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Program Review Information

1. Recommendations of the review panel

2. NSF cover letter

3. Letter from the R2K Chair

4. Steering Committee Community Letter, May 6, 2008

5. Steering Committee Response to the Panel Report

Table of Contents

1. Program overview and highlights of Ridge 2000 research

2. Brief review of the first phase of Ridge 2000 research (2002-2007)

3. Plan for the Next Phase of Program Research (2008-2012)

4. Education and Public Outreach

5. Program Operations

6. Documentation of Impacts

Appendices

A1: Publication/citation listings

A2: List of students and postdocs educated within the Program

A3: EPO Publications

A4: PI Summaries

A5: Additional References

Appendix 3: Education & Public Outreach Publications and Presentations

Publications:

• Kusek, K.M., Goehring, L., and V. Robigou, 2007. From the Trenches of Ocean Ridge Outreach — New Landscapes, New Opportunities, Oceanography 20(1): 142-151.
• Franks, S., J. McDonnell, C. Peach, E. Simms and A. Thorrold. 2007. Strategies for Engaging Scientists in Ocean Sciences Education. Currents, The Journal of Marine Education, 23(1): 10-11.
• Franks, S., J. McDonnell, C. Peach, E. Simms and A. Thorrold. 2006. Education and Public Outreach: A Guide for Scientists. The Oceanography Society, printed booklet and web site (http://www.tos.org/epo_guide/index.html).
• Goehring, L., Robigou, V. and P. Keener-Chavis. 2005. Enhancing Deep-Sea Science Education - Exploring Ways to Answer the "Call to Action." Current, The Journal of Marine Education, 21(5): 15-19.
• Robigou, V., Goehring, L. and K. Heidenreich, editors. 2005. Deep Hydrothermal Vents, special issue. Current, The Journal of Marine Education, 21(5).
• Hassler, D.R., Goehring, L. and C. Fisher. 2002. The Complex World Along Mid-Ocean Ridges. Geotimes. Dec: 14-18.

Internal EPO publications:

• R2K Education and Public Outreach EPO 2007-2008 Strategic Plan, Liz Goehring and Eric Simms, January 2007
• R2K website aimed at the general public: strategy and next steps, Catherine Williams and Liz Goehring, February 2005
• Web-based R2K public outreach: review of future directions, Catherine Williams and Liz Goehring, April 2006

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference Presentations

• 2003: Exploring the Deep-Sea in Your Classroom with Ridge 2000.
• 2004: Deep-Sea Investigations with Dive&Discover™ and SEAS.
• 2004 (Seattle and Richmond Regionals): SEAS: Explore & Investigate the Deep-Sea In Your Classroom Through the Web

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference Presentations

• 2003: Ridge 2000 Education Outreach: Past, Present and Future
• 2004: SEAS — An Education Outreach Pilot Program Sponsored by the Ridge 2000 Research Community
• 2004: Community-Wide Education Outreach for the Ridge 2000 Research Program.
• 2005: SEAS: Helping Teachers Foster Authentic Student Inquiry in the Science Classroom
• 2005: SEAS Classroom to Sea Labs: New Directions for Ridge 2000 Community-wide Education Outreach
• 2006: Seafloor Eruptions offer a "Teachable Moment" — Helping SEAS Students Understand Important Geological and Ecological Processes.
• 2006: The Art and Science of Education and Outreach: What Scientists Should Know.
• 2007: From Local to EXtreme Environments (FLEXE): Promoting Earth Systems Science Literacy Through Student Inquiry and Real Data
• 2007: The Ridge 2000 Program: Promoting Earth Systems Science Literacy Through Science Education Partnerships

American Society for Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Presentations

• 2004: Student Experiments At Sea (SEAS) — Fostering Authentic Student Inquiry in the Mid-Ocean Ridge Environment
• OCEANS Marine Technology Society (MTS) Meeting Presentation
• 2003: Exploring the Deep with Teachers — Using Teacher Input to Drive Education Outreach Plans
• 2008: From Local to EXtreme Environments (FLEXE) — Bringing the Deep-sea to the GLOBE Network