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Presentations

MARE is always presenting on ocean sciences education. Check out our recent conference presentations!

Presentations on Ocean Literacy and Scope & Sequence

Ocean Literacy in Europe

The first conference on Ocean Literacy in Europe was held in Bruges, Belgium on Friday, October 12, 2012.

MARE's Craig Strang and Peter Tuddenham of the College of Exploration gave a joint presentation on 10 years of Ocean Literacy efforts in the USA. Their presentation was in three parts, the first covering the 10-year history from Craig Strang, and then Peter Tuddenham gave an overview of the design principles and processes. The third part was a facilitated discussion that was designed to demonstrate some of the principles, namely conversation, listening, inclusion, collaboration and transparency.

Here are the three parts of their presentation:

Part One—Craig Strang

Ocean Literacy presentation in Bruges, Belgium - Craig Strang from MARE with the College of Exploration on Vimeo.

Part Two—Peter Tuddenham

Ocean Literacy presentation in Bruges, Belgium - Peter Tuddenham from College of Exploration on Vimeo.

Part Three—Discussion

Ocean Literacy Discussion in Bruges, Belgium from College of Exploration on Vimeo.

 

“U.S. Ocean Literacy Campaign: Leading the way for Pacific nations, Australia, China, Fiji and Japan.” Strang, C. California and the World Ocean Conference, September 2010, San Francisco
This presentation was part of a panel titled “Engaging Scientists and Educators in Ocean Literacy” and discussed the dissemination of the Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence to Pacific nations.

“Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence Update and Next Steps.” Strang, C., D. Payne, S. Schoedinger, P. Tuddenham, L. Whitley. National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Annual Conference, July 2010, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
This presentation focused on the progress of the Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence.

“Practical Applications of the Ocean Literacy Principles Scope and Sequence.” Halversen, C., S. Schoedinger, C. Strang, and L. U. Tran. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2010, Philadelphia
This presentation focused on classroom applications of the Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence.

Presentations on Ocean Sciences Sequence

“Teaching an Inquiry-based Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence for grades 3–5.” Halversen, C, Strang, C. National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Conference, July 2011
This presentation will introduce the newly-published Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence for grades 3-5 and will focus on strategies for teaching this curriculum.

“An Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence for Grades 3–5.” Halversen, C., Weiss, E. (Short Course.) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
The Ocean Sciences Sequence provides teachers with tools for bringing ocean sciences to life for their students. This short course introduced the Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence and then immersed participants in inquiry-based activities from the Ocean Sciences Sequence that they could take back to share with their students and colleagues.

“Dive Into Ocean Literacy with the NEW GEMS Ocean Sciences Sequence for Grades 3–5.” Halversen, C. (Commercial Workshop for Carolina Curriculum Pubs.) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
This presentation introduced the newly-published Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequences for grades 3-5 to an audience of science teachers from around the country.

Presentations on College Courses

“The Communicating Ocean Sciences Network: Universities, Oceanographic Institutions, Science Centers, Aquariums, and Schools Working Together to Improve Education and Public Outreach Efforts.” Skene, J.A., C. Halversen, and L.U. Tran. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU), Vienna, Austria, April 2011.
This was a poster presentation and round-table discussion to share the COSIA course with European universities and research institutions.

“Communicating Ocean Sciences (COS/COSIA) Program.“ Halversen, C. California and the World Ocean Conference. September 2010, San Francisco
This presentation was part of a panel titled “Engaging Scientists and Educators in Ocean Literacy” and discussed the Communicating Ocean Sciences (COS) and Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) college courses.

“Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences and SMILE.” Halversen, C., and J. Rosenberg. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Climate Literacy Conference, February 2010, San Diego, CA.
This presentation focused on the college course Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA), and the posting of activities developed for COSIA on SMILE (howtosmile.org), an online database of science and math activities.

“The Impacts of COS K-12 and COSIA on Future Scientists.” Randol, S. Ocean Sciences Meetings, February 2010, Portland, OR
This presentation addressed the effect of two COSEE-related courses, Communicating Ocean Sciences (COS) and Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA), on college students’ careers.

Presentations on Reflecting on Practice

“Reflecting on Practice: Professional Development for Informal Science Educators.” Tran, L., Halversen, C., Friesen, E. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
This presentation focused on the Reflecting on Practice program, a grant program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) which provides professional development to educators at informal science education institutes.

“Institution-wide Professional Development; Supporting the Growth of Informal Educators.” Tran, L. U., Halversen, C., Friesen, E., Rowe, S., Bader, D., and Evans, K. Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), October 2009, Ft. Worth, Texas.
This presentation focused on the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) Museum Educators Reflecting on Practice program which was built upon pedagogical components of the Communicating Ocean Sciences (COS) program.

Presentations on ¡Youth and the Ocean!

“Supporting Identification with Science Through Student Directed Research Projects.” Visintainer, T., Chi, B. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, April 2011, New Orleans
This research explores students’ progressions along trajectories of developing interest in, and identification with, science (or not) as they participate in an inquiry-based geoscience program. Findings suggest there are links between identification as a scientist, agency to do science, and participation in the research camp.

“Creating 'Spaces': Shaping Informal Media-, Arts-, Culture-, and Science-Based Learning Environments.” Visintainer, T., Chi, B. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, April 2011, New Orleans
This research explores the structures that mentors set up at a marine science research camp and the opportunities these structures afforded the middle school camp participants. The research examined the ways that students talked about camp-specific components that led to statements of agency and identification with science. An overarching theme that emerged was a feeling of authenticity in the skills students learned and the investigations they conducted. Scaffolding the scientific process provides students with a sense of agency to "do" science.

“The Effect of Participation in a Research-Based Program on Student Understanding of How to Gather and Use Evidence to Support Explanations.” Visintainer, T. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, April-May 2011, Denver
This study explores the effect of a field-based marine science research experience, during which students design and conduct their own experiments, on students’ understanding of how to gather evidence and use evidence to support explanations, as well as the science identities participants develop and their utilization of science knowledge.

“Practicum-based Science & Literacy Academy.” Weiss, E. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
Participants learned about a reflective, practicum- and coaching-based model of professional development that integrates science and literacy instruction.

“Youth and the Ocean! (¡YO!): An Academic Achievement and Research Program for Underrepresented Middle School Students.” Weiss, E. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2010, Philadelphia, PA
This presentation focused on ¡YO!, an NSF-funded program for middle school students and teachers, as a model for building STEM programming for underrepresented students.

Presentations on Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading

“Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading: Integrating Science and Literacy at the Elementary Level.” Halversen, C., Strang, C. National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Conference, July 2011
This presentation introduced the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading curriculum for grades 2-5 which teaches essential science understandings while building a full range of literacy skills.

“Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading, Aquatic Ecosystems.” Halversen, C., Goss, M. (Pre-conference Workshop.) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
This presentation introduced the newly-published Aquatic Ecosystems Life Science unit for grades 4-5 in which students learn about ecosystems including the flow of energy and matter in ecosystems, and human impact on ecosystems.

Presentations on Professional Development Topics

“Development of Programs for Communicating Science by Networking Knowledge Beyond Institutions—The Case of Lawrence Hall of Science.” Tsuzuki, A., Strang., C. Fujita, Y., Imamiya, N., Hirai, K. Suzuki, M. The 16th Forum for Studies in Higher Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan, March 2011
This presentation describes efforts in Japan to develop ocean sciences education programs that reflect the pedagogy and approach of programs from the Lawrence Hall of Science. The presentation focuses on the Learning Cycle, on curriculum development for K-12 and college audiences, and on program implementation strategies.

“Strategies for Effective Education and Public Outreach: Climbing the Ladder of Scientist Success.” COSEE Town Hall presentation at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meetings, San Francisco, Dec 2010.
This was a presentation and discussion for scientists at AGU on how to enhance their networking, teaching, and professional skills.

“The role of discourse as students make meaning of science concepts.” Pedemonte, S., Weiss, E. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
In this presentation, participants explored the role of discourse in building student conceptual understanding and how educators can promote or hinder learning conversations in teaching.

“What’s that?: An inquiry-based approach to squid dissections.” Griffen, E., Pedemonte, S. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 2011, San Francisco
This presentation focused on incorporating the elements of scientific inquiry and science processing skills into classroom dissections, increasing student engagement while addressing life science content standards.

“Teaching scientific observation skills in the early Elementary classroom.” Pedemonte, S., Weiss, E. California Science Teachers Association (CSTA), October 2011, Sacramento
In this presentation, participants built a model pond while exploring the use of evidence-based talk, notebooking, and drawing to guide the development of scientific observation skills in early elementary students.

“An Inquiry based approach for conceptual understanding.” Pedemonte, S., Apostol, N. National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), July 2009, Monterey
This presentation focused on how science teachers can use a focus on inquiry methods and science processing skills to teach their students science concepts.