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Summary of Teacher Ocean Technology Institute - 12.05.2011

Teacher on Enviro Lab
Over 30 educators and scientists met for a two-day Teacher Ocean Technology Institute (TOTI) at Project Oceanology and University of Connecticut-Avery Point on November 11-12, 2011. Educators from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida and Michigan worked together to learn about various ocean technologies and the educational resources in development through the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence – Technology and Education for Knowledge (COSEE-TEK). Ten of these educators previously participated in COSEE-TEK’s Professional Development “Teacher Technology Experiences” (TTEs) “Teacher Technology Experiences” (TTEs) where they worked side by side with UCONN Marine Scientists using the latest technologies to explore our ocean world. Technologies ranged from Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) sensors to Gliders for physical measurements of the water, to exploring light and polarization in camouflaged animals, to the use of passive samplers as chemical detectors and recruitment platforms for larval colonizers. During the week-long TTE teachers worked intensively with scientists, technicians and graduate and undergraduate students to learn about the technology and to help develop educational resources (lesson plans, images, maps, etc.) to be made available on the COSEE-TEK website. The two-day TOTI helped introduce new teachers to COSEE-TEK, the science, scientists and technologies and the resources being developed from the summer’s TTEs. It also was a wonderful platform for recruiting new teachers for next summer’s TTEs. More Info

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