We are looking for teams of two K-12 teachers to join the Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher program! Do you teach about Long Island Sound, watersheds, and/or the ocean in your classroom? Would you like to help others do the same? We’d love to have you as part of our team!
Education
Long Island Sound takes center stage in N.Y., CT classrooms
From the Bronx, Long Island and Westchester County in New York, to Connecticut’s hilly northwest corner and southeastern shoreline, elementary, middle and high schools students have been immersed in learning about Long Island Sound, the estuary that connects the two states.
10 CT, NY schools chosen for launch of LIS Schools network
Elementary, middle and high school students, teachers and the communities of 10 public schools in urban and suburban areas will comprise the new Long Island Sound Schools network, committing to the protection of local watersheds, the Sound and our one global ocean.
Long Island Sound School network applications sought
Interested in joining like-minded educators in protecting the Long Island Sound watershed and inspiring the next generation of stewards? Become part of the Long Island Sound (LIS) School network and make a commitment to the protection and conservation of local watersheds, LIS and our one global ocean.
Registration open for marine educators’ conference
Help SENEME celebrate 40 years at our upcoming conference on Oct. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marine Science Magnet High School in Groton, CT!
LIS Ecosystem Workshop for teachers offered on Sept. 9
The Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher program of Connecticut Sea Grant and the Long Island Sound Study will host a Long Island Sound Ecosystems Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at Hammonassett Beach State Park in Madison.
Teacher workshop on Long Island Sound offered July 21, 28
Two sessions of “The Long Island Sound in your Classroom” teacher workshop will be offered at the Steward B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Norwalk on July 21 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Long Island Sound habitats StoryMap, webinar available
A new educational StoryMap, “A Virtual Tour of Long Island Sound Habitats,” and accompanying webinar for teachers is now available.
2023-24 Coastal & Marine Economics Graduate Fellowship open
The Coastal and Marine Economics Graduate Fellowship Program was established to enable selected graduate students to conduct independent fundamental or applied economic research for one year under the guidance of their academic advisor. Applications are due on May 5.
UN ocean literacy report cites CT Sea Grant expert
CTSG Education Coordinator Diana Payne is one of the sources for the UN’s “State-of-the-Art of Ocean Literacy” report.