The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - West

invites educators to join us in an online workshop to learn about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) - What are they? How do they occur? Why are they important? How can you use them to teach science?

"The Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms"
March 6-19 2006
Details below

NOTE: You need to specifically "REGISTER" for access to this particular workshop.
You can NOT log-in until you have "REGISTERED" below!
(even if you already have a USER ID for the College of Exploration)

WANT TO REGISTER?
There are 2 routes:

(1) If you ALREADY have a USER ID with College of Exploration
Go here: This log-in process will automatically make you a
"registered" member of the 2006 HABS Workshop!
-OR-
(2) If you do NOT already have a USER ID with College of Exploration,
REGISTER here for an ID - via the COSEE-West Online Community -
this will also automatically give you access to the 2006 HABS Workshop and
all other COSEE-West past online events and lectures!
It also gives you access to many other "open" past workshops
from the College of Exploration!

NOW THAT YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS:
LOG-IN HERE
(only if you have already registered first !! - see above)

Keynote Presentations by:

Dr. Mary Silver (University of California, Santa Cruz)
"Harmful Algae of California Coastal Waters"

Dr. David Caron (University of Southern California)
"Harmful Algal Blooms: Causes, Effects and the Status of Research to Understand Them"

COSEE-West Mentor Teachers and Content Specialists will be online to
facilitate discussions and help you adapt the material to your classroom!

THE WORKSHOP IS FREE
PARTICIPATION LIMITED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS

Teachers currenlty enrolled in the COSEE-West LAUSD salary point or UCLA Extension
courses may receive attendance credit for one lecture and one workshop*

Teachers may also sign up to receive one (1) unit of graduate credit through
California State University Fullerton**
GRAD CREDIT Registration -WORD document / GRAD CREDIT Registration -PDF document

You NEED a USER ID to access this pasword-protected workshop (see above).
IF you do not have one, the first thing to do is register for one. See below...

* No attendance stipend will be offered for the online workshop
** $50 registration fee. Fifteen (15) hours of participation online and development of one classroom lesson plan required.

Sponsored by COSEE-West, a joint USC/UCLA program funded by the
National Science Foundation, and the USC QuikSCience Program.