Interagency Support for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl

该奖项为CORE于1998年成立的国家海洋科学碗（NOSB）提供持续资助。该计划运行一个全国公认的高中学术竞赛，为学生提供一个论坛，在科学，数学和技术方面取得优异成绩，并向团队成员，他们的老师/教练，学校和社区介绍海洋科学作为一个跨学科的研究领域和未来可能的职业道路。NOSB的基本模式是一个两级计时竞赛，其中四名学生组成的团队回答多项选择，在与海洋有关的多个类别中回答简短和批判性思维问题。每年秋天，400多所参与的高中为2月和3月初在美国各地举行的25个区域海洋科学碗比赛做好准备。这些地区碗的获胜者将在四月下旬进入全国决赛。目前的结构层的一系列全年的学术元素到基本的竞争框架，并提供了一系列的程序增强，包括夏季实习和奖学金NOSB校友和教师专业发展的机会。四个区域碗目前获得额外的资金，以扩大招聘工作，并提供辅导和实地考察的经验，为学生从种族，民族和经济群体在海洋科学中代表不足。CORE将在今后五年（2007年4月至2012年3月）继续管理和管理国家海洋科学碗。该奖项是支持NOSB的机构间努力的NSF部分。合并后的机构间资金将支持增加两个新的网站，并扩大多样性倡议。为了提高国家教师和非正式教育工作者的资格，该奖项将为教练和区域协调员的专业发展提供资金，包括关注海洋教育界最近制定的海洋扫盲的基本原则和概念。另一个新元素是对教育和职业道路的纵向研究，该研究将评估该计划在鼓励有才华的学生进入海洋科学职业和STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）专业方面所发挥的作用。通过支持和促进该计划的独特的教育和体验机会，所有NOSB合作伙伴和赞助商有助于帮助我们的国家更好地准备K-12学生在科学和技术，并确定和培养未来的科学家和技术专家。NOSB方案一直是总统在《美国海洋行动计划》（http：//www.example.com）中指示的机构间支持海洋教育的典范ocean.ceq.gov/actionplan.pdf，该计划指出，资助海洋研究和教育的所有机构应共同努力，确保协调教育和推广信息;将教育和推广内容纳入研究、勘探和管理活动;将通过海洋和地球观测收集的数据转化为教师、学生和公众可用的形式;州和地方教育工作者通过参与的联邦机构参与编写高质量的教育材料;明天的海洋劳动力已经做好充分准备;我们继续扩大创新手段，将海洋科学带入课堂并接触更广泛的公众。该奖项提供了支持该计划所需的部分资金。 支持该计划所有其他方面的大部分资金将由NOAA通过每年100 - 130万美元的平行奖励提供，为期5年。其他可能为该计划做出贡献的机构包括海军，矿产管理局（MMS），NASA和USGS。

This award provides continued funding for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), which was established in 1998 by CORE. The program runs a nationally recognized high school academic competition that provides a forum for students to excel in science, mathematics and technology and introduces team members, their teacher/coaches, schools and communities to ocean sciences as an interdisciplinary field of study and a possible future career path. The basic model for NOSB is that of a two-tiered timed competition in which pairs of four-student teams answer multiple-choice, short-answer and critical thinking questions within multiple categories related to the oceans. Each fall, over 400 participating high schools prepare their teams for 25 regional ocean sciences bowl competitions held across the United States in February and early March. Winners of these Regional Bowls advance to the national finals in late April. The current structure layers an array of year-round academic elements onto the basic competition framework and offers a range of program enhancements including summer internships and scholarships for NOSB alumni and opportunities for teacher professional development. Four regional bowls currently receive additional funding to expand recruitment efforts and provide mentoring and field trip experiences for students from racial, ethnic and economic groups underrepresented in the ocean sciences. CORE will to continue to administer and manage the National Ocean Sciences Bowl for the next five years (April 2007-March 2012). This award is the NSF-portion of an interagency effort that supports the NOSB. The combined interagency funds will support the addition of two new sites and expand the diversity initiative. To improve the credentials of the nation's teachers and informal educators, the award will provide funding for coach and regional coordinator professional development including a focus on the fundamental principles and concepts of ocean literacy recently developed by the ocean education community. An additional new element is a longitudinal study of educational and career paths that will assess the role that the program plays in encouraging talented students to enter the pipeline into ocean science careers and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professions. By supporting and promoting the program's unique educational and experiential opportunities, all NOSB partners and sponsors contribute to helping our nation better prepare K-12 students in science and technology and identify and cultivate future scientists and technical experts. The NOSB program has been a model for interagency support of ocean education as directed by the President in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan (http://ocean.ceq.gov/actionplan.pdf ) which states that all agencies that fund ocean research and education should work together to ensure a coordinated education and outreach message; the integration of education and outreach components into research, exploration and management activities; that data collected through ocean and Earth observations are translated into useable forms for teachers, students, and the general public; that State and local educators are involved in developing high-quality education materials by participating Federal agencies; the ocean workforce of tomorrow is well-prepared; and that we continue to expand innovative means for bringing ocean science into classrooms and reaching the broader public. This award provides a portion of the funding required to support this program. A majority of the funds to support all other aspects of the program will be provided by NOAA via a parallel award for $1.0 - 1.3 M per year for 5 years. Other agencies that may contribute to the program include the Navy, Minerals Management Service (MMS), NASA, and USGS.