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COSEE Great Lakes: Creating Freshwater Connections to the World Ocean

COSEE Great Lakes: Creating Freshwater Connections to the World Ocean. Steve Stewart Michigan Sea Grant Extension stew@msu.edu MSTA – March 3, 2006. Michigan Sea Grant. coseegreatlakes.net. a new member of the National Science Foundation’s Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence.

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COSEE Great Lakes: Creating Freshwater Connections to the World Ocean

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  1. COSEE Great Lakes:Creating Freshwater Connectionsto the World Ocean Steve Stewart Michigan Sea Grant Extension stew@msu.edu MSTA – March 3, 2006

  2. Michigan Sea Grant

  3. coseegreatlakes.net

  4. a new member of the National Science Foundation’sCenters for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

  5. National COSEE Network The National COSEE Network is a network of regional centers that act locally, regionally and nationally.

  6. National COSEE Goals • Promote the development of effective partnerships between research scientists and educators; • Disseminate effective ocean sciences programs and best practices that build on existing resources; • Promote a vision of ocean education as a charismatic, interdisciplinary vehicle for fostering scientific literacy

  7. COSEE Great Lakes Scope • Largest COSEE nationally • Five Great Lakes, 8 states • 20% world’s fresh surface water • 1,200 km E-W, 720+ N-S • 16,000 km shoreline • 247,000 sq km watershed • 82 million US citizens • 13 million K-12 students

  8. COSEE Great Lakes Scope • Involves educators, research scientists, students and the public • 8 major Objectives • 6 major Activity categories • More than 30 collaborators, including 4 other COSEEs • Funded 2005-2010

  9. Paddle-to-the-Sea COSEE Great Lakes uses Paddle-to-the-Sea as a working theme, dealing with progressions – from fresh to salt water, from watershed to sea; and with progress – in water quality, science, technology and ecosystem management.

  10. COSEE Great Lakes Goals • Inspire scientific literacy and environmental responsibility • Link education and research communities • Add freshwater component to the National COSEE Network • Improve Great Lakes/ocean sciences education • Improve Great Lakes/ocean sciences literacy among regional Tribes Tribes Stewardship Education Linkages Freshwater

  11. COSEE Great Lakes Partners • Michigan Sea Grant • Illinois-Indiana SG • Minnesota SG • New York SG • Ohio SG • Pennsylvania SG • Wisconsin SG

  12. COSEE Great Lakes Partners NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research

  13. Bathysphere Underwater Bio Lab Bay Mills Community College Buffalo Museum of Science California, Mid-Atlantic & NE COSEEs, COSEE-West Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Duluth & Monroe Public Schools College of Exploration Duluth Schools Indian Ed Program EPA-GLNPO GLERL Grand Valley State University Great Lakes Commission Great Lakes Science Center IAGLR Inland Seas Education Association Learn the Seas – America MAEOE Michigan Technological University MI United Conservation Clubs NSF Biocomplexity Project PA Regional Science Consortium Peggy Notebaert Museum Shedd Aquarium Thunder Bay NMS USDI Fish & Wildlife Service USDI National Park Service USGS Great Lakes Science Center COSEE Great Lakes Collaborators

  14. COSEE Great Lakes Objectives • Facilitate collaboration between scientists and educators: • enhance teacher capabilities in science • assist scientists in education and public outreach

  15. COSEE Great Lakes Objectives Integrate Great Lakes and ocean sciences in curricula

  16. COSEE Great Lakes Objectives Increase access to Great Lakes and ocean sciences for the public and underserved groups

  17. COSEE Great Lakes Objectives Facilitate direct student connections to Great Lakes and ocean sciences

  18. Researchers Educators Researchers Educators Students Students Public Public COSEE Activities by Group • Research Scientists • Lake Exploration workshops • Educator House-calls • School for Scientists

  19. Researchers Educators Researchers Educators Students Students Public Public COSEE Activities by Group • Students • O’LAKERS (Ocean/Lake-Aware Kids Engaged in Relevant Science) • Student Summits • Great Lakes Ecology Course • Great Lakes/ocean Sciences Careers

  20. Researchers Educators Researchers Educators Students Students Public Public COSEE Activities by Group • Public, Media, Schools • Public Seminars • COSEE on the Internet • Teaching with GLOS • College of Exploration • Mass Media & COSEE

  21. Researchers Educators Researchers Educators Students Students Public Public COSEE Activities by Group • Educators • Lake Exploration workshops • Lake Guardian • Marine Immersion • Teachable Moments • Curriculum Development

  22. Get involved as an educator!

  23. Lake Exploration Workshops

  24. Lake Exploration Workshops • Lake Superior workshop July 29-Aug. 4 Duluth • Coastal processes • Hydrology and remote sensing • Climate and weather • Special habitats (dunes, estuaries, etc.) • Life in the water • Special issues

  25. Marine Immersion Scholarships

  26. Marine Immersion: Example

  27. Marine Immersion: Example

  28. Marine Immersion: Example

  29. Marine Immersion: Example

  30. Lake Guardian

  31. Teachable Moment Symposia

  32. Teachable Moment Symposia

  33. LimnoLinks • Educator House Calls • GLERL Lake Michigan Field Station

  34. LimnoLinks

  35. Curriculum Development

  36. Ocean Sciences Careers

  37. Great Lakes Student Summit

  38. Summer Discovery Cruises

  39. Summer Discovery Cruises

  40. NMEA 2006

  41. NAAEE 2006

  42. Staying alert to COSEE opportunities: http://coseegreatlakes.net Email to stew@msu.edu

  43. coseegreatlakes.net

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