Webinars

Below are recorded alumni webinars produced by the Teacher at Sea Alumni Association and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Also included are webinars featuring alumni guests that were produced by our partners at NOAA Central Library as well as NOAA podcasts that hosted alumni guests.

Citizen Science

Cultivating Curiosity: Using iNaturalist for Everyday Discovery

This is a recording of a webinar about iNaturalist presented to Teacher at Sea Alumni on May 21, 2025. During the webinar, alum and program manager Britta Culbertson shares how to use iNaturalist (if you’re new to it), how to set up class “competitions”, and how to use it as a tool for data mining projects in the classroom.

Increasing the Educational Impacts Through Citizen Science

In this webinar, sponsored by NOAA Library and NOAA Education, which aired on April 17, 2025, TASAA NOAA Fellow Roy Arezzo explored the importance of incorporating meaningful educational opportunities in citizen science programs and program coordinator Jeanette Johnson highlighted the success of the LIMPETS program.

Marine Debris

STEMming the Tide on Marine Debris: Developing Community Based Projects for Classrooms and More

In this webinar, which took place on May 8, 2023, speakers Alexandria Gillen from NOAA’s Marine Debris Program and TASAA NOAA Fellow Denise Harrington describe how to use and implement community science initiative from NOAA, the Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Program (MDMAP).

Aquaculture

TASAA Aquaculture Meeting

This webinar took place on October 16, 2024. TASAA NOAA Fellow Roy Arezzo shared information about aquaculture and how to incorporate it into schools. Alumni shared their needs and interests in this area and brainstormed ways the Association could support them. Click here to explore aquaculture resources.

NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

Reporting to 551.46 (Oceanography): A Teacher-Librarian Goes to Sea

In this webinar, which aired on March 26, 2024, TAS alum Jenny Gapp, Portland Public Schools shared her experience, perspective, and reflections on sailing with the program with a NOAA audience. Emily Susko, program coordinator for Teacher at Sea, prefaced Jenny’s presentation with a general Teacher at Sea 101.

Podcasts

A smiling person in a life vest and beanie stands on a wooden dock by the water, with boats and people behind them on a cloudy day.

Sharing a Love of Teaching (and Oysters)

In this podcast produced by NOAA Fisheries, alum Roy Arezzo, talks about teaching in Brooklyn and how he shares his passion for oysters with his students. Click here to listen to the podcast and read the transcript.

A scuba diver waves underwater, surrounded by greenish-blue water. The image promotes episode 7 of the Planet NOAA Podcast, titled "Class is in session!" The date August 7, 2024, appears below the title.

Planet NOAA Podcast Episode 7: Class is in Session!

In this podcast, produced by NOAA, alum Mark Wolfgang joins a panel of educators and NOAA staff to discuss how to make environmental science accessible to all ages. Click here to listen to the podcast or read the transcript.