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Can you believe that spring is almost here? The weather is beginning to warm, daylight is lasting longer, the NSTA national conference is coming up, and NOAA Planet Stewards educators are working diligently on their projects. However, no matter the season, there are always environmental professional development, news, training opportunities, and educational resources to share. Here’s the news you can use!
Planet Stewards Education Program Connection Links
PLANET STEWARDS EDUCATION PROGRAM EVENTS
PSEP March Webinar, March 7th, Thursday
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NOAA Planet Stewards welcomes Dr. Heather Coleman, coordinator of NOAA's Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program; Eva Barnett, Outreach Manager for Green Fire Productions, and curriculum developers Jennifer Buffett and Sarah Lockman to discuss Exploring Ocean Frontiers: Deep Sea Corals, Real Life Data & Collaborative Science on Thursday, March 7th at 7:30 pm ET Join us!
Read more and Register here.
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Meet Us in St. Louis! NSTA, April 11th-15th
NOAA PSEP Workshop in Charleston, SC June 18th-20th
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NOAA Webinar to Celebrate Outstanding NOAA Women! Join us!
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International Women's Day is celebrated across the world on March 8th. A two-part speaker series to honor the outstanding women of NOAA and hear their stories will take place on March 7th and 8th at noon ET. Join via webinar here!
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Two NOAA Webinar Series to Check Out!
Here are two NOAA webinar series you can sign up to follow. The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Webinar series presents scientific and educational expertise, resources, and training in support of ocean and climate literacy in the classroom. The NOAA One Science Seminar Series presents new science from across NOAA.
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NASA Earth to Sky Academy Accepting Applications
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The application process for the Earth to Sky Academy is now open until March 31st. A 5-day course will be held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for teams of 3-5 people from Oct. 21-25 who are interested in strengthening their climate communication. Find out more >
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Apply for American Meteorological Society's Summer Learning
Enhance your knowledge of Earth system science and earn three graduate credits from California University of Pennsylvania via one of these two renowned summer professional development opportunities: Project ATMOSPHERE and the Maury Project. These courses are provided by the American Meteorological Society Education Program and their partners.
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Project ATMOSPHERE: Join fellow science teachers for a online and in-residence teacher professional development course with a one-week residence experience in Kansas City, MO at NOAA’s National Weather Service Training Center, 29 July - 3 August 2019. Learn from experts in meteorology while gaining valuable field experience. Travel, lodging, meals, and all materials are provided in addition to a $300 stipend. More information and the application are available online at ametsoc.org/ProjectAtmosphere. The application deadline is 1 April 2019.
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The Maury Project: Explore the fundamentals of physical oceanography in Annapolis, MD, 14-26 July 2019 and gain valuable field experience. Travel, lodging, meals, and all materials are provided in addition to a $600 stipend. More information and the application are available online at ametsoc.org/MauryProject. The application deadline is 1 April 2019.
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OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
UL Innovative Education Award
Students for Zero Waste Week – Fast Approaching!
NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Guardian Program invites you to join their Students for Zero Waste Week where participants invite their local communities to join them as they “Go Green and Think Blue.” Register for the 2019 Students for Zero Waste Week campaign - for a week or more, from March 18 - April 26, 2019. An orientation webinar is available on Tuesday, March 12 at 1pm PT or at 4pm PT. Learn more here >
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B-WET Grants Due April 5, 2019
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California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grant Applications are Being Accepted NOW!
Proposals for California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grants to support environment-based education throughout the watersheds of San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and Santa Barbara are due April 5, 2019. Visit the California B-WET webpage for more information and to apply.
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Science without Borders Art Challenge Contest
CONFERENCES, NEWS, AND REPORTS
World Heritage Coral Reefs Study
Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Coral Reefs is an UNESCO update report assessing the historical, recent, and projected heat stress and bleaching at natural World Heritage properties with coral reefs.You can find the report here >
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NMEA Presentations and Poster Submission
The 2019 National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Conference will be held from July 21-25 at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. The call for presentations is open until March 15th. Find out more here. |
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
NOAA's Data in the Classroom
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With NOAA’s Data in the Classroom, students use real-time ocean data to explore today’s most pressing environmental issues, and develop problem-solving skills employed by scientists. Access online and classroom-ready curriculum activities with a scaled approach to learning and easy-to-use data exploration tools.
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What's Inside NOAA's MDMAP Get Started Toolbox?
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Want to contribute to NOAA’s marine debris efforts through citizen science? Open up the Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Toolbox and see what’s inside to help you get started!
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NOAA View Data Exploration Tool
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Users can visualizes numerous environmental variables at various depths and temporal distillations across the globe using NOAA View Data Explorer. The tool uses data from NOAA’s vast archives of satellites, climate models and the NOAA Ocean Atlas. Watch a training tutorial here. Learn more and access the tool.
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Post-Secondary Learning Resources in Meteorology & More
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The COMET Program and its MetEd library offer environmental science education for posto-secondary audiences primarily and training curriculum to disseminate and enhance scientific knowledge in the environmental sciences. COMET specializes in offering meteorology learning resources but also includes diverse areas such as oceanography, hydrology, space weather, and emergency management.
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Earth Day 2019 is Almost Here
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Earth Day 2019 is just a little over one month away on April 22nd. This year's theme is "Protect our Species" and Earth Day Network has gathered educational resources from primary to higher education levels to aid in your preparation for the big day. It's the 49th anniversary of Earth Day so let's celebrate the planet, our home!
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NOAA Photo Library
Did you know that most of NOAA photos and slides are in the public domain and cannot be copyrighted. NOAA asks only that credit be given to NOAA and the photographer with his/her affiliated organization shown also. Access the NOAA Photo Library here.
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