April 7, 2008

Educators: Apply now for upcoming COSEE Great Lakes events

Now is the time to apply for a variety of upcoming Great Lakes educational opportunities—from IMAX movies and one-day workshops to shipboard science and curriculum development. The workshops, events, and one-day “teachable moments” programs (which include stipends and lunch) are sponsored by the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)-Great Lakes.

Following is a list of upcoming opportunities. All applications are due in April.

For application information, see: http://coseegreatlakes.net/events

TEACHABLE MOMENTS

April 19
Lake Huron Fishery Workshop, Alpena MI
Register by April 11
A teacher education component will be available. Registration fees are waived; lunch and stipend are provided for educators.

May 16
Mysteries of the Great Lakes Teachable Moment for Lake Erie
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH.
Apply by April 15
Attend the IMAX debut of Mysteries of the Great Lakes! The Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland will host a workshop supported by COSEE Great Lakes. Twenty science teachers, grades 4-10, will be supported for the day-long program. View the film, hear from the scientists, and learn new ways of teaching about the lakes!

May 14 – 15
Great Lakes Student Summit
Buffalo, NY
Students in grades 5-8 present projects, take tours and learn from experts in Great Lakes science.

June 22 – 28
Curriculum Development for Great Lakes Education
Grad Credit course from The Ohio State University
Apply by April 15
F.T. Stone Laboratory, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie
Join COSEE GL Director Fortner for a week of creative work with science for classrooms. Meet and work with Dr. David Hart and his son, developer of the Paddle-to-the-Sea application for Google Earth! See: Marine Immersion scholarship for assistance

July 13 – 19
Shipboard and Shoreline Science on Lake Ontario
Aboard the R/V Lake Guardian from Buffalo
Apply by April 25
Join COSEE Great Lakes aboard the U.S. EPA’s 180-foot research vessel the R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian. Highlights include passage through the Welland Canal, data collection at EPA water quality sampling stations on Lake Ontario and stops in ports like Oswego and Clayton, New York. Collect plankton and benthic organisms, and water quality data, and examine how the Great Lakes and oceans change with human activity, geographic location, geology, biology and weather.  COSEE provides stipend, room and board, some travel.

July 14-17
Realtime Aquatic Data Workshop
F.T. Stone Laboratory, Put-in-Bay OH
Apply by April 15
COSEE Great Lakes and COSEE Coastal Trends join forces to offer an educators’ workshop on how real-time aquatic data are collected and the science they represent. Topics will include water circulation, density and stratification, climate change and water levels, nutrients, plankton and chlorophyll, and dead zones. Hands on data collection, technology updates, classroom applications. Participate in the Lower Lakes Link, sharing Lake Erie data with live connection to R/V Lake Guardian on Lake Ontario! Stipend, room and board.

August 2 – 8
Lake Michigan Exploration Workshop
Peggy Notebaert Museum and John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
Apply by April 18
Join COSEE Great Lakes for an in-depth exploration of Lake Michigan. Fifteen educators will be selected to participate in hands-on learning on the Chicago lakeshore, with field tours to the Great Lakes Water Institute, Milwaukee, and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Expect an exciting experience and incredible opportunities to interact with scientists. Stipend, room and board, some travel.

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