Collaborative Research: Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - National Network Partnerships

合作研究：海洋科学教育卓越中心 - 国家网络伙伴关系

• 批准号: 0943292
• 负责人: Annette deCharon
• 金额: $ 30.56万
• 依托单位: University of Maine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0943292&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Centers; Ocean; Sciences

This proposal will be awarded using funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award provides funds to support the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Central Coordinating Office (CCO) in a set of projects that will focus on identifying best practices in ocean science education and develop internal and external Network partnerships. Specifically, this award provides funds for the development of an online COSEE Community Center to network teachers, ocean researchers and the public. The COSEE program, now in its seventh year, has a mission to bridge the gap between the ocean science research enterprise and science education, both in the formal and informal sectors. This is accomplished through activities at individual COSEE Centers, each a consortium of up to 30 several diverse ocean science institutions and education partners. Center activities include the development of catalytic partnerships among these diverse institutions, the integration of ocean science research into high-quality educational materials, and the establishment of pathways that enable ocean scientists to interact with educators. The National COSEE Network is comprised of 12 Centers and a Central Coordinating Office (CCO). The PI's propose funding to develop a program for creating new COSEE partnerships among institutions and organizations that are not currently partners in COSEE. In addition, they propose to coordinate the identification of best practices within the COSEE community by holding a series of workshops focused on issues common to most Centers (e.g. teacher workshops), to develop a speakers series, and to develop an online COSEE Community Center. The need for improved ocean science literacy is related to the need for improved overall science literacy. Ocean science education is not only important in itself, but it can also provide a motivating context for learning about many aspects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through COSEE initiatives, inquiry-based ocean science activities can integrate current scientific research and meet a critical educational need for the nation.

这项建议将使用2009年《美国复苏和再投资法》(公法111-5)提供的资金授予。该奖项提供资金，支持海洋科学教育卓越中心(COSEE)中央协调办公室(CCO)开展一系列项目，重点是确定海洋科学教育的最佳做法，并发展内部和外部网络合作伙伴关系。具体地说，该奖项为开发一个在线COSEE社区中心提供资金，供网络教师、海洋研究人员和公众使用。COSEE计划现已进入第七个年头，其使命是弥合海洋科学研究企业和科学教育之间的差距，无论是在正式部门还是非正式部门。这是通过在各个COSEE中心开展活动来实现的，每个中心都是由多达30个不同海洋科学机构和教育伙伴组成的联合体。中心的活动包括在这些不同的机构之间发展催化伙伴关系，将海洋科学研究纳入高质量的教育材料，以及建立使海洋科学家能够与教育工作者互动的途径。国家COSEE网络由12个中心和一个中央协调办公室(CCO)组成。国际和平倡议提议提供资金，以制定一项计划，以便在目前不是欧洲安全与安全委员会合作伙伴的机构和组织之间建立新的欧洲安全与合作组织伙伴关系。此外，他们还提议通过举办一系列研讨会(如教师研讨会)来协调确定COSEE社区内的最佳做法，开发演讲者系列，并开发一个在线COSEE社区中心。提高海洋科学素养的需要与提高整体科学素养的需要有关。海洋科学教育不仅本身很重要，而且还可以为学习科学、技术、工程和数学的许多方面提供一个激励环境。通过COSEE倡议，以探究为基础的海洋科学活动可以整合当前的科学研究，满足国家的关键教育需求。