For Educators
Welcome to the area of the website dedicated to all of the Educator-oriented information. We offer teaching resources for educators looking to explore marine science, marine biology and oceangraphy.
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Michael Bear is working on identifying individual Sevengill sharks in the San Diego area by passing photos taken by local divers through a pattern recognitionalgorithm, similar to that used to ID Whale Sharks
I am an AAUS Scientific Diver with the California Science Center and I run a website where local scuba divers can log encounters with the Sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) [http://sevengillsharksightings.org], which is linked with the Shark Observation Network at: www.sharksonline.netI am a: Educator, Interested Citizen, Marine Volunteer
PUGALENDHI THANGAVELU is working on Marine Science
Assistant ProfessorI have completed B.Sc Zoology, M.Sc. Marine Biology & Oceanography and Ph.D in Marine Biology and teaching Marine Science and Biotechnology for about seven years.
I am a: Scientist, Educator, Interested Citizen, Marine Volunteer
Art Vandelay
TeacherGraduated from Toronto University specializing in marine biology. Also have a second education as an architect. Avid writer. Also work with essay writing service.
I am a: Educator
Location: Olympia
Christen Foehring is in the midst of summer camps! Check us out at http://islandwood.org
Summer Programs Coordinator - IslandWoodI am the summer programs coordinator at IslandWood, an environmental education school on Bainbridge Island. I also manage our school day programs and work as a mentor for EEC graduate students. I am passionate about outdoor education, marine conservation, and creating engaging experiences for learners of all ages in the marine environment.
I am a: Scientist, Educator, Interested Citizen, A leader or representative of a non-profit
Location: Seattle
Jamie Wine is working on Pier Peers at Elliott Bay Marina.
EducatorJamie Wine joined People For Puget Sound as part of the Community Education team in 2007. He’s responsible for building our volunteer program, organizing our outreach at fairs and festivals, managing restoration events and as a beach naturalist at nighttime ocean explorations.
I am a: Educator, Marine Volunteer, A leader or representative of a non-profit
Location: Seattle
Rachel Benbrook is working on building a network of volunteer sea kayakers and involving them in citizen science in Puget Sound.
Sea Kayaking BiologistI am a 10 year resident of Puget Sound, currently living on Guemes Island. I coordinate the Spartina Survey Program for People For Puget Sound. We recruit and train volunteer sea kayakers to survey the shorelines of Puget Sound for invasive Spartina grass. I am looking for ways to build a network of citizen science volunteer kayakers and connect them with researchers that are doing good work for the Sound.
I am a: Scientist, Educator, Interested Citizen, Marine Volunteer, A leader or representative of a non-profit
Location: North Sound
Amanda Bruner
Amanda Bruner earned her Master of Science from the University of Washington's School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences in 2010. Her thesis work described the effects of a common aquatic contaminant on the development and reproduction in the threespine stickleback fish. Amanda is a founding member of the University of Washington's student chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science and was a NSF GK-12 teaching fellow in the Ocean And Coastal Integrated Science GK-12 Program from 2008-2010. In addition to her work in biology, Amanda's graduate work included the development and assessment of culturally responsive environmental science curricular materials.I am a: Scientist, Educator, Graduate Student, Interested Citizen
Location: Seattle
Jenny McColloch
Education Director, Salish Sea ExpeditionsI am a: Scientist, Educator, A leader or representative of a non-profit
Carrie Tzou
I am an educational researcher interested in researching issues of equity, social justice, and science learning through ethnographic and design-based research methods.I am a: Educator
Location: Seattle




