HGCI Course: 'A'ole Marine Debris

Hawai'i Green Collar Institute 'A'ole (No) Marine Debris Course for Leeward O'ahu Teachers

March 28 & April 9, 2016

Connecting Students to All Subject Areas Through Ocean Conservation

In this new course, grades K-12 teachers will learn about various types of marine debris and what can be done to improve environmental conditions so that the ocean, marine life, and people are healthy. This course will give teachers the opportunity to learn first-hand from scientists, resource managers, and community practitioners working on issues related with marine debris in which students could be engaged to become 21^st century problem solvers. This course will be composed of a diverse range of activities such as guest speakers and site visits on the topics of marine debris reduction and prevention, healthy coastline ecosystems, and overall ahupuaʻa (watershed health). Teachers will practice hands-on lesson plans that have a STEAM (Science, Technology Engineering, Art, Math) approach. Dates for this course are: Monday March 28, 2016, Saturday April 9, 2016, and a half-day volunteer field experience of each participant’s choice with an organization that focuses on marine conservation. Mahalo to the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the Hawai'i State Teachers Association for supporting this course.