Professional Development
Online Professional Development Opportunities in Partnership with The College of Exploration
Online professional development is offered here to provide educators with more in-depth studies into specific ocean science content through the context of ocean exploration. In partnership with The College of Exploration, an online campus setting provides the venue through which educators from around the world can meet, view Keynote Addresses given by ocean explorers and ask questions of Keynote Speakers online. Inquiry-based activities and other resources are also provided in a facilitated environment to enable educators to take content from the Keynote Addresses into a variety of teaching environments in an effort to enhance ocean science literacy and further promote Ocean Literacy Essential Principal #7 – “The ocean is largely unexplored.” *By following the registration links on this page, you will leave the U.S. Government’s NOAA Ocean Explorer Web site.
2009 Upcoming Event Description
“Why Do We Explore?” Online Teacher Professional Development
Date: October 5 – 16, 2009
This two-week online professional development offering will introduce participants to the new Education Materials Collection for the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, the first Federal ship dedicated to ocean exploration. Entitled “Why Do We Explore?,” this offering has been designed to include a Keynote Address by ocean explorers who have made significant ocean discoveries, inquiry-based lessons for all grade-levels, and facilitated online reflective conversations about the importance of ocean exploration on a global scale. Areas of focus include climate change, energy, human health and ocean health.
Participants will include formal and informal educators, ocean explorers, scientists, and other interested members of the public. Opportunities to engage with ocean explorers and other participants will be provided. The "Why Do We Explore?" Leader’s Guide and its associated lessons, a wealth of other supporting resources, and optional graduate credit are also provided.
Scientific presenters will include:
Dr. Charles Fisher
Professor of Biology
Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Shirley A. Pomponi
Executive Director,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution at Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Edith Widder
Cofounder and President
Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA)
The workshop is free for all participants and will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Educators will have the option to receive one graduate credit ($90) or obtain a certificate of completion.
To register, please visit http://coexploration/oe/ 
Archives
2008
“Classroom Exploration of the Ocean” – Virtual Teacher Workshop (VTW)
September 29 – October 10, 2008
This two-week online workshop offered educators the opportunity to come aboard (virtually) the Okeanos Explorer; learn how global climate change impacts our oceans; get an introduction to the first lesson in the NOAA OE curriculum, Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration: Calling All Explorers; learn about the Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts; and take a virtual walk through the OE Web site, accessing more than 300 lessons and multimedia learning resources for the classroom.
Week 1: September 29 – October 3: “Deep Ocean Exploration – New Discoveries and Implications for Our Warming Planet”, Dr. Steve Hammond, Chief Scientist, NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research Program
Introduction to the NOAA OE Web site and Curriculum
Week 2: October 6 -10: “The Okeanos Explorer, NOAA OER's new ship dedicated to ocean exploration”, John McDonough, Deputy Director, NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research Program
Virtual Tour of the Okeanos Explorer
2006
“Classroom Exploration of the Ocean” – Virtual Teacher Workshop (VTW)
Week 1: October 9-13: “From Sea to Shining Sea: Exploring America’s Ocean Realm”
Week 2: October 16-20: “Exploring the Lost City Hydrothermal Field: A New Submarine Ecosystem”
Week 3: November 6 – 10: "Exploring Submarine Volcanoes: Taking the Pulse of the Earth"
Week 4: November 13 – 17: " Life at the Edge, Real Animals in Extreme Environments"
For more information, visit http://www.coexploration.org/ceo2006/
2005
“Classroom Exploration of the Ocean 2005” – Virtual Teacher Workshop (VTW)
Part One, January 24 - February 6, 2005
Introduction by Dr. Rita Colwell, Former Director of the National Science Foundation
• Building the World’s Second Largest Marine Protected Area: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Andy Collins, Education Coordinator, NOAA National Ocean Service
• Hawaii's Deep-Sea Precious Corals, Amy Baco-Taylor, Visiting Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
“Classroom Exploration of the Ocean 2005” – Virtual Teacher Workshop (VTW)
Part Two, April 4-17, 2005
• Mysteries and Sirens of the Deep – Shipwrecks and Underwater Sound: What Can They Teach Us?
“Classroom Exploration of the Ocean 2005” – Virtual Teacher Workshop (VTW)
Part Three, October 10-23, 2005
• Extreme Environments, Underwater Observatories, and Technology – An Avalanche of New Resources for the Classroom
For more information, visit http://www.coexploration.org/ceo2005/
