EARTH 2025: Newport, Oregon

The 2025 workshop will be held July 28 to August 1, 2025 in Newport, Oregon, co-hosted by MBARI (with funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation) and the Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) program*, which is leading the design and construction of the next class of ocean-going research vessels for the National Science Foundation. 

Research vessels – ships serving as floating laboratories for ocean-going scientists – are vital tools for observing and understanding this critical ecosystem. During this workshop, educators will work with active researchers to explore current science and research projects that demonstrate the use of data collected by ships, floats, gliders, buoys, and other marine technologies, as well as topics that relate to ocean and climate sciences. The educators are given time to develop their own curricula using the knowledge from these explorations and their own experiences to create classroom lessons tied to the abilities of their own students as well as current education standards and pedagogy. The teachers also develop connections with each other and with the researchers that can assist them in expanding their classroom reach across the country.

*These outreach and education efforts are supported by the U.S National Science Foundation (NSF) under cooperative agreement No. 1333564 Award: OCE-1748726. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Why Attend the EARTH 2025 Workshop?

Teachers involved in this EARTH workshop will:

• Cultivate relationships with local researchers and like-minded educators that can lead to future collaborations
• Explore available resources from supporting organizations, such as OSU and MBARI, and develop institutional connections that can aid in future lessons
• Participate in field experiences at institutions that highlight local environment and culture, watershed management, and coastal and marine research.
• Receive a Certificate of Participation that provides evidence of 40 hours of professional development that can be used toward continuing education or certificate renewal
• Develop new curriculum resources that use real science and authentic data to teach science content and process and address their needs and the needs of their students