SCRIPPS EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCES 9500 GILMAN DRIVE

SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA, CA 92093-0207

Jun 3, 20!"
To Whom It May Concern:
From Fall 2013 through Spring 2014, Shea Phillips participated in approximately 20 hours of science professional
development in partnership with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the San Diego Science Project.
This work is part of the CREATE STEM Success Initiative at UCSD, which is an effort to harness the resources
available at the university to positively impact K-12 students and teachers. This collective effort brought together a
group of physics teachers in a self-designed PD experience in order to engage them as scientists and enrich their
work as teachers.
In October 2013, the group spent a day working directly with Dr. Ken Melville at SIO whose research focuses on
breaking waves and the air/sea interface. The teachers engaged with Dr. Melville in a range of discussions, from his
use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to collect data to how dimensional analysis can allow for more efficient data
collection. The group then explored one of his labs at SIO, interacting with instrumentation and discussing data
collection at the oceans surface. Time was also spent in the Hydraulics Laboratory at SIO making observations and
learning about acoustic data collection using the 33-meter wave tank.
For the remainder of the professional development experience, the group of teachers took time during two Saturdays
to collaboratively develop lessons directly related to Dr. Melvilles research to use in their classrooms. Each of the
lessons is focused on a specific Science & Engineering Practice of the Next Generation Science Standards and will
be taught as part of physics lessons on wave mechanics. These collaboratively designed lessons will be taught
during the Spring 2014 semester at Garfield High School, The Preuss School, Chula Vista High School, Olympian
High School and Guajome Park Academy and will reach approximately 625 students in total.
This professional development opportunity has been highlighted on two UCSD websites as part of the CREATE
STEM Success Initiative:
https://ucsdcreate.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/making-waves-engaging-teachers-as-scientists-transitioning-
to-the-next-generation-science-standards/
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/a_lever_for_local_stem_education?
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