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CoExploration is the website for the College of Exploration (TCOE) (http://www.coexploration.org). TCOE is a
not-for-profit educational organization with 501c3 status, located in Virginia. TCOE designs, develops, and delivers courses for learners of all ages, with a particular emphasis on prospective and practicing teachers.
Since organizing its first course for the DoDDS schools, TCOE has served several thousand prospective and practicing teachers in distance learning and on-site/distance learning courses and workshops.
Courses offered include New Approaches to Assessment, Integrating Technology into the Curriculum, Project-Based Learning, and the Exploring Global Communities Series. Topics and clients for online
teacher workshops have included Water and the Solar System (NASA-JPL), Harmful Algal Blooms (NOAA Sea Grant), Project Ocean STEWARD (Sustainable Seas Expedition of National Geographic), El Niņo (
NOAA Sea Grant), and Tech21 (Department of Defense Dependents Schools). Most courses are offered on TCOE's virtual campus. The design of the campus focuses on learner-centered activities that occur via conversations
within a computer conferencing environment. |