Our January highlighted mentor is Diana Payne, Associate Professor & Education Coordinator at Connecticut Sea Grant, University of Connecticut.
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Every year, on Giving Tuesday, we launch our NMEA Annual Annual Fund Campaign to help make an even greater impact worldwide. Please help support our efforts to make known the world of water, both fresh and salt!
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We asked our Regional Chapters how they have been maintaining connections and building community during this time when the world is keeping us all apart. Several chapters shared their different ideas and strategies—and let us know what worked and what didn’t.
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Announcing a new issue of Current: The Journal of Marine Education. This issue includes articles on working with underserved populations, a summary of NMEA's participation in the UN Ocean Decade, and a review of a new book for middle school students called Planet Ocean. Volume 35, Issue 1, Fall 2021 is now available on the Current website.
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Increase biodiversity in the curriculum and enable your students to have fun with the topic while learning how diverse our oceans really are with these holiday creature lists, curated by Jeff Grevert through the Scuttlebutt email list.
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The NMEA Student Engagement Committee hosted a small—but mighty—group of students to the 2021 Virtual Student Conference. Here are some excerpts from the feedback several of the students shared.
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We are proud to announce the 2021 winners of the NMEA Awards! Read more about these amazing marine educators and organizations.
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The 2021 results are in and we would like to welcome the following people to the NMEA Board of Directors!
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Candidates bios for the 2021 NMEA Elections, including President-elect, Treasurer, and Directors
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This webinar, shared on World Ocean Day 2021, will help members and prospective members learn about NMEA's history, current projects, and future goals, and how anyone can become more involved.
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Our May highlighted mentor is David Christopher, Marine Education Specialist for Delaware Sea Grant at the University of Delaware.
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Our National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) monthly mentor for March is Sandra Bilbo, Director’s Assistant at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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Arctic Feedbacks is a middle/high school earth science unit made available from the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) research expeditions and produced by the University of Colorado.
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Parents and teachers can use the materials in the webcam resource kits to inspire kids to develop scientific observation skills and learn about ocean animals using the live webcams installed in the Aquarium's exhibits.
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Our February featured student mentor is Jenna LoDico, Director of Marine Studies at the Canterbury School of Florida. Jenna works with students in Pre-K through Grade 12 and focuses on creating opportunities to engage students in marine science and environmental education.
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The 2020 NMEA Marine Education Award winner, Kasey Gaylord-Opalewski, has been designing, developing, and coordinating innovative digital programming for non-profit organizations since 2002. She has over 20 years of “on-air” experience as an educator and moderator for virtual interactive lessons.
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Our January featured student mentor is Sean den Bok, School and Public Programs Manager at the Seattle Aquarium. Sean manages the teams that provide equitable access to lifelong learning opportunities for students, teachers and families before, during and after school.
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Announcing a new issue of Current: The Journal of Marine Education. The articles in this issue address the challenges of maintaining a framework for educational activities during the pandemic. Volume 34, Issue 3, Winter 2020/2021 is now available on the Current website.
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In their second DEI Dispatch Column, the NMEA Expanded Audiences co-chairs Dr. Dijanna Figueroa and Dr. DJ Kast decided to look closely at the two words that are connected with this movement: ally and co-conspirator.
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Our December featured mentor is Joanna Philippoff, Assistant Specialist at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education, Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG).
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