In November, Deep Earth Academy, the U.S. education arm of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), was awarded a planning grant from NSF entitled, “Bringing Cutting Edge Scientific Ocean Drilling Research on Past Climate Change into Minority-Serving Institution Geoscience Classrooms.”
Deep Earth Academy, the U.S. education arm of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), launched a traveling exhibit about the JOIDES Resolution at the North Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania this month.
Deep Earth Academy, the U.S. education arm of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), has been awarded a $284,217 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and establish a project entitled “Ship To Shore Science: The R/V JOIDES Resolution As A Platform For Learning.”
[ April 27, 2012 to April 29, 2012. ] Science Spark’s mission is to re-invigorate the interest of our nation’s youth (particularly underserved communities) in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational and entertaining science festivals in the United States.
School of Rock, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program’s (IODP) successful educator training expeditions on the JOIDES Resolution, hosted a review summit for the first five cohorts of the program.
Deep Earth Academy partnered with the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) on Expedition AT18-07 from June 26 – July 14, 2011. This three-week venture took place on the research vessel (R/V) Atlantis with the remotely-operated vehicle, Jason.
Deep Earth Academy, the education division for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program’s (IODP) United States Implementing Organization (USIO) and United States Science Support Program (USSSP) at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, is requesting quotes from experienced science education evaluators for an NSF Informal Science Education Pathways proposal submitted 7 December 2010.
This month, the JOIDES Resolution completed a transit through the Panama Canal and will remain in tie-up until September 16, 2011. During this period, Deep Earth Academy will host a review summit for the last five cohorts of the School of Rock program.
For the second consecutive year, Deep Earth Academy, the education division of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to present to the recipients of the 2010 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).
Deep Earth Academy, IODP and the Texas Maritime Museum in Rockport, Texas have partnered to develop and launch “Getting to the Core, the JOIDES Resolution,” a temporary exhibit featuring scientific ocean drilling.
If you have an ocean-themed educational video that is two minutes or less, consider submitting it to the Ocean Today kiosk program. Video proposals are being accepted on climate change, oceans and coasts, seafood/fisheries, ocean stewardship and recreation.
Deep Earth Academy (DEA) has had a busy month of March. Early in the month, DEA hosted a booth and multiple presentations at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) meeting in San Francisco, California.

