Comments on: Education Under Sail Forum: The Unconference http://tallships.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/education-under-sail-forum-the-unconference/ "Measuring Success" and "Ocean Literacy" Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brian Larsen Stafki http://tallships.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/education-under-sail-forum-the-unconference/#comment-10 Brian Larsen Stafki Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:00:01 +0000 http://tallships.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/education-under-sail-forum-the-unconference/#comment-10 How do sailing education vessels connect participants to the marine environments, educate toward ocean literacy, and inspire stewardship? How can we provide the most effective programs that can adress issues of marine stewardship in short sails (3-5 hours). How are we empowering our eduactors to create curriculum that addresses educational standards, yet connects to the minds, bodies and hearts of young audiences (4th-6th)? How are we marketing our programs to schools with a broad base of choices in experiential education? What sources of funding target their resources for ship-based watershed education? How are we quantifying and qualifying the value of this experience for our funders and school administrators? These are just a few of my questions that I would like to throw out there... Anybody volley? Brian L S (www.soundexp.org) How do sailing education vessels connect participants to the marine environments, educate toward ocean literacy, and inspire stewardship?

How can we provide the most effective programs that can adress issues of marine stewardship in short sails (3-5 hours).

How are we empowering our eduactors to create curriculum that addresses educational standards, yet connects to the minds, bodies and hearts of young audiences (4th-6th)?

How are we marketing our programs to schools with a broad base of choices in experiential education?

What sources of funding target their resources for ship-based watershed education?

How are we quantifying and qualifying the value of this experience for our funders and school administrators?

These are just a few of my questions that I would like to throw out there… Anybody volley? Brian L S (www.soundexp.org)

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