NSF GK-12
Ocean Literacy Program
Savannah State University
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Program Objectives
Enhance the communication skills
of rising scientists.
Support high-level research of
our local estuarine waterways.
Enrich science instruction
at SCCPSS schools.
Enhance awareness of coastal
and estuarine issues.
GK-12 Graduate Fellows from the SSU Marine
Sciences M.S. degree program serve 10hr/wk in SCCPSS
classrooms under the guidance of a teacher mentor. Their
goal is to improve their communication skills while infusing
research, hands-on learning, and interdisciplinary ocean
science topics into the classroom. Seven graduate fellows
are currently based at Beach High School, Johnson High
School, Islands High School, Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, and Thunderbolt Elementary.
Contact: Dr. Carol Pride, [email protected], for
more information.
Ocean Literacy
Teacher Workshop
Hands on marine science
training open to SCCPSS
teachers. Modest stipend.
Contact: Dr. Marc Frischer,
[email protected].
Use subject heading of
“GK12 workshop” in inquiry emails.
Summer Teacher Research Internships
Research experience and opportunity for lesson plan
development and publication.
Open to all SCCPSS teachers with preference to teacher
mentors and those who have gone
through ocean literacy workshop.
Modest stipend.
Contact: Dr. Carla Curran,
[email protected]. Use
subject heading of “GK12 Teacher
Research” in inquiry emails.
The above photograph is
courtesy of Courtney Pegus.
NSF GK-12
Ocean Literacy Program
Savannah State University
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Program Objectives
Enhance the communication skills
of rising scientists.
Support high-level research of
our local estuarine waterways.
Enrich science instruction
at SCCPSS schools.
Enhance awareness of coastal
and estuarine issues.
GK-12 Graduate Fellows from the SSU Marine
Sciences M.S. degree program serve 10hr/wk in SCCPSS
classrooms under the guidance of a teacher mentor. Their
goal is to improve their communication skills while infusing
research, hands-on learning, and interdisciplinary ocean
science topics into the classroom. Seven graduate fellows
are currently based at Beach High School, Johnson High
School, Islands High School, Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, and Thunderbolt Elementary.
Contact: Dr. Carol Pride, [email protected], for
more information.
Ocean Literacy
Teacher Workshop
Hands on marine science
training open to SCCPSS
teachers. Modest stipend.
Contact: Dr. Marc Frischer,
[email protected].
Use subject heading of
“GK12 workshop” in inquiry emails.
Summer Teacher Research Internships
Research experience and opportunity for lesson plan
development and publication.
Open to all SCCPSS teachers with preference to teacher
mentors and those who have gone
through ocean literacy workshop.
Modest stipend.
Contact: Dr. Carla Curran,
[email protected]. Use
subject heading of “GK12 Teacher
Research” in inquiry emails.
The above photograph is
courtesy of Courtney Pegus.