Collaborative Research - COSEE Florida: Water as Habitat

合作研究 - COSEE 佛罗里达州：水作为栖息地

• 批准号: 1039014
• 负责人: Edith Widder
• 金额: $ 74.99万
• 依托单位: Ocean Research & Conservation Association, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2017-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1039014&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; COSEE; Florida; Water

Because the state of Florida has over 1,350 miles of salt-water coastline, the state represents a significant, untapped opportunity for the Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) network to expand its geographic and programmatic reach. Our proposed center, COSEE Florida: Water as Habitat, will build statewide connections with Florida's ocean research community. This project will provide professional development opportunities for scientists to improve their ability to communicate the value and importance of their science to nonscientific audiences and achieve a better understanding of their role in supporting STEM education. Founding partners for COSEE Florida are the Indian River State College, the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and the Florida Institute of Technology. Our content theme "Water as Habitat" is engaging and appealing to students and the public and will allow us to place naturally charismatic marine organisms and ecosystems within a systems framework linking physical, chemical and geological ocean processes to biodiversity, marine ecology, climate change, threats to human health, and stewardship actions. COSEE Florida will advance ocean science literacy through the implementation of three strategic initiatives: 1. Professional Development Workshop Series for Scientists: Ocean scientists will participate in workshops to improve their effectiveness in communicating their research to non-scientific audiences. COSEE staff will also provide assistance to scientists who wish to develop quality outreach programs to broaden the impact of their research. Six workshops will be conducted around the state each year. 2. A new Ocean Science Concentration for Pre-Service Educators: Ocean science focused educational content will be added to the Bachelor of Science STEM Education degree for middle school science at Indian River State College in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Students will participate in a suite of courses, research opportunities and high quality practicum situations. The program will be disseminated to additional State College campuses in year 5. 3. COSEE Florida Ocean Science Learning Network: This initiative is the linchpin that brings scientists, educators and the public together to communicate and collaborate. Water As Habitat events will feature ocean-based interactive presentations, educator workshops, and opportunities for continued participant engagement at regional nodes throughout the state. On-line communication tools will be developed to facilitate post-event collaborations and resource sharing. At least five regional Learning Community nodes will be established around the state. Our work will engage a spectrum of people and organizations from across Florida. Ocean researchers, higher education faculty, informal education institutions, educators and the general public will participate in a wide range of activities. Through our initiatives we will (1) involve up to 90 Florida ocean scientists in effective outreach and education each year, (2) expand the skills and strengthen the ocean science content of at least 200 pre-service undergraduates, 100 in-service teachers and 100 informal educators over a 5 year period, (3) improve the ocean literacy of over 3000 Florida residents and tourists and (4) learn from and contribute to the work of other Centers in the National COSEE Network. The ocean science content of our programs will draw on current research findings from Florida's leading ocean scientists (Intellectual Merit) and significantly expand public awareness of the significance of their work (Broader Impacts). Scientists will also develop a deeper understanding of the challenges facing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education today (Intellectual Merit) and contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning in Florida through the integration of cutting edge research into K-16 education (Broader Impacts).

由于佛罗里达州拥有超过1350英里的咸水海岸线，该州为卓越海洋科学教育中心（COSEE）网络提供了一个重要的、尚未开发的机会，可以扩大其地理和项目范围。我们提议的中心COSEE Florida: Water as Habitat将与佛罗里达州的海洋研究界建立全州范围的联系。该项目将为科学家提供职业发展机会，以提高他们向非科学受众传达其科学的价值和重要性的能力，并更好地理解他们在支持STEM教育中的作用。COSEE佛罗里达的创始合作伙伴是印第安河州立学院、皮尔斯堡的史密森海洋站、海洋研究与保护协会和佛罗里达理工学院。我们的内容主题“水即栖息地”对学生和公众具有吸引力，并将使我们能够将具有自然魅力的海洋生物和生态系统置于将海洋物理、化学和地质过程与生物多样性、海洋生态、气候变化、对人类健康的威胁和管理行动联系起来的系统框架内。COSEE佛罗里达将通过实施三项战略举措来提高海洋科学素养：科学家专业发展讲习班系列：海洋科学家将参加讲习班，以提高他们向非科学受众传播研究成果的有效性。COSEE工作人员还将向希望制定高质量外展计划以扩大其研究影响的科学家提供援助。每年将在该州举办六次研讨会。2. 面向职前教育工作者的新海洋科学专业：佛罗里达州皮尔斯堡印第安河州立学院的中学科学学士学位将增加以海洋科学为重点的教育内容。学生将参加一系列的课程，研究机会和高质量的实习情况。该计划将在五年级传播到其他州立大学校园。3. COSEE佛罗里达海洋科学学习网络：这一倡议是将科学家、教育工作者和公众聚集在一起进行交流和合作的关键。“水如栖息地”活动将以海洋为基础的互动展示、教育工作者研讨会，以及在整个州的区域节点继续参与的机会。将开发联机通讯工具，以促进活动后的合作和资源共享。该州将建立至少五个区域性学习社区节点。我们的工作将涉及佛罗里达州各地的各种人员和组织。海洋研究人员、高等教育教员、非正式教育机构、教育工作者和一般公众将参加范围广泛的活动。通过我们的倡议，我们将(1)每年让多达90名佛罗里达海洋科学家参与有效的外展和教育；(2)在5年的时间里，扩展至少200名职前本科生、100名在职教师和100名非正式教育者的技能并加强海洋科学内容；(3)提高3000多名佛罗里达居民和游客的海洋素养；(4)向全国COSEE网络其他中心学习并为其工作做出贡献。我们项目的海洋科学内容将借鉴佛罗里达州领先海洋科学家的最新研究成果（智力价值），并显著扩大公众对其工作重要性的认识（更广泛的影响）。科学家们还将对STEM（科学、技术、工程、数学）教育面临的挑战有更深入的了解（智力价值），并通过将前沿研究融入K-16教育（更广泛的影响），为提高佛罗里达州的教与学质量做出贡献。