Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Formal Education:Creating Ocean

Literate Students

Gerry WheelerExecutive Director, NSTA

Conference on Ocean LiteracyJune 7-8, 2006

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Efforts to date: NOAA Ed Plan, Ocean Literacy Framework, CA Model Plan

2005 Environmental Literacy 10 Year Research Report confirmed need

2004 Ocean Blue Print call for action

NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Grants

Ocean Literacy is Rising

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Promote Effectiveness through Research

Advocate forScience

Literacy

Engage More Teachers

Enhance Effectiveness

OfTeaching

NOAA ED and NSTA 2005 Goals Align

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

NSTA Support of NOAA Educators and NMEA Board Officers at our Conferences

The JASON Project: Long-Term Support

Testimony before President’s Ocean Commission and Committee Work

NSTA Previous Contributions

BaP State Partners: Sea Grant Institutions in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

New Partnerships with NOAA National Ocean Service and NOAA Office of Education

• NOAA SciGuides

• NOAA SciPacks and Science Objects

• NOAA Symposia and Web Seminars

NSTA Newest Partnerships

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Ocean Literacy “content” for:

• Journal Articles

• National and area conference sessions

• PD and teacher resources

• NSTA Press Books

• Informal Education Initiatives

Additional Possibilities Through NSTA :

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

But the Question Remains…

How do we achieve broad scale impact in Science Education that is sustainable?

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Build a NEW Professional Development

Systemfor

Science Teachers

Step #1

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

System Characteristics

• Addresses NCLB “Highly Qualified”

• Discrete content components

• Delivered any place, any time

• Research-based

• Scalable to a national effort

• Dynamically address individual needs

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Products and Services

Online Journal Articles

University Online Courses

Books and online ChaptersSymposia

PD Institutes

Face-to-Face PD

Government Agency PD

Opportunities

SciGuides

SciPacks

School Report

TeacherProfile

connector

reminder

document

NSTACertification

My Prof. Develop.Plan

MyTranscript

MyLibrary

MyPortfolio

MyCalendar

The system’s the key

Promoting Excellence and Innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All

Thank You

Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director

Advocate forScience Literacy

Promote Effectiveness through Research

Engage More Teachers

Enhance Effectiveness

OfTeaching