Environmental Education in Wisconsin
    
Great Lakes Centers for Ocean Sciences and Education Excellence (COSEE)


These Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) foster the integration of ocean and Great Lakes research into high quality educational materials, allow researchers to gain a better understanding of educational organizations and pedagogy, provide educators with an enhanced capacity to understand and deliver high-quality educational programs in the ocean and Great Lakes sciences, and provide material to the public that promotes a deeper understanding of the ocean and Great Lakes and their influence on each person’s quality of life and our national prosperity.

WI Educators
Participate in professional development programs and join scientists as they study the Great Lakes. Bring materials, activities and experiences back to your classroom.

WI Researchers
Are you a scientist who would like assistance engaging in educational outreach and achieving broader impacts? COSEE Great Lakes would like to help you connect with educators to build educational collaborations that can benefit and enrich your research.

WI Students
Learn about careers working with the world of water! Visit http://oceancareers.com/2.0/index.php

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Hours of Operation
COSEE Great Lakes is not a specific location.

Its crew members work together on all program components, but we have “distributed leadership,” with crew members designated as coordinators for distinct program elements and activity sites. Go to our website and click "CONTACT" to find your applicable area of interest.

Address
368 NSRC, MC 635
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL United States 61801
Phone
(217) 333-9448

Website  coseegreatlakes.net/

Contacts


Jim Lubner
(414) 227-3291  Education Coordinator, Univ of Wis Sea Grant Institute
Robin Goettel
(217) 333-9448  Fresh and salt curriculum; Lake Michigan events
Terri Hallesy
(217) 244-8809  Education Specialist, University of Illinois, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Mission
The Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence is a NETWORK of regional centers created to… -promote the development of effective partnerships between research scientists and educators. -disseminate effective ocean sciences programs and the best practices that do not duplicate but rather build on existing resources. -promote a vision of ocean education as a charismatic, interdisciplinary vehicle for creating a more scientifically literate workforce and citizenry.

Cost of Programs/Admission
Professional development and events are routinely offered in Lake Michigan and WI please check our website or contact us for the next opportunity.

Features
COSEE routinely offeres shipboard research explorations for WI educators check out http://coseegreatlakes.net/events/shipboard09 for more information and to find out how to apply. Application deadline is typically May 1 for summer expeditions.

Additional
Shipboard programming

Related Topics
  • Educational Laboratory
  • Environmental Education Organization

Posted 9/25/2009 2:02 PM
Updated   10/10/2009


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