bridging the gap between ocean science and education: creating effective partnerships through...
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Bridging the Gap Between Ocean Science
and Education: Creating Effective Partnerships through
Informal Educational Institutions
S.D. Oceans Conference 2003
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The Ocean Institute as a venue for translating science
• Strong connections the education community (90,000 students/yr; 1,500 teachers in workshops; 150,000 general visitors).
• Competent teaching staff (130 staff; >500 volunteers, pretty decent training program)
•Styling facilities: 70’ research Styling facilities: 70’ research vessel, 2 historic tallships, 4 vessel, 2 historic tallships, 4 teaching labs, residential camp, teaching labs, residential camp, Ocean in Motion van, adjacent to Ocean in Motion van, adjacent to marine life refugemarine life refuge•60 different field courses/~25 60 different field courses/~25 publicpublic programsprograms
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Sea Floor Science• NSF funded 3-year Informal Science Education
project • 12 site-wide exhibits and programs • Targets middle school students/public • Looking for ‘convertibility’ solutions• How to make exhibits and programs ‘updateable’• Efficient and effective translation of current research
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The Outreach Connection
Research Community Needs
Need quality outreach
Need to focus on research
Future scientists
money
Education Community Needs
Standards-based quality scienceTeacher training opportunities
Modeling of instruction Access to today’s science
Inspiration
Informal Science Centers
Education programsTeacher training
Distance LearningCurriculum Planning
FacilitiesTrained StaffAttract funds
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Thinking about Quality Outreach
A Primer for a Self-TestScore your project 1(low) to 5(high)
1. “who cares” test (project links to something learners need to or want to know)
2. “flash-in-pan” test (project has links to systemic change initiatives)
3. “think” test (challenges participants to go beyond content mastery; inspire?)
4. “over a million hits”test (proper match of outreach format to project; deliberate balance quality of experience with quantity of participants)
5. “Calif. budget” test (commitment to efficient use of funds;value)
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The Outreach Process
Researcher ProcessProject selection – Attract/Seduce Researcher - Focus Session – Outreach format selection - Submittal -Design/Development - Researcher Review – Implementation – Recognition - Evaluation
Education ProcessFocus session – standard’s based design – internal peer review – sections pilot – staff training – implementation – evaluation - remediation