Project PARKA is an opportunity for 9-12th grade science teachers and students in the greater Topeka, KS area in 2013-14 • Interact face-to-face with oceanographic research scientists! • Expose your students to the scientific process, critical thinking, and science communication! • Learn about potential careers in marine science! • Increase your awareness and understanding of […]
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March 13th – Shellfish, Fisheries, & Modelling — Join us for the next FREE Ocean Lecture & Educators’ Night
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 ~ 6-8:30 pm Rutgers University, Cook Campus Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences Building, The Phillip Alampi Seminar Room Interested in teaching your students about local shellfish biology? Curious about how we manage our local shellfish fisheries? Interested in exposing your students to how scientists use models to study shellfish? Want […]
Summer 2012 Teacher Programs Announced
This summer, the Education & Outreach team at Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences is providing four unique opportunities for educators to participate in teacher trainings: 1. MARE: One Ocean, Interdisciplinary Instruction (July 17) 2. MARE: Biodiversity & Bioluminescence (July 18) 3. MARE Community Day: Fish & Larvae (August 14) 4. MARE: Beaches, […]
May 16th – Surf’s Up: All About Waves — Join us for the next FREE Ocean Lecture & Educators’ Night
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 ~ 6-8:30 pm Rutgers University, Cook Campus Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences Building, The Phillip Alampi Seminar Room Ever wonder how waves are formed and what really causes rip currents? Interested in learning more about current research about the formation and erosion of beaches? Want to spice up your teaching […]
COSEE Professional Development Optional Webinars
COSEE NOW is pleased to present an optional webinar series for Early Career Scientists. In this series, we will introduce a new tool to help you write a Broader Impact statement, explore how to use Social Networking Tools to broaden your professional network, and discuss how to interview and negotiate for an academic position. Who […]
COSIA Internship 2012
Over the past several years, students at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University have been able to participate in Communicating Ocean Sciences for Informal Audiences (COSIA) course. This course provides students an opportunity to develop their communications and teaching skills, in tandem with their science education, allowing them to become more […]
March 29th – Join us for the next FREE Ocean Lecture & Educators’ Night
Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 ~ 6-8:30 pm Rutgers University, Cook Campus Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences Building, The Phillip Alampi Seminar Room Ever wonder why there are so many bacteria out there or whether they are all bad? Interested in learning more about current New Jersey ecological research to teach your students? Want to […]
Black Sea Bass Encounter
This activity is intended to help students understand how fisheries scientists collect and analyze data about the local fish populations. Through a simulate field seasons, students are exposed to what fish science in the field looks like. Also, students must analyze their data and compare it with the 40 years of actual Black Sea Bass […]
Rutgers Ocean Days 2012 – Your Habitat and You
Date: April 2-3, 2012 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We will be hosting the 3rd annual Rutgers Ocean Days for MARE educators on Monday April 2nd (grades 3-5) and Tuesday April 3rd (grades 6-8). There will be science presentations/activities in the morning and a Science Expo, where your students will present on their marine […]
Join us for a FREE Ocean Lecture & Educator’s Night
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 ~ 6-8:30 pm Rutgers University, Cook Campus Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences Building, The Phillip Alampi Seminar Room Want to spice up your teaching of MARE’s “It Takes All Kinds”? Interested in learning more about current New Jersey fisheries research to teach your students? Join us for an exciting evening […]