Southeastern Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence: A Systemic Approach to Forming Ocean Science Education Partnerships

该奖项为海洋科学教育卓越区域中心提供资金，该中心的行政办公室位于南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿的南卡罗来纳海洋赠款联盟办公室。该中心将重点关注北卡罗莱纳州，南卡罗来纳州和佐治亚州地区，中心人员将努力在该地区的研究机构，研究人员，学校和非正式教育场所之间建立更牢固的关系。东南海洋科学教育卓越中心（SECOSEE）也将通过创建基于该地区独特的非裔美国人沿海遗产的项目，接触到在海洋科学领域代表性不足的群体。活动包括现有海洋科学材料和项目的清单，教育工作者和研究人员的意识研讨会，研究人员和教育工作者之间的合作，加强专业发展机会，补充学校和暑期科学项目，网站开发和评估。该中心将是代表COSEE网络启动的七个COSEE中心之一。最初的中心覆盖了东海岸、佛罗里达州、墨西哥湾沿岸和加利福尼亚州的大部分地区。还将为七个中心的中央协调办公室提供经费。SECOSEE项目的大量资金将由NOAA的沿海海洋服务和海洋勘探办公室提供。

This award provides funding for a Regional Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence with administrative offices located at the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Office in Charleston, SC. The center will focus on the North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia region, and center personnel will work to forge stronger relationships between research organizations, researchers, schools and informal educational sites in the region. The Southeastern Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (SECOSEE) will also reach out to underrepresented groups in the ocean sciences by creating programs based on the unique African American coastal heritage in the area. Activities include an inventory of existing ocean science materials and programs, awareness workshops for educators and researchers, collaborations between researchers and educators, enhanced professional development opportunities, supplemental school and summer science programs, website development, and evaluation. This center will be one of seven COSEE's that represent the initiation of the COSEE network. The initial set of centers covers most of the East Coast, Florida, the Gulf Coast, and California. A central coordinating office for the seven centers will also be funded. Substantial funding for the SECOSEE program will be provided by NOAA's Coastal Ocean Services and Office of Ocean Exploration.