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OCEANIA CONFERENCE
October 2, 2010 Punahou School, Honolulu

Who: YOU! Your friends, fellow teachers, informal educators, and other people interested in marine science!

What: OCEANIA conference

When: Saturday Oct. 2nd, 2010 from 12:30pm-4:00 at Punahou school - room TBA

Cost: Free to OCEANIA member ($5 to join or renew your membership!)

Why: Free lunch! Excellent speakers! Good conversation! Networking! Gyotaku fish printing!

RSVP: Please RSVP using this survey monkey link so that we can be sure to purchase enough food and drinks for everyone! Sign up a friend while you are at it!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OCEANIAconference2010

OCEANIA, the local chapter of the National Marine Educator's Association, will host a special conference session in conjunction with the Hawaii Science Teacher's Association (HaSTA) conference on Saturday October 2nd, 2010. The OCEANIA conference will begin at 12:30 pm with a hosted lunch followed by presentations by OCEANIA members. Presentations will be 15 minutes in length and span a variety of topics from ocean literacy, teaching science as inquiry, marine debris, and Waikiki reef watch. Come reconnect with fellow teachers, researchers, and community members and learn about what is happening in Hawaii's marine science community! Pau at 4pm.

Agenda for OCEANIA Conference:
12:30-1:15
Hosted, fresh fish lunch - Chef Kusuma Cooray from the Kapiolani CC Culinary Institute of the Pacific.

1:15-1:30
Intro and Updates on Oceania - member meeting Intro - Judy Lemus, president

1:30-1:50
Speaker 1 - Barb Mayer - FOAM: Friends Of Albatross on Midway, an "edu-blog" about Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

1:50-2:10
Speaker 2 - Vincent van der Gouwe - Living Art Marine Center Education Programs

2:10-2:30
Speaker 3 - Sylvia Spalding et al. - International Pacific Marine Educators Network - IPMEN 2010 Conference in Fiji

2:30-2:50
Speaker 4 - Carl Stepath - Meaningful science education for middle school students in Hawaii

2:50-3:10
Speaker 5 - Joanna Philippoff - Teaching Science as Inquiry: Aquatic Science resources for Hawaii's middle and high schools

3:10 - 4:00
Naoki's Gyotaku traditional fish print demonstration, classroom lessons & hands-on printing! (plus the opportunity to make a t-shirt fish print)

We will be accepting new memberships and selling OCEANIA t-shirts for $10. Please also consider attending the morning HaSTA meeting from 9:00am-12:00pm

 

NOAA Ocean Exploration Curriculum Workshop and Marine
Educators Night
Saturday Sept 25, Honolulu

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology     9:00am to 3:00pm

Bring the excitement of modern day explorers to your classroom through NOAA Ocean Explorers' website and curriculum - focusing on explorations into extreme environments. The Learning Ocean Sciences through Ocean Exploration Grades 6-12 curricula includes sections on incredible deep-sea creatures, ocean exploration, geology, currents, human impacts and more. Prior workshop particpants are invited to attend a special session tailored to their needs and receive a $100 stipend for completing the 2 workshop cycle. ALL participants receive a full teaching materials packet. Stipends to cover travel costs from neighbor islands will be provided.

Waikiki Aquarium      6:00pm to 8:30pm

Explore the Aquarium while discovering new education resources and old friends. NOAA's Ocean Explorer website, research and curricula will be highlighted, as well as the many recources available to educators to support marine curricula. Representatives from state and federal organizations will be there with tables of instructional materials. Refreshments will be provided. Collect complimentary teaching materials and great door prizes! The evening is free for educators and a guest.

The Coconut Island workshop and the evening at the Aquarium are both sponsored by NOAA's Ocean Explorer program and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.

To register, email reservations@waquarium.org or call the Waikiki Aquarium Education Department at (808) 440-9011, Monday - Friday, 8 am - 2:30 pm HST (GMT -10:00)

 

OCEANIA Google Calendar

 

Links

Hawaii Science Teachers Association http://www.hasta.us

National Marine Educators Association http://www.marine-ed.org

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning http://www.prel.org