Collaborative Research: Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - The National Central Coordinating Office

该奖项为海洋科学教育卓越中心(COSEE)管理和支持国家网络活动提供资金。美国有11个独立的中心，通过中央协调办公室(CCO)进行协调。CCO将由三位皮埃尔？S组织；罗德岛大学海洋学研究生院海洋方案办公室副主任盖尔·斯考克罗夫特将担任国家网络协调员；缅因州大学的Annette de Charon将组织国家网站的开发，并支持所有中心更集中的网络开发；新英格兰水族馆的比利·斯皮策博士将帮助制定长期战略并组织国家咨询委员会(NAC)。这个项目建立在他们之前作为国家临时领导小组的工作的基础上，这个小组是为了在现有CCO一年的资金中断期间为COSEE网络服务而成立的。拟议的CCO团队将与国家COSEE理事会、NAC和NSF计划官员密切合作，以解决国家在海洋科学教育协调方面的差距，促进中心之间的沟通，并改善整体网络功能。CCO将推动该网络在一些关键举措上向前发展，以加强它、减少重复并增强COSEE的整体影响。CCO的一个重要作用是促进各中心之间最佳做法的转让。现场访问将允许CCO团队调查中心的活动和产品，这些活动和产品可能会促进其他中心的发展？目标。通过促进这种转移，CCO为目前的网络提供了一个独特和有用的补充。也许CCO在实现知识优势方面最重要的任务之一是增加参与海洋科学教育和推广的海洋科学家人数。CCO计划每年扩大通过COSEE活动形成的海洋科学家/教育工作者伙伴关系的数量。文档是分享经验教训的关键；因此，CCO的交付成果包括？用户友好、？可访问的国家评价数据库和一个国家网站。这项提议的更广泛影响包括编写材料和支持面向公众和K-12教师和学生的海洋科学教育推广。CCO还将通过发展与U/U团体和专业协会的伙伴关系，努力扩大任职人数不足和服务不足(U/U)学生参与由COSEE网络支持的各种活动。

AbstractThis award provides funding for management and support of national networking activities for the Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE). There are eleven separate Centers within the U.S. that are coordinated via the Central Coordinating Office (CCO). The CCO will be organized by three PI?s; Gail Scowcroft, Associate Director, Office of Marine Programs, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography will act as the National Network Coordinator (NNC); Annette deCharon, University of Maine, will organize the development of a national website and support more centralized web development at all Centers; and Dr. Billy Spitzer, New England Aquarium, will help with long-term strategy development and organization of the National Advisory Committee (NAC). This project builds on their prior work as the National Interim Leadership Team, a group that was formed to serve the COSEE Network during a one-year funding hiatus for the existing CCO. The proposed CCO team will work closely with the National COSEE Council, the NAC, and the NSF Program Officers to address a national gap in the coordination of ocean science education, facilitate communication between the Centers, and improve overall network functioning. The CCO will move the Network forward on a number of key initiatives that strengthen it, reduce duplication, and enhance the overall impact of COSEE. One important role of the CCO is the facilitation of the transfer of best practices between Centers. Site visits will allow the CCO team to investigate activities and products from Centers that might further other Centers? goals. By facilitating such transfers, the CCO provides a unique and useful addition to the current network. Perhaps one of the most significant tasks of the CCO in achieving intellectual merit is to increase the number of ocean scientists who participate in ocean science education and outreach. The CCO plans to annually expand the number of ocean scientist/educator partnerships formed through COSEE activities. Documentation is key to sharing ?lessons learned?; thus CCO deliverables include ?user friendly,? accessible national evaluation database and a national website. The Broader Impacts of this proposal include developing materials and providing support for ocean science educational outreach to the public and to K-12 teachers and students. The CCO will also strive to broaden the participation of under-represented and under-served (U/U) students in the various activities supported by the COSEE network by developing partnerships with U/U groups and professional societies.