What: Ocean Science and Exploration, a professional development workshop
When: Saturday, June 30, 2007, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.

Classroom science teachers (grades 6-12) are invited to join NOAA education specialists Bruce Moravchik and Cindy Renkas for a day-long workshop on using the agency’s Discovery Center and Ocean Explorer Web sites to connect and engage students on subjects ranging from ocean careers to the watery realms of estuaries, coral reefs, and deep ocean volcanos. Stipends are available for teachers who commit to follow-up activities and evaluations.

Pre-registration (by June 11) is required, and space is limited. For more information contact Melissa Feldberg at Oregon Sea Grant, (541) 737-2758.

Sorry, but teachers who have participated in previous Discovery Center/Ocean Explorer workshops are not eligible to take part.