Honor Roll
This Honor Roll for the Ocean Literacy Framework acknowledges the efforts of the many individuals and institutions that have offered their time, expertise, and commitment to developing and reviewing materials for promoting ocean literacy.
We publish the Honor Roll with some trepidation since we know it is incomplete. If you know of missing names, including your own, please contact us and offer your additions.
Institutions | Ocean Literacy Principles | Scope and Sequence
1. Institutions leading development of the Ocean Literacy Framework
While there have been numerous individuals and groups that have contributed to the efforts of promoting ocean literacy efforts, several notable institutions have taken a leadership role in developing the Ocean Literacy Framework:
- Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS)
- College of Exploration (TCOE)
- Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE)-California
- Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE)-West
- National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Geographic Society (NGS)
2. Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences K-12 (2002-2004)
Developers of the Ocean Literacy Principles
- Alice Alldredge, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Lincoln Bergman, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Francesca Cava, National Geographic Society
- Bob Chen, University of Massachusetts-Boston
- Jennifer Cherrier, Florida A&M University
- John Farrington, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Steve Gaines, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Gary Griggs, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Catherine Halverson, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Beth Jewell, West Springfield High School
- Judy Lemus, University of Southern California
- Mellie Lewis, Altholton Elementary School
- George Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- Chris Parsons, Wordcraft
- Carolyn Randolph, South Carolina Education Association
- Sarah Schoedinger, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Sally Goetz Shuler, National Science Resources Center
- Susan Snyder, National Marine Educators Association
- Elizabeth K. Stage, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Craig Strang, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Bob Stewart, Texas A&M University
- Peter Tuddenham, College of Exploration
- Lynn Whitley, University of Southern California, Sea Grant
3. Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12 (2006-2010)
Developers of the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence
- Noelle Apostol, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Andrew Balendy, Catalina Island Marine Institute
- Lynn Barakos, Lawrence Hall of Science
- Tina Bishop, College of Exploration, COSEE California
- Rita Bell, Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Susan Brady, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Scott Carley, College of Exploration
- Diane Carnahan, K-12 Alliance/WestEd
- Francesca Cava, National Geographic Society
- Karen Cerwin, K-12 Alliance/WestEd
- Ann Coopersmith, University of Hawaii, Maui Community College
- Marc Dantzker, Cornell Ornithology Laboratory
- Jamila Daulatzai, Bassett High School, Los Angeles, California
- Dena Deck, Stephen Foster Elementary School, Bellflower, California COSEE West Teacher
- Kathy DiRanna, K-12 Alliance/WestEd
- Joe Diskin, Principal, Eisenhower School, Bridgewater, New Jersey
- Ania Driscoll-Lind, Hawaii Public Schools, Kula Naia Foundation
- Adam Frankel, Marine Acoustics
- Mark L. Friedman, Animo Leadership Charter High School, Inglewood, California
- Jed Fuhrman, University of Southern California
- Emily Griffen, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Catherine Halversen, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Peggy Hamner, University of California, Los Angeles, COSEE West
- Kurt Holland, Santa Monica Alternative Schoolhouse, Santa Monica, bCalifornia, COSEE West Teacher
- Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology, COSEE Mid-Atlantic
- Myrna Jacobson, University of Southern California
- Beth Jewell, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia
- Martos Hoffman, TERC
- Benjamin Kay, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California, COSEE West Teacher
- Paula Keener-Chavis, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
- Renee Klein, BTSA Program, Los Angeles Unified School District, California, COSEE West Teacher
- Jane Lee, University of Southern California, COSEE West
- Judy Lemus, University of Southern California, COSEE West
- Mellie Lewis, Elementary Teacher (retired), Howard County Public Schools, Maryland
- Mike Libbee, Michigan Geographic Alliance, Central Michigan University
- Carmelina Livingston, St. Andrews School of Science and Math, Charleston, South Carolina, COSEE South East
- Robert Lozano, Waikoloa School, Hawaii
- George Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- Andrea McCurdy, Enteracked, Inc., Woodstock, VA
- Patty Miller, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
- Ann Moriarty, Full Option Science System (FOSS), Lawrence Hall of Science
- Leslie Mintz, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica, California
- Diana Payne, University of Connecticut, Connecticut Sea Grant
- Adina Payton, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Sarah Pedemonte, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Jerrie Reining, Teacher, COSEE South East
- Annie Richardson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Elizabeth Rogers, South Carolina Sea Grant, COSEE South East
- Sarah Schoedinger, NOAA Office of Education
- Gary Serbiniuk, Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Liz Sikes, Rutgers University, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
- Elizabeth K. Stage, Lawrence Hall of Science
- Bruce Stewart, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Craig Strang, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Pam Stryker, Barton Creek Elementary, Austin, Texas
- Jo Topps, K-12 Alliance/WestEd
- Margaret Tower, Foreman High School, Chicago
- Lynn Tran, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Peter Tuddenham, College of Exploration, COSEE California
- Tammie Visintainer, Center for Research, Evaluation & Assessment, Lawrence Hall of Science
- Emily Weiss, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
- Maia Wilcox, Science Education for Public Understanding Project, Lawrence Hall of Science
- Lynn Whitley, University of Southern California Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Sea Grant Program, COSEE West
- Pat Williams, Edison Elementary, Eugene, Oregon
- Gene Williamson, Middle School/High School Teacher (retired), Seal Rock, Oregon
- David Work, Guided Discoveries, Avalon, California
- Timothy Zimmerman, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California
Reviewers of the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence
The following reviews were held at various times throughout the development of the Scope & Sequence:
- NMEA Conference Review of S&S Grades K-5 Summer 2007
- COSEE West Teacher Workshop Summer 2008
- NMEA Conference Review of S&S Grades 6-12 Summer 2008
- On-Line Public Review November 2008
- Special Expert Scientific Review May-June 2009 (participants indicated by *)
- Special Expert Educator Review June 8-10, 2009 (participants indicated by #)
- Alice Alldredge, University of California, Santa Barbara *
- Dave Bader, Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
- Patricia Banks, Science Teacher, Maryland
- Rebecca Bell, Environmental Education Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education
- Rita Bell, Monterey Bay Aquarium #
- Tina Bishop, College of Exploration, COSEE California
- Marjorie Bollinger, National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Francesca Cava, National Geographic Society
- Karen Cerwin, K-12 Alliance/WestEd #
- Linda Chilton, University of Southern California Sea Grant, COSEE West
- Vic Chow, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California Davis *
- Patricia Cooper, University of Hawaii, Manoa, COSEE California *
- Ann Coopersmith, University of Hawaii, Maui Community College
- Kathleen Cressy, Puente High School, Ventura, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Cynthia Cudaback, Ocean Consulting
- Roberta Dean, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science
- Annette deCharon, University of Maine, COSEE Ocean Systems
- Mark DeCrosta, Science Teacher, J.W. Mitchell High School, New Port Richey, Florida
- Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Institute for Biomedical Philosophy
- Kathy DiRanna, K-12 Alliance/WestEd #
- Ania Driscoll-Lind, Kula Nai’a Foundation, Hawai’i
- Don Duggan-Haas, Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York
- Kanesa Duncan, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, COSEE California
- Laura Eidietis, Eastern Michigan University
- Christina Engen, Crescenta Valley High School, Glendale, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Dominique Evans-Bye, Clark Magnet H.S. Glendale, CA. COSEE West Teacher
- John Farrington, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (retired) *
- Rosanne Fortner, Ohio State University, COSEE Great Lakes
- Marc Frischer, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
- Marsha Gear, California Sea Grant
- Amy Larrison Gillan, Science Teacher, Indiana Public Schools
- Scott Glenn, Rutgers University, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences *
- Gary Griggs, University of California, Santa Cruz *
- Charlene Guss, Ivy Academy Middle School, Woodland Hills, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Catherine Halversen, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California #
- Amy Hill, Chadwick H.S., Palos Verdes, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Christy Herren, University of Maine, COSEE Ocean Systems
- Jan Hodder, University of Oregon, COSEE Pacific Partnerships
- Myrna Jacobson, University of Southern California *
- Kris Jensen, High School Teacher, Queen Ann’s County, Maryland
- Beth Jewell, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia #
- Brandon Jones, United States Environmental Protection Agency *
- Paula Keener-Chavis, NOAA Office of Exploration and Research *
- Nikki Koehler, University of Michigan, Michigan Sea Grant
- Julie Lambert, University of North Carolina-Wilmington Center for Marine Science and Science Education
- Beth Larson, N. Hollywood Zoo Magnet High School, North Hollywood, CA, COSEE West Teacher
- Alison LeBeau, Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
- Judy Lemus, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, COSEE California *
- Mellie Lewis, Elementary Teacher (retired), Howard County Public Schools, Maryland
- Carmelina Livingston, St. Andrews School of Science and Math, Charleston, South Carolina, COSEE South East
- Joan Macomber, Downey High School, Downey, CA, COSEE West Teacher
- Ellen Maisen, Millikan Middle School, Sherman Oaks, CA COSEE West Teacher
- John Manderson, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service *
- Paul Martin, St Callistus and St. Barbara School, K-8, Huntington Beach, CA COSEE West Teacher
- George Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute *
- David Mountain, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (retired) *
- Ruth Musgrave, Whale Times, Inc.
- Dan Najuch, Science Teacher, Orchard Park Middle School, Orchard Park, New York
- William Nuckols, W.H. Nuckols Consulting, Annapolis, Maryland
- Christiane Parry, California Coastal Commission
- Adina Payton, University of California, Santa Cruz *
- Kristina Morningstar Pego, St. Lucie County Schools, Florida
- Bill Quilinan, Dana Middle School, San Pedro, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Lauren Rader, Project Oceanology
- Annie Richardson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Wayne Risley, Dana Middle School, San Pedro, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Gil Rosenthal, Texas A&M University *
- Dan Rubenstein, Princeton University *
- Stacey Rudolph, NOAA Office of Education
- Tom Russel, Dana Middle School, San Pedro, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Sarah Schoedinger, NOAA Office of Education
- Gail Scowcroft, University of Rhode Island, COSEE Central Coordinating Office
- Mike Senise, San Diego Unified School District, COSEE California
- Zeenat Sheikh, Kecoughtan High School, Hampton, Virginia, COSEE West Teacher
- Ann Marie Shields
- Eric Simms, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, COSEE California
- Melissa Smith, K-12 Alliance/WestEd #
- Betsy Abbott Stefany, The SABENS Group, Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Bob Stewart, Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography *
- Craig Strang, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California #
- Phil Stirtz, Aliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo, CA, COSEE West Teacher
- Pam Stryker, Teacher, Barton Creek Elementary, Austin, Texas #
- Merrie Southgate, Science Educator and Author
- Drew Talley, University of San Diego *
- Donna Taylor, Curtis Middle School, Los Angeles, CA COSEE West Teacher
- Jo Topps, K-12 Alliance/WestEd #
- Lynn Tran, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California #
- Tara Treiber, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Santa Monica, CA,
- Peter Tuddenham, College of Exploration, COSEE California #
- Joseph Vargas, Los Angeles Unified School District High School teacher (retired) COSEE West Teacher
- Sharon Walker, University of Southern Mississippi, J.L. Scott Marine Education Center, MS-AL and National Sea Grant, COSEE Central Gulf of Mexico
- Emily Weiss, MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, COSEE California #
- Lynn Whitley, University of Southern California Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Sea Grant Program, COSEE West #
- Ali S. Widmar, National Science Teachers Association
- Gene Williamson, Middle School/High School Teacher (retired), Seal Rock, Oregon #
- Belinda Young, Lawrence Middle School, Los Angeles, CA COSEE West Teacher