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

新英格兰水族馆获得了一项奖励，用于发展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以区域或主题为基础的合作伙伴关系协调的国家网络，致力于增加与气候变化科学及其影响相关的有效，高质量的教育计划和资源的采用。该项目将加强美国各地的水族馆和相关非正式科学教育机构（如沿海国家公园、自然中心和国家海洋保护区）解释气候变化及其对沿海地区和海洋生物的影响的能力。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，帮助水族馆专业人员为游客解释气候变化，与收集的动物建立联系。该计划不仅将为合作机构服务，还将为不断扩大的水族馆网络和非正式科学教育机构提供服务，这些机构有兴趣向游客提供有关气候变化和海洋的重要信息。具体目标包括：(1)将解说技术与游客研究结合起来；(2)构建口译员“实践共同体”；(3)深化口译员的科学内容知识；(4)扩大到全国其他机构。在本项目结束时，pi期望(1)召集两次利益相关者会议；(2)实施框架研究所推动的两个“研究圈”试点；(3)进行形成性评估，以加深我们对研究圈的潜力和可扩展性的理解，作为促进实践社区的一种方式；(4)制定一项现实可行的战略计划，扩大实践社区，使其覆盖全美数百家机构。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.