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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>40<sup>th</sup> Annual Massachusetts Marine Educators Meeting and Conference -<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>“Practicing Marine Science: Models for the Classroom”</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When: Saturday, 9 April 2016 from 8:30am to 3:30pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where: Clark Building on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Quissett Campus (360 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Morning Keynotes –<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ben Harden, Sea Education Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where does the Gulf Stream Go?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Carla Curran, Savannah State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Using marine mammals as a “hook” to engage K-12 students in science.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Afternoon Workshops – <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Choose two afternoon workshops from a suite of options. All workshops will include class­room-ready activities that are grade-specific and tied to standards.
These workshops are designed to help you implement the newly adopted Massachusetts Science, Technology, and Engineering Standards, and the Science Engineering Design Practices, with a particular focus on using mod­eling and data in the classroom.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Conference will be followed at 4pm by a Social Reception at the Sea Education Association, 171 Woods Hole Rd.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Certificate of Participation will be available for those wishing to earn professional development points.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information and to register, please visit:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://ma-marine-ed.org/mmeevents/whoi-conference/">http://ma-marine-ed.org/mmeevents/whoi-conference/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Early Bird Registration discount before 28 March!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Questions? Contact Amy Siuda at amys@sea.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A">Amy NS Siuda, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A"><br>
Associate Professor, Oceanography<br>
SEA Semester Alumna C-142<br>
Sea Education Association <br>
P.O. Box 6 • Woods Hole, MA 02543<br>
<b>t:</b> 508.540.3954 x551<br>
<b>f:</b> 800.977.8516<br>
<a href="http://www.sea.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#CE1628">www.sea.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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