NOAA Ocean Explorers Workshop Part I- November 14 OR December 5, 2009

NOAA Ocean Explorer Professional Development

by SeaWorld San Diego and the San Diego County Office of Education with funding from NOAA and the National Marine Fisheries Service.

For:  Science Teachers of Grades 5-12 (Public, Private, Non-formal) and Other Educators Interested in Ocean Exploration at any level.

What:  This engaging hands-on workshop will familiarize you with the awesome resources available to teach The Deep Sea:  The Final Frontier!  (see http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/welcome.html)  This novel content area is engaging for students and teachers alike.  The workshop has gotten rave reviews in San Diego in the past, so sign up quick!

When/Where:   
Saturday November 14 OR Saturday December 5
at SeaWorld Adventure Camp (adjacent to SeaWorld), San Diego
8:00am- breakfast and registration
8:30am- workshop begins
3:30pm- workshop concludes (lunch included), participants may remain at SeaWorld until closing.

Registration is capped at 30 participants and is available on a first come, first-served basis.  A wait list will be generated in case of cancellations. 

Register at http://www.creec.org/region9a/stories/storyReader$55

Workshop Overview:  From bioluminescent corals to deep vent worms, from tropical underwater volcanoes to the Arctic Ocean floor, we know more about the Moon than our ocean. Bring the excitement of current ocean science discoveries to your students using NOAA Ocean Exploration lesson plan activities and the Ocean Explorer Web site .  Join NOAA Facilitator Melissa Ryan, as you do inquiry- and standards-based activities* tied directly to REAL ocean expeditions. Experience these multidisciplinary ocean discovery voyages using “new technological eyes” to study earth and life science on the ocean floor.  Use these inquiry-based activities in biology, earth, physical, and marine science courses to connect your students to the excitement of NOAA Ocean Exploration as they travel from the Galapagos Rift to the Arctic Ocean, from Alaskan and New England seamounts to those in the Hawaiian Islands.  

What’s in it for me?:  In addition to learning about this fantastic program, participants will receive a continental breakfast; lunch; the curriculum, Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration with CD-ROM’s; Certificates of Participation; prizes, and more.     
 

*Over 200 lesson plan activities are available on the Ocean Explorer Web site.  Activities generally require few materials to implement and all are aligned to National Science Education Standards. 

**Note:  This is one day of a two day workshop series.  If you attend the second day (dates TBD in Spring 2010) you will be eligible for a $100 stipend for attending both days in their entirety.

For more information, email Adrienne Marriott (creec9a@hotmail.com)