Collaborative Research: Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - National Network Partnerships

该奖项将使用2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）提供的资金进行奖励。该奖项提供资金支持海洋科学教育卓越中心（COSEE）中央协调办公室（CCO）的一系列项目，重点是确定海洋科学教育的最佳实践并发展内部和外部网络伙伴关系。具体而言，该奖项为开发在线COSEE社区中心提供资金，以网络教师，海洋研究人员和公众。COSEE方案现已进入第七个年头，其使命是弥合正规和非正规部门的海洋科学研究事业与科学教育之间的差距。这是通过COSEE各中心的活动来实现的，每个中心都是由多达30个不同的海洋科学机构和教育伙伴组成的联合体。中心的活动包括在这些不同的机构之间发展具有催化作用的伙伴关系，将海洋科学研究纳入高质量的教材，以及建立使海洋科学家能够与教育工作者互动的途径。全国COSEE网络由12个中心和一个中央协调办公室（CCO）组成。PI建议提供资金，以制定一项计划，在目前不是COSEE合作伙伴的机构和组织之间建立新的COSEE合作伙伴关系。此外，他们还建议通过举办一系列研讨会（如教师研讨会）来协调COSEE社区内最佳做法的确定，重点是大多数中心共同的问题，开发一系列演讲者，并开发一个在线COSEE社区中心。提高海洋科学素养的必要性与提高整体科学素养的必要性有关。海洋科学教育不仅本身很重要，而且还可以为学习科学、技术、工程和数学的许多方面提供激励环境。通过COSEE的倡议，以调查为基础的海洋科学活动可以整合当前的科学研究，并满足国家的关键教育需求。

This proposal will be awarded using funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award provides funds to support the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Central Coordinating Office (CCO) in a set of projects that will focus on identifying best practices in ocean science education and develop internal and external Network partnerships. Specifically, this award provides funds for the development of an online COSEE Community Center to network teachers, ocean researchers and the public. The COSEE program, now in its seventh year, has a mission to bridge the gap between the ocean science research enterprise and science education, both in the formal and informal sectors. This is accomplished through activities at individual COSEE Centers, each a consortium of up to 30 several diverse ocean science institutions and education partners. Center activities include the development of catalytic partnerships among these diverse institutions, the integration of ocean science research into high-quality educational materials, and the establishment of pathways that enable ocean scientists to interact with educators. The National COSEE Network is comprised of 12 Centers and a Central Coordinating Office (CCO). The PI's propose funding to develop a program for creating new COSEE partnerships among institutions and organizations that are not currently partners in COSEE. In addition, they propose to coordinate the identification of best practices within the COSEE community by holding a series of workshops focused on issues common to most Centers (e.g. teacher workshops), to develop a speakers series, and to develop an online COSEE Community Center. The need for improved ocean science literacy is related to the need for improved overall science literacy. Ocean science education is not only important in itself, but it can also provide a motivating context for learning about many aspects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through COSEE initiatives, inquiry-based ocean science activities can integrate current scientific research and meet a critical educational need for the nation.