Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Engaging ESL Adult and Youth Learners in Technologically Facilitated Outdoor Experiential Learning to Improve Environmental, Ocean, Climate and English Literacy","Literacy Volunteers America of Monroe County","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080025,"$203,454","Mary Casanova",Florida,"Key West",Monroe,FL28,"24.55448, -81.78707","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2012-09-30T00:00:00","Literacy Volunteers America of Monroe County and The College of Exploration are developing and implementing a pilot project to target traditionally under-represented ethnic groups who are limited English proficient – many reading and writing in English at the grade 0 - grade 5.5 level. The project goals are for learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) to use digital photo cameras, digital video cameras, waterproof underwater HD cameras and GPS technologies to geo-locate, explore, observe, record, display and tell stories in English both in words, photos and short HD video clip sequences. Stories will be about the exploration of places like the National Marine Sanctuaries and other areas of the country and coasts where there are scientific observation and monitoring opportunities created and supported by NOAA partners.","College of Exploration, Cooke Communications Florida, LLC., ProLiteracy, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), Pigeon Key Foundation, Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida (VALF)" "Hurricanes and Climate Change: Local Impacts and Global Systems","Miami Museum of Science / Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080024,"$500,921","Jennifer Santer",Florida,Miami,Miami-Dade,FL27,"25.78533, -80.19013","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2012-12-30T23:00:00","The Miami Science Museum, in collaboration with Ideum and the Institute for Learning Innovation, is designing and developing an interactive multi-user exhibit that allows visitors to explore the global dimensions and local impacts of climate change. The exhibit will raise public understanding about the underlying science, the human causes, and the potential impacts of climate change by combining the attraction of a 4-foot spherical display with a user-controlled interface that lets visitors control the sphere and choose from a range of global and local content they wish to explore. A particular focus is on climate-related impacts on coastal communities, including the dangers posed by rising sea level and the possibility of more intense hurricanes. The project emphasizes engagement of diverse, multigenerational audiences through development of an interface that is fully bilingual and that promotes social interaction. The open-source learning module will be adaptable by other museums, to explore climate impacts specific to their region.","Institute for Learning Innovation, Ideum, University of Miami / Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)"