Office of Education

Stories

StoryMap: My internship study on human disturbance of protected seabird nesting colonies

On an undisturbed sandy beach, Kaitlyn smiles, holding out a pigeon-sized bird, with a long beak that is wide at the base and quickly narrows to a point. Both of her hands appear gently, but firmly wrapped around the bird, holding it's wings against its body. Her shirt identifies her as a volunteer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve.

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News

NOAA awards $60 million in education grants to Minority Serving Institutions

Photo of T’Kiyah Reeves and Pa-Shun Hawkins, EPP/MSI Center Students at Eel Pond in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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Multimedia

2022 NOAA Education Accomplishments Report

Teacher at Sea alumnus Jeff Miller sits at a workbench, his face mostly obstructed from view by a large magnifying glass ringed with bright lights. A small, square green circuit board is mounted at an angle underneath the light. The focus of the photo is on Jeff’s hands. With his right hand, he holds a soldering iron to the circuit board. His left hand steadies a thin wire against the board while grasping a tube of solder. Other project components — a switch, a brass wool scouring pad — are visible on the

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Explainers

Can crickets tell the temperature? The answer is in their chirp!

A digital painting of a cricket standing on the pointer of a temperature gauge with it's wings up. The temperature gauge points to 82 degrees Fahrenheit and approximately 29 degrees Celcius.

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Four students reach their hands into a touch tank of marine intertidal organisms.

About the Office of Education

The Office of Education works to advance education both within NOAA and with the public we serve. We provide scholarships and collaborate with universities to prepare the brightest minds from diverse backgrounds in NOAA-related fields. We offer competitive grants and establish partnerships to integrate NOAA science into schools and organizations. Lastly, we help coordinate educational activities across NOAA and with external partners to ensure that these efforts are effective and continually improved.

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partner institutions work with NOAA through the José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions to train students and align research priorities in NOAA sciences.

147

institutions were funded by NOAA B-WET to bring experiential environmental learning to K-12 audiences in fiscal year 2021.

631

postsecondary students were trained through NOAA Office of Education higher education programs in fiscal year 2021.

61,400

students participated in inquiry-based activities both in the classroom and outdoors through NOAA B-WET in fiscal year 2021.

$110 million

has been awarded to 874 B-WET projects since 2002.

different majors have been studied by Hollings scholars and alumni since 2001.

4,247

students have been supported by José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions programs since 2001.

54%

of the doctoral degrees earned by African Americans in atmospheric science from 2003 to 2019 have been awarded by Cooperative Science Center Institutions

8,500

K-12 students participated in formal education programs supported by the Environmental Literacy Program in fiscal year 2021.

560

members are part of the Science On a Sphere Users Collaborative Network.

190

graduate students have completed NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunities.

2,800

educators received professional development to help incorporate Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences into their classrooms in fiscal year 2021.

185

institutions received support from the Environmental Literacy Program to provide NOAA-related information, exhibits, and programs in fiscal year 2021.

186

institutions host NOAA Science On a Sphere exhibits worldwide.

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