The Office of Marine Programs offers numerous outreach programs, professional development experiences, and resources to meet the needs of science teachers interested in capturing students' interest and strengthening their own content knowledge.
Narragansett Bay Classroom Programs and Field Trips
The Narragansett Bay Classroom (NBC) is a vehicle through which URI's Office of Marine Programs offers a variety of marine and environmental short courses, lectures, tours, field trips, interpretive programs, camps, and training opportunities for people of all ages.
The Office of Marine Programs has developed several websites focusing on marine science education and outreach including the award-winning Discovery of Sound in the Sea, Discovery of Coastal Environments, Discovery of Estuarine Environments, the Census of Marine Life Portal, Investigating Marine Life, and Marine Life Discoveries.
ARMADA Project Research Experiences
The ARMADA Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, provides K-12 teachers an opportunity to actively participate in ocean, polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring.
The Rhode Island Teacher-at-Sea (RITAS) Program is designed to establish sustainable partnerships between ocean scientists, researchers and teachers who live and teach in Rhode Island. Teachers selected for the RITAS Program will become part of a scientific research team conducting ocean science research during a cruise aboard the R/V Endeavor.
Graduate Courses for Educators
The Narragansett Bay Classroom offers two graduate level science courses geared towards educators. These courses provide marine science and global change content information and include the development of inquiry-based activities for the classroom. These classes give teachers the opportunity to apply marine and earth sciences in support of the new RI Science Grade Span Expectations.
The Office of Marine Programs holds educator trainings that involve curriculum development and marine and environmental science content training. OMP also provides educator training and materials for live broadcasts from oceanographic expeditions.
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