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Reminder that the abstract submission deadline for Ocean Sciences Meeting is September 13th. Details about a session I am co-chairing on Ocean Literacy is below. Any questions just ask! Tara On 8/15/2023 3:17 PM, Tara Hicks Johnson wrote: > > Dear GeoEd community, > > You are cordially invited to submit an abstract for the 2024 Ocean > Sciences Meeting, 18-23 February in New Orleans in our Education session. > > The session we are hosting is entitled Increasing Ocean Literacy, > Action and Responsible Decision-making for the Ocean, and the > description and guidelines are below.We encourage you to join this > opportunity to share your exemplary practices and learn what others > are doing in our field. > > Abstracts are due September 13th and may be submitted here > <https://agu.confex.com/agu/OSM24/prelim.cgi/Session/195246>. > > https://agu.confex.com/agu/OSM24/prelim.cgi/Session/195246 > > Best, > > Meghan Marrero, Tara Hicks, Sarah Schoedinger, and Susan Haynes > > *Increasing Ocean Literacy, Action, and Responsible Decision-making > for the Ocean * > > Session Description: Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s > influence on you, and your influence on the ocean. An ocean-literate > person: > > * understands the Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts > about the ocean; > * can communicate about the ocean in a meaningful way > * and is able to make informed and responsible decisions regarding > the ocean and its resources. > > In this session, we will explore transformative programming and/or > education research that relates to the Ocean Decade Outcome 7 of, an > “inspiring and engaging ocean where society understands and values the > ocean in relation to human well-being and sustainable development” and > seeks to “fundamentally change humanity’s relationship with the ocean.” > > This session: > > Provides an opportunity to share results, lessons learned and impacts > of educational research focused on ocean literacy and/or > implementation and evaluation of formal, informal, or community > engagement programs designed to foster ocean understanding. > > Particularly welcomes contributions that address resources, tools, and > techniques available to educators, youth, and early career > professionals and practical approaches to cultivating ocean literacy > among individuals and communities. > > Aims to foster participant awareness and facilitate networking and > collaboration for future initiatives related to ocean literacy. > > -- > Tara Hicks Johnson > Outreach Specialist > Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire > 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824 > [log in to unmask], 603-862-1417 -- Tara Hicks Johnson Outreach Specialist Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824 [log in to unmask], 603-862-1417