K12 Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Workshop Series

来自西北华盛顿学区的K12教师领导人的专业学习社区，以及私立和部落学校，与华盛顿大学（UW），海洋学科学家学院合作，将参加K12海洋观测站计划（OOI）研讨会，通过使用OOI区域有线阵列（RCA）的数据学习海洋科学。参与者将包括从17个学区和其他9个区域STEM网络中选出的多达15名中学教师。STEM课程将包括海洋酸化、轴向海山和沿着卡斯卡迪亚俯冲带的地震活动以及气候变化等主题。研讨会将提供有关RCA科学以及如何使用相关数据和技术支持课堂STEM学习的专业发展/培训。研讨会将提供有关RCA科学以及如何使用相关数据纳入课堂的专业发展/培训。讲习班的具体目标包括：1）发展教师和学生关于OOI科学的核心知识，使其符合国家标准; 2）培训参与者使用基于云的平台访问OOI数据和可视化，这些数据和可视化可用于课堂上的探究式学习; 3）共同创建3-5个完整的教育包，可在全国范围内使用，以建立教师能力。所提供的培训将通过OOI数据与STEM课程和实地经验的真实深度和有意义的整合，提高K12教师的教学实践和学生在STEM教学中的成绩。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

A professional learning community of K12 teacher leaders from northwest Washington school districts, and private and Tribal schools, in partnership with University of Washington (UW), School of Oceanography scientists, will engage in a K12 Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) workshop centered on learning marine science through the use of data from the OOI Regional Cabled Array (RCA). Participants will include a cohort of up to fifteen secondary teachers selected from a network of seventeen school districts and nine other regional STEM Networks. STEM lessons will include topics such as ocean acidification, seismic activity at Axial Seamount and along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and climate change. The workshop will provide professional development/training on RCA science and how to use the relevant data and technology to support STEM learning in the classroom.The workshops will provide professional development (PD)/training on RCA science and how to use the relevant data for inclusion in the classroom. Specific workshop goals include: 1) Developing teacher and student core knowledge about OOI science that aligns with state standards; 2) Training participants to use a cloud-based platform for access to OOI data and visualizations that can be used in the classroom for inquiry-based learning; and 3) Co-creating 3-5 complete educational packages that can be used nationwide to build teacher capacity. The training provided will improve K12 teacher instructional practice and student achievement in STEM instruction through the real-life deep and meaningful integration of OOI data into STEM coursework and field experiences. The lessons described will be made available to teachers, students, and principals nationwide via publication on a variety of websites.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.