ED12B:
Student, Educator, and Researcher Partnerships: What Has Worked and What Has Not Worked---Lessons from the Field and the Classroom II


Session ID#: 37915

Session Description:
Innovations in formal and informal education and outreach in the fields of ocean science, environmental science, and limnology have been plentiful in recent years. Of specific significance is making aquatic science content relevant to all audiences: K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as the general public. How can science lessons answer the question "Why is this important to me?" Student-researcher partnerships are one way to make the connection between science and students' lives and to result in an increase in ocean and climate literacy. A collaborative and interdisciplinary approach between educators and researchers is considered the gold standard for effective education and outreach. However, both of these collaborations have challenges and opportunities. This session will focus on sharing lessons learned from those that have developed collaborative programs in education, outreach, and/or policy. The session will be constructed to promote discussion of a wide variety of approaches and programs designed to effectively engage audiences in building awareness and meaningful science learning. Authors are expected to present evaluation evidence for the programs including successes and “instructive failures”.
Primary Chair:  George I Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Watsonville, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Janice D McDonnell, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Robert F Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States and Dolores Lollie Garay, Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Educational Outreach, Houston, TX, United States
Moderators:  Dolores Lollie Garay, Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Educational Outreach, Houston, TX, United States and Janice D McDonnell, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Youth Development, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  George I Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Watsonville, CA, United States
Cross-Topics:
  • ES - Ecology and Social Interactions
  • HE - High Latitude Environments

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Tracy Crews1, Melissa NMN Steinman2, Ben Ewing3 and Cait Goodwin1, (1)Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, United States, (2)Lincoln County School District, Waldport High School, Waldport, OR, United States, (3)Lincoln County School District, Toledo High School, Toledo, OR, United States
Ari Daniel, Digital Producer, NOVA & Independent Science Reporter, Boston, MA, United States
Melissa Peacock and Thayne Yazzie, Northwest Indian College, Salish Sea Research Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Christopher John Carrillo, Culver, IN, United States
Florybeth Flores La Valle, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Marine Biology Graduate Program, Honolulu, HI, United States and Joanna Philippoff, Assistant Specialist, Curriculum & Research Development Group, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI, United States
Valerie J Paul and Laura Diederick, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL, United States