SCCOOS K-16 Educational Outreach

Building on the Existing Infrastructure of theCenters for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

SCCOOS Governance and Planning MeetingOct. 18-19, 2004

COSEE is a national network of 7 regional “Centers of Ocean Sciences Excellence”

– Funded primarily by NSF/OCE with additional funding from NOAA, ONR, US Navy

– Overarching mission is to forge strong links between the ocean research and education communities

– Potential to grow to 21 centers with budgets up to $1.5M/year

– serving as a catalyst for partnerships between scientists and educators.

– establishing a robust network of ocean science educators at both the regional and national levels.

– taking a leadership role in the future of US ocean science education.

COSEE has focused on:

We are fortunate to have two COSEEs in the Southern California Bight region that can help provide the underpinnings of a strong Education component for SCCOOS:

– CA COSEE: SIO, CA SeaGrant, MATE and LHS

– COSEE West: UCLA, USC, USC SeaGrant, LA Unified School District

CA COSEE is planning to hire a part-time Education Coordinator who will:

– Interface with Education Coordinators at other RAs

– Provide oversight and coordination for programmatic elements – Oversee planning for an education “portal” on the SCCOOS

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