ECE was also present on the Avery Point campus last Friday, where we welcomed our Marine Sciences instructors through a collaboration with Faculty Coordinator Claudia Koerting, Ph.D.. Instructors were given the opportunity to hear from Professor Craig Tobias, new director at the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve, regarding what is new at the CTNERR! Additionally, they were able to engage in a lively resource exchange and conversation with one another regarding obtaining enrichment funding to supplement their instruction! Finally, the day ended with a boat tour of one of the vessels housed at the Avery Point campus!

Thank you to all who attended and contributed their time to supporting our community of instructors! We look forward to next year’s event.

Marine Sciences (MARN) courses available through UConn Early College Experience.

On Friday, October 18th, UConn Early College Experience hosted a professional development workshop for certified ECE Marine Sciences teachers, under the guidance of Professor Claudia Koerting, our ECE Faculty Coordinator for Marine Sciences. Instructors connected via a hybrid modality; some joined us in-person on the UConn Avery Point campus, while others participated virtually. The morning consisted of updates regarding “what’s new” in the UConn Marine Sciences program, followed by some discussions of ECE course syllabi and university technologies and resources. Professor Craig Tobias, director for the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve (CTNERR) then provided some updates surrounding his research, and included information regarding teacher resources available through the Reserve. The Reserve includes 50,000 acres of land in and around Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, the Thames River and the Connecticut River; the Reserves program works to preserve the land around their many sites, and provides education, training, and research opportunities, working with the rich biodiversity of the area to accomplish these goals.

Before lunch, instructors received a brief presentation on how to obtain funding (from ECE and other sources) to support their students’ learning in and out of the classroom. The final hybrid session delved into UConn’s current research activity surrounding “the relationship between offshore wind farms and marine life”. Finally, in-person attendees were treated to a tour of the Avery Point campus’s research facilities, and a trip to nearby Bluff Point led by Professor Tobias.

 

Thank you to all who joined us for an enriching experience!

 

UConn Marine Sciences Courses offered through Early College Experience.