Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - New England
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COSEE New England is developing innovative ways to help ocean scientists, informal science educators and K-12 educators offer high-quality ocean science education throughout New England. We are part of the National COSEE Network.
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What's New?
Ocean Literacy Summit
The New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative (NEOSEC) will host 200 ocean scientists, science writers, educators and their administrators, and policymakers at Boston University for the Second Ocean Literacy Summit, November 7, 2008. A collaboration among a range of institutions from across the region, NEOSEC has identified global climate change as the topic for this year's Summit. Registration is now open. For details, visit online. Please email Catherine Cramer if you would like more information as it becomes available. Curious about the First Ocean Literacy Summit? Visit online.
Results of the Ocean Sciences Education Institute at Northeastern University
Teachers from Swampscott and Nahant (MA) worked with researchers at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center to develop coastal-oriented lesson plans for their students. Read more about their experience and the results here.
Telling Your Story Workshop: University of Southern Maine
During the most recent Telling Your Story workshop, researchers and educators in Maine shared tips and learned new tools for sharing a scientist's world with students. Read more here.
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