Academic Year Workshops and Conferences

Reefs, Rhizomes and Restoration
Dates: June 2-6, 2013
Deadline for Registration: OPEN until full
Tuition: $100 registration fee, refundable upon completion of workshop
           (workshop tuition, meals and housing FREE)
           *3 graduate credits available through UWA. Additional tuition applies.*

DISL Course Objectives
Alabama Course of Study Objectives and Ocean Literacy Standards
2013 Application

Funded by the MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium

Come to Dauphin Island and learn what habitat restoration is all about. Gain first-hand experience with oyster reefs, sea grass beds and salt marshes by visiting these habitats locally. Learn about the science of restoration ecology and adapt the information to present in your classroom.

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Climate Change in the Gulf of Mexico

Dates: June 9-12, 2013
Deadline for Registration: OPEN until full
Tuition: $100 registration fee, refundable upon completion of workshop
           (workshop tuition, meals and housing FREE)
           *2 graduate credits available through UWA. Additional tuition applies.*

Alabama Course of Study Objectives and Ocean Literacy Standards
2013 Application

Funded by the MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium

You have undoubtedly heard news about global climate change.  Is this the same as global warming?  What are the possible impacts in Alabama and the Gulf region?  Why is it controversial?  How does climate change fit into the Alabama Course of Study?  Join us for the week and learn more about climate change from researchers, conduct related hands-on activities suitable for your students, and explore data-rich online resources you can use in your classroom.  We will explore the concepts of global warming, ocean acidification, sea level rise, models and, of course, hurricanes.  You will analyze an ice core, go by boat to see an environmental monitoring station in Mobile Bay, see for yourself if the range for tropical fishes is expanding, and explore how visual interpretations of data can be misleading.

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Technology in Marine Science (ROV)
Dates: July 7-11, 2013
Deadling for Registration: Until full
Tuition: NO COST
Restricted to teachers from NE Florida and panhandle region, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

2013 Application

Are you a high school teacher? Do you teach environmental science, marine science, engineering, physics, or physical science? This may be just the workshop for you! Teachers will learn about ROVs, remotely operated vehicles, and how they are used to explore, research, and work in ocean waters too deep or dangerous for humans. Fun field experiences include a trip aboard the R/V Alabama-Discovery and seeing a fully functional ROV at work. Teachers will be provided with ROV materials to take back to their school, where they will assemble a team of students to build and improve a basic ROV. Teams will return to the Sea Lab in the spring for an ROV competition!
2 teachers per school required, and must have administrative support for team component.

Funded by the Deep-C Consortium.

Fins, Fishes and Fisheries
Dates: July 28 - August 1, 2013
Deadline for Registration: OPEN until full
Tuition: $100 registration fee, refundable upon completion of workshop
           (workshop tuition, meals and housing FREE)
           *3 graduate credits available through UWA. Additional tuition applies.*

DISL Course Objectives
Alabama Course of Study Objectives and Ocean Literacy Standards
2013 Application

Funded by the MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium

Seafood business is well-known and booming, but how is it all handled? Come to Dauphin Island and learn about fisheries management and the sustainability of the seafood industry. Learn about current fisheries research, trawl in Mobile Bay and offshore areas, visit local aquaculture facilities and practice being a fisheries manager.

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NOAA How Do We Explore?

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Deadline for Registration: SPACES STILL OPEN. DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FULL!
Tuition: FREE. Educators who attend the full day will receive a $50 stipend.
2013 Information and Registration Form
Funded by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

For 5-12 grade science teachers. Learn how to use standards-based lessons and other online resources that guide classroom investigations into the innovative exploration strategies, sophisticated instrumentation and equipment used onboard the Okeanos Explorer ship to explore our largely unknown ocean. Topics include how targets are selected for exploration, mapping techniques, water column exploration, remotely operated vehicles, and telepresence technology. Learn how explorers use this data to learn more about our deep ocean world.