NOAA Planet Stewards from across the country got together at our April book club and discussed The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness. It was a wonderful, eye opening conversation.

If you missed it there's one more chance to join us this year.

Join us on Monday, May 16 at 8:00 PM ET when we'll get together to talk about cod - and trade recipe …seriously! The book will be:

 Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

                                       by Mark Kurlansky

All are welcome! Discussion questions will be posted on our Website soon!

To join the discussion dial 866-662-7513 (toll free) then use the pass code 1170791#. Learn more here and see many of the books from past events.

If you're looking for educational resources or ideas to plug into your academic planning, check out archived issues of The Watch! Our team has reviewed all content for use by formal and informal educators working to increase their own ocean, climate, and environmental awareness as well as their students and audiences.

If you have an item you'd like to share with our education community, email us at: oceanserviceseducation@noaa.gov. Be sure to include:

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As part of their 50th anniversary campaign, NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries has launched a robust new resource collection. Join NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries educators each month as they explore each collection of NOAA videos, lesson plans, webinars, web stories, virtual reality, and much more. In this new era of ocean conservation, we encourage everyone - not just educators, to take advantage of these materials available in each topically-based collection. The next webinar in this series will focus on Ocean Sound and Impact of Noise and the Whales Resource Collections. Register for the webinar.

Explore sea-level rise from the intersection of social and environmental science. Each interactive workshop introduces science and social studies educators to the "Sea-Level Rise in the Classroom" curriculum. This curriculum fosters science-to-civics literacy through a high school curriculum focused on sea-level rise resilience and community-driven solutions.

$100 stipend and CEUs for participants

If you do not live or teach in any of the Gulf states but are interested in traveling to attend a workshop sign up to this waitlist. If the workshops are not fully booked a month out from the workshop date, we will open to out of state participants. Five more workshops will occur in June and July. Spaces are limited so educators are encouraged to sign up now!

See all workshop details and register here.

Join Climate Generation, the NOAA Climate Office, and 14 other amazing climate change education partners at the Virtual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education! Gain the skills to bring climate change into your educational setting, whether it be a classroom, nature center, or museum! Learn more and register here.

iSTAR is an in–person professional development program that focuses on inclusive science teaching and authentic research for high school science teachers in Maryland. Learn new inclusive teaching strategies while engaging in an authentic research experience that studies organismal form, function, and performance using a high–speed camera to analyze movements. You can find more information here. Note - Applicants will need to receive a support form from their school principals to participate in the course and receive full course benefits.. 

Participants will earn a stipend of $900 and 4 CPD credits through MSDE. Apply now!

Research shows that students overwhelmingly struggle with a range of climate emotions from both learning about climate change and direct environmental disasters experiences. How can schools and teachers help students become more emotionally resilient in the face of climate change? 

This workshop is part of a series of educator workshops hosted by The Paleontological Research Institution in conjunction with the publication of their Learning Earth newsletter.

You can find more information and register here. 

The working agenda for this 90 minute session is here.

Upon registration, you will automatically receive the Zoom link.

From beautiful beaches to busy coastal towns, coastal management keeps our coasts thriving. For the sixth edition of the photo contest, NOAA wants to see how you show your love for the coast. Show us your walks by the water, fishing excursions, support of coastal businesses, and more! Learn about the contest rules and submission guidance here.

Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and featured in the coastal management social media campaign during the month of May.

The 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, and become advocates for positive change. The 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest theme: THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE challenges students to learn about climate change and its impact on the ocean, and to explore new ways, like humor, satire, or kitsch, to communicate the urgency of the climate crisis.

Details:

• Submissions accepted in: Visual Art, Creative Writing, Film, Interactive & Multimedia,
       Performing Arts: Music & Dance, and Poetry & Spoken Word
• Open to middle and high school students ages 11-18 worldwide
• Students can work as individuals or as a group/class/club
• Hundreds of cash awards available, ranging from $50 to $1,500
• Free to enter

Visit the website for full details and Bow Seat’s Resource Studio, where you and your students can access curated resources such as articles, primary literature, etc.

Join the ANGARI Foundation for their final Ocean Expert Exchange webinar of the spring semester! Stockton Rush, Chief Executive Officer & Founder of OceanGate Inc., will talk about developing the next generation of submersibles to make the deep ocean more accessible than ever before for human exploration.

Ocean Expert Exchange webinars are open to audiences of all ages, free and stream live via Zoom and YouTube.

Details and registration info for upcoming Ocean Expert Exchanges, as well as recordings and resources for past events, can be accessed here.

More info >

Join the annual City Nature Challenge, a 4-day global bioblitz co-organized by San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (and hosted in central NY by the Paleontological Research Institution).  As community science initiatives continue to grow, this year’s seventh annual City Nature Challenge is expanding to more than 400 cities across six continents. Find out more and join in the fun!

Twitter: @citnatchallenge; Hashtag: #CityNatureChallenge

Find activities to do with your students and learn about more National Geographic projects here.

Apply Now!! The MEL project is hosting two in-person Earth and Environmental Science Educators' Institutes on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 9 AM to 4 PM, held in conjunction with the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Chicago. One institute is for in-service teachers, and one is for pre-service teachers. The one-day institute is free, and a $1000 stipend to help defray travel expenses will be provided after institute requirements have been completed. .The application deadline is May 6, 2022. Applicants will be notified of a decision by May 13, 2022. Find out more information and apply here.

Join educators from across the Mid-Atlantic in a 1-day virtual convening focused on climate change. This one-day event will bring together examples of education and outreach happening across the Mid-Atlantic region focused on climate change action. 

Space is limited. Reserve your spot by visiting www.maccec.org/registration