August 2014 - Aberdeen, WA

Aberdeen Workshop

Aberdeen Museum of History
August 11-14, 2014

Detailed Agenda

Workshop Presentations and Activities:

Presentations by the CEETEP team and invited scientists, educators, and emergency management specialists provided background on Pacific Northwest tectonics, earthquake and tsunami hazards, and community preparedness.

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Related videos and animations can be found in the Detailed Agenda and on the workshop DVDs.
Introductions: CEETEP, EarthScope, Participants, Instructors (Bob Lillie)
Beauty and the Beast: Plate Tectonics and Geological Hazards of the Pacific Northwest (Bob Lillie)
Basics of Earthquake and Tsunami Science and Hazards and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Roger Groom)
Surviving a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake (Brynne Walker, Bob DeGroot)
Cascadia Earthquakes and Tsunami and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Roger Groom)
Tsunami Are You Ready (Brynne Walker)
Native American Oral Histories (Beth Pratt Sitaula)
Exchange of Pedagogies: Working Together in Coastal Communities to Engage Learners (Bob Lillie)
Digital Resources (Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Bob DeGroot)
Preparedness for Post-event Personal and Community Survival (Brynne Walker)
Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures (Roger Groom)

Breakout sessions provided participants with opportunities to use their “Tool Box” of teaching supplies, maps and posters. Demonstrations led by experienced classroom teachers helped familiarize participants with their Workshop Notebook filled with plate-tectonic, earthquake, tsunami, and emergency preparedness activities. Related animations and other teaching resources to these presentations and activities can be found on the Detailed Agenda and Teaching Resources pages.

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Field Trip:

The field trip day began with a visit to the Elk River Estuary to explore tsunami geology with Brian Atwater of the U. S. Geological Survey -- one of the first researchers to document and interpret evidence for Great Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes. Participants observed tsunami geology in the riverbank and took cores of tsunami sand sheets and intertidal marsh layers buried during the last great earthquake and tsunami in January of 1700. Next the group visited the Ocosta Elementary School to learn about the ongoing plans to include a tsunami vertical evacuation structure into the new elementary school, set to start being built in 2015. This will be the first such structure in North America. At Grayland Beach the group discussed challenges and opportunities in teaching about geohazards in beloved outdoor places. Then Washington State Tsunami Program Coordinator, Brynne Walker, led the group on a tsunami evacuation drill to the nearest safe area - nearly one mile away. The last visit was to the GPS station at the Stafford Creek Correctional Center, where participants learned how EarthScope instrumentation continuously measures and transmits data on plate-tectonic movements.
Aberdeen Workshop Field Trip Guide

Action Teams:

Participants were organized into Action Teams with a mix of teachers, interpreters, and emergency management educators from coastal communities. On the final day, each team presented on their plans for post-workshop projects which they would present about at the March 2015 Share-a-Thon

Agenda Aberdeen 2014

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Cascadia EarthScope Earthquake and Tsunami Education Program (CEETEP)

Workshop for Teachers, Interpreters, and Emergency Management Educators

August 11-14, 2014

Aberdeen Museum of History

Primary room: Aberdeen Museum of History Exhibit Room
Secondary room: Meeting Room #1 (lower level)

Monday, August 11 (Day 1)
Cascadia plate tectonics, earthquakes and tsunamis; Seismic and GPS monitoring: Earthquake and distant tsunami preparedness
8:30	Coffee, tea, juice, snacks for those who arrive early
9:00	1. Introductions: CEETEP, EarthScope, Participants, Instructors (Bob Lillie)
10:15	Break (Coffee, tea, juice, snacks)
10:30	2. Beauty and the Beast: Plate Tectonics and Geological Hazards of the Pacific Northwest (Bob Lillie)
12:00	Thoughts/questions/reflection (Bob Lillie, Beth Pratt-Sitaula)
12:15	Lunch (Served in Entry Area)
1:00	3. Basics of Earthquake and Tsunami Science and Hazards (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Roger Groom) Associated animations: Basic earthquake animations [.zip] USArray movies Understanding moment magnitude animation
3:15	Break (Coffee, tea, juice, snacks)
3:30	4. Surviving a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake (Brynne Walker, Bob de Groot) Big Bank Theory Emergency Drill Scene Liquification in Japan and New Zealand ShakeOut YouTube channel ShakeOut hypothetical rupture in SoCal
4:30	Forms: Reimbursements; Stipends; Photo Permissions; Logistics for Day 2 Field Trip (Nancee Hunter, Beth Pratt-Sitaula)
4:45	Reflection, Questions, Implications (facilitation team)
5:30	Adjourn

Tuesday, August 12 (Day 2)		Field Trip Guide
Field Trip: Cascadia earthquake and tsunami geology; EarthScope GPS installation; Earthquake and tsunami emergency planning
7:30	Coffee, tea, juice, snacks for those who arrive early
8:00	Depart Aberdeen Museum of History for Field Trip (designated car pools will be arranged Day 1)
8:30	Stop 1: Elk River Estuary (Brian Atwater, Bob Butler)	Tsunami Geology	Core for tsunami sand and discuss the varied evidence used to determine Cascadia's Great Quake and tsunami history.
11:00	Drive to Ocosta Elementary School
11:15	Stop 2: Ocosta Elementary School (Brynné Walker, Paula Akerlund, and Cale Ash)	Tsunami Vertical-Evacuation Structure	Visit construction site for vertical-evacuation structure.
12:00	Drive to Grayland Fire Hall, Intersection of Hwy 105 & Grayland Beach Access Rd
12:15	Lunch, Grayland Fire Hall
1:00	Stop 3: Grayland Beach (Bob Lillie; Brynné Walker)	Beauty and the Beast; Extreme Evacuation Challenges	Brainstorm about interpretive opportunities and overcoming challenging tsunami evacuation sites.
1:45	Grayland Beach Evacuation Walk (Brynné Walker)	Tsunami Evacuation Route	Walk from Grayland Beach to Turkey Road Assembly Area. Includes time to think about and discuss hazards, infrastructure, solutions.
2:30	Drive to Stafford Prison off Hwy 105 between Aberdeen and Westport
3:00	Stop 4: GPS Station P398. (Beth Pratt-Sitaula)	GPS Stations	Visit component of EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) and discuss how movements of Earth's surface tell us about earthquake hazard.
4:15	Drive back to Aberdeen Museum of History
4:30	Adjourn

Wednesday, August 13 (Day 3)
Cascadia earthquake and tsunami science and activities; Local tsunami preparedness; Native American oral histories; Pedagogical exchange among educators; Action Team planning
8:30	Coffee, tea, juice, snacks for those who arrive early
9:00	5. Cascadia Earthquakes and Tsunami and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Roger Groom) Associated animations: Japan 2011 Tsunami NOAA Making of a Ghost Forest Turbidity Flow [.mov] Cascadia Turbidite History GPS and Future Earthquakes [.mp4] Episodic Tremor and Slip Types of Subduction Zone Movement [.mov] Earthquake Early Warning System Cascadia [.mp4] Tsunamis Generated by Megathrust Earthquakes
10:30	Break (Coffee, tea, juice, snacks)
10:45	5. Cascadia Earthquakes and Tsunami and Related Teaching Activities (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Roger Groom)
12:00	Thoughts/questions/reflection (Bob Butler, Bonnie Magura, Roger Groom)
12:15	Lunch (Served in Entry Area)
1:00	Science Storytelling through Interpretation: CEETEP team presents example of "Group Interpretive Program" from 2013 Workshop.
1:15	6. Tsunami: Are You Ready (Brynné Walker) Tsunami Basics video - NOAA
2:00	7. Native American Oral Histories (Beth Pratt-Sitaula) Associated videos: Run to High Ground Thunder Bird and Killer Whale: a Tillimook Indian Legend Creation Story of Gabrielino-Tongva People of California
2:45	8. Exchange of Pedagogies: Working Together in Coastal Communities to Engage Students, Visitors and Residents on Earthquake and Tsunami Science and Preparedness (Bob Lillie)
3:15	Break (Coffee, tea, juice, snacks)
3:30	Birds-of-a-Feather Breakouts: How do I relate earthquake/tsunami science and preparedness to my learners at my venue? (Interpreters: Bob Lillie & Bob de Groot; EM Educators: Beth Pratt-Sitaula & Brynne Walker; Teachers: Bob Butler & Nancee Hunter)
4:15	Action Teams: Teams work on Community Educational Project on earthquake and tsunami science and preparedness. They will present their project plan during Day 4 of this workshop, and the results of implementation at the March 7, 2015 Share-A-Thon in Quinault, WA.
5:30	Adjourn

Thursday, October 14 (Day 4)
Community earthquake and tsunami preparedness; Action Team presentations and postworkshop action plans
8:30	Coffee, tea, juice, snacks for those who arrive early
9:00	9. Digital Resources (Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Bob DeGroot) Digital resources handout [docx]
9:45	10. Preparedness for Post-event Personal and Community Survival (Brynné Walker)
10:30	Break (Coffee, tea, juice, snacks)
10:45	Break Out Sessions	Meeting Room #1 (basement) 11. Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures (Roger Groom) Associated resources: Tsunami Forces & Structural Design for Vertical Evacuation (FEMA, NOAA) Seaside Oregon without vertical evacuation towers Seaside Oregon with vertical evacuation towers FEMA P646 Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis FEMA P646 Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis: A Guide for Community Officials Teachers	Main Hall Hazard Inventory (Bonnie Magura, Althea Rizzo) Interpreters & EM Educators
11:35	Break Out Sessions	Meeting Room #1 (basement) Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures (Roger Groom) Interpreters & EM Educators	Main Hall Hazard Inventory (Bonnie Magura, Brynné Walker) Teachers
12:15	Lunch (Served in Entry Area)
1:00	Action Teams: Final preparations for presentations and discussion about the task, schedule, and logistics for each Action Team to develop their March 7, 2015 Share-a-Thon products.
1:45	Action Teams: Groups 1, 2, and 3 present their ideas for development of Community Educational Programs on earthquake/tsunami science and preparedness. 20 minutes total per group (2 minutes prelude; 10 minutes presentation; 8 minutes discussion). Groups are encouraged to model how they will present specific concepts in different educational settings.
2:45	Break (Coffee, tea, juice, snacks)
3:00	Action Teams (continued): Groups 4 and 5 presentations.
3:40	Action Teams debrief and further develop their Project Plan, including tasks, schedule, and logistics for completing and implementing their project and reporting results at March 7, 2015 Share-a-Thon.
4:15	Post-Workshop Assessment (Michael Coe, Beth Pratt-Sitaula). Focus groups will be held by educator type (teachers, interpreters, EM educators). When you are not in a focus group, you will be taking the post-workshop survey.
5:30	Adjourn