GLIN==> COSEE Scholarships - June 1 application deadline

[Steve Stewart <stew@msu.edu>]

COSEE Scholarships for Lake Huron Exploration
Workshop
August 11-17, 2007
Alpena, MI

June 1 application deadline

The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Great
Lakes, in partnership with the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network, invites
4th-10th grade teachers and non-formal educators from the Great Lakes
region to participate in the Lake Huron Exploration Workshop, August 11 ?
17, 2007 (

http://coseegreatlakes.net/events/lhew). This workshop is designed to
promote Great Lakes and ocean sciences in formal and informal education
and forge lasting relationships between science researchers and
educators. Participants will be involved in classroom and field programs,
work with scientists, examine curricula and resources, and explore
classroom activities relating to the Great Lakes and ocean resources.
Fifteen educators will be selected from throughout the Great Lakes
basin. 

This seven-day summer workshop will offer educators an excursion into
Great Lakes and marine science education. Using the learning cycle of
Excite, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate, the workshop will
immerse participants in inquiry, questioning, and experimentation, engage
educators in concrete tasks, build on their experiences with students and
deepen their content skills. Just as importantly, the workshop will
demonstrate for educators how to connect their work to specific standards
for student performance. 

Topics for the workshop include: Geology of the Lake Huron Basin;
the Lake Huron Biosphere; Great Lakes & Ocean Remote Sensing; Marine
Archaeology; Maritime Cultural Resources (shipwrecks!); Saginaw Bay;
Aquatic Invasive Species; and more.  
The Lake Huron Exploration Workshop will be based at the NOAA Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary and its Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in
Alpena, MI. 

Participants can earn two (2) master?s of education graduate credits from
the University of Minnesota-Duluth for workshop participation. 

Participants receive a $500 stipend.  Lodging (double
occupancy) and meals at the workshop location for six nights are
also provided to participants. 

All communications concerning the Lake Huron Exploration Workshop and
applications should be addressed to:
Nicole Koehler, COSEE Assistant
Michigan Sea Grant Extension
21885 Dunham Road, Suite 12
Clinton Township, MI 48036
Phone: (586) 469-6094
Fax: (586) 469-6948
Email: nmk@umich.edu

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Steve Stewart, District Extension Sea Grant Educator
Senior Investigator, COSEE Great Lakes
Michigan Sea Grant Extension
21885 Dunham Road, Suite 12
Clinton Township, MI 48036
586-469-7431  office phone
586-491-6000  mobile phone
586-469-6948  fax