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Coral Reef Education
Coral Reef Workshops for Educators
Down Under Out Yonder and
Corals to Classrooms
The Gulf of Mexico Foundation and ConocoPhillips proudly present the
14th annual Down Under, Out
Yonder and Corals
to Classrooms coral reef workshops for K-12 and college
entry biology educators nationwide.
"Down Under, Out Yonder" (DUOY) is a five-day workshop that includes three days of scuba diving. "Corals to
Classrooms" is the first two-days of land-based workshop without the
additional scuba component.
For more information on either workshop, contact
Franklin
Viola, DUOY and Media Project Coordinator, at
franklin@gulfmex.org
or (832) 373-8393.
2008 DUOY Workshop Details
DUOY GENERAL INFORMATION
- Dates: July 19-23, 2008
- Tuition: $250
- Texas State Board for Educator Certification - 28 hours
- 2 days classroom workshop (July 19-20)
- 3 days scuba diving at Flower Garden Banks NMS (July 21-23)
- REEF Fish Identification program
- Field trip to the Aquarium at Moody Gardens
- Hotel lodging (Friday & Saturday)
- 100-foot-long live-aboard dive boat operated by Gulf Diving LLC
- Meals included (Friday dinner – Wednesday lunch)
- Use of PCa Halogen Dive Light courtesy
Ikelite U/W Systems
- Maximum 18 participants
DUOY PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS-
K-12 educators, aquarium/zoo/museum educators and college entry
biology instructors
- Scuba certified and documented sufficient dive experience
- Current diving medical exam
- Dive accident insurance
- Travel expenses to and from Galveston (or return from Freeport)
- Lodging expenses Wednesday night (July 23)
- Scuba gear (own or rent), tanks and weights are included
- Nitrox ($45 for 3 days available to Nitrox-certified divers only)
DUOY General Information
Down Under, Out Yonder coral reef
workshop and scuba trip is sponsored
 annually by the Gulf of Mexico
Foundation for K-12 and college entry educators, nationwide. ConocoPhillips is the sponsor for DUOY 2008.
During the land-based weekend, DUOY
participants will attend GMF’s Corals to Classroom workshop (details
below) in Galveston, Texas, featuring guest speakers and educational
materials to bring back to the classroom. Afterwards participants will
travel to Freeport, Texas, for three days of scuba diving board the MV
Fling, a 100-foot live-aboard dive boat operated by Gulf Diving LLC
 The Flower Garden Banks National Marine
Sanctuary, harboring the northern-most coral reefs in the continental
US, are part of a federally protected underwater sanctuary lying 110
miles off the Texas coast. The sanctuary's 42 square miles of
coral-covered salt domes are home to schooling fish, turtles, sharks,
and occasional pelagic animals such as manta rays.
By providing educators this participatory
field experience, the Gulf of Mexico Foundation encourages interest in
and conservation of our important marine environment and habitats.
GMF’s DUOY program, which offers 28 hours of Texas State Board for Educator Certification for this
workshop, received recognition in 2002 from the Environmental
Protection Agency by being awarded a
Gulf Guardian Award.
(Letters to GMF from former DUOY participants)
Dr. Dokken,
The experience I gained this year will be
invaluable to me and other teachers I work with in the Corpus Christi
Independent School District. I really appreciate, as a
professional, the wide range of topics including clams, conchs, corals
and engineering related to the oceans and space travel.
Thanks again for an exceptional workshop.
Sincerely,
- J.R. Jones
Dear Kelly:
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the opportunity to attend one of the best workshops I have ever attended in my educational
career. I will definitely use the workshop materials in the classroom. And of course, the diving experience at the Flower Gardens is always a
plus. Once again, thank you and have a good year.
- Ryan Richter
2008 Corals to Classrooms Workshop Details
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Dates: July 19-21, 2008
- Tuition $75
- Texas State Board for Educator Certification - 14 hours
- 2 days classroom workshop (July 19-20)
- Meals (Saturday - Sunday lunch)
- Field trip to the Aquarium at Moody Gardens
- Maximum 30 participants (includes 18 DUOY educators)
- Open to professional educators nationwide
QUALIFICATIONS
- K-12 educators, aquarium/zoo/museum educators and college entry
biology instructors
- GMF Application
Corals to Classrooms General Information
What are corals? How do they build
reefs? Why are the coral reefs of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico special and unique? What does all this have to do with the National
Marine Sanctuary Program?These are just a few of the questions that will be answered through
this interactive, resource-rich, educator workshop. Educators of all
levels will walk away from the two-day experience with the means to
actively involve their students in the learning process, to expose
them to scientific research and to share personal experiences about
the challenges of fieldwork.
Workshop participants will receive a canvas bag full of resources,
activities, materials and ideas for implementing topics in biology,
oceanography, geology, physical science, American government and
environmental science. They will also participate in a supplemental
field trip to the Aquarium at Moody Gardens to practice their newly
acquired skills and learn other ways to apply what they've learned.
This workshop is provided by the Gulf of Mexico Foundation and is
conducted at the
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
(FGBNMS) offices in Galveston, Texas.
The FGBNMS is an authorized provider through the Texas State Board for
Educator Certification (SBEC) and offers 14 hours of SBEC credit for
this workshop. Registration and information materials are available
online.
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
PMB 51, 5403 Everhart • Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(800) 884-4175 toll free • (361) 882-3939 phone • (361) 882-1262 fax
e-mail: info@gulfmex.org
• website: gulfmex.org
webmaster: Carrie Robertson
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