1OCEAN LITERACY AWARENESS WORKSHOP

OCEAN LITERACYAwareness Workshop

August 27th, 2010

2AGENDA

• Welcome & refreshments

• Overview of the 7 Principles of Ocean Literacy

• Introduction to the Ocean Literacy Project Handbook

• Interactive web resources

• Q & A and next steps

3WELCOME

The Ocean Literacy Programme is in it’s 3rd Year. Many of you may have attended training at the Little Cayman Research Centre in 2009 and may already use Our Ocean Planet: a Teacher’s Manual for Ocean Science.

This year, we have focused on providing resources for you in the classroom, to better support Ocean Science in our schools.

Ocean Literacy is understanding the influence of the ocean on you and your influence on the ocean.

Mission:To ensure that all students of the Cayman Islands are Ocean Literate by the age of 12

4THE 7 PRINCIPLES OF OCEAN LITERACY

• Overview: a scientific approach provided by Valentino Lee

• Presentation of Handbook and resources

• Interaction and feedback from teachers

5THE OCEAN LITERACY PROJECT HANDBOOK

The Project Handbook has been developed with the following objectives in mind:

• The Project Handbook uses the 7 Principles of Ocean Literacy as a scientific structure, to help you better manage each lesson project and to focus on the ‘bigger picture’

• The Project Handbook helps highlight relevant topics over the whole spectrum of the 7 Principles, providing relevant resources

• The Project Handbook is designed to be flexible, to provide ideas and support… not to be a ‘one fit for all’ solution

6STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW

7PROJECT HANDBOOK DESIGN

The Project Handbook has been designed to not only map out a complete project through Key Stages 1-3, but to also provide an in-depth focus on each individual Key Stage

It is completely flexible, offering a complete structure which can be used at will

The topics here are recommendations only; obviously they can be interchangeable with other ocean- based topics

8OVERVIEW – KEY STAGE 1

9OVERVIEW - KEY STAGE 2

10OVERVIEW - KEY STAGE 3

11NATIONAL CURRICULUM - REFERENCES

The Project Handbook is not intended as an official National Curriculum document

At the beginning of each Key Stage section, we have suggested National Curriculum topics which can be covered within the project

The more National Curriculum requirements are met, obviously the more beneficial the project will be in terms of meeting students’ learning needs

Example: see page 10 in the Project Handbook

12A STANDALONE PROJECT?

We have designed a 6-week Ocean Literacy project, based on the 7 Principles of Ocean Literacy

The project is designed to be flexible

Individual Principles may be used for smaller projects

The resources listed in the Handbook may be used to help bolster a current project (such as “Habitats” or “The Deep”)

The longer the project, the better the chance of a student’s understanding of Ocean Literacy

13RESOURCES - OVERVIEW

Main resource: http://www.reefresearch.org

Web resources: our goal is to move away from printed materials where possible

Please provide feedback (both good and bad), along with resources you already use and those that can be made available to other teachers

14RESOURCES - PRINT

The following local texts are referred to in the Project Handbook:

• Our Ocean Planet: A Teacher’s Manual for Ocean Science (provided by CCMI)

• Coral Gardens: A Teacher’s Guide (provided by the DOE)

• Endangered Caribbean Sea Turtles: An Educator’s Handbook (provided by WIDECAST)

• Wondrous West Indian Wetlands: A Teacher’s Resource Book (provided by WIWD Working Group of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds)

They should be readily available in your schools

15RESOURCES - ONLINE

• The Project Handbook refers to many online resources; therefore, access to the web is crucial

• The National Geographic website provides excellent resources, especially short video clips which are perfect for more investigative / research-based learning

•http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/ocean-now/why-ocean-matters.html

16NEXT STEPS

• Key teaching staff will be further trained by CCMI, to provide continued support in schools as ‘Ocean Literacy experts’

• Key teaching staff will be involved with an IB working group, to further support Ocean Literacy within the IB format

• Key teaching staff will be asked to provide feedback on the Project Handbook, to further enable resource development.

• How can YOU get involved???