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LEARNING OCEAN SCIENCE THROUGH OCEAN EXPLORATION

Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration.  Registration is required and space is limited.  This is the first of a two-part workshop series.  Educators who attend both full-day workshops will receive a $100 stipend.  Bring the excitement of current ocean science discoveries to your students using the new Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration curriculum and a CD-ROM of the Ocean Explorer website (http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Dates: September 13, 2008 (Part 1) and March 14, 2009 (Part 2) 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.
To be placed on stand-by please submit the following:
Click here to download the application and announcement

 

Summer Workshops
Here you will find a listing of the teacher training sessions available in summer 2008, please contact Denise Keaton at (251)-861-7515 with any questions.
 

Marine Application of Science and Technology

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is introducing an exciting teacher workshop titled "MAST" (Marine Applications of Science and Technology). This workshop introduce

Bird the educator to hands-on application of math, technology, and science using coastal Alabama resources.  Teachers will explore disciplines as varied as oceanography, salt marsh ecology, climatology and fisheries management.
This program is designed to provide teachers with a means of linking mathematics, technology and science utilizing the marine environment as a tool.  The oceans provide an exciting avenue for learning by providing a mystery of the unknown and the challenge of exploration.   Each participant will receive a GPS receiver for use in the classroom.  Workshop registration begins in January.
Requirements for this workshop include:  Alabama 6th - 12th grade math or science teacher. Dates: TBA
*Credit hours available:  3 semester hours graduate credit.
Funding to be provided by the Alabama State Department of Education under Titles II and V of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
 
 

The DeltaDelta

Explore the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, the second largest delta in the continental U.S.  Travel to and learn firsthand about its submerged grass beds, marshes, and cypress-gum swamps, rich with plant and animal life.  Visit the Mississippian Indian Mounds at Bottle Creek and look for the Red-bellied Turtle that inhabits the fresh to brackish waters of the delta which is found nowhere else in the world.  Find resources and classroom ideas for teaching your students about the importance of the delta, as well as its rich biodiversity.  Dates:  TBA
*Credit hours available:  2 semester hours of graduate credit

 

Beaches, Birds and Barrier Islands

 

People on Boat Join us for a "three island tour" of the Gulf Coast's most beautiful barrier islands. Enjoy the pristine environment of Petit Bois Island, bird watching on Gaillard Island, beachcombing on Dauphin Island, and many other exciting activities.  Classroom application and curriculum materials will be provided for all grade levels.  Dates:  TBA
*Credit hours available:  3 semester hours graduate credit.


Sharks and Rays

Few animals instill fear in people like sharks.  Come and join us to set the records straight about these valuable, beautiful, and misunderstood fish.  Learn the ins and outs of shark biology as we start 150 miles inland searching for ancient fossilized shark species right here in Alabama. Then proceeding south to Dauphin Island, we will go long-lining for live sharks on our research vessel.  All the while we will learn practical ways to weave sharks into classroom curriculum through a shark dissection, interactive classroom materials, and scientific talks from area shark biologists.  Dates: TBA
*Credit hours available:  3 semester hours graduate credit.


 

Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

The COSEE: CGOM Scientist/Teacher Institutes are funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Navy, in cooperation with The University of Southern Mississippi-Marine Education Center (USM-MEC), the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), the University of Florida/Florida Sea Grant College Program, and Mississippi State University (MSU).
The Program invites 12 teachers and five scientists from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to participate in a three week (five days in residence for field activities and 10 days involved in distance-learning spread over a three-week timeframe), three-semester hour, graduate course.  The content focuses on coastal processes, habitats and organisms, and marine technology. The course may also be taken for continuing education units.
The Institute establishes a working partnership between marine and ocean scientists and teachers, giving each the opportunity to share information and ideas about scientific research and science education. The grant provides room and board, a wealth of ocean sciences education materials, instruction, and a stipend for each participant.  5th - 9th Grade teachers from the five gulf states are eligible to apply for admission to this program.

   
Dates: TBA

*Credit hours available:  3 semester hours graduate credit.

Rotating Workshops
 
Coastal Connections Linking Watersheds to the Gulf of Mexico
Beach and People   Do you want to have a fun workshop in the sun and sand? How about taking home a 300 page curriculum guide filled with multi-grade level class-room activities?  Take a ride into the Gulf of Mexico on a research vessel collecting animals for your classroom.  Visit a near-by uninhabited barrier island.  *Credit hours available:  3 semester hours of graduate credit. 

Submerged Grassbeds of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Snorkel rock jetties and seagrasses.  Dig the surf zone and gently walk the salt marsh.   Explore the intertidal habitats to subtidal habitats of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico.  The settings will be St. Andrews Bay and St. Joseph Bay, Florida.  Objectives are to examine and compare sandy beaches, rock jetties, muddy marshes and swaying seagrasses.  
*Credit hours available:  3 semester hours of graduate credit 
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