CCEP-I: National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation

新英格兰水族馆获得了一个奖项，以开发国家海洋和气候变化解释网络（NNOCCI）。CCEP第一阶段项目的总体目标是建立一个协调的区域或主题合作伙伴关系的国家网络，致力于增加采用与气候变化及其影响科学相关的有效，高质量的教育计划和资源。该项目将加强水族馆和相关非正式科学教育机构的能力（例如，沿海国家公园，自然中心和国家海洋保护区）在美国各地解释气候变化及其对沿海地区和海洋生物的影响。与专业和志愿者水族馆口译员和教育工作者合作，该伙伴关系将提供培训，工具和支持，以帮助水族馆专业人员为游客解释气候变化，与收集动物建立联系。该倡议不仅将服务于伙伴机构，还将服务于不断扩大的水族馆和非正式科学教育机构网络，这些机构有兴趣向游客传达有关气候变化和海洋的重要信息。具体目标包括：（1）将口译技术与来访者研究结合起来;（2）建立口译员“实践社区”;（3）加深口译员的科学内容知识;（4）扩大范围，使之覆盖全国更多的机构。在该项目结束时，项目执行人预计将（1）召开两次利益攸关方会议;（2）在框架研究所的协助下实施两个试点“学习圈”;（3）进行形成性评价，以加深我们对学习圈作为促进实践社区的一种方式的潜力和可扩展性的理解;以及（4）制定一个现实可行的战略计划，以扩大实践社区的规模，使其覆盖美国各地的数百家机构。有关该项目的更多信息，请访问http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp? pims_id=503465，或联系PI。

An award has been made to the New England Aquarium to develop the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI). The overall goal of the CCEP Phase I project is to establish a coordinated national network of regionally- or thematically-based partnerships devoted to increasing the adoption of effective, high quality educational programs and resources related to the science of climate change and its impacts. This project will strengthen the capacity of aquariums and related Informal Science Education institutions (e.g., coastal national parks, nature centers, and national marine sanctuaries) throughout the U.S. to interpret climate change and its impacts on coastal zones and marine life. Working with professional and volunteer aquarium interpreters and educators the partnership will provide training, tools, and support to help aquarium professionals interpret climate change for their visitors, making connections with collection animals. The initiative will serve not only the partner institutions, but also an expanding network of aquariums and informal science education institutions interested in bringing important messages about climate change and the ocean to their visitors. The specific goals include (1) grounding interpretative techniques with visitor research; (2) building a "community of practice" of interpreters; (3) deepening the scientific content knowledge of interpreters; and (4) expanding to reach additional institutions nationwide. By the end of this project, the PIs expect to (1) convene two conferences of stakeholders; (2) implement two pilot "Study Circles" facilitated by FrameWorks Institute; (3) conduct formative evaluation to deepen our understanding of the potential and scalability of Study Circles as a way to facilitate communities of practice; and (4) develop a realistic, feasible strategic plan for scaling up communities of practice to reach hundreds of institutions across the U.S. More information on this project is available by visiting http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503465, or contacting the PI.