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Taking a Virtual Journey When it is Needed the Most
Taking a Virtual Journey When it is Needed the Most

Debbi Stone shares how a collaboration between The Florida Aquarium, the Tampa Bay STEM Network, and Earth2Ocean, Inc. helped author and scientist Dr. Ellen Prager virtually transport audiences to the Galápagos Islands with her new book, Escape Galápagos.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaMay 14, 2020WeAreNMEA
Updated Ocean Literacy Guide Now Available!
Updated Ocean Literacy Guide Now Available!

The NMEA Ocean Literacy Committee is pleased to announce the publication of Version 3 of “Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages.”

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Ocean LiteracyNMEA Social MediaMay 11, 2020Ocean Literacy
Collaboration, Community and Marine Conservation in Public Schools!
Collaboration, Community and Marine Conservation in Public Schools!

Art and Science came together beautifully in Valerie Cournoyer’s Plastics in the Ocean Turtle Sculpture Project at Amity High School in Woodbridge, CT, funded by the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation in 2019.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaApril 28, 2020WeAreNMEA
CBNERR Education Programs Succeed During COVID-19
CBNERR Education Programs Succeed During COVID-19

As the Education Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia, Sarah Nuss works with students, teachers, and the general public, teaching them about the Chesapeake Bay.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaApril 20, 2020WeAreNMEA
School's Out Science Opportunities with ECOGIG!
School's Out Science Opportunities with ECOGIG!

Emily Davenport is the Education & Outreach Lead for a grant-funded project called ECOGIG—which stands for Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf. Here, she shares couple of great distance learning options for parents and kids!

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaApril 14, 2020WeAreNMEA
Traditional Knowledge Updates—Spring 2020
Traditional Knowledge Updates—Spring 2020

Through decades of work by individuals and organizations, traditional knowledge (TK) is gaining ground and being acknowledged by educators, scientists and others in and out of NMEA. Included are a few recent highlights.

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Traditional KnowledgeNMEA Social MediaApril 7, 2020Traditional Knowledge
2020 NMEA Elections - Candidates
2020 NMEA Elections - Candidates

Candidates bios for the 2020 NMEA Elections, including President-elect and Directors

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NMEANMEA Social MediaApril 6, 2020Elections
Inspiring coastal stewardship in Georgia through environmental education with Dodie Sanders
Inspiring coastal stewardship in Georgia through environmental education with Dodie Sanders

Dodie Sanders is a marine educator and boat captain for the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. Her work focuses on providing unique learning experiences that engage participants of all ages in coastal Georgia environments and the organisms living there.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaMarch 10, 2020WeAreNMEA
Sea Scouts actively involved in environment with Nicolette Stamos
Sea Scouts actively involved in environment with Nicolette Stamos

Nicolette Stamos is currently a student at Minuteman Technical High School as a Freshman in Environmental Studies and is a member of Sea Scout Ship 5 out of Gloucester, MA.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaMarch 2, 2020WeAreNMEA
NMEA@NSTA 2020
NMEA@NSTA 2020

On the first day of the National Science Teachers Association’s (NSTA) National Conference, NMEA sponsors a series of presentations, all in one location and all by NMEA members. Find us at our Whale of a Share-a-Thon and track of sessions by NMEA members that are related to marine and aquatic education.

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EventsNMEA Social MediaFebruary 23, 2020NMEAatNSTA
Increasing Access to Ocean Science with Maile Sullivan
Increasing Access to Ocean Science with Maile Sullivan

Maile works as the Education Specialist at Washington Sea Grant and focuses primarily on K-12 programming. She co-leads NOAA Science Camp and exposes students to much of the incredible work that NOAA does.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaFebruary 3, 2020WeAreNMEA
Introducing our new Current editor, Claire Atkinson
Introducing our new Current editor, Claire Atkinson

We welcome Claire Atkinson, the new editor of Current: the Journal of Marine Education! Claire is also the senior manager of communications at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaJanuary 31, 2020WeAreNMEA
Lifelong Learner in the Lowcountry with Kendyll Collins
Lifelong Learner in the Lowcountry with Kendyll Collins

Kendyll Collins is an Education Interpreter at the South Carolina Aquarium, with almost ten years of experience in field research, environmental education, and connecting people with water, wildlife and wild places.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaJanuary 20, 2020WeAreNMEA
A Long Way to the Beach with David Wehunt
A Long Way to the Beach with David Wehunt

David Wehunt teaches Biology and Environmental Science at Soddy Daisy High School in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee and has spent the last 20+ years teaching students about the ocean and our responsibility in protecting it.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaJanuary 6, 2020WeAreNMEA
2019 Annual Appeal
2019 Annual Appeal

In this season of giving, we ask you to support our efforts through a donation of any amount in order to meet these goals. Visit https://www.marine-ed.org/donate to make your tax-deductible donation to our Annual Appeal. Together we can make a difference, one drop at a time.

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NMEANMEA Social MediaDecember 29, 2019Annual Appeal
Educating audiences about the importance of watersheds with Kathy Fuller
Educating audiences about the importance of watersheds with Kathy Fuller

Kathy Fuller is the Environmental Resource Teacher at the William S. Schmidt Outdoor Education Center and has been has been engaging, educating, and inspiring youth and adults alike about the importance of watersheds for over 20 years.

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CommunityNMEA Social MediaDecember 16, 2019WeAreNMEA
Empowering local communities through education - Yolanda Sánchez
Empowering local communities through education - Yolanda Sánchez

Yolanda Sánchez is the Education Coordinator for Oceana Chile and Expedición Batiscafo and supports marine conservation campaigns through education programs. She was a recipient of the 2019 Expanding Audiences Scholarship.

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Community, Expanding Audiences, InternationalNMEA Social MediaDecember 9, 2019WeAreNMEA, International
Traditional Knowledge Gains Recognition by Ocean Observing Community
Traditional Knowledge Gains Recognition by Ocean Observing Community

Ocean Obs ‘19 resulted in Aha Honua, an indigenous declaration that calls on the ocean observing community to formally recognize the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples worldwide.

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Traditional KnowledgeNMEA Social MediaNovember 22, 2019Traditional Knowledge
How can we incorporate Ocean Literacy into our NGSS-aligned instruction?
How can we incorporate Ocean Literacy into our NGSS-aligned instruction?

Learn about the ‘Ocean Literacy, NGSS, and Your Classroom’ educators workshop held on November 9, 2019 in Monterey, CA.

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Ocean LiteracyNMEA Social MediaNovember 20, 2019Ocean Literacy
NMEA @ EMSEA 2019 - Bob Rocha
NMEA @ EMSEA 2019 - Bob Rocha

Bob Rocha recaps the 7th annual European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA) conference, which was held in September in Lagoa, São Miguel, in the Azores islands.

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InternationalNMEA Social MediaNovember 20, 2019International
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