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

[Marty Downs]

Dear Education/Outreach Committee Representatives,

We have votes in for 15 out of 27 sites, not quite the 2/3 that we need to
constitute a quorum. If you have not yet voted for co-chair, please
remember to do so before our meeting tomorrow.

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

Thanks, Marty


Marty Downs (she/her)  |  ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X>
Director, LTER Network Office
617-833-7930 (m)

*~~I sometimes find it convenient to email on nights and weekends. *
*That doesn't mean I expect you to reply.~~*


On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 11:16 AM Marty Downs <downs at nceas.ucsb.edu> wrote:

> 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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>
> 617-833-7930 (m)
>
> *~~I sometimes find it convenient to email on nights and weekends. *
> *That doesn't mean I expect you to reply.~~*
>
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