Activities ReportingFrequency tabulations

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Synthesis of descriptionsEvaluation summaries

COSEE Activities Summary

•Report to the National Advisory Board16 May 2007Washington, DC

Types of Activities (by Year)Activity Type Year

2003 2004 2005 2006

College Program

0 1 7 4

Conference 0 4 9 9

Evaluation 0 0 1 1

K-12 Program 0 5 18 3

Meeting 2 13 12 11

Other 3 5 11 5

Outreach 0 4 14 8

Workshop 13 33 51 43

Total 18 65 123 84

Conferences Target AudiencesTarget Audience(s)

Formal Educators 3

Informal Educators 1

K-12 Students 1

Scientists 5

Formal Educators, Informal Educators 1

Formal Educators, Scientists 2

Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists 5

College students, informal educators, government agencies, Scientists 1

General Public, Government Agencies, Industry Representatives, Scientists 1

Gov agencies, industry representatives, informal educators, Scientists 2

Total Conferences 22

Meetings Target AudiencesTarget Audience(s)

Formal Educators 1

Informal educators 1

Other 3

Scientists 8

Formal educators, Scientists 16

Informal educators, Scientists 1

Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists 5

Formal educators, Government agencies, Informal educators 1

Total Meetings 36

Outreach Target AudiencesTarget Audience(s)

Formal Educators 1

General Public 11

K-12 Students 2

Scientists 3

General Public, Other 1

Industry Representatives, Informal Educators, Scientists 5

Total Outreach Activities 23

Workshop Target AudiencesTarget Audience(s)Formal Educators 52General Public 2K-12 Students 1Other 2Scientists 7College students, Formal educators 1Formal Educators, General Public 1Formal Educators, Informal Educators 20Formal Educators, K-12 Students 1Formal Educators, Scientists 21Industry representatives, Scientists 1Informal educators, Scientists 3College students, Formal educators, Scientists 3Formal educators, Informal educators, K-12 students 1Formal educators, Informal educators, Scientists 9Formal educators, Informal educators, General public, Government agencies, Scientists 1Total Workshops 126

Target Audiences SummaryTarget Audience

College Students 15

Formal Educators 169

General Public 20

Government Agencies 6

Industry Representatives 9

Informal Educators 60

K-12 Students 28

Scientists 106

Other 7

Participation in Activities*Participants Scientists Informal Ed. Formal Ed. Students

Frequency 4,065 1,410 3,652 20,762

*Frequencies are over-estimates of the numbers of participants because some individuals may participate in multiple activities

Goal #1: Increase public understanding of the ocean and its relevance to our social and economic well-being and the quality of our lives

Two-Year Targets (2007 - 2008) Output Metrics Activity Progress UpdateDisseminate the Ocean Literacy framework among strategic audiences (e.g., politicians, educational policy makers, informal institutions, professional associations, teachers)

Numbers and positions of individuals who have received a copy of the Ocean Sciences Literacy Framework

No documentation received regarding those who have received the framework.

Incorporate the Ocean Literacy Framework explicitly in COSEE programs

Documentation of how the Framework is incorporated into COSEE programs

No specific activity data on the Ocean Sciences Literacy Framework.

Promote and monitor the inclusion of Ocean Literacy principles into K-12 state standards and assessments

List of standards that include ocean science concepts and identification of the concepts that are included in these standards at the state level

No activity data with a list of state standards. COSEE California has addressed science standards through 2 conference presentations, 5 workshops, and 1 K-12 programs. COSEE Florida's OSCI model addresses the state's science standards. COSEE Southeast reported 1 workshop that addressed the science standards. No specific activity data on national standards.

Promote and monitor the inclusion of Ocean Literacy principles into national K-12 standards and assessments

List of standards that include ocean science concepts and identification of the concepts that are included in these standards at the national level

Create a set of coordinated Ocean Literacy messages for media outlets

Documentation of the development of an official COSEE ocean literacy "message"

No activities documenting an official ocean literacy message.

Goal #2: Better integrate the ocean research and science education enterprisesTwo-Year Targets (2007 - 2008) Output Metrics Activity Progress Update

Understand the types of ocean science research and education collaborations by categorizing the types of collaborations

List of types of ocean science and research collaborations

Many of the activities address collaboration. There were 21 workshops specifically targeted at facilitating partnerships between ocean science researchers and formal educators. Additionally, 20 workshops targeted formal educators and informal educators. 9 activities targeted formal & informal educators and scientists. Many of these workshops involve the facilitation of scientists visiting the classrooms.

Develop guidelines on effective practices for stimulating and sustaining scientist-educator collaborations

List of guidelines on effective practices for stimulating and sustaining scientist-educator collaborations

No activity data about guidelines. Many activities focus on the collaborations between ocean researchers and science educators.

Determine COSEE program participants' perceptions of the quality and impact of educator-scientist collaborations

Scores on a self assessment rubric for assessing the quality and impact of scientist-educator collaborations

No scores on a self-assessment rubric. Some post-workshop data regarding program participants' perceptions of the quality and impact of educator-scientist collaborations. Data is overwhelmingly positive and participants primarily point to 'lack of time' as the barrier to more collaboration.

Goal #3: Increase and diversify the ocean workforceTwo-Year Targets (2007 - 2008) Output Metrics Activity Progress UpdateGather and synthesize the best information available to define and describe ocean-related jobs, their relationship to the ocean economy and present and future workforce trends (emphasis is placed on ocean science and technology occupations)

Synthesis report of “current knowledge” on ocean-related occupations and trends

COSEE California has developed the Ocean Careers website.

Identify barriers to participation in ocean related occupations

An ocean workforce workgroup report of evidence/identification of barriers to widespread participation in ocean science and technology education and careers

No activity data identifying barriers to participation in ocean-related occupations.

Gather and synthesize what information is known about how to increase and diversify the STEM workforce

List of types of successful STEM and diversity programs and products; list of guidelines on effective practices for STEM/diversity products/programs; criteria for rating the quality and impact of STEM products/programs

No data or synthesis about how to increase and diversify the STEM workforce.

Goal #4: Increase the access to, and participation in, ocean sciences and ocean sciences education by underrepresented/underserved populationsTwo-Year Targets (2007 - 2008) Output Metrics Activity Progress Update

Develop partnerships with diversity-focused organizations that have a diverse membership and/or programs that reach a diverse audience

Documentation of partnerships

A few sites have documented partnerships with diversity-focused organizations. COSEE California, COSEE Southeast and COSEE Mid-Atlantic each have activities that specifically address the needs of underserved populations.

Create a national COSEE committee on equitable access responsible for responding to questions and needs of COSEE sites and collaborating with other federal/state diversity initiatives

Documentation of a national COSEE committee on equitable access established by 2007 (including members from diverse populations) and of recommendations/communication strategies disseminated to the COSEE network by 2008

No activity data on a national committee on equitable access or other federal/state diversity initiatives.

Identify and disseminate generalizable recruitment/engagement strategies that target underserved and underrepresented populations and adapt/apply these based on local or regional opportunities (act nationally, work locally)

Documentation of recruitment/engagement strategies and dissemination techniques

We have no documentation of recruitment/engagement strategies. We have some data on underserved populations, but this information has not been reported in any standardized way. Of 258 activities, 118 of these, or approximately 46%, include diversity data of some kind. Some activities only include reports of ethnic diversity while others include gender diversity.

Goal #5: Improve the quality of K-12 ocean sciences teachingTwo-Year Targets (2007 - 2008) Output Metrics Activity Progress Update

Establish school district partnerships in each COSEE region

Descriptions of district partnerships in each COSEE region

COSEE West has established a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), New England has developed a 7th grade oceanography program for the Plymouth School District.

Engage ten higher education institutions in offering teaching pre-service (methods) courses focused on ocean/earth systems science

Lists of institutions teaching these curricula, numbers of courses taught, and student enrollment data

COSEE California's college course, Communicating Ocean Sciences has been presented at UC Berkeley, a short course was presented at California Science Teachers Association, and the Communicating Ocean Sciences course has also been implemented through COSEE Mid-Atlantic. California also worked on the COSMOS Program for high school students with San Diego State University and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. COSEE Mid-Atlantic's "Taking the Pulse of Our Changing Planet," professional development program has been implemented at Hampton University. Florida has developed the Ocean Science Concept-Driven Interactive Model (OSCI).