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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Consolas, Courier New, Courier"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean<BR>
Exploration and Research (OER)<BR>
Professional Development Workshop for Science Teachers Grades 6-12<BR>
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Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration Curriculum (Part II of II)<BR>
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Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm<BR>
in partnership with and hosted by the New England Aquarium<BR>
Boston, Massachusetts<BR>
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Join educators during this follow-up session to the introductory<BR>
professional development workshop on Learning Ocean Science through<BR>
Ocean Exploration, a curriculum developed by the National Oceanic and<BR>
Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research<BR>
(OER). Conduct inquiry- and standards-based activities tied directly to<BR>
ocean expeditions with Ocean Exploration Facilitator Tami Lunsford. In<BR>
addition, participants will have the opportunity to hear from and<BR>
interact with Dr. Dwight Coleman, Director of the Inner Space Center at<BR>
the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Coleman will discuss Ocean<BR>
Exploration and Archaeological Oceanography, and the Inner Space Center,<BR>
a new facility built to support both these disciplines through live<BR>
ship-to-shore telepresence technology.<BR>
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Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Each participant will<BR>
receive unique take-home materials, a NOAA Ocean Exploration Certificate<BR>
of Participation, a continental breakfast, and lunch. A $100 stipend<BR>
will be available for those who participate in both the Introductory and<BR>
Follow-up full-day workshops. If spaces are available, educators who<BR>
have not yet participated in a NOAA Ocean Exploration Introductory<BR>
Workshop are still welcome to join us for this Follow-up Workshop.<BR>
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Registration Deadline is April 23, 2010.<BR>
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To register, contact the Teacher Resource Center at the New England<BR>
Aquarium at 617-973-6590<BR>
or send the attached registration form to <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="trc@neaq.org">trc@neaq.org</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
For specific questions about this workshop, contact Jayshree Oberoi,<BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="joberoi@neaq.org">joberoi@neaq.org</a></U></FONT>,<BR>
617-973-6590<BR>
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