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Upcoming Events:

Saturday Explorations at the Aquarium

Upcoming Aquarium Closings

UGA Furlough Day • Friday, Oct. 30
Thanksgiving Weekend • Nov. 24-29, 2009
Christmas Holidays • Dec. 24 - Jan. 4

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Spring & Summer 2010 Teacher Workshops

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Green Eggs and Sand

The Green Eggs & Sand workshop, co-sponsored by Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR), starts Friday evening, April 30 and ends at 1:00 PM on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Interspersed with expert presenters on horseshoe crabs (HSCs), shorebirds, biomedical use of HSCs, and HSC management, are sessions that explore the GE&S curriculum and provide demonstrations of the rich assortment of hands-on activities it offers. A site visit to view spawning horseshoe crabs is a special highlight of the weekend: including the opportunity to observe migratory shorebirds. (click on the logo to download the application)


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June 6-20, 2010

Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in a coastal Georgia experience, bring many inquiry-based activities back to your classroom, conduct your own research, and receive graduate credit or PLUs? Join us for a two-week course that will bring you up to date on the latest coastal biology discoveries and ecosystem issues in a really exciting way!

(Pending funding by the Georgia Teacher Quality Higher Education Program)

 



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July 6-17, 2010

Occasionally referred to as "marination", this 13 day experience provides classroom teachers with an intensive week-long marine & coastal ecosystems study at the UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium on Skidaway Island, followed by a second week of working alongside L.T.E.R. (Long Term Ecological Research) scientists at the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island. This marine science professional development workshop / graduate class will be offered by University of Georgia’s Marine Extension Service and College of Education,.pending funding by the Georgia Teacher Quality Higher Education Program.

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cosee .....< click image to download Coastal Legacy workshop flyer

2010 Coastal Legacy Workshop
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Climate Change workshop slated for summer 2010

details TBA

http://www.cosee.net/about/aboutcenters/coseese/

Questions?
Contact Angela Bliss, COSEE SE Education Specialist, at (912) 598-2387 or email to acbliss@uga.edu

 

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This page was last updated on March 3, 2008

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The UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium
30 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31411
Phone: (912) 598-2496 | Fax (912) 598-2302

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