Past Projects

OCAMP (Oregon Coastal and Marine Partnership) MSP Grant

The Oregon Coast Aquatic and Marine Science Partnership Project was a $300,000 per year/3 year Math-Science Partnership grant. The Oregon Department of Education manages the MSP competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Education, and in May 2009, LCSD and its partners were the only one of 20 applicants selected for the 2009-2012 period. The project is a collaboration of Lincoln County School District and scientists, informal science educators and science education faculty at several academic, non-profit and government science institutions to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher professional development and student learning experiences with a focus on Ocean Literacy and Aquatic and Marine Science.

The OCAMP project has come to a close but it's efforts will be built upon in a second 2-year MSP grant from 2012-2014. More information to come.

Partners are:

Oregon State University

Dr. David Noakes, PI, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife/ OHRC, and

Dr. Shawn Rowe, Co-PI, Department of Science Education, Oregon Sea Grant

Hatfield Marine Science Center

Itchung Cheung, Academic Programs Coordinator & Instructor;

Dr. Wlliam Hanshumaker, Senior Instructor and Dr. George Boehlert, HMSC Director

Oregon Health & Sciences University

Dr. Tawnya Peterson, Co-PI, Science and Technology Center, Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction

Oregon Coast Aquarium

Dr. Kerry Carlin Morgan, Director of Education and Rachael Goetzelman-Bashor, School Partnership Liaison

Oregon Sea Grant

Nancee Hunter, Director of Education and Tracy Crews, Marine Education Coordinator

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Hatchery Research Center

Joseph O’ Neil, Facilities and Education Outreach and Ryan Coutoure, Facilities Manager

Bureau of Land Management, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

Roy Simpson, Education Coordinator

Lincoln County School District

Ruth McDonald, Project Director

Pedagogy of Place Workshop, Spring 2012

In spring 2012, the Oregon Aquarium staff, the Westwind Stewardship Group,and Willamette University facilitated a two-day workshop for kindergarten through eighth-grade teachers at Camp Westwind in Lincoln County. This workshop engaged teachers in field studies of the unique biologic communities represented at Camp Westwind as they learned innovative strategies for teaching ocean literacy. Please visit the website to learn more and access lesson plans and resources shared.