Congratulations to Vincent Colombo (TAS 2015), for being selected as a 2016-2017 Sussex County, DE Vocational-Technical School District Teacher of the Year. Mr. Colombo teaches biochemistry and integrated science at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown, DE. He sailed… [Read more]
Congratulations to Lindsay Knippenberg (TAS 2011), for being selected as a 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year by Mooresville Graded School District. Ms. Knippenberg has 14 years of teaching experience and currently teaches Marine Science and Earth Science at Mooresville… [Read more]
Sue Zupko (TAS 2011 and 2014) held the second annual Seven Seas Celebration on April 15, 2016, at Weatherly Heights Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama. Over 200 students and parents attended this successful marine science and math activity night.… [Read more]
Rebecca Loy (TAS 2015) presented at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) Museum in Syracuse, New York on November 21, 2015. The Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) sponsored Ms. Loy’s talk, “What's Down… [Read more]
Congratulations to June Teisan (TAS 2015) for being inducted into the Class of 2016 National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF)! June is a middle school science teacher from Harper Woods, Michigan and was one of five exceptional teachers in… [Read more]
The annual National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference: Empowering Performance was held in Nashville, Tennessee from March 31, 2016 – April 3, 2016. Several Teacher at Sea Alumni (TASA) came together to support NOAA’s Office of Education at… [Read more]
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]
NOAA Teacher at Sea Alumni Susan Kaiser (2012), Cathrine Prenot (2011), and June Teisan (2015) volunteered at regional science conferences in Nevada, Texas and Pennsylvania. They informed the public about the Teacher at Sea Program (TAS), shared their experiences… [Read more]
On September 22, 2015, Jason Rolfe, NOAA Marine Debris Program Mid-Atlantic and Caribbean Regional Coordinator, visited Elizabeth Bullock’s (TAS 2011) students at Green Acres School in Rockville, MD. Students learned how marine debris negatively impacts marine life, ways in… [Read more]
Dr. Suzanne Acord (TAS 2014) received the NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Excellence in Science Education Award in July 2015. She was presented with the award by Mr. Carlos Santana, Constituent Services Representative from the Office of U.S. Senator… [Read more]
