Workshop Program

8:30: Registration and Coffee

9:00: Introductions and Overview of workshop

9:30: U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

  • Jeff Armstrong, Environmental Supervisor, Marine Monitoring Section at the Orange County Sanitation District
  • Anika Ballent, Education Director, Algalita Marine Research Foundation

10:30: Coffee break

10:45: Resource Showcase: In- and outside the Classroom

  • Lightning talks by participants (3 min each): What do you do to get students involved in/excited about Ocean Sciences? Please bring handouts to share!
  • Discussion/Networking Time

11:45: Tour of Aquarium (Robert Ellis + student volunteers) and Planetarium / NOAA globe (Scott Mitchell)

12:45: Lunch talk: Nancy Caruso, Executive Director and Chief Marine Biologist, Get Inspired Inc. - Restoring and Preserving our Coast

1:45: Develop Action Plan – What can SoCalSeas do to promote the U.N. Decade of Ocean Sciences (e.g. joint lecture series, field trips/study abroad, hands-on classroom activities, website development, best practices in the classroom)

2:30: Departure for Tour Sailing and Seamanship Center

3:00: Tour Sailing and Seamanship Center (Karen Prielot)

3:45: Closure: End of Workshop Survey