Participants in a past NYSG professional development workshop for teachers and educators study beach habitat along Lake Ontario. Credit: New York Sea Grant
Contacts:
Nate Drag, NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist, P: 716-270-2408, E: nwd4@cornell.edu
Kara Lynn Dunn, NYSG Great Lakes Publicist, P: 315-465-7578, E: karalynn@gisco.net
Opportunities Set for Sites Around Both Lakes Erie and Ontario
NOTE: The Great Lakes Plankton, Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Lake Erie, and GLEEE Lake Erie workshops are full and have waiting lists.
NOTE: There are only a few spots left for the Coastal Resilience Lake Ontario and the GLEEE Lake Ontario workshop
Buffalo, NY, June 27, 2024 - During the summer of 2024, teachers and educators from New York’s Great Lakes are invited to participate professional development opportunities with New York Sea Grant (NYSG), the Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange (GLEEE) Program, and the Center for Great Lakes Literacy.
"The goal of New York Sea Grant professional development programming is to equip teachers and educators with the knowledge, through hands-on learning, and resources to develop and implement lessons and curricula plans focused on the challenges facing the Great Lakes," said NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag.
The Great Lakes Coastal Resilience workshop qualifies for continuing education credit. There are a total of five New York Sea Grant professional development workshops focused on the Great Lakes ecosystem, species, and climate for teachers and educators during the summer of 2024. Themes for New York Sea Grant’s additional workshops include climate change adaptation and the role of plankton in the aquatic food web.
To learn more about New York Sea Grant’s Great Lakes literacy programming, resources, and professional development training for teachers with stipends for attendance and travel, contact Nate Drag at New York Sea Grant, nwd4@cornell.edu, 716-673-6612.
The Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange program partners with educators in New York’s Great Lakes watershed to develop experiential environmental education programming to build awareness, appreciation and stewardship of NY’s Great Lakes. GLEEE is a collaborative program of NYSG and the DEC, and is funded by the New York State Environmental Protection Fund.
The Center for Great Lakes Literacy is a collaborative effort led by Sea Grant educators throughout the Great Lakes watershed. Through funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, CGLL fosters informed and responsible decisions that advance basin-wide stewardship by providing hands-on experiences, educational resources, and networking opportunities promoting Great Lakes literacy among an engaged community of educators, scientists, and youth.
NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag highlights Great Lakes-focused teaching resources at a Summer 2021 Great Lakes Ecosystem Environmental Exchange (GLEEE) workshop along Lake Ontario. Six GLEEE workshops will be held throughout Summer 2024.
Summer 2024 Workshops:
Center for Great Lakes Literacy Great Lakes Plankton Workshop
July 18-19, 2024
Workshop activities will be centered on the microscopic world of plankton and its vital role in the aquatic food chain. Participants will learn how to collect samples and identify plankton from area waterways, including the Niagara River and Lake Erie.
On Day 1, the group will work with Professor Coleen Edwards, a Faculty Fellow at the Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences at Niagara University, to practice collecting plankton along the Niagara River shoreline and apply educational experiments for use with their classes.
On Day 2, the Great Lakes Plankton workshop participants will board the Miss Buffalo tour boat of Buffalo Harbor Cruises to collect plankton samples from Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. The group will collaborate in a work session with New York Sea Grant Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag on how to integrate the topic of Great Lakes plankton into their curricula and programming.
When: July 18-19, 2024, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm on the 18th, 9:00 – 3:00 pm on the 19th
Where: Lewiston and Buffalo, NY
Recommended Grade Levels: Elementary, Middle, High
Subjects: Aquatic Biology, Environmental Science
What will you leave the workshop with:
• Certificate for CTLE credit
• $200 stipend
• up to $200 travel reimbursement
• Plankton net, digital microscope, lesson plans
Registration: space limited to: 20 participants — bit.ly/24CGLLPlankton
NOTE: The Lewiston workshop is full, but those interested can be added to the waiting list; There are only a few spots left for the Buffalo workshop. Once registration is full, those interested can be added to the waiting list.
Sponsors: New York Sea Grant & Center for Great Lakes Literacy
Center for Great Lakes Literacy Coastal Resilience Workshop (Lake Erie): Dunkirk, NY
August 2, 2024
The group will tour local coastal resilience project sites along Lake Erie to learn about real-world ways to address shoreline challenges that require science and engineering, and later will participate in a collaborative work session with New York Sea Grant Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag to incorporate the local sites into their classroom curricula and lesson plans.
At the SUNY Fredonia Center for Innovation and Economic Development, the group will engage in an interactive watershed management board game known as The Watershed Game, developed by Minnesota Sea Grant. Participants will receive a copy of the game for use with their classes.
When: August 2, 2024 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Dunkirk, NY
Recommended Grade Level: Middle, High School Subject: Ecology, Environmental Science, Watershed Management
What will you leave the webinar with:
• Certificate for CTLE credit
• $50 stipend
• The Watershed Game
Registration: space limited to 15 participants — bit.ly/24CGLLCoastResil
NOTE: This workshop is full, but those interested can be added to the waiting list.
Sponsors: New York Sea Grant & Center for Great Lakes Literacy
Center for Great Lakes Literacy Coastal Resilience Workshop (Lake Ontario): Sodus Point, NY
August 5, 2024
The group will tour local coastal resilience project sites along Lake Ontario to learn about real-world ways to address shoreline challenges that require science and engineering, and later will participate in a collaborative work session with NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag to incorporate the local sites into their classroom curricula and lesson plans.
At the Sodus Point Village Hall, the group will meet Sodus Point Mayor Dave McDowell and NYSG Coastal Community Development Specialist Mary Austerman, and will engage in an interactive watershed management board game known as The Watershed Game, developed by Minnesota Sea Grant. Participants will receive a copy of the game for use with their classes.
“The Village of Sodus Point is excited to share our experiences with the teachers. Resilience along our coasts is vitally important for all to understand. We look forward to this information exchange,” Mayor McDowell said.
When: August 5, 2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Sodus Point, NY
Recommended Grade Level: Middle, High School Subject: Ecology, Environmental Science, Watershed Management
What will you leave the webinar with:
• Certificate for CTLE credit
• $50 stipend
• The Watershed Game
Registration: space limited to 15 participants — bit.ly/24CGLLCoastResil
NOTE: There are only a few spots left for this workshop. Once registration is full, those interested can be added to the waiting list.
Sponsors: New York Sea Grant & Center for Great Lakes Literacy
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations on New York's Great Lakes Shorelines: Fair Haven Beach State Park, Fair Haven, NY
August 16, 2024
The group will learn from Great Lakes’ region climate experts and shoreline resilience specialists about how changing water levels, decreasing ice coverage, and more intense storms are impacting the shoreline and waterfront communities.
In a collaborative work session led by NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag the teachers and educators will design climate-focused solution-oriented lesson plans and activities. This workshop qualifies for continuing education credit.
When: August 16, 2024 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Fair Haven Beach State Park, Fair Haven, NY
Recommended Grade Levels: Elementary, Middle, High Subjects: Earth Science, Meteorology, Climate Change, Coastal Management
Registration: space limited to 25 participants — bit.ly/24GLEEE
NOTE: There are only a few spots left for this workshop. Once registration is full, those interested can be added to the waiting list.
What will you leave the webinar with:
• Certificate for CTLE credit
• $100 Stipend
• up to $100 Travel reimbursement
• Lesson plans and educational materials
Sponsors: New York Sea Grant & New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, as part of the Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange Program
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations on New York's Great Lakes Shorelines: Woodlawn Beach
August 20, 2024
The group will learn from Great Lakes’ region climate experts and shoreline resilience specialists about how changing water levels, decreasing ice coverage, and more intense storms are impacting the shoreline and waterfront communities.
In a collaborative work session led by NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag the teachers and educators will design climate-focused solution-oriented lesson plans and activities. This workshop qualifies for continuing education credit.
When: August 20, 2024 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Woodlawn Beach State Park, Blasdell, NY
Recommended Grade Levels: Elementary, Middle, High Subjects: Earth Science, Meteorology, Climate Change, Coastal Management
Registration: space limited to 25 participants — bit.ly/24GLEEE
NOTE: This workshop is full, but those interested can be added to the waiting list.
What will you leave the webinar with:
• Certificate for CTLE credit
• $100 Stipend
• up to $100 Travel reimbursement
• Lesson plans and educational materials
More Info: New York Sea Grant
New York Sea Grant (NYSG), a cooperative program of Cornell University
and the State University of New York (SUNY), is one of 34 university-based
programs under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
National Sea Grant College Program.
Since 1971, NYSG has represented a statewide network of integrated
research, education and extension services promoting coastal community
economic vitality, environmental sustainability and citizen awareness
and understanding about the State’s marine and Great Lakes resources.
Through NYSG’s efforts, the combined talents of university scientists
and extension specialists help develop and transfer science-based
information to many coastal user groups—businesses and industries,
federal, state and local government decision-makers and agency managers,
educators, the media and the interested public.
The program maintains Great Lakes offices at Cornell University, SUNY
Buffalo, SUNY Oswego and the Wayne County Cooperative Extension office
in Newark. In the State's marine waters, NYSG has offices at Stony Brook
University and with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County on Long Island, Brooklyn College and Cornell Cooperative
Extension in NYC and Kingston in the Hudson Valley.
For updates on Sea Grant activities: www.nyseagrant.org has RSS, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube links. NYSG offers a free e-list sign up via www.nyseagrant.org/nycoastlines for its flagship publication, NY Coastlines/Currents, which is published quarterly.
