Project Ocean: K-12 Teacher Professional Development in Physical Oceanography
Abstract
Funds are provided for the Project Ocean course thenext generation of the Maury Project, to conduct three workshops to expand a national cadre of Project Ocean peer trainers who actively promote the teaching of oceanographic topics at the precollege level. The Project Ocean course will provide a core group of teachers with the knowledge and instructional resources to enable them, in turn, to train a large number of their peers on selected oceanography topics. By increasing the scientific knowledge of teachers, Project Ocean is ultimately directed toward attracting precollege students, including underrepresented minorities, to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies. The American Meteorological Society (AMS), in partnership with the United States Naval Academy (USNA), California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U), and Washington College, will conduct the workshops. Project Ocean participants completing all course requirements, including one-week workshopattendance, supporting online coursework, and the conduct of peer-training workshops, will earn three graduate-level credits through California University of Pennsylvania.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 08, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012384
Entities
People
- Wendy Abshire
Organizations
- American Meteorological Society
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy