NMEA Special Report on Ocean Literacy

This NMEA Special Report on the Ocean Literacy Campaign featuring the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence highlights the work of dozens of agencies and hundreds of individuals to bring ocean sciences into the mainstream of both formal and informal education. As a community, we have accomplished a great deal since the initial distribution of what has fondly come to be known as “The Ocean Literacy Brochure” at the 2005 NMEA Annual Conference in Maui. Number one among those accomplishments is the publication in this Report of the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12 in the form of 28 conceptual flow diagrams. The report also includes several articles and resources that provide context and theoretical foundations of the Scope and Sequence.

Funding for this Special Report was generously provided by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and NOAA Office of Education. Their support is deeply appreciated.

— Craig Strang and Lynn Uyen Tran, Special Report Editors
To access the Special Report:

• Download a complete PDF copy of the report. It is large -45 megs
• Download individual articles and the Scope and Sequence in PDF, see List of Contents below

List of Contents

Key articles

• Introduction. Craig Strang and Lynn Uyen Tran
• From the Principles to the Scope and Sequence: A Brief History of the Ocean Literacy Campaign. Sarah Schoedinger, Lynn Uyen Tran, and Lynn Whitley
• Scientist and Educator Partnerships and Ocean Literacy: Creating a New Community of Practice. Catherine Halversen and Lynn Uyen Tran
• Research on Learning and Teaching Ocean and Aquatic Sciences. Lynn Uyen Tran, Diana L. Payne, and Lynn Whitley
• Developing the Ideas of Ocean Literacy Using Conceptual Flow Diagrams. Craig Strang, Kathy DiRanna, and Jo Topps

Scope & Sequence and supplementary materials

• Introduction to Conceptual Flow Diagrams: Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence
• Conceptual Flow Diagrams: Grades K-2
• Conceptual Flow Diagrams: Grades 3-5
• Conceptual Flow Diagrams: Grades 6-8
• Conceptual Flow Diagrams: Grades 9-12
• How to Use the Ocean Literacy Alignment Matrix
• Index of concepts from the Scope & Sequence
• About the Contributors and Credits