[LTER-edu-rep] Education Committee Co-chair Ballot

[Marty Downs]

Dear Education Committee Reps,

I am pleased to share the news that *Scott Simon (SBC LTER)* has agreed
(subject to committee voting) to serve as Education-Outreach Committee
Co-chair along with Kara Haas.

*Co-chair Ballot:  https://forms.gle/42JaRzuEa3dxhvFe7
<https://forms.gle/42JaRzuEa3dxhvFe7>*

Please complete your ballot before *Thursday, January 7*. We're excited to
have a full team in place for the new year!

*A bit about Scott: *

Scott has coordinated Education and Outreach for the Santa Barbara Coastal
LTER and directed "the REEF," UCSB's teaching aquarium, for the past
15-plus years. As SBC's Outreach Coordinator he works with scientists,
staff, and students in K-12 education and outreach programs both on and off
campus.

With UCSB and other LTER science education representatives, he develops
content and programs to articulate the research of the Santa Barbara
Coastal LTER, particularly for K-12 needs (students and teachers) and for
undergraduates. SBC incorporates standards-aligned, hands-on programs as
well as current research in science education. UCSB's remarkable
beach-front location allows for the design, development and implementation
of unique and strategic STEM content which is derived directly from SBC
research.

The campus serves as the hub for our LTER Schoolyard programs, mainly
through our teaching aquarium, the Research Experience & Education Facility
<https://msi.ucsb.edu/facilities-services/reef>. At the REEF, UCSB
undergraduates act as mentors to local high school students, and so gain
teaching experience as they pass on their knowledge and research
experience. Related SBC LTER K-12 outreach projects I am involved in are
"Pathways to Ecological Literacy" (funded through MSP), and a collaboration
with the Santa Barbara Unified School District and the UCB Lawrence Hall of
Science which brings ocean science to local 6th graders via teacher
professional development.

Thanks!
Marty


Marty Downs (she/her)  |  ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X>
Director, LTER Network Office
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
University of California - Santa Barbara
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