Pacific Northwest

A man with a shaved head and a smile, wearing a hoodie, stands in front of a coastal landscape with sharp cliffs and the ocean behind him.

TASA Roy Arezzo to serve as TASAA NOAA Fellow for 2024-25 school year

13 Feb, 2024

We are excited to announce that Roy Arezzo has been selected for the 2024-2025 Teacher at Sea Alumni Association NOAA Fellowship. Roy will start in May 2024 and will spend his fellowship year working as a consultant for a… [Read more]

a fisherwoman on a small boat heading towards a sandy beach is holding a fish in each hand

Germaine Thomas (TAS, 2023) Celebrates Seafood

20 Oct, 2023

As a teacher at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School, Germaine Thomas (TAS, 2023), teaching and fishing are a natural combination. When school lets out for the summer, she heads out to the water for her… [Read more]

A woman in a blue hoodie and raincoat standing in front of a turbulent ocean.

TASA Denise Harrington to serve as TASAA NOAA Fellow for 2022-23 school year

12 May, 2022

We are excited to announce that Denise Harrington has been selected for the 2022 Teacher at Sea Alumni Association NOAA Fellowship! Denise will start in July 2022 and spend her fellowship year working as a consultant for a variety of education and… [Read more]

Two different photos in which women are handing plaques to a NOAA Corps officers in uniform.

NOAA Ships Fairweather and Rainier Celebrate 50 Years at Sea

5 Jul, 2018

To commemorate 50 years of service by NOAA ships Fairweather and Rainier, NOAA hosted a ceremony and public ship tours at the Marine Operations Center – Pacific (MOC-P) in Newport, Oregon on March 22, 2018. Rainier and Fairweather are… [Read more]

A group of people working at a booth in an exhibit hall and posing for a photo underneath a NOAA banner.

NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Alumni Volunteer at National Science Teachers Association Conference in Los Angeles

5 Jun, 2017

The annual National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference: Sun, Surf, and Science was held in Los Angeles, California from March 30, 2017 – April 2, 2017. Teacher at Sea Alumni (TASA) came together to support NOAA’s Office of… [Read more]

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NOAA’s Pacific Northwest Teacher at Sea Alumni Workshop at NOAA’s Western Regional Center

17 May, 2017

NOAA’s Pacific Northwest Region Teacher at Sea Alumni (PNW TASA) Workshop was held on November 4-6, 2016, in Seattle, WA at NOAA’s Western Regional Center Sand Point Facility. Eighteen Teacher at Sea Alumni (TASA) from the region (WA, OR,… [Read more]

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James Monroe Elementary Fourth-Graders Investigate Sharks in Everett, Washington

6 Jul, 2016

On May 10, 2016, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Support Specialist and Fisheries Biologist, Emily Susko, visited James Monroe Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to speak to Barney Peterson’s (TAS 2006 and 2016) fourth-grade students. Ms. Peterson sailed on… [Read more]

An adult woman stands with a young child holding a Teacher at Sea book. They are standing in a room at a museum that has an underwater mural on one wall and aquariums in the background.

Andrea Schmuttermair’s Marine Mission

17 Mar, 2016

Andrea Schmuttermair (TAS 2012) and her students at Colorado STEM Academy in Westminster, CO addressed the impact of marine issues on inland states during their Problem Based Learning project, Marine Mission. Students learned about marine debris, ocean acidification sustainable… [Read more]

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NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program Honors Alumni at 25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony

14 Aug, 2015

On July 15, 2015, ten NOAA Teacher at Sea alumni were honored with the distinguished NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Excellence in Science Education Award at an event on Capitol Hill hosted by United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen (New… [Read more]

Barney Peterson (TAS, 2006) and Her Students Raise and Release Thousands of Coho Salmon

2 Jun, 2015

Barney Peterson (TAS 2006) and Her Students Raise and Release Thousands of Coho Salmon Barney Peterson and her fourth-grade students at Monroe Elementary School in Everett, WA, have been raising and releasing Coho Salmon fry for the last 14… [Read more]

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