MOLLUSCA Project
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Dec 13, 2025
Dec 13, 2025
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New York Sea Grant is working with schools and community groups across New York State to raise awareness of plastic pollution and inspire bio-inspired designs to tackle environmental challenges....
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Two NY Teachers Selected Among 15 in the Great Lakes for 2025 Shipboard Science Immersion
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - Press Release
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
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Science teachers Beth Tucker and Jennifer Crane are among the 15 across the Great Lakes to join Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL) staff and Great Lakes scientists to work aboard an EPA research vessel (R/V) for a week....
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In Photos: NYSG's Sum '25 Workshops on NY's Great Lakes Reach Buffalo, Rochester, Oswego Educators
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 18, 2025
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This past summer, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and partners held three different educator workshops for teachers eager to learn over summer break: the Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange Workshops, the CASCADE Curriculum Workshop, and the Mollusca Curriculum Development Workshop....
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Great Lakes Plankton Workshop
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Jun 22, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
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NYSG organized a two-day professional development workshop for teachers to meet researchers and learn about the microscopic world of Great Lakes plankton....
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GL Education Council Recommendations Lead to Workshops on Climate Change Impacts & Adaptations
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
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NYSG and NYS DEC partnered with Great Lakes teachers to develop and design professional development workshops on an environmental topic important to students....
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Children's Activities Announced for 2025 Lake Ontario Waterfront Festival in Oswego
Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - Press Release
Apr 23, 2025
May 31, 2025
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New York Sea Grant will have free Enviro-Time Storytime Recommended Environmental Reading Lists for K-12 available at its exhibit along with U.S. Coast Guard-approved life vests on display, including one sized for children....
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Great Lakes Research Consortium Celebrates 40 Years of Great Lakes Science
Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - News
Apr 20, 2025
May 31, 2025
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In celebration of 40 years of Great Lakes science, The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) has released a new report....
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Lake Ontario Shipboard Science Workshop
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Aug 13, 2024
Nov 21, 2025
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15 teachers participated in NYSG’s weeklong professional development workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the U.S. EPA R/V Lake Guardian...
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Day in the Life Debuts in Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Region
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Aug 13, 2024
Nov 21, 2025
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NYSG and partners engaged more than 650 middle school students in hands-on environmental stewardship learning along the shoreline of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River region for the first time....
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Register Now: NYSG's 2024 Great Lakes Ecosystem Workshops for Teachers and Educators
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Jun 27, 2024
May 31, 2025
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During the summer of 2024, teachers and educators from NY's Great Lakes are invited to participate in professional development opportunities with NYSG, the GLEEE Program, and the Center for Great Lakes Literacy....
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2024 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Erie
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - Press Release
Jun 27, 2024
May 31, 2025
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Two western NY teachers selected for a shipboard science workshop on EPA Research Vessel Lake Guardian on Lake Erie...
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Summer 2023's Shipboard Science Workshop Lessons Shared at Teachers Conference in Syracuse
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Nov 10, 2023
May 31, 2025
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November 2023's Science Teachers Association of NYS Conference in Syracuse included a session on Great Lakes lessons learned and curriculum developed aboard the federal Research Vessel Lake Guardian on Lake Ontario in 2023 with NYSG Great Lakes Literacy Specialist Nate Drag....
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A Day in the Life: Over 600 Middle School Students (8 Schools, 3 Upstate NY Counties) Participated
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - Press Release
Oct 09, 2023
May 31, 2025
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NYSDEC, Sea Grant, and NY State Parks host an early October '23 student summit event to announce success of two-year environmental education project in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River watershed....
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On YouTube: Teachers on Great Lakes Research Ship Take Science Back to Their Classrooms
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 26, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: Teachers Spend Week Aboard Research Ship
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 15, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: Teachers Wanted for Great Lakes Experience
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 13, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: Rochester Teachers Set Sail for Hands-On GL Research to Inspire Classroom Lessons
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 13, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: Two Rochester Teachers Chosen for Week-Long Research Sail on Lake Ontario
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 13, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: Rochester Teachers Aboard Lake Ontario Science Vessel
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 13, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: Local Teacher to Learn from Scientists Aboard Lake Ontario Research Vessel
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 13, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube: North Tonawanda Biology Teacher Selected to Explore Lake Ontario
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 13, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On Air: EPA Teacher Research Vessel Makes Stop at Port of Oswego
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
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One of the media clips featuring the 15 educators from five states along the Great Lakes who became scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On YouTube, On Air: Teachers Learn Aboard the Lake Guardian
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Jul 09, 2023
May 31, 2025
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Check out media clips featuring the 15 educators from five Great Lakes states who were scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the EPA's R/V Lake Guardian....
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Educators to Learn from Scientists and NY Sea Grant Aboard Ship on Lake Ontario
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - Press Release
Jun 14, 2023
May 31, 2025
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Fifteen educators from five states along the Great Lakes will become scientists in early July during the 2023 Shipboard Science Workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office research vessel....
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On Air: Sea Grant Offers Opportunities For Teachers
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
May 12, 2023
May 18, 2026
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"It's my job to work with teachers, educators, students, pretty much anyone who wants to learn more about the Great Lakes so that they can understand how [the lakes] influence our lives and how we impact them", said NYSG's Nate Drag during a recent WTNY radio segment....
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On YouTube: Learn About Great Lakes Literacy With NY Sea Grant
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
May 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
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As discussed in this 7 News This Morning clip, Great Lakes Literary specialist Nate Drag works with teachers, educators, and students to integrate Great Lakes lessons and activities into their classes and programs....
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Plastic Pollution and You: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
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NYSG-developed curricula focus teacher and student attention on today’s pressing environmental issues, including plastic pollution and marine debris....
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Great Lakes Coastal Resilience & Climate Change Curriculum Workshop
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Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
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NYSG professional development training for teachers is increasing their awareness, knowledge, and capacity to teach on Great Lakes topics, including climate change....
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A “Day in the Life” Student Experience Debuts in Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Watershed
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
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NYSG, in partnership with NYS DEC, engaged middle schools with “A Day in the Life” experiential learning focused on the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River watershed ....
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Celebrate 2023 Black History Month With NYSG Recommended Reading Lists
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - Press Release
Jan 09, 2023
May 31, 2025
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An Environmental Justice Comic Book, Biographies of Notable Black Scientists, Freedom Seekers Curriculum are among 2023 Black History Month reading suggestions from New York Sea Grant....
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On Air: Great Lakes Summer Workshops for Teachers
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Dec 12, 2022
May 18, 2026
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"We have four this summer, Oswego, Messina, Rochester and Buffalo. But I'll also be hopefully doing some throughout the school year ... as well. And all the resources that I'll be sharing at the workshop are available on our website."...
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On YouTube: Plastic Pollution and You — NY Sea Grant Ways to Reduce Impact
Marine Debris - News
Dec 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
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New York Sea Grant has published “Plastic Pollution and You,” a 126-page, 15-lesson curriculum focused on a human-induced threat to the health of New York’s marine and freshwater aquatic ecosystems....
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On YouTube: Plastic Pollution and You, Teaching Kids About Plastics
Marine Debris - News
Dec 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
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New York Sea Grant has created "Plastic Pollution and You", a lesson plan directly dedicated to plastic pollution and the human influence, and it has already been used by some teachers across the state....
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On YouTube: Plastic Pollution — WPBS Weekly Inside the Stories
Marine Debris - News
Dec 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
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Teachers throughout New York State are learning a new curriculum to teach in the classroom – It covers plastic pollution, and it’s turning young people into future environmental stewards....
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On YouTube: Sea Grant Offers ‘Teach the Teacher’ Workshops
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Dec 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
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Great Lakes literacy specialist Nate Drag says New York Sea Grant is offering professional development workshops called “Teach the Teacher.”...
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Advancing Lake Sturgeon Conservation: New Curriculum, Workshops and Virtual Field Trip
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 15, 2022
May 31, 2025
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New York Sea Grant is advancing education about a Threatened fish species with a new curriculum, supplemental teaching resources, workshops, and a virtual field trip opportunity....
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Engaging New York State Educators for Interactive Online Curriculum Review
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 15, 2022
May 31, 2025
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New York Sea Grant engaged educators and teachers from New York’s Great Lakes and Long Island regions in an interactive review of a new marine debris and plastic pollution curriculum....
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On YouTube: Students Do Biology Experiments as Part of Special Program
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Aug 07, 2021
May 31, 2025
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“This is a really unique experience to work with college level professors at just a ninth grade level kid. This is just something that’s not usually done. It’s the first time we’ve had a partnership like this,” said Andrea Inserra, biology teacher, Indian River High School....
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Educators: Try These Free Teaching Resources from New York Sea Grant
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - Press Release
Aug 05, 2021
May 31, 2025
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This school year, New York Sea Grant is providing teachers with new educational resources that were developed via collaborations with other Sea Grant Programs in the Great Lakes and with regional educators....
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In Media: Teaching the Teachers — Summer 2021 Great Lakes Education Workshops
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Jul 31, 2021
May 31, 2025
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"It’s all about supporting teachers and educators in their efforts to teach kids about the Great Lakes. Understanding what resources we have to share with them, what their needs are and connecting them with experts."...
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Sea Grant Programs Support 2021 Bioblitz Events in Northeast and Great Lakes Regions
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Jul 25, 2021
May 31, 2025
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Sea Grant programs from throughout both the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, including New York, supported “BioBlitz” this past spring and summer, community science efforts to record as many species as possible within a designated location and time period....
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New Specialists Help In “Bringing Science to the Shore” for NY’s Coastal Communities
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Jul 02, 2021
May 31, 2025
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Three new extension specialists have joined in NYSG’s mission of “Bringing Science to the Shore” statewide as part of the cooperative program of Cornell University and SUNY....
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Enviro-Time: Recommended Environmental Reading Lists for Children
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
Jun 08, 2021
May 31, 2025
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NYSG's "Enviro-Time Storytime Recommended Reading Lists" include over 40 books that will connect young people in the Great Lakes, and beyond, to their local communities and ecosystems in new and unique ways....
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NY Sea Grant Shares “Freedom Seekers” Curriculum with Great Lakes Teachers
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - Press Release
Feb 25, 2021
May 31, 2025
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This free curriculum, a Great Lakes Sea Grant effort, acknowledges the enslaved Africans who had to rely on environmental science principles in their quest for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
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Great Lakes Educators Professional Development Virtual Workshop
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Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
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New York Sea Grant launched virtual professional development opportunities for teachers in the Great Lakes region in 2020...
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In Media: Sea Grant and Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Hold an Online Teacher Training
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Dec 25, 2020
May 31, 2025
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An online teacher training series focuses on how to engage students in understanding their local environmental context through the lens of environmental justice while utilizing remote and virtual stewardship activities....
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Buffalo Public Schools’ Educator Receives NAAEE 2020 EE 30 Under 30 Award
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - Press Release
Oct 13, 2020
May 31, 2025
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Educator Marcus Rosten, an Aquatic Ecology Teacher from Buffalo Public Schools, will assist in a New York Sea Grant Youth Education Initiative...
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NYSG Receives $100,000 to Offer Watershed STEM Education in Niagara Falls School District
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - Press Release
Aug 05, 2020
May 31, 2025
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NYSG is using this Watershed STEM Education Partnership funding to develop virtual after-school academic enrichment activities for students and professional development programming for teachers at two sites in NY’s Niagara Falls School District....
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Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange: Empowering Educators
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
Mar 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
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Equipping K-12 educators with resources via NYSG strategic partnerships to impact educational spaces in the Great Lakes watershed...
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NYSG and NYSDEC Partner on Educational Resources, Funding Opportunities for Teachers
Great Lakes Coastal Youth Education - News
Feb 13, 2020
Oct 05, 2022
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New funding opportunities are listed on “New York’s Great Lakes” and the “Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange.” In addition to these two Web site partnerships between NYSG and NYSDEC, the pair also offer Great Lakes Basin Bins for educators....
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