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OCEAN LITERACY NEWS Wednesday 21 July 2010 The Ocean Literacy Committee of the National Marine Educators Association is leading the compilation and submission of comments to ensure the role of the ocean in our lives and the health and life of the natural world is correctly and appropriately included in the the proposed Core Science Standards. Find out more at the National Academies website Read the draft http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Preliminary_Public_Draft.pdf Wednesday 21 July 2010 Great Lakes Literacy Brochure completed and published. The seven ocean literacy principles are related to the Great Lakes literacy. Download a PDF version of the brochure Wednesday 10 March 2010 The National Marine Educators Association Special Report on Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence has been released. You can access a web-based version of the scope and sequence charts and also read extracts from the NMEA Special Report online on this website |
The ocean is the defining feature of our planet. It allows for all life to exist on Earth. We all depend on a healthy ocean.
Ocean Literacy is the understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean.
Through the Ocean Literacy Network, scientists, educators and policy makers are working together to improve Ocean Literacy worldwide.
On this website you can explore:
- The Ocean Literacy Network to find out who’s involved, what has been accomplished and why you can’t be science literate without being ocean literate.
- The Ocean Literacy Framework to find out the seven ideas everyone should know about the ocean—and how to teach or learn about them;
- Ocean Science Research to keep abreast of the latest discoveries;
- Getting Involved to find groups to join, conferences to attend, actions you can take, and ways to share what you’re doing;
- Ocean Literacy News to hear about ocean literacy activities.
There are special introductory pages to this website for educators, scientists and policy makers. There are links to these pages – as well as Ocean Literacy News – in the footer to each webpage.
