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//**DIGGING UP THE PAST**//

Meeker Public Schools partnered with the higher education institution, Oklahoma Baptist University and Dr. Mickle Duggan data consultant and retired math professor from East Central University, and four small school districts in central Oklahoma to develop and implement the “Digging Up the Past” MSP Program. The four partnering school districts are McLoud, Paden, Prague, and White Rock. Based on the comprehensive Needs Assessment results, Meeker Schools, the LEA, developed a teacher training program that focused on using appropriate instruments and electronic equipment to access and process data related to Earth Science using a variety of methodologies. We chose to use measurement and instructional strategies to encourage problem solving, reasoning, and communication in scientific inquiry of earth science and experiments related to geology, paleontology and archeology. The Comprehensive Needs Assessment was used to develop appropriate teacher training for the process of data related to Earth Science for mathematics skills in geometry, measurement and algebra. A two-week summer institute will engage participating instructors in a variety of geology related activities on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University, at Meeker High School computer and science labs, and at geologically active sites such as the Wichita Mountains, Black Mesa, and others, throughout Oklahoma. OBU Professors and Dr. Duggan, data consultant, will develop and implement a content-based pre-test and post-test for evaluation purposes. Follow-up activities occurring on Saturdays and Wednesday evenings during the school year will include (1) discussions with oil and gas drillers about the effects of injection wells related to earthquakes, (2) workshop in paleontology at the Sam Noble Museum, (3) reviews of PASS and CORE guidelines related to earth science, training on blogging and posting to the electronic educational community site, and (4) the SEC post-survey and presentation of final participant created lessons.