OCEANS
GK-12 Teaching Fellowships
Bringing ocean science concepts and research to K-12 learning environments to enhance the experience of learning and doing science

Applications are available January 5 ^th for fellowships beginning May 2006.

Application: Ocean sCientist Educator pArtnerships eNhancing Science (OCEANS) GK-12 Teaching Fellowship Program

Deadline: February 15th, 2006

Amount: $30,000 stipend, up to 9 paid tuition hours Fall/Spring, and Conference Travel

Duration: 12-months from May to May

What: OCEANS Fellows will serve as ocean science content resources for K-12 classrooms. During the summer OCEANS Fellows will serve as science mentors for the education program, the Oceanography Camp for Girls (OCG). Training courses will provide insights into current trends and practices in science education, opportunities to develop inquiry-based instructional skills, and strategies to communicate scientific concepts effectively to a broad array of audiences. It is our hope that Fellows will enhance and enrich science-learning environments, while realizing their value as scientific resources and role models for the science profession.

Who: Open to US citizens and nationals who are enrolled as fulltime graduate students in the College of Marine Science and will have completed the equivalent of 9 hours of coursework; other eligibility requirements may apply.

Prerequisite: Candidates must have completed or be enrolled in the spring course, Scientist in the Classroom

For more information contact:
Teresa Greely,
Director GK-12 OCEANS Program
College of Marine Science, USF
140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Email: greely@marine.usf.edu
Phone: (727)-553-3921