Bill Schmoker
About
Expeditions:
International Continental Shelf Survey
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
Centennial Middle School
Bill Schmoker is an Earth Science teacher at Centennial Middle School in Boulder, Colorado. He holds a Secondary Earth Science Education degree from the University of Northern Colorado, a master's degree in Secondary Science Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has been teaching for 17 years. Additionally, Mr. Schmoker works with pre-service teachers, is a member of Centennial's Technology Committee, has authored, edited, and consulted on many Earth Science Education products, and has held many leadership roles at the building and district levels throughout his career.
Mr. Schmoker is also passionate about birding and bird photography. For several summers he has conducted bird monitoring transects for the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. He has been an instructor for the American Birding Association's Youth Birding Program and for their Institute for Field Ornithology. Bill has photographed over 600 species of North American Birds, and his photos appear internationally in numerous books, magazines, web sites, and interpretive signage. When not teaching or birding Bill treasures time in his gardens and with his family.
Bill Schmoker's Content
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December 23, 2010 Cold Seep Clams |
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December 20, 2010 Muddy Buddies Part 2 |
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December 14, 2010 Muddy Buddies Part 1 |
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December 12, 2010 Clear as Mud |
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December 8, 2010 Marine Mammals |
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September 6, 2010 Dry Land! |
Read Full Journal | 7 September 2010 |
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September 5, 2010 The Green Flash |
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September 4, 2010 Packing Up |
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September 3, 2010 Visitors from Afar |
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September 2, 2010 Animals On Board 2 |
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| Bathymetry: Mapping Mystery Bay | Lesson | 14 October 2011 | |
| That Sinking Feeling: Density Currents Lab | Lesson | 14 October 2011 | |
| Student Journal Booklet PDF | Activity | 8 August 2011 | |
| Centennial Middle School teacher Bill Schmoker heads to Arctic Ocean | Article | 31 January 2011 |
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Antarctic Birds! |
IceCube In-Ice Antarctic Telescope 2012 | February 9, 2012 - 12:03pm |
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Antarctic Birds! |
Tectonic History of the Transantarctic Mountains | February 9, 2012 - 12:01pm |
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Birds of Raven's Bluff |
Early Human Settlement in Arctic Alaska 2012 | February 9, 2012 - 11:04am |
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Arctic Birds |
High Arctic Change 2012 | February 9, 2012 - 11:01am |
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Barrow Birds! |
Oceanographic Conditions of Bowhead Whale Habitat | February 9, 2012 - 11:58am |
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Greenlandic Birds! |
Greenland Education Tour 2012 | February 9, 2012 - 10:57am |
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Siberian Birds |
Siberian Arctic Systems Study | February 9, 2012 - 10:52am |
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Toolik Tunes |
Predatory Spiders in the Arctic Food Web | February 9, 2012 - 10:47am |
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Barrow Birds! |
Microbial Activity in Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2012 | February 9, 2012 - 10:44am |
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Toolik Birds! |
Tundra Nutrient Seasonality | February 9, 2012 - 10:32am |
There are lots of arctic breeding birds on the tundra and sea cliffs- in my opinion the most awesome Greenland bird is a white-phase Gyrfalcon. Basically look for a feathered jet fighter that looks mostly white & you'll have it!
{read more}Personally, I think the coolest reasonable possibility for you up there is Gyrfalcon...
-Bill
{read more}Hi Caitlin- thanks for the note!
I definitely missed my family while I was gone, and one of the best
things I've seen in a while was my wife and son waiting for me at the
airport! I'm home now and back teaching. Being on the Healy was an
amazing experience and I'm so...{read more}
Hello, RJ- thanks for the note.
None of our research involved animals, except for keeping an eye out for
marine mammals so we could keep our distance and avoid disturbance
whenever possible.
I did miss my family, and am very happy to be home now!
Being on the...{read more}
Hi Daniel- thanks for writing.
It was pretty neat living on the Healy. On the one hand it was kind of
like a college dorm- I slept in a bunk (called a "rack"), had a
roommate, ate in a cafeteria, and hung out with friends. But the view
out my porthole was amazing, and...{read more}
Hi Frankie- great to hear from you!
On this trip the sea life has fallen into four categories: Birds, Seals, Whales, and Bears.
We've seen a variety of seabirds including gulls, shearwaters, auklets, and murres. We've seen ringed and bearded seals along with minke, sei, and gray...{read more}
Hi Caitlin- thanks for the note. I certainly have family pics with me, both on my laptop and on my iPhone. I miss them but having email and satellite phone access has really helped in the 5 weeks I've been gone from home. I've had a great time up here but I'm also excited to start my way home...{read more}
Hi Deanna- good eye on the dry dock additions! I asked around about this and it seems the other changes are more behind the scenes. The main upgrades are a new multibeam sonar system and a new communications satellite system. Both have had their quirks but part of the year's Arctic campaign...{read more}
Hi Karl- awesome to hear from you. I really enjoyed following your journals and thought of you as we sailed north through the Bering Strait- awesome to think that we were passing over the trails of the ancestors of the people you were studying.
Life on the ship is pretty cool. Lots...{read more}
Hi Deanna- great to hear from you! Thanks again for your tips about life on the Healy- very helpful.
I am very much looking forward to seeing my wife & son again when I get home- missing the dog days of summer with them at home has been one of the few downsides to taking a long trip...{read more}