CLASSROOM EXPLORATION OF THE OCEAN - VIRTUAL TEACHER WORKSHOPS
NOAA OCEAN EXPLORATION TEACHER CURRICULUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OKEANOS EXPLORER LEARNING COMMUNITY


Please join us!
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 10, 2008
CLASSROOM EXPLORATION OF THE OCEAN
Virtual Teacher Workshop
and the first step to building a virtual learning community for
NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration!

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Week 1:  September 29 – October 3

Deep Ocean Exploration – New Discoveries and Implications for Our Warming Planet
Dr. Steve Hammond
Acting Director and Chief Scientist, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

Introduction to the NOAA OE Websites and Curriculum
           
Week 2:  October 6 -10

The Okeanos Explorer, NOAA OE's new ship dedicated to ocean exploration
John McDonough
Deputy Director, NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research Program

Virtual Tour of the Okeanos Explorer

This ship is the first federal vessel dedicated to ocean exploration. We hope that through this workshop, participants will become familiar with the ship and its capabilities, as well as exploration that the ship will conduct.


 

 

NOAA Office Of Ocean Exploration Supported and Related Project at the College of Exploration.

Ocean Science Teaching Videos

Ocean Exploration Then, Now and the Future, HMS Challenger and Beyond Virtual Teacher Workshop

HMS Challenger Virtual Fieldtrip

PACON June 2008

IPMEN 2007 Hawai'i

Other NOAA and Related Projects

Understanding Tsunamis Online Workshop

Hawaiian Isalnd Humpabck Whale National Marine Sanctuary - Live underwater remote controlled webcam coming soon

 

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More info on:
Classroom Exploration of the Ocean
Virtual Teacher Workshop

Our virtual ship is leaving soon! Get on board to explore NOAA OE's educational programs and resources. Join us on the Aft Deck to meet scientists from NOAA OE and fellow educators. Get briefings about NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, ocean issues, ocean expeditions and the new NOAA OE vessel for ocean exploration, the Okeanos Explorer. Find out what NOAA OE's virtual learning community is all about!

In addition to the presentations, we will be offering a professional development center for educators that introduces participants to NOAA OE curriculum, (Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration) Section 1, Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts, especially Principle 7 ("The ocean is largely unexplored"), NOAA OE's website, and a newly developed website for elementary school aged students, ways to integrate science and other subject areas, and a boatload of great resources for teachers!



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