Each COSEE Center is a partnership that develops strong interactions between ocean research institutions, formal education organizations, and informal education providers. Centers may have a regional focus or a national thematic mission, but all engage in catalytic activities. Each Center develops programs and educational materials that actively engage students and the public in the excitement of science. Participation in and contributions to the national COSEE Network activities are a major part of each Center's charge.
| COSEE California Lawrence Hall of Science University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-5200 Contact: Craig Strang cstrang@berkeley.edu (510) 642-9809 |
Undergraduate ocean sciences course; OceanCareers.com website; connections between scientists and informal educators; K-8 whole school immersion in ocean science |
| COSEE Central Gulf of Mexico J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium 703 East Beach Dr. Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Contact: Sharon Walker sharon.walker@usm.edu (228) 872-4211 |
Teacher institutes and “teacher at sea” program; workshops for informal educators and scientists; internships for minority students. |
| COSEE Coastal Trends PO Box 775 2020 Horns Point Rd Cambridge, MD 21613 Contact: Laura Murray murray@hpl.umces.edu (410) 221-8419 |
Increasing literacy in ocean science with a focus on understanding coastal trends through partnerships among scientists, educators and the general public. |
| COSEE Florida University of South Florida College of Education 4202 East Fowler Ave., EDU162 Tampa, FL 33620-5650 Contact: Barbara Spector Spector@coedu.usf.edu (813) 974-2816 |
Florida resources web portal; secondary marine science textbook materials; statewide capacity building program. |
| COSEE Great Lakes Ohio Sea Grant Education Program c/o 113 Paula Circle Oak Island, NC 28465 Contact: Rosanne Fortner fortner.2@osu.edu (910) 581-7684 |
Involving Great Lakes scientists with educators in learning/teaching about the Great Lakes and their relationship to the world ocean. Fresh and Salt curriculum, workshops for teachers and scientists, involvement of Native Americans. |
| COSEE Mid-Atlantic IMCS Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Contact: Janice McDonnell mcdonnel@marine.rutgers.edu (732) 932-6555 x521 |
Ocean observing systems, real time data, teacher professional development, building pathways for scientist educator partnerships. Special interests of this COSEE: K-12 professional development, undergraduate and graduate education, careers, engaging scientists, ocean literacy |
| COSEE New England New England Aquarium Central Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Dr. William Spitzer bspitzer@neaq.org (617) 973-6567 |
Short courses and seminars for scientists; teacher and informal educator professional development; logic model for collaborative centers. |
| COSEE Ocean Learning Communities University of Washington Box 357940 Seattle, Washington 98195-7940 Contact: Véronique Robigou vero@ocean.washington.edu (206) 543-9282 |
Building and fostering learning communities among diverse stakeholders who care about ocean issues, developing models of sustainable collaborations between scientists, educators, education researchers and maritime businesses based on mutual understanding, and sharing these models with other COSEEs. |
| COSEE Ocean Systems University of Maine School of Marine Sciences Darling Marine Center 193 Clark's Cove Road Walpole, ME 04573 Contact: Annette deCharon annette.decharon@maine.edu (207) 563-3146 ext. 298 |
Delivering effective tools and techniques to other COSEEs, helping them spread their efforts inland and to rural areas. |
| COSEE Pacific Partnerships Oregon Institute of Marine Biology P. O. Box 5389 Charleston, OR 97420 Contact: Jan Hodder jhodder@uoregon.edu (541) 888-2581 ext. 215 |
Integrating marine research and education for audiences that traditionally have had limited access to an understanding of the ocean. |
| COSEE SouthEast SC Sea Grant Consortium 287 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401 Contact: Lundie Spence lundie.spence@scseagrant.org (843) 727-2078 |
South Atlantic Bight-estuaries, marshes and watersheds, coastal waters, deep ocean; Coastal Legacy; South Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing system. |
| COSEE West University of Southern California 3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF 209F Los Angeles, CA 90089-0373 Contact: Linda Duguay duguay@usc.edu (213) 821-1335 |
Teacher professional development; online workshops; urban schools and audiences. |
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