Project OCEAN: Dissemination of a Successful Marine ScienceProject to Two Sites in California and Texas

在过去的三年里，海洋协会旧金山湾分会在西海岸的学校里试点了一个具有高影响力的海洋科学浸入式项目——OCEAN项目。这项试点工作的资金来自加州高等教育基金、美国教育部和帕卡德基金会。这个项目将这个模型传播到加利福尼亚的其他学校和墨西哥湾沿岸的德克萨斯大学海洋科学研究所周围的学校。这个为期三年的项目将在一段较长的时间内对该模式进行实地测试，使用第二个专家设施（UTMSI）作为提高教师水平的资源，并改进由海洋协会开发的课程和教师材料，以供提高教师水平的项目使用。七本年级海洋科学指南集科学、数学、社会科学和语言艺术于一体，因此适用于K-6年级所有班级的所有教师。每个体量都是围绕特定栖息地的环境而建造的，比如海带森林、海湾和河口、潮汐池等。该项目包括为期一年的海洋科学重点，最终在全校范围内进行海洋周观察。有强烈的迹象表明，浸入式活动显著改善了学校氛围和文化，学生和教师对科学的态度，以及有限英语熟练（LEP）和/或其他有风险的学生的学习和第二语言习得。来自加利福尼亚和德克萨斯州沿海地区的16所学校将参加，每所学校有10名教师参加密集的领导力讲习班。这些学校服务的是不同种族的学生，其中包括相对大量的教育弱势群体和LEP学生（黑人、西班牙裔和东南亚人）。这些学校投入了资金，腾出了时间，至少80%的教师参与了研讨会和海洋周，并且有坚定的管理人员和教师在场。项目活动包括一个为期10天的住宿培训研讨会，由海洋项目和德克萨斯大学的工作人员领导，由专业教师组成的小团队沉浸在海洋科学中，接受创新课程和教学方法的培训。接下来是第三周的培训，让这些团队发展他们的领导能力，以加快全校范围内的项目。在海洋周之前，将为全校员工举办全天的教师研讨会。在第二年，将为所有教师举办针对具体生境的讲习班，并由专家小组举办后续讲习班，向家长介绍情况和开展评价活动。将进行广泛的文件编制和评价工作，使其他场址能够使用该模型。学校，大学和海洋协会的费用分摊相当于拨款请求的56%。

Over the past three years, the Oceanic Society, San Francisco Bay Chapter, has pilot-tested a high impact marine science immersion program, Project OCEAN, in West Coast schools. Funding for this pilot effort was obtained from the California Fund for Postsecondary Education, the US Department of Education and the Packard Foundation. This project disseminates the model to additional school sites in California and to schools around the University of Texas Marine Science Institute on the Gulf Coast. This three year project will field test the model over an extended period of time, the use of a second expert facility (UTMSI) as a resource for the teacher enhancement, and refine the curriculum and teacher materials developed by the Oceanic Society for use in the teacher enhancement projects. The seven grade level specific marine science guidebooks integrate science, mathematics, social studies and language arts and are thus used by all teachers in all classes from K-6. Each volume is built around the context of a specific habitat, such as Kelp Forest, Bays and Estuaries, Tidepools, etc. The Project includes a year-long emphasis on the marine sciences which culminates in a school-wide observation of Oceans Week. There are strong indications that the immersion event significantly improves school climate and culture, student and teacher attitudes about science, and learning and second language acquisition among students who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) and/or otherwise at risk. Sixteen schools from California and Texas coastal regions will participate with 10 teachers from each school attending the intensive leadership workshops. These schools serve heterogenous populations that include a relatively large number of educationally disadvantaged and LEP students (Black, Hispanic and Southeast Asians). The schools have committed money, released time, minimum of 80% faculty involvement in workshops and Oceans Week and the presence of strong committed administrators and teachers. Project activities include a 10-day residential training workshop led by Project Ocean and UT staff for small teams of specialist teachers to become immersed in marine science, trained in innovative curricula and instructional methods. This is followed by a third week of training for these teams to develop their leadership capabilities in order to expedite the school wide program. All-day faculty workshops will be held for the entire school staffs prior to Oceans Week. In the second year, habitat-specific workshops will be held for all teachers as well as follow-up workshops by specialist teams, presentations for parents and evaluative activities. Extensive documentation and evaluation will be carried out enabling other sites to use the model. Schools, University and Oceanic Society cost-sharing is equivalent to 56% of the grant request.