Abstract

Marine Science educators are moving to evaluate professional development programs to ensure that teachers are equipped with relevant content knowledge for students to achieve their learning outcomes (Brill et al. 2019; Nation and Feldman 2021). The Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme™ in Ireland has been running Teacher CPD for over 15 years. In 2023, four weeklong summer courses, plus an online course based on 5 modules was held for in-service primary school teachers between July and August. This paper reports on results from participants who completed a mixed-methods online survey and knowledge questionnaire pre and post engagement. Results indicate that teachers were: (1) satisfied with the content; (2) gained ocean literacy content knowledge; (3) gained awareness of ocean literacy concepts; and (4) were motivated to implement the content. Teachers also (5) gained a deeper understanding of ocean threats, and (6) enjoyed the interactive workshop design.

Authors: Noirin Burke, Cushla Dromgool Regan

Published in: Ireland International Conference on Education (IICE-2024)

  • Date of Conference: 2-4 April, 2024
  • DOI: 10.20533/IICE.2024.0042
  • ISBN: 978-1-913572-70-9
  • Conference Location: Dún Laoghaire, Ireland

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