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COSEE NOW 2008 Scientist Survey Report

December 5, 2008 in Resource Guides

Annual Scientist Survey 2008 Report

Annual Scientist Survey 2008 Report

What do scientists think about coastal sciences education & outreach? Are they engaged? And, in what ways are they contributing?

This report offers answers to those questions.

Since 2004 COSEE NOW (formerly as COSEE Mid-Atlantic) has conducted an annual online scientist survey to gather data on the education involvement, practices and needs of scientists at current and future ocean observing systems. Our goal is to improve the exchange of data and teaching practices between scientists and educators. In 2008 we partnered with the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and included their members in this year’s survey (we thank ASLO for their assistance).

Anyone planning education programs or products, establishing partnerships among scientists and educators, or interested in improving their education and outreach activities will find this report interesting and useful. We also welcome your comments.

Download the Annual Scientist Survey: 2008 Report (pdf)

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Real-time Data (RTD) in K-12 Classrooms: A report

December 4, 2008 in Resource Guides

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This document reports on a front-end evaluation designed to investigate the ways by which kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) teachers and students can and do use real-time data (RTD) to understand and appreciate the role that the ocean environment plays in their lives.

We conducted this needs assessment of K-12 educators for NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (and thank them for their support). The goals of this evaluation were to:

  • identify the gap between SWMP/IOOS scientific data (current and projected) and the needs/capabilities of K-12 teachers and students to use those data, and
  • to determine and recommend ways to bridge that gap via data visualization/ presentation and educational products/services.

Download RTD in Classrooms: Executive Summary (pdf)
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Download RTD in Classrooms: Full Report (pdf)

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COSEE MA Scientist Survey 2004-2007 Report

December 4, 2008 in Resource Guides

A great deal of research has been conducted on the science literacy and teaching practices of K-12 classroom teachers. Much less is known about scientists’ involvement in education and outreach with K-12 schools and public audiences.

To fill that gap COSEE Mid-Atlantic (now known as COSEE NOW and COSEE Coastal Trends) has conducted an annual scientist survey since 2004 to gather data on the education involvement, practices and needs of scientists affiliated with ocean observing systems. Our goal is to improve the exchange of data and teaching practices between scientists and educators so that teachers, students and the public can make the best use of ocean observing systems data.

This report includes survey results from 2004 through 2007. For 2008 results, see the COSEE NOW Scientist Survey report.

Click to download Cosee MA Scientist Survey Report 2004-2007 (pdf)

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COSEE MA Teacher PD 2003-2007 Evaluation Report

December 4, 2008 in Resource Guides

Each summer from 2003 through 2007 COSEE Mid-Atlantic (now known as COSEE NOW and COSEE Coastal Trends) conducted teacher professional development (PD) workshops designed to train educators in the use of real data, mostly from coastal and ocean observing systems, in their teaching. We designed our PD format after a review of the research literature, then modified it based on teacher feedback.

This report documents our teacher professional development activities from 2003 to 2007, the model format we used and teachers’ reactions and responses (a few of which are below).

I really think that allowing the teachers to break into smaller groups at the end of each day to discuss what they’ve learned is something that I really think you should have in next year’s workshop. It was great today for us to be able to sit together in smaller groups and really talk about what we would use or what we would change. This workshop has been phenomenal!!
COSEE MA 2005 Teacher

Out of all of the workshops I have attended this was the only one that included a follow-up workshop. This is extremely helpful, especially in the beginning of the [school] year. It is so busy that we forget some of the things that we’ve done and it’s nice to be reminded in an informal, no-pressure atmosphere. It was also great to see everyone again.
COSEE MA 2006 Teacher

Meeting again has given us support to make sure that we start implementing RTD [real-time-data]—despite obstacles that we invariably encounter. Making a start is often the hardest part.
COSEE MA 2004 Teacher

Click to download COSEE MA Teacher PD Evaluation Report (pdf)

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