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Discover Spectacular: Celebrating 50 Years of Ocean Conservation and StewardshipTuesday, 26 October 2021, 5 pm ET50 years ago, the U.S. ushered in a new era of ocean conservation by creating the National Marine Sanctuary System. Since then, we've grown into a nationwide network of ocean conservation lands nearly the size of Alaska. Learn more about these spectacular places and ensure the National Marine Sanctuary System remains a source of pride and enjoyment for all Americans. Click here to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2078816266031673101 _____________________________ NOAA Innovators Seminar: GNSS Radio OccultationTuesday, 26 October 2021 at 1 pm ET
2021 Open Ocean Annual MeetingThursday, 28 October 2021 at 1:00-3:00 pm ETThe Open Ocean annual meeting provides updates on Ocean Restoration projects and monitoring activities. There will be an opportunity to ask questions to the presenters after the updates are presented. Stay after the updates from 2-3 pm ET to take a deeper dive into the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities restoration projects. Register for both portions of the webinar at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3477222432752796944 _____________________________ Insights into Humpback Whale Use of Entire Ocean Basins; What We Know from International ResearchWednesday, 3 November 2021 at 6 pm ET
Webinar:Land & Carbon Lab: Addressing the global land squeeze for climate, biodiversity and peopleTuesday, 26 October 2021, 11 am ETWebinar, Climate Café: Interpreting the Past to Forecast the FutureWednesday, 27 October 2021, 7:30 - 8:30 pm ET
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Webinar SeriesOctober 28, November 3, 9, and 18
WEBINAR:Visualizing Our Future Coasts: Sea Level Rise Maps in the En-ROADS Simulator4 November 2021; Register for one of two times: 7am or 2pm ET
Webinar: Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Through Science and STEM Teaching Series from NSTANov. 6 • Nov. 20 • Dec. 4 • Dec. 18
Ideation Challenge:From the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) –The Time is Now: Advancing Equity in Science & TechnologyOpen through 19 November 2021
NSTA Science Update Webinar: Protecting the Elusive & Endangered Hawaiian False Killer WhaleThursday, 2 December 2021 at 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Online Course: Nature Champion Training
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
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"NASA STEM Stars" en Español is part of a web-chat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics. Find out more about NASA's aeronautics research to improve flight capabilities, including aircraft that can take off and land from any spot or hover in place. Watch the live event, presented in Spanish, and ask your questions about pursuing careers in STEM. |
Adventures In Deep Sea Exploration: Living The Dream
Wednesday, 27 October 2021 at 6:00pm ET, hybird attendance in-person or remote
Robert Ballard, Professor of Oceanography at the Graduate School of Oceanography, President of Ocean Exploration Trust, and an Explorer at Large with National Geographic, is best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic and 1977 discovery of hydrothermal vents. Ballard will present his most recent work in deep water exploration and inspire young people to pursue learning in science, math, and technology through exploration and discovery. Register for the virtual lecture, or register for the in-person lecture located at District Hall, Providence, RI. (Details provided at the registration link.) |
Black In Marine Science (BIMS) YouTube Series:
BIMS Bites and BIMS Bites Kids
Fridays at 1:00 pm ET and Saturdays at 11 am ET
In the continued effort to highlight and amplify Black voices, Black In Marine Science has created two YouTube series that air Fridays at 1:00 pm ET and Saturdays at 11 am ET. These series, BIMS Bites and BIMS Bites Kids, focus on small "bites" of marine science topics presented by Black scientists in order to communicate science worldwide! Tune in for this upcoming episode: October 29: Raising cleaners in aquariums--Amanda Felix |
BIMS DIVES is making big WAVES!
DEEP SEA SOIRÉE Live Virtual Event
Saturday, 6 November 2021 from 10-11:30 pm ET; Recommended for ages 16+
Deep sea researcher Dr. Amanda Kahn of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Jose State University will share her latest findings on the secret lives of sponges. Vast reefs and gardens of sponges form the foundation of unique communities in the deep ocean. Learn how sponges move without muscles and create bridges between animal food webs and the microbial realm! Registration: https://farallones.org/events/ Please note there is a surprise gift with optional registration. Where to tune in on November 6: https://www.youtube.com/user/FarallonesAssoc/live |
'Picture Climate Change' from NOAA: Calling all 5th - 12th Grade Students!
Competition deadline is November 15, 2021
NOAA's Western Region has launched the "Picture Climate Change'' student photo contest and is looking for images that showcase climate change in the western United States. Students can showcase their climate change experience through the camera lens along with a short written narrative to highlight their climate change photo. Students are not required to live in a Western Region state to enter the contest, but all photographs must have been taken in a Western Region state. Details are available here For more information about NOAA's efforts to help people understand and prepare for climate variability and change, visit noaa.gov/climate. |
Annual NOAA Marine Debris Program Art Contest & Calendar
Deadline: 10 December 2021
This year's NOAA Marine Debris Program Art Contest is officially open! Students in grades K-8 from the United States and U.S. territories can submit their artwork that answers the questions: How does marine debris impact the ocean and Great Lakes? What are you doing to help prevent marine debris? For more contest and submission guidelines, please visit the website and download the entry form. |
Artwork by Jeewoo S.(Grade 8, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands,winner of the 2021 Marine Debris Art Contest)
Calling all student filmmakers! Share Your Great Lakes & Ocean Stories at Thunder Bay International Film Festival
Submission Deadline: January 4, 2022
Inspired by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary system, this competition is designed to give high school students an opportunity to tell their Great Lakes and ocean stories. Top entries will be selected to have their films screened at the virtual Thunder Bay International Film Festival in January 2022, prizes awarded to top three entries. Films must be 3 minutes or less and the subject matter must relate to the theme: #ScienceInTheSanctuary. This competition is free to enter for all students. |
Sustainable Communities! Research Guide from the Smithsonian Science Education Center
Sustainable Communities! is a student-centered community research guide developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center's Smithsonian Science for Global Goals project. The guide can empower students in grades 3–8 to serve as action researchers: students who are both learners and "doers." The guide uses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to focus on sustainable actions that are defined and implemented by students. The modules' research tasks and activities help students access their existing knowledge of the topic (discover), gather new information about the topic (understand), and analyze and apply new information to make decisions about actions that would be best for their community (act). Learn more here > |
Earth Science Week 2021: "Water Today and for the Future"
The Fall 2021 issue of the Earth Scientist is out this week in honor of "Earth Science Week, Water Today and for the Future". Be sure to take a look at the articles about water resources, monitoring water from space, marine debris, new ways to engage your students in virtual reality about the ocean, and a curriculum that highlights flooding and drought resilience. Introduce your students to careers as geoscientists and how they can help to build resilient communities around the world. |
Data Literacy Dashboard For Educators from World Resource Institute
Resource Watch partnered with a Presidential Award teacher and education experts to develop the Data Literacy Dashboard. This tool is designed to support teachers in introducing their students to understand, generate, and use data. The content is designed for middle school students, from 6th to 8th grade, and it can be adapted to other levels. Join the open presentation event on November 9th at 7:00 pm ET. Register and join here >
Teach Climate Justice Campaign Lessons
The Zinn Education Project created the Teach Climate Justice campaign, a collection of lessons, books, films, and articles for elementary through high school. The materials could work in many different subject areas and would be an interesting, authentic foundation for interdisciplinary study. Lessons are classroom-tested and largely come from A People's Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis, a teaching guide published by Rethinking Schools. |
(W)holistic Science Pedagogy Teaching for Justice
Access to quality science and math instruction remains a civil rights and social justice issue as the scientific and technological divide widens. (W)holistic Science Pedagogy Teaching for Justice provides access to rigorous science instruction. Read the attached article from NSTA and find out how (W)holisitic Science Pedagogy can be used to design justice-oriented science lessons. |
Our world is deeply interconnected, where the health of natural and human systems underpins the future of our societies, economies, and planet. Spatial data brings together intelligence generated from satellites, national and global science teams, and the deep place-based knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The maps created by these data layers can provide a powerful resource to address our planetary crisis.
The UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) provides access to global spatial data to generate insight and impact for conservation and sustainable development. UNBL is a free, open-source environment that does not require any previous GIS experience. Learn more >
Climate Change Resources for Middle and High School
Increase secondary students' climate literacy with this collection of resources exploring the science behind global warming and energy. The resources include a high school–level movie, book, and an activity guide for teachers (World On Fire: The Science), and a comic book on the same topic for middle level audiences (Global Warming What You Need to Know). All three resources address the causes and effects of global warming and the present and future sources of energy. The activity guide for teachers is downloadable and presents nine classroom experiences and numerous organizers and student handouts that can help students synthesize their learning. |
World Ocean Radio: The Future of Aquaculture, part two
In this brief series, explore disruptive technologies for aquaculture, specific initiatives and other advancements to improve efficiency and safety as a positive contribution to out future food supply and global health. WORLD OCEAN RADIO is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Listen on iTunes or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts Find out more and listen to The Future of Aquaculture > |
Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association (MAMEA) 2021 Virtual Conference
5-7 November 2021
If you haven't already registered for the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association (MAMEA) Virtual Conference, now is the time to register. Registration is $25, which includes your annual membership to MAMEA. The virtual conference will be hosted on the Whova platform, and all sessions will be recorded. The conference platform and recordings will be available for 6 months past the end of the conference. If you can't make it to the conference live, still register for the conference to have access to the platform. For a complete listing of all speakers and sessions click here. |
Hawai'i Marine Debris Action Plan 2010-2020
Accomplishments Report
The Hawai'i Marine Debris Action Plan 2010-2020 Accomplishments Report provides a history of the Hawai'i Marine Debris Action Plan and celebrates the accomplishments of the community. It was the first community-based marine debris action plan in the nation facilitated by the NOAA Marine Debris Program. Established in 2010 and updated four times, it is a comprehensive framework for strategic action to reduce the impacts of marine debris in Hawai'i by 2020. Over the ten years of the plan, partnerships and participation have increased, and together this steadfast community has made huge strides in understanding and mitigating marine debris in the islands. Find the report here > |
Grants
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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Grant: a $2 million national competition for public schools grades 6–12. Students are asked how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can be used to create change in their communities. With the help of their teachers, students can apply to the contest and compete to win up to $100,000 in prizes for their school, plus the opportunity to work with Samsung employees to develop their prototypes. Application submission deadline: November 8, /2021,
- Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Educational Grants: The foundation funds schoolsa cross a variety of areas. Applications are accepted from across the United States. Average award amounts are $1,000–$20,000. Find out more here> Application submission deadline: November 10, 2021
- NOAA Ocean Exploration Education Mini-Grants: NOAA Ocean Exploration, in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, is pleased to award these small grants ranging between $10,000 - $25,000 to support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI&A) efforts that advance ocean literacy, stewardship, and workforce development related to ocean exploration. The RFP deadline to submit proposals is November 15, 2021. To learn more and read the RFP, see here.
- Chesapeake Bay Trust Environmental Education Grant Program: This grant program seeks to fund programs and initiatives that advance environmental literacy and result in students having the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation to take informed and responsible actions to protect and improve the environment. Eligible projects for this funding opportunity fall under two tracks.
- Track 1: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Implementation: Proposals for up to $40,000 per year for up to three years
- Track 2: Environmental Literacy Capacity Building: Proposals for up to $40,000 for a year
Deadline: Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 4pm ET.
Find out more information including who can apply here >
- EPA 2021 Environmental Education Grants: Up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education grants are now available under the 2021 Environmental Education (EE) Local Grant Program. EPA will award grants in each of EPA's 10 Regions, for no less than $50,000 and no more than $100,000 each, for a total of 30-40 grants nationwide. The Requests for Application (RFA) notice is now posted on www.grants.gov.
Applications are due Dec. 6, 2021.
NOAA's Office of Education competitive funding opportunity: Building Resilience to Extreme Weather and Climate Change
The NOAA Office of Education has issued a competitive funding opportunity for projects that develop the collective environmental literacy necessary for communities to take actions that build resilience to extreme weather and climate change in ways that contribute to community health, social cohesion, and socio-economic equity. This funding opportunity is soliciting two types of projects through separate competitive priorities. Priority 1 will support new projects and Priority 2 will support the evolution of existing projects. Deadlines and details can be found here. |
Job Postings in Environmental and/or Ocean Jobs:
- The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is currently welcoming applications for a its interdisciplinary Professional M.A. in Marine Science, Find out more. Connect with VIMS at www.vims.edu/education/graduate/ or admissions@vims.edu.
- North American Assoc. of Environmental Educators (NAAEE) Joblist
- SevenSeas Media Ocean Jobs and Search Portal (this page may take time to load)
Education, Science, and Stewardship Bytes
Education
- Enriching Science Curricula With Ads
- Teaching with an Anti-Racist Lens
- Honoring the Indigenous Heritage of Public Lands
- The Schools Our Youth Demand
Climate
- Bringing Global Climate Change into the Classroom
- Pedagogical Commitments for Climate Justice Education
- Building Teacher Professional Learning Infrastructure for Climate Justice Education
- Here's how your climate-related choices are contagious (in a good way!)
- Foundations pledge $5 billion in record funding for biodiversity, supporting the effort to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030
- Biden pledges to double U.S. climate funding to developing nations
- New project helps disadvantaged organizations access federal climate funds
- Some climate advocates are also working to address systemic racism
- Good readings for getting up to speed on methane
Ocean, Coastal Weather, Sea Ice, Ocean Life, Water
- Potomac River dolphins also suffer from viral outbreaks - Here's how to help
- Scientists work to catch up with Va.'s endangered and threatened species before it's too late
- Jaida Elcock: diversity is essential in the marine ecosystem–and in science
Weather Extremes and Other Environmental News of Note
- The Benefits of Bats: Thinking Beyond Halloween
- A 'monster' coming this weekend: Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river to blast western US
- La Niña is coming. Here's what that means for winter weather in the U.S.
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