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Carbon Networks: Using Local and Regional Datasets, Visualizations and Narratives to Build Educator Capacity about Ocean Acidification and Global Change

October 1, 2014 - October 31, 2015 | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
Carbon Networks addresses the disconnect between scientific evidence and the public’s understanding of the impacts of ocean acidification and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The project will develop and implement professional development for informal and formal educators in the use of authentic ocean and atmospheric data to create meaningful place-based education narratives and activities about these impacts. It will bring together three diverse, informal education partners --the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Waikiki Aquarium in Hawaii, and the Pacific Science Center in Seattle--in a collaborative project to co-design educator professional development workshops and content and implement training programs in their respective institutions. By connecting local ocean and atmospheric data with that of regional, Pacific and global systems, Carbon Networks creates a new approach to understanding global environmental change by relating it to the local environments that are most relevant to people’s lives.

Funders

NOAA
Funding Program: 2013: ELG for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators
Award Number: NA14SEC0080002
Funding Amount: $438,871
NOAA
Funding Program: 2013: ELG for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators
Award Number: NA14SEC0080001
Funding Amount: $142,718
NOAA
Funding Program: 2013: ELG for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators
Award Number: NA14SEC0080003
Funding Amount: $88,478

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Mary MIller
    Principal Investigator
    Exploratorium
  • Andrew Rossiter
    Principal Investigator
    Waikiki Aquarium
  • MOF Keni
    Principal Investigator
    Pacific Science Center
  • Discipline: Climate | Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops

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