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SCCOOS K-16 Educational Outreach Building on the Existing Infrastructure of the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence. SCCOOS Governance and Planning Meeting Oct. 18-19, 2004. COSEE is a national network of 7 regional “Centers of Ocean Sciences Excellence” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SCCOOS K-16 Educational Outreach
Building on the Existing Infrastructure of theCenters for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
SCCOOS Governance and Planning MeetingOct. 18-19, 2004
COSEE is a national network of 7 regional “Centers of Ocean Sciences Excellence”
– Funded primarily by NSF/OCE with additional funding from NOAA, ONR, US Navy
– Overarching mission is to forge strong links between the ocean research and education communities
– Potential to grow to 21 centers with budgets up to $1.5M/year
– serving as a catalyst for partnerships between scientists and educators.
– establishing a robust network of ocean science educators at both the regional and national levels.
– taking a leadership role in the future of US ocean science education.
COSEE has focused on:
We are fortunate to have two COSEEs in the Southern California Bight region that can help provide the underpinnings of a strong Education component for SCCOOS:
– CA COSEE: SIO, CA SeaGrant, MATE and LHS
– COSEE West: UCLA, USC, USC SeaGrant, LA Unified School District
CA COSEE is planning to hire a part-time Education Coordinator who will:
– Interface with Education Coordinators at other RAs
– Provide oversight and coordination for programmatic elements – Oversee planning for an education “portal” on the SCCOOS
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