Activities Reporting Frequency tabulations Types of activities Target audiences Participants Synthesis of descriptions Evaluation summaries

COSEE Activities Summary Report to the National Advisory Board 16 May 2007 Washington, DC

Types of Activities (by Year) Activity TypeYear College Program 0174 Conference0499 Evaluation0011 K-12 Program05183 Meeting Other35115 Outreach04148 Workshop Total

Conferences Target Audiences Target Audience(s) Formal Educators3 Informal Educators1 K-12 Students1 Scientists5 Formal Educators, Informal Educators1 Formal Educators, Scientists2 Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists5 College students, informal educators, government agencies, Scientists1 General Public, Government Agencies, Industry Representatives, Scientists1 Gov agencies, industry representatives, informal educators, Scientists2 Total Conferences22

Meetings Target Audiences Target Audience(s) Formal Educators1 Informal educators1 Other3 Scientists8 Formal educators, Scientists16 Informal educators, Scientists1 Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists5 Formal educators, Government agencies, Informal educators1 Total Meetings36

Outreach Target Audiences Target Audience(s) Formal Educators1 General Public11 K-12 Students2 Scientists3 General Public, Other1 Industry Representatives, Informal Educators, Scientists5 Total Outreach Activities23

Workshop Target Audiences Target Audience(s) Formal Educators52 General Public2 K-12 Students1 Other2 Scientists7 College students, Formal educators1 Formal Educators, General Public1 Formal Educators, Informal Educators20 Formal Educators, K-12 Students1 Formal Educators, Scientists21 Industry representatives, Scientists1 Informal educators, Scientists3 College students, Formal educators, Scientists3 Formal educators, Informal educators, K-12 students1 Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists9 Formal educators, Informal educators, General public, Government agencies, Scientists1 Total Workshops126

Target Audiences Summary Target Audience College Students15 Formal Educators169 General Public20 Government Agencies6 Industry Representatives9 Informal Educators60 K-12 Students28 Scientists106 Other7

Participation in Activities* ParticipantsScientistsInformal Ed.Formal Ed.Students Frequency4,0651,4103,65220,762 *Frequencies are over-estimates of the numbers of participants because some individuals may participate in multiple activities

Goal #1: Increase public understanding of the ocean and its relevance to our social and economic well-being and the quality of our lives Two-Year Targets ( )Output MetricsActivity Progress Update Disseminate the Ocean Literacy framework among strategic audiences (e.g., politicians, educational policy makers, informal institutions, professional associations, teachers) Numbers and positions of individuals who have received a copy of the Ocean Sciences Literacy Framework No documentation received regarding those who have received the framework. Incorporate the Ocean Literacy Framework explicitly in COSEE programs Documentation of how the Framework is incorporated into COSEE programs No specific activity data on the Ocean Sciences Literacy Framework. Promote and monitor the inclusion of Ocean Literacy principles into K-12 state standards and assessments List of standards that include ocean science concepts and identification of the concepts that are included in these standards at the state level No activity data with a list of state standards. COSEE California has addressed science standards through 2 conference presentations, 5 workshops, and 1 K-12 programs. COSEE Florida's OSCI model addresses the state's science standards. COSEE Southeast reported 1 workshop that addressed the science standards. No specific activity data on national standards. Promote and monitor the inclusion of Ocean Literacy principles into national K-12 standards and assessments List of standards that include ocean science concepts and identification of the concepts that are included in these standards at the national level Create a set of coordinated Ocean Literacy messages for media outlets Documentation of the development of an official COSEE ocean literacy "message" No activities documenting an official ocean literacy message.

Goal #2: Better integrate the ocean research and science education enterprises Two-Year Targets ( )Output MetricsActivity Progress Update Understand the types of ocean science research and education collaborations by categorizing the types of collaborations List of types of ocean science and research collaborations Many of the activities address collaboration. There were 21 workshops specifically targeted at facilitating partnerships between ocean science researchers and formal educators. Additionally, 20 workshops targeted formal educators and informal educators. 9 activities targeted formal & informal educators and scientists. Many of these workshops involve the facilitation of scientists visiting the classrooms. Develop guidelines on effective practices for stimulating and sustaining scientist- educator collaborations List of guidelines on effective practices for stimulating and sustaining scientist- educator collaborations No activity data about guidelines. Many activities focus on the collaborations between ocean researchers and science educators. Determine COSEE program participants' perceptions of the quality and impact of educator-scientist collaborations Scores on a self assessment rubric for assessing the quality and impact of scientist-educator collaborations No scores on a self-assessment rubric. Some post-workshop data regarding program participants' perceptions of the quality and impact of educator-scientist collaborations. Data is overwhelmingly positive and participants primarily point to 'lack of time' as the barrier to more collaboration.

Goal #3: Increase and diversify the ocean workforce Two-Year Targets ( )Output MetricsActivity Progress Update Gather and synthesize the best information available to define and describe ocean- related jobs, their relationship to the ocean economy and present and future workforce trends (emphasis is placed on ocean science and technology occupations) Synthesis report of “current knowledge” on ocean-related occupations and trends COSEE California has developed the Ocean Careers website. Identify barriers to participation in ocean related occupations An ocean workforce workgroup report of evidence/identification of barriers to widespread participation in ocean science and technology education and careers No activity data identifying barriers to participation in ocean-related occupations. Gather and synthesize what information is known about how to increase and diversify the STEM workforce List of types of successful STEM and diversity programs and products; list of guidelines on effective practices for STEM/diversity products/programs; criteria for rating the quality and impact of STEM products/programs No data or synthesis about how to increase and diversify the STEM workforce.

Goal #4: Increase the access to, and participation in, ocean sciences and ocean sciences education by underrepresented/underserved populations Two-Year Targets ( )Output MetricsActivity Progress Update Develop partnerships with diversity-focused organizations that have a diverse membership and/or programs that reach a diverse audience Documentation of partnerships A few sites have documented partnerships with diversity-focused organizations. COSEE California, COSEE Southeast and COSEE Mid-Atlantic each have activities that specifically address the needs of underserved populations. Create a national COSEE committee on equitable access responsible for responding to questions and needs of COSEE sites and collaborating with other federal/state diversity initiatives Documentation of a national COSEE committee on equitable access established by 2007 (including members from diverse populations) and of recommendations/communication strategies disseminated to the COSEE network by 2008 No activity data on a national committee on equitable access or other federal/state diversity initiatives. Identify and disseminate generalizable recruitment/engagement strategies that target underserved and underrepresented populations and adapt/apply these based on local or regional opportunities (act nationally, work locally) Documentation of recruitment/engagement strategies and dissemination techniques We have no documentation of recruitment/engagement strategies. We have some data on underserved populations, but this information has not been reported in any standardized way. Of 258 activities, 118 of these, or approximately 46%, include diversity data of some kind. Some activities only include reports of ethnic diversity while others include gender diversity.

Goal #5: Improve the quality of K-12 ocean sciences teaching Two-Year Targets ( )Output MetricsActivity Progress Update Establish school district partnerships in each COSEE region Descriptions of district partnerships in each COSEE region COSEE West has established a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), New England has developed a 7th grade oceanography program for the Plymouth School District. Engage ten higher education institutions in offering teaching pre-service (methods) courses focused on ocean/earth systems science Lists of institutions teaching these curricula, numbers of courses taught, and student enrollment data COSEE California's college course, Communicating Ocean Sciences has been presented at UC Berkeley, a short course was presented at California Science Teachers Association, and the Communicating Ocean Sciences course has also been implemented through COSEE Mid-Atlantic. California also worked on the COSMOS Program for high school students with San Diego State University and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. COSEE Mid-Atlantic's "Taking the Pulse of Our Changing Planet," professional development program has been implemented at Hampton University. Florida has developed the Ocean Science Concept-Driven Interactive Model (OSCI).