1. COSEE Network Evaluation
Report for the Network Meeting April 5 & 6 Washington DC

2. Recent Activities Contributed to special issue of Current
Maintained activities database
Constructed activities “gaps” request
Reviewed evaluation reports for activities evaluation summaries
Made first attempt at summarizing evaluation results and addressing missing information
Created evaluators survey
Worked on 2006 evaluation report

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

4. Types of Activities (by Year)
Activity Type
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
College Program 1 7 4
Conference 9
Evaluation
K-12 Program 5 18 3
Meeting 2 13 12 11
Other
Outreach 14 8
Workshop 33 51 43
Total 65
123 84

5. Conferences Target Audiences
Formal Educators 3
Informal Educators 1
K-12 Students
Scientists 5
Formal Educators, Informal Educators
Formal Educators, Scientists 2
Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists
College students, informal educators, government agencies, Scientists
General Public, Government Agencies, Industry Representatives, Scientists
Government agencies, industry representatives, informal educators, Scientists
Total Conferences 22

6. Meetings Target Audiences
Formal Educators 1
Informal educators
Other 3
Scientists 8
Formal educators, Scientists 16
Informal educators, Scientists
Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists 5
Formal educators, Government agencies, Informal educators
Total Meetings 36

7. Outreach Target Audiences
Formal Educators 1
General Public 11
K-12 Students 2
Scientists 3
General Public, Other
Industry Representatives, Informal Educators, Scientists 5
Total Outreach Activities 23

8. Workshop Target Audiences
Formal Educators 52
General Public 2
K-12 Students 1
Other
Scientists 7
College students, Formal educators
Formal Educators, General Public
Formal Educators, Informal Educators 20
Formal Educators, K-12 Students
Formal Educators, Scientists 21
Industry representatives, Scientists
Informal educators, Scientists 3
College students, Formal educators, Scientists
Formal educators, Informal educators, K-12 students
Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists 9
Formal educators, Informal educators, General public, Government agencies, Scientists
Total Workshops
126

9. Target Audiences Summary
College Students 15
Formal Educators
169
General Public 20
Government Agencies 6
Industry Representatives 9
Informal Educators 60
K-12 Students 28
Scientists
106
Other 7

10. Participation in Activities*
Participants
Scientists
Informal Ed.
Formal Ed.
Students
Frequency
45,065
1,410
3,652
20,762
*Frequencies are over-estimates of the numbers of participants because some individuals may participate in multiple activities

11. 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 Metrics
Activity 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.

12. Goal #2: Better integrate the ocean research and science education enterprises
Two-Year Targets ( )
Output Metrics
Activity 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.

13. Goal #3: Increase and diversify the ocean workforce
Two-Year Targets ( )
Output Metrics
Activity 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.

14. Goal #4: Increase the access to, and participation in, ocean sciences and ocean sciences education by underrepresented/underserved populations
Two-Year Targets ( )
Output Metrics
Activity 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.

15. Goal #5: Improve the quality of K-12 ocean sciences teaching
Two-Year Targets ( )
Output Metrics
Activity Progress Update
Establish school district partnerships in each COSEE region
Descriptions of district partnerships in each COSEE region
California 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).