NMEA Special Report on Ocean Literacy March 2010
The Ocean Literacy Campaign Special Report #3
Special Edition Log, March 2010—This NMEA Special Edition, the Ocean Literacy Campaign Special Report #3, features the work of dozens of agencies and hundreds of individuals to bring ocean sciences into the mainstream of both formal and informal education. As a community, we have accomplished a great deal since the initial distribution of what has fondly come to be known as “The Ocean Literacy Brochure” at the 2005 NMEA Annual Conference in Maui. Number one among those accomplishments is the publication in this Report of the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12 in the form of 28 conceptual flow diagrams. The report also includes several articles and resources that we hope will be informative as you begin to use the Scope and Sequence.
Funding for this Special Report was generously provided by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and NOAA Office of Education. Their support is deeply appreciated.
— Craig Strang and Lynn Uyen Tran, Special Report Editors
Inside | NMEA Special Report #3
The Ocean Literacy Campaign Special Edition • March 2010
Introduction
By Craig Strang and Lynn Uyen Tran
From the Principles to the Scope and Sequence: A Brief History of the Ocean Literacy Campaign
By Sarah Schoedinger, Lynn Uyen Tran, and Lynn Whitley
Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence Honor Roll
Impacts of the Ocean Literacy Principles
Scientist and Educator Partnerships and Ocean Literacy: Creating a New Community of Practice
By Catherine Halversen and Lynn Uyen Tran
Research on Learning and Teaching Ocean and Aquatic Sciences
By Lynn Uyen Tran, Diana L. Payne, and Lynn Whitley
Developing the Ideas of Ocean Literacy Using Conceptual Flow Diagrams*
By Craig Strang, Kathy DiRanna, and Jo Topps
Introduction to Conceptual Flow Diagrams: Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence
Conceptual Flow Diagrams for Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12*
Ideas from Teachers: Using the Ocean Literacy Framework
How to Use the Ocean Literacy Alignment Matrix
Alignment of Scope and Sequence with New York State Standards for Grades 3-8
About the Contributors and Credits
*These articles and diagrams have been updated and are now available in A Handbook for Increasing Ocean Literacy: A Tool for Educators and Ocean Literacy Advocates and on the scope and sequence web page.