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Dauphin Island
Sea Lab Offers Teacher Workshops to
Bring the Oceans into the Classrooms
May 30 , 2006
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Media Contact: Lisa Young
251/861-7509
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is offering a wide variety of teacher
workshops for educators to learn how to use the intrinsically
fascinating world of marine biology to teach the principles of math and
science to their classes.
Workshops are residential and graduate credit is available for most
programs:
Marine Application of Science and Technology (MAST)
This workshop introduces the educator to hands-on application of math,
technology, and science using coastal Alabama resources. Math & science
teachers will utilize Global Positioning Systems to learn how to
incorporate math, mapping, plotting and the use of technology in
disciplines as varied as oceanography, salt marsh ecology, climatology
and fisheries management. Each MAST participant will return to their
classroom with a state of the art GPS unit to be used by their students.
Dates: June 4–8 & June 18-22 CEUs available. Graduate credit available
through UWA for an additional fee.
Beaches, Birds & Barrier Islands
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 Sand Island, beachcombing on Dauphin Island, and many
other exciting activities. Classroom application and curriculum
materials will be provided for all grade levels. Dates: June 25 – June
29 & July 9 – July 13 CEUs available. Graduate credit available through
UWA for an additional fee.
Coastal Connections - Linking Watersheds To The Gulf Of Mexico
Do you want to have a fun workshop in the sun and sand? How about taking
home a 300-page marine science curriculum guide filled with multi-grade
level classroom activities? Take a ride into the Gulf of Mexico on a
research vessel and collect animals for your classroom. Join us as we go
to visit a nearby uninhabited barrier island. Dates: July 16 – July 20
CEUs available. Graduate credit available through UWA for an additional
fee.
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. Graduate
credit available through UWA for an additional fee. Dates: June 11–15 &
July 23–27, 2006
Learning Ocean Science Through Ocean Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean
Exploration. July 14 (Part 1) & October 14 (Part 2) 8:30 am – 3:00 pm.
Registration is required and space is limited. This is the first of a
two-part workshop series. The second workshop will be on Saturday, Oct.
14. 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 Web site
(http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov <http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/> ) from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Centers For Ocean Sciences Excellence In Education (C.O.S.E.E.)
Institutes FL & MS
(This workshop is not offered at the Sea Lab campus, but is affiliated
with its programs.)
Establishes a partnership between marine research scientists and middle
school teachers, giving each the opportunity to share information and
ideas about scientific research and science education at the middle
school level. Funding is provided by a grant from the National Science
Foundation so the workshop is FREE to AL, FL, LA, MS and TX teachers of
students in 5th – 9th grade! Upon completion of all assignments,
teachers and scientists will receive a stipend for participating in this
workshop. The dates for the Florida and Mississippi institutes are June
18-23 and June 25–30, 2006 respectively.
For more information on enrollment in these workshops, please contact
the Dauphin Island Sea Lab at (251) 861-7515. You may also email dkeaton@disl.org
your request to receive more info or by regular mail to: DHP Registrar,
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island AL 36528
The Discovery Hall Program reserves the right to cancel any program in
the event enrollment is inadequate. Non-compliance with the rules of the
program may result in expulsion. |
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