I have been deliberately not mentioning an upcoming opportunity until it is final, but now I can share it with the world.
A couple of years ago, National Geographic Channel, Comcast and Discovery Network brought a marine biologist to the school to talk ecosystems with the kids. His name is Dr. Mike Heithaus. He remembered our school, and emailed our principal in January seeking teachers who might be interested in interning with his team doing marine research.
I applied for the position, working with a PhD candidate, capturing, tagging and tracking tiger sharks, sea turtles and other marine life. The spot would cover transportation, room and board, although I was warned the living quarters were a trailer on the beach, meat was not available more than a couple times a week, etc.
Where, you are probably asking.
The west coast
of AUSTRALIA.
I plan to be there for the month of June. Take a stroll over to http://www.fiu.edu/~heithaus/SBERP/pages/homeframeset.htm
That is the group I am volunteering with. In return, I will create lesson plans for use in classrooms that incorporate the research and such. So so so excited. Always dreamed of going Down Under, but never thought it would be a reality, nor in such a way.
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Well isn't that pretty darn cool!
Congrats.
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