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This recording captures the Nov. 18, 2024 Learn & Connect workshop. In this workshop, Dr. Katie Spellman and Dr. Elena Sparrow talk about scenario storytelling, an innovative model for citizen/community science developed as part of the Winterberry project. This model turns data into stories and pathways to action, engaging youth and the broader community.

This recording captures the Nov. 18, 2024 Learn & Connect workshop. In this workshop, Dr. Katie Spellman and Dr. Elena Sparrow talk about scenario storytelling, an innovative model for citizen/community science developed as part of the Winterberry project. This model turns data into stories and pathways to action, engaging youth and the broader community.

Arctic research is shifting to center Indigenous knowledge and co-production with communities and Tribes. This energy toward Arctic climate research and Indigenous priorities is both needed and taxing for Tribal communities in Alaska. Dr. Adelheid Herrmann has developed a guide to help researchers, academics, federal and state agencies working in rural Alaska understand the current landscape and complexities of Tribal communities. In this webinar, Dr. Herrmann shares her report and graphics to help people visualize the overwhelming number of external and internal forces that Tribes and Tribal…

In this workshop, Infiniscope will covers why place-based educational tools are so important for an audience as well as demonstrate examples of virtual tours from a community-based project in Hawaii and Polar Explorer. Participants have the chance to use the "Tour it" tool to create their own tours.

Dr. Katie Spellman and Dr. Elena Sparrow, hosted this engaging webinar, where participants had the chance to practice how to facilitate community storytelling through hands-on activities. Lesson plans and techniques were shared to help build participants' engagement and outreach toolbox.

In this filmmaking workshop lead by producer, script writer, videographer, and editor Dr. Ryan Vachon (Provare Media) attendees learned about crafting project mission statements, storyboards, camera and audio gear, and basic editing techniques.

In this installment of the NNA-CO science storytelling series, filmmaker and photographer Lianna Nixon guides us through the 5 aspects of building a story, different engagement techniques, and the importance of co-production and counter-narrative when crafting a narative about your science.

In coordination with StoryCenter, the NNA-CO offered Part 1 of a Storytelling Workshop Series that provided an introduction to storytelling and utilizing story as a method for sharing and communicating science. This webinar focused an introduction to storytelling and ethics of storytelling.

Meeting Overview: Looking for proven ideas to communicate your Arctic research with communities and other public audiences. In this NNA learn and connect series, our panelists discussed their real-life experience engaging Alaskan audiences using print newsletters, local media, podcasts, and ArcGIS StoryMaps.

Presented by Howard Epstein

Interaction between Arctic coastal and riverine processes and the built environment and impacts on communities. Presented by Nina Stark, Emily Eidam, & Kevin Franke.

Effects of permafrost degradation and coastal erosion on four Alaska North Slope Borough coastal communities: Survey through knowledge co-production. Presented by Ming Xiao & Min Liew.

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Observe river and lake ice with your students to contribute to winter travel safety and climate change research. Speakers: Katie Spellman, Ph.D & Chris Arp, Ph.D. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Presented by Cassie Rutherford, Cristina Poleacovschi, & Kristie Franz

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Environmental sensor network - getting students and teachers involved in understanding the changing landscape in an Arctic Community. Speaker: Howard Epstein. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Re-imagining Civic Education for the Circumpolar North. Speakers: Jason Young, Nadine Fabbi, Michelle Koutnik (University of Washington). This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Teachers Making Science Relevant to Students, their Culture, and Everyday Lives. Speakers: Ginger Shultz, University of Michigan. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Examining climate impact on food, people, and landscapes with social and physical scientists: Place based curricula, workshops, and Research Experiences for Teachers. Speakers: Polaris Team. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Using Drone Technology in K-12 STEM education. Speakers: Melissa L. Chipman, Syracuse University & Mark J. Lara, University of Illinois. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

STEM at the Poles! Research Experiences for Formal and Informal Educators in the Polar Regions. Speakers: Janet Warburton, Education Project Manager, Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Community Art for Positive Change. Speakers: James Temte ANTHC/APU. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Getting Wild in the Classroom. Speakers: Mike Taras & Alaska Department of Fish and Game. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Polar Educators International [PEI] - Join us in Iceland in April 2022. Connecting polar education, research, and the global community. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Empower your students to observe and act on climate change issues important to your community. Speakers: Elena Sparrow, Ph.D. & Katie Spellman, Ph.D. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Connecting Educators with Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research - Research Cruise Outreach, Workshops, and Resources. Speakers: Kali Horn & The Anderson Lab. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Engaging Youth to Explore Snow and Permafrost in an Arctic Village. Speakers: Jana Peirce & Anja Kade, Ph.D. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.

Announcing the Permafrost Discovery Gateway: A new resource for scientists, teachers and anyone interested in big permafrost data in the Arctic. Speakers: Jen Moss & Anna Liljedahl. This video is part of the NNA Community Office Flashtalk series.