, turtles, seals and other protected marine species. Randi is the site leader for one of the sites on the East side of Hawaii Island. We collect data on how many we see and what we see them doing, and then we turn it all in to the Hawaii Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary crew. Feel like coming out and lending a hand? Count days are one each in January, February and March.
Want more info? Contact Randi or check out the website at http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/
Want more info? Contact Randi or check out the website at http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/