Session Descriptions--nmea 2016 Sessions are listed alphabetically by primary presenter’s last name. Allen
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Breidahl, Harry; Geraldine Fauville Wednesday, 3:15 & 4:15 pm, Oceans 1 nautilus.ed@me.com; geraldine.fauville@gu.se, @Gege1979 Ongoing facilitation of global Ocean Literacy For many years now the annual NMEA conference has attracted a number of international delegates. There have been many positive outcomes generated by the stimulus international delegates have gained from active participation in NMEA conferences. One such highlight has been the extensive uptake of Ocean Literacy beyond the shores of the USA. This session will begin with a panel of international delegates (ideally representing Europe, Asia, North America, South America Africa and Australia) briefly outlining current perspectives on the uptake of Ocean Literacy in their nation / region. The second half of the session will open up as a forum where all delegates present will be involved in developing an achievable set of goals (and timeline) for ongoing global collaboration. In order to reach a wider audience the session will be recorded and the session chairs will use information presented, discussed and resolved as the foundation for a jointly authored article for the NMEA journal Current. Bremen, Gary Wednesday, 2:15 pm, Oceans 3 gary_bremen@nps.gov Sex Underwater: A Slightly Inappropriate Musical Review An old adage says that "sex sells." Reaching out to new audiences is an important part of informal education. "Nerd Nites" have started to pop up around the world in which people who are passionate on a topic make presentations in bars and similar settings. Gary Bremen used the Nerd Nite in Miami as an outreach venue, and it was one of the top three presentations of the year. Through use of photos, video and a tongue-in-cheek soundtrack, learn about some of the unusual sexual habits of Biscayne national Park's wildlife, and discuss ways to broaden your appeal in local communities. Bremen, Gary Tuesday, 2:30 pm, Oceans 2 gary_bremen@nps.gov Nauti Talk: Maritime Heritage Activities from Your National Parks America’s ocean and coastal national parks offer great opportunities for learning about American history. Great stories abound, but hands-on learning helps learners grasp concepts and retain information. For 16 years, Biscayne National Park’s Family Fun Fest has packed loads of activities, across many learning modalities, into 15-minute bites using easy-to-find and inexpensive materials. Discover the story a cannonball can tell, learn about currents by collecting marine debris, map a shipwreck, create a “scrimshaw” tooth, and play a Simon Says-inspired game of Talking “Nauti.” Simple write-ups will be provided that include materials lists, and we’ll also have time to swap ideas among session participants, too. Brewer, Elaine; Lisa Tossey Tuesday, 2:30 pm, Oceans 12 @MassDMF @mrselaineious You're on Social Media. Now What? Step 1: create an account. Do you know what step 2 is? We'll cover what it means to be a part of social media and how to jump into the (sometimes) overwhelming mix! The major platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and others will be discussed. We'll also cover how to create engaging posts, how important images can be, and what those #hashtags really mean. Bring your phone, computer, or tablet; we'll be posting during this talk! Brewer, Elaine; Lisa Tossey Tuesday, 1:30 pm, Oceans 12 @MassDMF @mrselaineious Presenting...presenting! What you're doing wrong when you lecture Whether you’re an informal or classroom teacher, you present information to an audience. But are you a good presenter? We’ll explore the most effective ways to share your information with your audience. You’ll learn how to organize your story, why colors and fonts are important, and how to not turn your back to the audience. Bring your laptop or tablet to play along and bookmark freeware we’ll touch upon, or sit back and watch the magic unfold in front of you! Broadhurst, Trey Wednesday, 4:15 pm, Oceans 12 tbroadhurst@lonestar.edu Stone Crabs: From Florida's Gulf Coast to your Dinner Plate This workshop will be split into two parts: An introductory presentation followed by a hands-on session. I) PRESENTATION: The presentation, which will focus on the life cycle of stone crabs, will also cover the sustainability of the stone crab industry, methods used to harvest stone crabs, and the wholesale/retail distribution of stone crab claws. II) HANDS-ON SESSION: During this portion of the workshop, participants will gain hands-on experience with the board game that their students can play in the classroom to learn about the life cycle of stone crabs. III) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Participants who teach high school will receive take-home materials, including a travel-ready game board with instructions. Brown, Shelley Thursday, 10:00 am, Oceans 4 shelley@sailorsforthesea.org Across the Globe, Boaters are Creating a Wave of Change The boating community is in a unique position to become a voice for the ocean. Being on the water, issues such as marine debris, oil spills and fish kills due to hypoxia, are so visible and impactful to them. With knowledge and resources, we can empower boaters to take action to protect their precious waterways. Sailors for the Sea is a leading ocean conservation organization that educates, engages and activates the boating community toward ocean health. We provide educational resources, support and tangible opportunities for boaters to make a difference. Through on-the-ground events like Clean Regattas, as well as education through Kids Environmental Lesson Plans (KELP), Ocean Watch Essays and the Green Boating Guide, we send a vibrant message of hope. Our Clean Regattas program is the world’s only sustainability certification for water-based events. We provide support, resources and a sustainability framework for organizations to run an environmentally friendly event. Over 800 regattas, from small youth regattas to the Volvo Ocean Race, have protected their waters by using the Clean Regattas program. To educate youth about our ocean, we developed Kids Environmental Lesson Plans (KELP). Through collaboration with leading research and education institutions, we develop these fun, interactive KELP modules designed for informal educators to increase ocean literacy. Since its inception in 2011, KELP has been implemented by organizations in 36 states and 30 countries, and has reached over 85,000 students. Additionally, Sailors for the Sea has two programs, Ocean Watch articles and the Green Boating Guide to educate boaters about issues impacting their waterways and how they can use their boat without harming the marine environment. We grow our mission globally through our affiliates in Japan, Portugal and soon to be, Chile. All of our affiliates translate and promote our current programs, but also create new programs to fit their cultural and geographical needs. Based in Yokohama, Sailors for the Sea Japan, published the first sustainable seafood guide for the country in 2013. The Blue Seafood Guide appeals to mothers and children, and instead of telling consumers what fish to avoid, only sustainable seafood is listed. The guide is promoted through an annual Blue Seafood Festival, which is a Blue Seafood restaurant certification program. Sailors for the Sea Portugal launched in Cascais in 2013 and focuses on youth education. Recently, they published a leading children’s book, A Garrafa Mágica (The Magic Bottle) that discusses different issues impacting ocean ecosystems. This children’s book has become required reading as a part of the Portuguese Education agency’s national reading program. Sailors for the Sea Chile will be coming onboard in October 2016 and are developing new programs to promote environmental sustainably in Latin America. Through our programs and the work of our international affiliates, we hope to create more ocean stewards and a wave of change. Burich, Diana; Claire Antonucci Thursday, 11:00 am, Oceans 10 dburich@njseagrant.org Understanding Storm Surge This workshop is a product of collaboration between NJSGC educators and extension specialists to better understand the needs of stakeholders. Hurricane Sandy in 2012 had devastating effects on NJ's oceanfront and bayside communities, and many residents refused to abide by mandatory evacuations mainly due to the lack of understanding of the unique nature of the storm. In addition, many residents expressed a misunderstanding of the concepts surrounding storm surge and how it would affect them. While researching lesson plan development, it was discovered that there are minimal hands-on resources for educators to utilize when teaching this very important topic. One lesson developed lead to another, and this module was born. After a PowerPoint presentation on the causes of storm surge and the factors that affect it, educators will work in pairs or small groups as they are introduced to 6 activities that are carefully constructed to tie together principles of weather, air and water pressure, water cycle, density, currents, and the Coriolis Effect with storm surge. The first activity is actually a demonstration that educators can use to explain how temperature affects the density of air and how low and high pressure systems that drive our weather are produced. The only materials necessary for this are a balloon, 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask, water, hot plate and ice bath. Using a flask with a balloon sealing the mouth, water is heated in the flask and allowed to enter its gaseous state, thus blowing up the balloon and leaving a "low pressure" system inside the flask. Once cooled, the flask contains a "high pressure" system which is associated with fair weather. In activity #2, balloons are used to show participants how air in the atmosphere "wants" to be in a state of equilibrium (equal pressure), travelling from areas of high to low pressure. The third activity deals with density-driven currents. Observing air currents can be difficult, so we utilize water for this purpose. Water and air are both fluid mediums and observe similar physical properties, and utilizing water makes these properties easier to observe. Inexpensive materials are used in this (an all other activities) and help to keep costs low for educators. Differently-colored water, both warm and cool, are released simultaneously into a clear container, and their interactions are observed to explain temperature/density driven movement of water. In the 4th activity participants are introduced to the patterns of planetary winds by exploring the Coriolis Effect. Participants work in pairs as one person rotates the Earth (balloon) on its axis while the other uses a Sharpie to "stand" on the equator and "throw a ball to the North Pole". Continual "ball throwing" (line tracing) will yield distinct planetary wind patterns for the Norther Hemisphere. The same can be done in the Southern Hemisphere to display wind patterns for that hemisphere as well. Students will then be able to correlate weather movement in each hemisphere. In the 5th activity, participants will explore how air pressure creates storm surge flooding by using air-filled balloons to represent ocean water and their hands as they apply pressure to the balloons to represent high and low air pressure systems. By moving the balloons across a coastal landscape sketched on paper, participants will be able to visualize the effects surge can have on a coastal community. Finally, in the 6th activity, participants will utilize plastic shoe boxes with sand and water to represent coastal beaches and will apply wind-driven effects to observe behavior of beaches during storm events. Participants will be given topography cards to construct shorelines and explore various scenarios to observe effects of storms on these various shorelines. We have developed a learning module that is currently under revision and we can supply a copy of this 40-page document at your request. In addition, we developed a graphic diagram to accompany these lessons and we would be happy to email this to you as well. It is not yet publish to our website and as soon as revisions are completed it will be available free of charge on our website. Burke, Brendan Tuesday, 4:00 pm, Ballroom (5-8) Bburke@staugustinelighthouse.org An Almost Invisible History: Using Underwater Acoustics and Magnetics to Teach the Science of Finding Shipwrecks The Lighthouse Archaeological Program (LAMP) is the research division of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. LAMP research archaeologists are tasked with finding, presenting and preserving historic shipwrecks and maritime culture in the Nation’s Oldest Port, St. Augustine. In exploring our ocean laboratory we deploy tools such as a marine magnetometer and sidescan sonar to probe into the murky waters of Northeast Florida. While these tools have great utility to locate shipwrecks they also are strong educational devices. Converting sound into light, interpreting the earth’s magnetic field, and plotting all of this to be understood by researchers and our students is something LAMP has specialized in for the past several years. This presentation focuses on the technology used by LAMP and how it has helped us better understand the ocean environment of shipwrecks, our coastline, and the earth sciences. Burns, Karen Poster #17 kpburns@virginiaaquarium.com Reflecting on Practice Professional Learning Program Reflecting on Practice is a professional learning program designed specifically for informal educators, which takes a community-building approach to engage educators in learning about and reflecting on their practice with colleagues. The program is grounded in current research on learning, teaching and professional development, and aims to challenge institutions to examine their institutional practices, operating model, and professional development culture. It requires that practitioners think, talk, and observe practice critically, systematically, and purposefully in order to understand their practice and that of others from a variety of viewpoints and make informed decisions. Learn about this program and how the Virginia Aquarium has incorporated RoP into educator and volunteer training to develop habits of reflective practice among all educators at their institution. Burns, Karen Thursday, 3:00 pm, Oceans 4 kpburns@virginiaaquarium.com How to Start International Eco-Travel at your Institution Karen Burns has led trips to China, Costa Rica, the Galápagos Islands, Iceland, Cuba, Patagonia, Baja, Panama, and Tanzania, to name a few. Participants in Virginia Aquarium’s expeditions are often Aquarium volunteers, supporters, and members. Karen will share information about the benefits of international ecotourism for her institution. Karen looks for opportunities to forge connections with research and conservation colleagues and institutions as a part of the international program mission. In the presentation, she will share a few examples of this kind of exchange. Organizing international ecotourism experiences can present challenges in terms of logistics, staff time, expertise in the destination, and even risk and liability for an institution. Karen will address how she has approached these challenges and how she has selected and worked with travel partners to streamline the process and increase the value. Karen’s experiences and anecdotes about her expeditions give a realistic picture of what is involved and how it all works. She will discuss how rewarding global ecotourism can be and how travel programming can support personal and professional growth in addition to how to successfully market your program within your community. Karen will share her secrets for how to prepare your travelers for their trip, some best practices for leading in the field, and finally how to bring the experience home. Cackowski, Celia Thursday, 10:00 am, Oceans 2 ccackowski@vims.edu, @celiacackowski Bridge DATA Activity: Without an Ark This presentation will demonstrate an abridged version of the popular Bridge DATA activity "Without an Ark." Using streamflow data from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) website, we will compare discharge rates to investigate the impacts of a hurricane on the New River in North Carolina. Participants will then use species profiles to predict how coastal storm events might effect specific estuarine organisms. Extensions and related resources will also be highlighted. Calvo, Lisa; Jenny Paterno Thursday, 3:00 pm, Oceans 11 calvo@hsrl.rutgers.edu Science on the Half Shell: A Model for Integrating Real-World Research and Habitat Restoration in the Classroom Project PORTS: Promoting Oyster Restoration Through Schools, is a student-focused community-based oyster restoration and education program that has been building oyster reef habitat and an environmental ethic of care and responsibility since 2007. Developed as outreach initiative of Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory of Rutgers University, the program provides locally relevant opportunities for environmental stewardship and learning in the K-12 setting by engaging students in the science and methods of a real-world oyster restoration project. The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is an estuarine, filter-feeding bivalve that ranges in distribution along the east coast of North America from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. Oysters and other bivalves provide important ecosystem functions in estuaries. Some of these functions include water filtration, concentration of bio-deposits, enhancement of estuarine biodiversity, and supply of habitat for associated resident and transient species. As a commercially important species, the oyster has also shaped the social and economic fabrics of coastal communities. With its important ecological role and interesting history as a natural resource, the oyster is an ideal vehicle for teaching important scientific concepts and examining human connections with nature. Project PORTS offers a suite of oyster-focused lessons, with core lessons presented in the classroom by Rutgers University scientists creating an added level of excitement for students and providing an opportunity for career exploration. The program’s in-depth curriculum guides, present a diverse suite of cross-curricular lessons that meet national and state core curriculum standards. Several activities incorporate an examination of research methods and an analysis of authentic data. The heart of Project PORTS is the community-based restoration project, which extends lessons from the classroom to a real-world application. Students construct shell bags that are deployed in the Bay to serve as cultch for juvenile oysters (spat). Most often, a truckload of surfclam shell is delivered to participating schools and students fill stretchy mesh bags with the shell in their schoolyard. Students and community volunteers of all ages then help transport the bags and deploy them to the restoration area in the Delaware Bay. Since the program’s start, students from 26 schools have constructed some 23,000 shell bags that have collected more than 29 million oyster spat and established a viable oyster reef. Follow-up scientific surveys have demonstrated that many species are inhabiting the restored area. Participants of the session will be introduced to Project PORTS and the associated program curriculum materials. Each attendee will receive a brochure and electronic copies of the Curriculum and Activity Guide, which contains classroom-ready lessons correlated to The Next Generation Science Standards. Emphasis will be placed on the program as a model for engaging students in the science and methods of an authentic habitat restoration project. Attendees will participate in the That’s Gross Anatomy, oyster dissection activity – a signature lesson of Project PORTS. Chaibongsai, Peter Wednesday, 11:00 am, Oceans 10 peter_chaibongsai@billfish.org, @tagbillfish TBF's Marine Discovery Guide A presentation of The Billfish Foundation's (TBF) Marine Discovery Guide, a free resource for Gulf of Mexico based middle school teachers will be given. The Marine Discovery Guide is full of several modules of marine science lesson plans with a billfish/sportfishing theme. Considering the popularity of sportfishing in the five Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) and the lack of lessons plans with fisheries in mind, TBF decided to utilized their expertise in fisheries and develop and modify popular lesson plans to incorporate the importance of billfish and of sportfishing. The presentation will not only be a discussion but will also include a short hands on demonstration of a lesson plan (or two), how teachers can receive the Marine Discovery Guide and provide feedback for future expansion of the guide. Chang, Cheng-Chieh; Chia-Ling Wang,Chia-Dai Yen Poster #9 changjac@mail2000.com.tw; hamrater@msn.com (Yen) Review and Future Prospects of Marine Education in Taiwan This paper reviews the development process of marine education in Taiwan. In early periods, Taiwan was influenced by the culture of land power and therefore neglected the importance of the ocean. In 2001, Taiwanese government first released the Ocean White Paper, declaring the principle of building a country based on the ocean. In 2004, National Oceans Policy Guidelines was announced to solidify a foundation for implementing maritime policies. The Ocean Policy White Paper released in 2006 was based on the idea of “maritime Taiwan,” according to which marine development was comprehensively promoted. In 2007, the Ministry of Education announced the White Paper on the Marine Education Policy that aims to implement educational policies accentuating marine science and change the conventional domestic beliefs regarding how terrestrial utilization should be prioritized over marine utilization and how the ocean should be viewed from a terrestrial perspective. The ultimate goal of these authoritative reports was to increase Taiwan’s maritime competitiveness. Currently, less than 10% of ocean-related topics have been incorporated into textbooks in Taiwan, indicting the necessity of enhancing Taiwanese people’s marine science literacy. Therefore, this study proposed the following suggestions: (a) properly incorporating content of marine education into textbooks, (b) compiling supplementary materials for marine education, (c) planning marine experiential programs and organizing ocean tours, (d) cultivating marine education teachers, and (e) ensuring that teachers adequately incorporate marine education into school curricula and teaching to improve students’ ocean literacy. These suggestions can serve as the blueprint for developing future marine education. Chen, Mo Poster #10 mchen12@qq.com Marine Education in Guangxi Province, China This marine education is one of the earliest marine education programs in mainland China. It includes five parts: Ocean Education Classes, Guangxi Ocean Education Website, Ocean Education materials, Ocean Education books and Ocean education activities. This presentation will introduce some detail about this program I hold the marine education class in different area. Included cities, counties and villages. It is because students living in different area knows different. Students in the mountain don’t know anything about the ocean. But students in the middle of the cities know a lot. So I am doing a survey for “How much does the student know about the ocean”. The result showed us that students in city central school know more knowledge about the ocean than others. Students living in the mountain almost totally don’t know about the ocean. Since there are less ocean education materials or there were no ocean education materials, I have to make it. What I am doing are creating PPT for class, designing the ocean education posts, translating English ocean education post into Chinese, such as the USGS Water Cycle post for kids, designing marine animal cards, designing game cards related to the ocean, buying and downloading marine videos and then editing, taking and collecting ocean photos, designing ocean education cartoon, hand drawing marine and coastal ecosystems and designing gifts for kids. There is a website called Guangxi Ocean Education. Different between this website and others. It is really easy to understand for all ages. Excellent ocean galleries, interesting education cartoon, TED talk videos related to the ocean, knowledge about Guangxi ocean with video and photos, ocean games, etc. The Ocean books are designed for students to gain more knowledge about our ocean and ocean science. For different ages, I designed different contents. For the elementary student, only making them fun and love the ocean animals and love the ocean. For middle school students, telling them the ocean is related to our life, they know more about the ocean, they know more about our life and their textbook knowledge. For the high school student, most of the knowledge in the book related to their textbook, it can help them to remember the knowledge in their textbook and help their college entrance exam review. And in the books for high school students, it also has many current ocean phenomena, recent ocean issues and ocean protection case studies. The ocean education activities include: Outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, camping, fishing, bird watching, kayaking, photography, diving, parasailing and other beach sports, beach sweep, planting mangroves and planting coral. 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