K-12 Education & Outreach Resources

CIOERT Resources:

Who am I?-- You have 15 secs. to guess who is in pictures from recent CIOERT expeditions. . .good luck (click on one of links to see slide made using MS Powerpoint 2007)

Do you like quizzes? Teacher Sue Zupko, NOAA's Teacher at Sea during Extreme Corals 2011 expedition, has several at her expedition blog site. . .enjoy!

OER Online Teacher Course explores the Deep Gulf of Mexico

CIOERT Director, Dr. Shirley Pomponi, and other deep sea experts, mentored teachers from around the world via an on-line course sponsored by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). The three-week professional development offering during Oct 2010, Lessons from the Deep: Exploring the Gulf of Mexico’s Deep-Sea Ecosystems, included: keynote addresses from renowned ocean explorers who have made significant contributions to scientific knowledge of deep-sea ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico, a collection of related resources, and discussion rooms for Keynoters to interact with participants, and for teachers of different grade levels. Participants included formal and informal educators, as well as interested members of the public. Registration is free and provides access to keynotes including Dr. Pomponi’s “Overview of Research on Ecosystems: Methods and Technologies."