[SEMCO] COSEE Ocean Systems and NEOSEC Workshop Strategies for Engaging in Broader Impact Programs

Tue Oct 11 12:31:19 EDT 2011

COSEE Ocean Systems and NEOSEC Workshop
Strategies for Engaging in Broader Impact Programs
November 4, 2011
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
149 Waquoit Highway, Waquoit, MA 02536

On November 4th, 2011, the COSEE Ocean Systems and the New England Ocean
Science Education Collaborative (NEOSEC) will host a free workshop for New
England area scientists, graduate students, and educational leaders on
³Strategies for Engaging in Broader Impact Programs² which will take place
at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve beginning at 9:00
a.m. in the boathouse.
The workshop is specifically intended for pairs or small teams from NEOSEC
organizations who would potentially submit proposals that promote ocean
science literacy.  For example, the workshop could be appealing to senior
scientists who want to help their graduate students write grants, while
fulfilling their own broader impacts at the same time. The workshop will
showcase a spectrum of broader impact programs for scientists to partner
with formal and informal education programs as well as highlight best
practices in partnering with these institutions based upon survey data and
research.  During the afternoon session, participants will engage in a
professional development opportunity by Tom Wolff, Ph.D., from Tom Wolff &
Associates <http://www.tomwolff.com/index.shtml> , a nationally recognized
consultant on coalition building and, the author of The Power of
Collaborative Solutions.  A Request for Proposals will be announced at the
workshop in order to spark collaborative projects that involve senior
scientists and educators and/or graduate students.

Dormitory-style lodging is available upon request at the reserve for a fee
of $20. Lodgers must bring their own sheets, pillow, and towels.  For
dormitory reservations (required) please contact Sheri Proft at 508-457-0495
x100 or sheri.proft at state.ma.us.  To register and/or for more information
about the workshop on Strategies for Engaging in Broader Impact Programs
please contact Kim Frashure via email at kfrashure at comcast.net
<mailto:kfrashure at comcast.net>  or to register for the free workshop  please
complete the following questions via survey monkey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QR3DPRW
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QR3DPRW>  (preferred method).

NEOSEC <http://www.neosec.org/>  is a diverse networked collaboration of
more than forty institutions from across New England, including aquariums,
museums, universities, government entities and science and research centers.
NEOSEC¹s mission and collective purpose are to leverage New England¹s
extraordinary assets, to engage the public in understanding the vital
connections between people and the ocean.
Ocean Systems <http://cosee.umaine.edu/> (OS) is one of fifteen Centers for
Ocean Sciences Education Excellence <http://www.cosee.net/>  (COSEE) and is
funded by the National Science Foundation.  Our goal is to help the COSEE
Network reach rural and inland audiences.  We create and evaluate
interconnected tools and techniques that broaden understanding of oceans in
the context of the earth and solar systems.

 DRAFT AGENDA:

9:00- 9:30 am                      Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:30  9:45 am                    Welcome and Introductions
Alison Leschen, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit,
Massachusetts
Billy Spitzer, Ph.D., New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts
Kim Frashure Ph.D. Candidate, University of Massachusetts- Boston, Boston,
Massachusetts
9:45  10:15 am                                   Strategies for Engaging in
Broader Impact Programs
Lessons learned from COSEE National Decadal Review & Broader Impacts
Workshop 
Mark Wiley, New Hampshire Sea Grant & University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
Steve Engstrom, Seacoast Science Center, Rye, New Hampshire
10:15  10:40 am              Case Studies:  Collaborations among Scientists
and Broader Impact Programs

1) Teachers on the Estuary Program (TOTE) Teacher Training Program for
Middle and High School Teachers
http://www.estuaries.gov/Resources/Default.aspx?ID=387
James Rassman, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit,
Massachusetts
Joan Muller, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit,
Massachusetts
10:40  11:05                    2) Summer Science in New England: Ocean
Education through Informal Science Centers
www.neosec.org/projects/summer-science-in-new-england
<http://www.neosec.org/projects/summer-science-in-new-england>
Sara Ellis, Ph.D., Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, Berwick, Maine
Pam Dibona, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts

11:05  11:20                       Break

11:20  11:45                   3) COSEE-Ocean Systems ROLE Model Webinar
Series
http://cosee.umaine.edu/programs/webinars/rolemodel/
<http://cosee.umaine.edu/programs/webinars/rolemodel/>
Carla Companion, Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence -Ocean
Systems 
(COSEE-OS), Walpole, Maine
Christy Herren, Ph.D., Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence -Ocean
Systems 
(COSEE-OS), Walpole, Maine
11:45  12:15                   Collaboration ³Round Robin² Exercise
12:15  1:00                          Lunch

1:00  2:30 pm                    Professional Development:  Strategies for
Engaging in the Collaborative Process
                                                      Tom Wolff, Ph.D., Tom
Wolff & Associates, Amherst, Massachusetts

What Do We Believe about Collaboration? Stand & Declare
Definitions
Why Collaborate?
Positive and Negative Experiences in Collaborations  Exercise Small Groups
Key Principles of Collaboration
                                                      Continuum of
Collaboration -Exercise
What Makes Collaboratives Effective
Coalition Start Up and Road Map for Change
Ten Stages of Collaborative Development

2:30  2:50 pm                    Break

2:50  4:00 pm                    Professional Development:  Strategies for
Engaging in the Collaborative Process
Tom Wolff, Ph.D., Tom Wolff & Associates, Amherst, Massachusetts

Barriers  What are Your Biggest Concerns?
What to do About Them?
Collaborative Leadership

4:00  4:15 pm                    RFP Announcement for Broader Impact
Opportunities 
Billy Spitzer Ph.D., New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts

4:15  4:30 pm                    Evaluation
Kim Frashure, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston,
Massachusetts

4:30  5:00 pm                    Guided Tour of Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve (Optional)
Joan Muller, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit,
Massachusetts

For more information about this workshop, please contact Kim Frashure via
email at kfrashure at comcast.net <mailto:kfrashure at comcast.net>  or by
telephone at 978-290-1857.

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