Discussions

ePals is part of a project from UC-Santa Cruz called Sample the Sea, which has

support from a foundation.

We are looking for one more middle or high school science teacher whose class

could help test the segments of the content in the next few weeks, before a

full-fledged pilot will start in late March.

We will also be seeking classrooms to be part of the March-May 2010 pilot.

Here's some info from the Sample the Sea folks:

We seek middle and high school teachers and students in English-speaking

classrooms around the world to participate in Sampling the Sea’s spring 2010 pilot

project.

Participating teachers will receive curriculum guides, exercises, online training and

support to help them implement the program. Curriculum modules will be flexible,

and teachers can individually determine how much time they spend on in-class

activities (from as little as three days to intermittently over three months).

For the pilot project, students collect data and complete simple questionnaires

about seafood eaten in their communities. They upload their findings into an online

data base that integrates them with those from other participating classrooms.

Findings will be visually displayed in graphs and other representations illustrating

seafood sustainability issues and the hazards facing the ocean. Students will also

be able to share photos and stories from their research, and discuss possible

solutions with students from classrooms in other regions or countries of the world

through a secure social networking system, ePals LearningSpace.

If you would like to help pilot part of the curriculum in February-March, or if you would

be interested in having your secondary classroom participate, please contact

Elizabeth Fish, elfish@corp.epals.com. Thanks!