A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Program and National Geographic Oceans for Life Virtual Teacher Workshop Series
October 9 - 20 and November 6 - 17, 2006 Register Free at: http://www.coexploration.org/ceo2006 Few of us realize it, but by one definition of what constitutes the=20 United States, more of our Nation is under water than on land! Some 4.4=20 million square miles of ocean floor lies within the Exclusive Economic=20 Zone (EEZ) over which we claim jurisdiction and resources. That's=20 compared to 3.6 million square miles of land. Our list of America's=20 extraordinary places would likely include the Great Smokey Mountains,=20 Grand Canyon, Yellowstone's geysers, the ancient forest of the Pacific=20 Northwest, and Hawaii's volcanoes. Yet equally magnificent places exist=20 beneath the waves: seamounts, canyons, white towering hydrothermal=20 vents, submarine volcanoes, and hydrocarbon seep areas with the strange=20 life forms they support. Join us as we explore these special places of America's little-known=20 ocean realm during the upcoming Classroom Exploration of the Ocean=20 Virtual Teacher Workshop Series. This professional development program=20 is offered free to anyone who has access to the World-wide Web. Leading and emerging scientists will present their=20 research, explorations and discoveries in these unique ocean areas to=20 you online through engaging keynotes which will be followed by=20 opportunities for you to ask the scientists questions online about their = work. The workshop also provides links to educational resources that can = extend this exciting research into your classroom and all registered=20 participants will receive a free copy of the newest National Geographic=20 map, From Sea to Shining Sea, Exploring America's Ocean Realms. Lastly,=20 the workshop acts as an 'educator network' in which you can discuss how=20 you might use this information and materials in your classroom and how=20 to promote ocean literacy everywhere. Graduate credit is also available. The Classroom Exploration of the Oceans Virtual Teacher Workshop series=20 will consist of the following: Week 1: October 9 - 13: From Sea to Shining Sea: Exploring America's=20 Ocean Realm. Drs. Elliott Norse, Lance Morgan and Jennifer Palmer from=20 the Marine Conservation Biology Institute will discuss compelling=20 ecological stories and conservation updates on little-known places in=20 America's seascape, including the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the=20 Beaufort Sea, the Gulf of Alaska seamounts, Monterey Canyon, George's=20 Bank and the Gulf of Mexico. Week 2: October 16 - 20: Exploring the Lost City Hydrothermal Field: A=20 New Submarine Ecosystem. Dr. Kristin Ludwig, Emerging Scientist and=20 Ph.D. Student, University of Washington School of Oceanography will=20 focus on The Lost City Hydrothermal Vent Field discovered in December,=20 2000, near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Spectacular 18-story tall limestone=20 towers are the hallmark of the field, where the geology, chemistry, and=20 biology are unlike any other known hydrothermal vent system known on = Earth. Week 3: November 6 - 10: Exploring Submarine Volcanoes: Taking the Pulse = of the Earth. Dr. Robert W. Embley, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific=20 Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, will present his research on=20 hydrothermal vent systems associated with submarine volcanoes, hosts of=20 some of Earth's most extreme ecosystems. Week 4: November 13 - 17: Life at the Edge, Real Animals in Extreme=20 Environments. Dr. Charles Fisher, Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania=20 State University, will bring to life his research on very long-lived=20 tube worms that thrive at hydrocarbon seeps in deep waters of the Gulf=20 of Mexico. In addition to this program, Dr. Michael Libbee, professor at Central=20 Michigan University, will join us starting November 6th, as a special=20 guest to host an online tutorial on use of maps in the class room. This project is funded by a grant from the National Marine Sanctuary=20 Foundation to the National Geographic Society. This project also=20 benefits from support and partnership between NOAA's Ocean Exploration=20 Program, the National Geographic Education Foundation, The College of=20 Exploration, the University of Southern California Sea Grant and=20 California State University at Fullerton. --=20 Cindy Renkas Ocean Exploration Education Specialist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Phone/Fax 910-452-0847 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov All we do is touched by ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we = know. -Richard Wilbur Call weekdays, evenings and weekends. Leave your phone number/best time = to return your call and/or your e-mail address if we are on another line = or away from our phones.=20 Sincerely, J. 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