An Oil Spill Professional
Development Program
for Educators
Who: |
Formal and informal educators who teach middle to high |
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school grades or those professionals who work with the |
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K-12 community |
What: |
A three hour training session on topics related to the |
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |
When: |
Saturday, January 28, 2012 9am to 12 noon (sign in at 8:30) |
Where: |
Three locations – LSU Baton Rouge, Audubon Aquarium of |
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the Americas – New Orleans, Bossier Instructional |
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Technology Center– Bossier City |
Why: |
To provide teachers with current information on |
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the oil spill and resources to use in their classrooms |
How: |
For more information contact Contact Dianne |
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Registration: |
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The topics and speakers include: Toxicity risk, bioavailability, and
biodegradation of oil – Dr. Richard Snyder, University of West Florida; Impacts
on Birds – Dr. Mark Woody, MS Grand Bay-NERR; Oil Pollution 101 – Dr. Julia
Lytle, University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
(retired); and Dispersants – Dr. Julie Anderson, Louisiana State University and
Louisiana Sea Grant. A hands-on activity will be conducted and additional
lesson plans will be provided. A Certificate of Participation will be
available to all and a $100 stipend for the first 20 educators at each site.
All participants will be required to respond to electronic pre- and posttests
and an evaluation for stipend eligibility.
Funds for this program are provided by the
NOAA Office of Education
January 28, 2012 Oil Spill Professional Development for Formal/Informal Educators
INFORMATION
During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil crisis, educators from the Gulf region spoke with representatives of NOAA’s Office of Education (OE). Working with coastal educators, NOAA OE made available funding for two, oil spill professional development sessions to be conducted in the four, most affected U.S. Gulf of Mexico states, i.e., LA, MS, AL, and FL.
The first workshop was implemented on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at 10 different locations around the Gulf. During the three-hour session, formal and informal educators heard from experts, via videoconferencing technology, in the 10 locations within four states on the topics of the impacts of the oil spill on marine mammals and sea turtles, Sargassum communities, seafood safety, and impacts on the marine environment.
On January 28, 2012, a second videoconference will again be implemented within MS, AL, LA, and the Panhandle of FL. The topics and speakers include: Toxicity risk, bioavailability, and biodegradation of oil – Dr. Richard Snyder, University of West Florida; Impacts on Birds – Dr. Mark Woody, MS Grand Bay-NERR; Oil Pollution 101 – Dr. Julia Lytle, University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (retired); and Dispersants – Dr. Julie Anderson, Louisiana State University and Louisiana Sea Grant.
Educators will also participate in a hands-on activity following the presentations which they may choose to use in their classroom. A $100 stipend is available to the first 20 registrants per location. Continuing Education Units and Certificates of Participation will be provided to each formal/informal educator; check with your state representative for additional information. Participants will be required to respond to electronic pre- and posttests and an electronic evaluation for stipend eligibility. These tests must be completed online in order to receive the stipend. Educators will also be directed toward additional curricular resources and information related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
For additional information, please contact these state representatives:
LOCATIONS
Louisiana
Louisiana State University, Sea Grant, Baton Rouge, LA
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, LA
Bossier City Schools, Bossier, LA
Contact: Dianne Lindstedt, lsged@lsu.edu, Phone: 225-578-1558, FAX 225-578-6331
To register for a Louisiana site please go to
https://fs9.formsite.com/louisianaseagrant/oilspillpd/secure_index.html or fill in the form below.
Florida
FL-IFAS Santa Rosa Sea Grant Extension, Milton Florida
Contact: Chris Verlinde, cmverlinde@gmail.com, 850-623-3868
Alabama
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Shelby Building
University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Mississppi
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, MS
Mississippi Museum of Natural History, Jackson, MS
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, MS
Contact: Chris Breazeale, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies,
Chris@IMMS.org, 228-701-1767
An Oil Spill Professional Development Program for Educators
Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:00 a.m.-noon
REGISTRATION for Louisiana Participants
Sessions will be filled on a first-come, first served basis with the submission of completed forms. Fill out this form and Fax (225-578-6331) or email to Dianne Lindstedt at lsged@lsu.edu or complete registration online at https://fs9.formsite.com/louisianaseagrant/oilspillpd/secure_index.html
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Please indicate the location in which you would like to participate:
_____ Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
_____ Aquarium of the America’s, New Orleans, LA
_____ Bossier Instructional Technology Center, Bossier City, LA
I understand that in order to receive a Certificate of Participation and the $100 stipend I must complete the required evaluations (3-hr attendance, pretest, posttest, and evaluation) online sent to me via email.
Initials (three initials)__________________________________ (electronic accepted)
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