National Ocean Sciences Bowl: Inspiring Tomorrow's Leaders

该奖项授予海洋领导联盟（COL），为国家海洋科学碗（NOSB）提供持续资助，这是一项针对高中生的全国性竞赛，重点是他们的海洋科学知识。国家海洋科学碗（NOSB®）成立于1998年由COL.该计划运行一个全国公认的高中学术比赛，为学生提供一个论坛，在科学，数学和技术方面出类拔萃，并介绍团队成员，他们的老师/教练，学校和社区的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，两级计时竞赛，由四名学生组成的小组回答与海洋有关的多个类别的多项选择、简答和批判性思维问题。该方案的主要目标是：（1）创造环境，培养知识渊博的海洋管理员，他们了解海洋对日常生活的影响和当前科学研究的重要性;（2）促进利用海洋作为跨学科的工具来教授科学和数学，并鼓励将海洋科学纳入课程;（3）联系并支持代表性不足和地理位置多样化的社区参与海洋科学;以及（4）为学生提供互动教育和职业机会，培养批判性思维和劳动力发展技能，NOSB的大部分资金是由NOAA通过一个单独的拨款给COL提供的。其他机构为该计划的各个方面提供支持。该奖项提供资金用于：（1）为教师和学生导师创建在线专业发展研讨会，重点关注当前的研究以及海洋扫盲和STEM教育的基本原则和概念;（2）加强区域协调员（RC）培训计划;以及（3）对参与者的职业道路和成果进行研究，以记录和评估该计划在鼓励有才华的学生进入STEM管道。NOSB因竞赛内容的高质量以及为学生和教师提供的指导和其他增强措施而获得了国家认可。该奖项将支持对NOSB整体成功至关重要的几项活动。该计划的年度评估一致表明，NOSB组织良好，运行良好，并且成功地鼓励学生在大学中考虑STEM学位。该计划将为数百名高中学生及其教师提供机会，以提高他们对科学的兴趣和理解，特别是海洋科学和海洋科学事业。

This award to Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) provides continued funding of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), a national competition for high school students that focuses on their knowledge of ocean science. The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®)was established in 1998 by COL. 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. The primary goals for the program are to: (1) Cultivate environments which develop knowledgeable ocean stewards that understand the ocean's impact on daily life and the importance of current scientific research; (2) Foster the use of the ocean as an interdisciplinary vehicle to teach science and mathematics and encourage the inclusion of the ocean sciences in curriculum; (3) Reach out to and support the involvement of under-represented and geographically diverse communities in the ocean sciences; and (4) Provide students with interactive education and career opportunities that develop critical thinking and workforce development skills, and provide exposure to ocean science professionals.Most funding for the NOSB is provided by NOAA via a separate grant to COL. Other agencies provide support for various aspects of the program. This award provides funds to 1) create online professional development seminars for teachers and student mentors that focus on current research and on the fundamental principles and concepts of ocean literacy and STEM education; (2) enhance the Regional Coordinators (RC) training program; and (3) execute a research study on career paths and outcomes for participants to document and assess the role that the program plays in encouraging talented students to enter the STEM pipeline.The NOSB has received national recognition for both the high quality of the competition content and the mentoring and other enhancements provided for students and teachers. This award will support several activities that are important to the overall success of the NOSB. Year-to-year evaluations of the program consistently indicate that NOSB is well organized and well run and that it is successful at encouraging students to consider STEM degrees in college. The program will provide opportunities for hundreds of high school students and their teachers to improve their interest and understanding of science, particularly ocean science and ocean science careers.