{"id":842,"date":"2013-06-01T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=842"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:15:47","slug":"meeting-of-the-minds-scientists-and-teachers-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/meeting-of-the-minds-scientists-and-teachers-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting of the Minds: Scientists and Teachers Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
As sons of teachers, Ethan Theuerkauf and Justin Ridge understand the limited resources and tight schedules that educators face in their classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences, or IMS, they see the depth and breadth of research conducted in Eastern North Carolina. Ridge and Theuerkauf wanted to connect these two worlds \u2014 scientists and teachers \u2014 in a way that could benefit everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There is a wealth of world-class marine science conducted right here in Carteret County. We wanted to find a way to bring that cutting-edge science into our local schools,” Ridge says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After attending REEF, the duo and their Community of Practice, or CoP, planned the Scientific Research and Education Network \u2014 or SciREN \u2014 workshop to bring together marine scientists and local teachers. The event was held at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientists from IMS, Duke University, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve, and the N.C. Maritime Museum shared classroom-ready activities and lesson plans with K-12 teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n