Sea Scout Ship 5 invites you to their Refillable Water Station Grand Opening – Youth Environmental Summit on Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Solomon Jacobs Landing, 19 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA.
Read MoreOur National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) mentor for May 2022 is Leann Winn (she/they), Upper School Faculty and Advisor at the Trevor Day School.
Read MoreThe 2022 NMEA Membership Drive begins on Earth Day, April 22, and it will continue through World Ocean Day, June 8, 2022.
Read MoreJanet co-coordinates stakeholder outreach education and engagement for the Southeast Ocean and Coastal Acidification Network (SOCAN) and is an ocean acidification researcher at the University of Delaware.
Read MoreOur January highlighted mentor is Diana Payne, Associate Professor & Education Coordinator at Connecticut Sea Grant, University of Connecticut.
Read MoreEvery year, on Giving Tuesday, we launch our NMEA Annual Annual Fund Campaign to help make an even greater impact worldwide. Please help support our efforts to make known the world of water, both fresh and salt!
Read MoreWe asked our Regional Chapters how they have been maintaining connections and building community during this time when the world is keeping us all apart. Several chapters shared their different ideas and strategies—and let us know what worked and what didn’t.
Read MoreAnnouncing a new issue of Current: The Journal of Marine Education. This issue includes articles on working with underserved populations, a summary of NMEA's participation in the UN Ocean Decade, and a review of a new book for middle school students called Planet Ocean. Volume 35, Issue 1, Fall 2021 is now available on the Current website.
Read MoreIncrease biodiversity in the curriculum and enable your students to have fun with the topic while learning how diverse our oceans really are with these holiday creature lists, curated by Jeff Grevert through the Scuttlebutt email list.
Read MoreThe NMEA Student Engagement Committee hosted a small—but mighty—group of students to the 2021 Virtual Student Conference. Here are some excerpts from the feedback several of the students shared.
Read MoreWe are proud to announce the 2021 winners of the NMEA Awards! Read more about these amazing marine educators and organizations.
Read MoreThe 2021 results are in and we would like to welcome the following people to the NMEA Board of Directors!
Read MoreCandidates bios for the 2021 NMEA Elections, including President-elect, Treasurer, and Directors
Read MoreThis webinar, shared on World Ocean Day 2021, will help members and prospective members learn about NMEA's history, current projects, and future goals, and how anyone can become more involved.
Read MoreOur May highlighted mentor is David Christopher, Marine Education Specialist for Delaware Sea Grant at the University of Delaware.
Read MoreOur National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) monthly mentor for March is Sandra Bilbo, Director’s Assistant at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Read MoreArctic Feedbacks is a middle/high school earth science unit made available from the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) research expeditions and produced by the University of Colorado.
Read MoreParents and teachers can use the materials in the webcam resource kits to inspire kids to develop scientific observation skills and learn about ocean animals using the live webcams installed in the Aquarium's exhibits.
Read MoreOur February featured student mentor is Jenna LoDico, Director of Marine Studies at the Canterbury School of Florida. Jenna works with students in Pre-K through Grade 12 and focuses on creating opportunities to engage students in marine science and environmental education.
Read MoreThe 2020 NMEA Marine Education Award winner, Kasey Gaylord-Opalewski, has been designing, developing, and coordinating innovative digital programming for non-profit organizations since 2002. She has over 20 years of “on-air” experience as an educator and moderator for virtual interactive lessons.
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