Professional Development with the new gundalow Piscataqua!
Gundalow Company is offering a free professional development workshop this summer aboard its new gundalow. Fifth- and sixth-grade teachers* will learn to use hands-on science activities, field experiences and local scientific data to teach about marine life, water quality and human impact on the local environment. All activities will be based in Portsmouth, NH over several days: August 16 and 17 for classroom and field work; a half-day in September for a free boat-based field trip for your class; and a follow-up evening session in October.
Registration now open with limited space. Please e-mail education@gundalow.org for registration and information.
*While this is geared toward fifth and sixth grade teachers, registration will be extended to other grades as space allows.
This workshop is offered at no cost to teachers thanks to funding through NOAA’s Bay Watershed Education and Training Program – which is designed to provide “meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEE)”. The nonprofit Gundalow Company is one of four organizations working together on NEOSEC’s “Get WET in New England”.
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: Why Do We Explore? Professional Development for Educators of Grades 5-12
NOAA Office for Exploration invites educators of grades 5-12 to attend the introduction to Volume 1 of the Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection: Why Do We Explore?
Participants will learn how to use inquiry- and standards-based lessons and other online resources that guide classroom inquiries into several important reasons for ocean exploration including Climate Change, Energy, Ocean Health and Human Health. Participants will also have an opportunity to explore related JASON Project and Immersion Learning curriculum related to ocean exploration, experience the new Titanic exhibit and Ocean Exploration Center and participate in a Nautilus Live Theater show.
The workshop is a free event, and will be hosted in Mystic, Connecticut at Mystic Aquarium.
Registration is required and space is limited. Each participant will receive Volume 1 of the Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection, Why Do We Explore?, materials related to activities presented during the workshop, a NOAA Ocean Exploration Certificate of Participation, continental breakfast, and lunch.
Registration Deadline is April 27, 2012
To reserve your spot, contact Mystic Aquarium’s reservation department at 860-572-5955 x520 or reservations@mysticaquarium.org.
Teachers on the Estuary Workshops
This summer, two of the New England National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs) are offering 4-day “Teachers on the Estuary” (TOTE) professional development workshops. These research and field-based workshops, geared towards middle and high school teachers, are designed to improve teachers’ and students’ understanding of estuaries using local research examples. Find more information on their websites: Waquoit Bay NERR Cape Cod, MA (contact: Joan Muller, Education Coordinator) and Narragansett Bay NERR, RI: (contact: Maureen Dewire, Education Coordinator)
Upcoming Green Teacher Webinars
The free Green Teacher webinar series resumes for 2012 with nine new dates/topics announced through March—please find details below. You can sign up for these sessions, and find more information on the presenters, at http://www.greenteacher.com/webinars.html.
Can’t attend a webinar? Don’t worry! Archived recordings of all webinars are also available on The Green Teacher Website. (Archives are available free of charge to anyone for one month following each webinar, and are thereafter available to Green Teacher subscribers.)
Webinar: NASA’s Aquarius Studies Our Salty Seas
January 17, 2012 at 7pm ET
Register Now!
Tuesday, January 17th, NASA scientists Gary Lagerloef and David Le Vine will kick off a two-part webinar series focusing on never-before-seen discoveries by the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite mission. By measuring our salty seas, Aquarius sheds light on the inner workings of ocean circulation as well as providing more insight into global system processes such as climate. The 90-minute webinar for educators will reveal some of the complexities of getting accurate salinity measurements from space, as well as the many challenges that have been addressed throughout the history of the Aquarius mission.
As part of each interactive webinar, attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a live question and answer session with the presenting scientists. The concept map-based webinars will also provide participants with a rich collection of educational resources relating to Aquarius, salinity and technology.
Register now to attend this webinar series. Signing up will provide you with the needed login information to attend the live webinars, and also to be notified when webinars are archived online after the live presentation (in the event that you cannot attend the live webinar).
Register now to attend this webinar series. Signing up will provide you with the needed login information to attend the live webinars, and also to be notified when webinars are archived online after the live presentation (in the event that you cannot attend the live webinar).
For more information about the webinar series, visit http://aquarius.nasa.gov email Annette deCharon at annette.decharon@maine.edur.
