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Two students conduct researching using a quadrat in a marshy area.
LiMPETS Teacher Workshops

LiMPETS is an environmental monitoring and education program for students, educators, and volunteer groups throughout California. Approximately 6,000 teachers and students per year along the coast of California are involved with the collection of rocky intertidal and sandy beach data as part of the LiMPETS network. Join us — learn the process of science and help to protect our local marine ecosystems.

Audience:
College & university
K-12 educators
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
Two students conduct researching using a quadrat in a marshy area.
Citizen science volunteers conduct water quality monitoring in the watersheds of our national marine sanctuaries.
National Marine Sanctuaries Citizen Science

Citizen science is a term that describes projects in which volunteers partner with scientists to answer real-world questions. These volunteers can work with scientists to identify research questions, collect and analyze data, interpret results, make new discoveries, develop technologies and applications, as well as solve complex problems. See a listing of opportunities within the National Marine Sanctuary System.

Audience:
College & university
Homeschooling
Informal educators
K-12 educators
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
Citizen science volunteers conduct water quality monitoring in the watersheds of our national marine sanctuaries.
Teacher at Sea Mary Cook and school mascot Qanuk the Eagle show off a banner created by Scammon Bay School's 4th Grade class on board R/V Norseman II.
NOAA Teacher at Sea

The Teacher at Sea program provides a unique environment for learning and teaching by sending teachers to sea aboard NOAA research and survey ships to work under the tutelage of scientists and crew.

Audience:
College & university
Homeschooling
Informal educators
K-12 educators
Pre-K educators
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
Teacher at Sea Mary Cook and school mascot Qanuk the Eagle show off a banner created by Scammon Bay School's 4th Grade class on board R/V Norseman II.
Several people sit in front of monitors wearing headsets in a room with red lights.
Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) Science Communication Fellowship

The Science Communication Fellowship immerses formal and informal educators in the Nautilus Corps of Exploration as communicators for exploration and empowers them to bring the excitement of ocean exploration - specifically in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) - to students and public audiences around the world. Fellows share accounts of ocean research, expedition operations, STEM careers, and daily life with audiences of all ages through live audio commentary on the Nautilus Live website and through outreach to classrooms and communities via ship-to-shore live interactions. 

Applications due December 31, 2022.

Audience:
K-12 educators
Informal educators
Homeschooling
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
In person
Several people sit in front of monitors wearing headsets in a room with red lights.
Teachers from across the country head out to explore the Chesapeake Bay and learn more about physical oceanography through a professional development program offered by the American Meteorological Society
Project Ocean (formerly The Maury Project)

This workshop is conducted online and in person each July in Chestertown, Maryland. The course introduces educators to the foundations of physical oceanography and includes lectures, hands-on laboratory exercises, and field trips. Course materials are included and teachers receive 3 graduate credits upon completion of all course requirements.

Audience:
K-12 educators
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
In person
Teachers from across the country head out to explore the Chesapeake Bay and learn more about physical oceanography through a professional development program offered by the American Meteorological Society
The smaller creeks and streams in Metro Atlanta flow into the larger rivers throughout Georgia. These teachers are learning about these connections through a hands-on teacher workshop called Rivers to Reef.
Reefs to Rivers Teacher Workshop

A free six-day workshop that begins in Atlanta at the Georgia Aquarium and participants follow the course of the Altamaha Watershed from its headwaters near the Georgia Aquarium to Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary with numerous field experiences along the way.

Audience:
K-12 educators
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
The smaller creeks and streams in Metro Atlanta flow into the larger rivers throughout Georgia. These teachers are learning about these connections through a hands-on teacher workshop called Rivers to Reef.
Students from the Lawrence School in Falmouth, MA taking water quality samples as part of their project to raise awareness about the coastal pond near their school.
Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE)

Multi-day research and field-based teacher training to improve understanding of the estuary environment and promote student stewardship of estuaries and watersheds.

Audience:
K-12 educators
Opportunity Type:
Field Experience
Students from the Lawrence School in Falmouth, MA taking water quality samples as part of their project to raise awareness about the coastal pond near their school.