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Christine Wielgos, Lead Forecaster, and other experts at the Weather Forecast Office in Paducah, Kentucky, began offering “mini courses” as a way to continue their outreach efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics included using radar apps, tornados, and winter safety. This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. (National Weather Service)
Open grant opportunity: Pacific Northwest Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)
3rd grade students from Coquille Valley Elementary School share their stewardship project on raising and releasing steelhead salmon at the Student Watershed Symposium in Charleston, OR. The Student Watershed Symposium is part of Oregon Sea Grant's “MWEEs by the Sea” B-WET project. (Oregon Sea Grant)
Open grant opportunity: NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)
Gault Elementary School, a NOAA Ocean Guardian School, is located on the coast of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Santa Cruz, CA . From 2014-2019, Gault students participated in coastal restoration activities at their local state beaches. Partnering with Groundswell Coastal Ecology educators and volunteers, these young guardians of our ocean have helped to stabilize the coastal ecosystem by removing over 4,300 square meters of invasive ice plants and replacing them with nearly 12,000 native dune plants! (Kate Thompson/NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries)
These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 solstice, at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2018. (NOAA Satellites)
NOAA Education holiday cards: May your rays be merry and bright
An illustrated holiday card featuring an ocean ray. There is a NOAA logo at the bottom right of the card, and writing on the card that reads, “May your rays be merry and bright.” The card is framed with a string of holiday lights. At the bottom a link reads noaa.gov/education. (Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA Office of Education)
NOAA Education holiday cards: Home for the holidays
An illustrated holiday card featuring a hermit crab with a holiday decorated shell.There is a NOAA logo at the top right of the card, and writing on the card that reads, “Home for the holidays.” At the bottom a link reads noaa.gov/education. (Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA Office of Education)
NOAA Education holiday cards: We hope your holidays are swell!
An illustrated holiday card featuring waves in the sea. Within the waves, the card reads, “We hope your holidays are swell.” A NOAA logo is on the top right, and at the bottom a link reads noaa.gov/education. (Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA Office of Education)
NOAA Education holiday cards: When can your hot chocolate predict the weather?
An illustrated holiday card featuring a mug full of hot chocolate and marshmallows. There is a NOAA logo on the mug and writing on the mug that reads, “Happy holidays.” The card reads, “When can your hot chocolate predict the weather? When it’s muggy out!” At the bottom a link reads noaa.gov/education. (Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA Office of Education)
NOAA Education holiday cards: Oh buoy, what a year
An illustrated holiday card featuring a lopsided ocean buoy in rough seas. There is a NOAA logo on the buoy and writing on the card that reads “Oh buoy, what a year.” At the bottom a link reads noaa.gov/education. (Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA Office of Education)
An illustrated holiday card featuring a decorated kelp tree with a sea star at the top. There are presents in the sand under the kelp tree, a NOAA logo, and writing that reads “Happy holidays from the NOAA Office of Education.” At the bottom a link reads noaa.gov/education. (Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA Office of Education)
A photo of 2017 NOAA Hollings undergraduate scholar Kathryn Van Artsdalen alongside her quote "As much as I loved the mountains of Vermont where I went to school, the Hollings program changed my life by taking me to the ocean." Under the quote is her current job: research assistant at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California. (Graphic by NOAA Office of Education. Photo courtesy of Kathryn Van Artsdalen.)
Cindy Woods, Chief of the Operations Division, Director of the National Weather Service Operations Center in the National Weather Service, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, received a Leaders and Legends Award at the 2020 Women of Color in STEM Virtual Conference. (Cindy Woods/NOAA)
Left: A photo of Ashley Bang, now a Data scientist in applied conservation finance research, next to her quote, which reads "While I had a truly unforgettable research experience ... during my internship, the network and friendships I built along the way have proven to be equally, if not more, valuable and memorable." Right: 2017 Hollings scholars Ashley Bang (front) and Lizzy Ashley (back) became fast friends during the years of their Hollings Scholarship despite always living across the country from one another. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lizzy gave Ashley a tour of Orcas Island in Washington where she worked after the Hollings Scholarship. (Graphic by NOAA Office of Education. Photos courtesy of Ashley Bang.)
Melissa Hooper, Permits and Monitoring Branch Chief in the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Regional Office, received a Technology Rising Star Award at the 2020 Women of Color in STEM Virtual Conference. (Melissa Hooper/NOAA)
Newly improved Education at Home resource collection!
NOAA is marking its 50th Anniversary on October 3! This graphic depicts photos that represent just some of our diverse mission areas, which range from the surface of the sun to the bottom of the ocean. Download the full image at noaa.gov/50-years. (NOAA)
Jennifer Dickens, Information Technology Project Manager in the Office of Chief Information Officer, Cyber Security Division, received a Technology Rising Star Award at the 2020 Women of Color in STEM Virtual Conference. (Jennifer Dickens/NOAA)
Theory of Change community illustration, which includes lush greenery, people playing and conversing outside, and community buildings and houses. (NOAA Office of Education)
Women of Color in STEM Awardee: Dr. Jeanette Davis
Dr. Jeanette Davis, Policy Advisor in the Deputy Under Secretary for Operations Office, received a Technology Rising Star Award at the 2020 Women of Color in STEM Virtual Conference. (Dr. Jeanette Davis/NOAA)
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