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2021 Ocean Education Ocean Protection Teacher Empowerment Workshop

Online group photo taken before the workshop began featuring teachers throughout the country who participated in the workshop.
Online group photo taken before the workshop began featuring teachers throughout the country who participated in the workshop.
Prof. Chen Te-Hao discussing the scientific research on Taiwan’s marine debris problem.
Prof. Chen Te-Hao discussing the scientific research on Taiwan’s marine debris problem.
Fan Tung-Yun, a researcher at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, describing how corals fight to compete for space.
Fan Tung-Yun, a researcher at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, describing how corals fight to compete for space.
Prof. Liao Yun-Chih explaining how to distinguish cephalopods.
Prof. Liao Yun-Chih explaining how to distinguish cephalopods.
Li Cheng-Lu, a postdoctoral researcher, asking the teachers to guess what fish produces the larvae in the picture.
Li Cheng-Lu, a postdoctoral researcher, asking the teachers to guess what fish produces the larvae in the picture.
Teacher Huang Hsiao-Ping sharing her marine literacy teaching plan.
Teacher Huang Hsiao-Ping sharing her marine literacy teaching plan.
Teachers Hung Tzu-Lun and Wu Hsin-Ni outlining their dolphinfish consumption teaching plan.
Teachers Hung Tzu-Lun and Wu Hsin-Ni outlining their dolphinfish consumption teaching plan.
Teachers sculpting a dolphinfish with light clay.
Teachers sculpting a dolphinfish with light clay.
Prof. Chen Chien-Wen explaining the core concept of marine risk management.
Prof. Chen Chien-Wen explaining the core concept of marine risk management.
Group photo of the teachers at the end of the workshop.
Group photo of the teachers at the end of the workshop.

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　　To encourage domestic teachers to incorporate ocean education into their teaching plans and participate in ocean protection, the K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education, appointed the Taiwan Marine Education Center, National Taiwan Ocean University, to convene a three-session ocean education teacher empowerment workshop. Because of the COVID-10 pandemic outbreak in May, the workshop was implemented online. Unlimited by time and space, the online workshop attracted more than 250 teachers throughout the country and even on the outlying islands.

　　The topic of the workshop was ocean protection, focusing on two aspects, namely “the ocean does not harm me” and “I do not harm the ocean.” The first aspect refers to the influence of the ocean in people’s lives. Surrounded by the ocean, Taiwan, with its rich natural environment, nurtures abundant marine species and have high marine biodiversity. In the workshop, teachers learned to appreciate marine resources and acquired ocean safety and marine disaster prevention knowledge in response to the unpredictable marine environment.

　　Chang Cheng-Chieh, head of Taiwan Marine Education Center, stated that the workshop would expand teachers’ knowledge and ideas about the ocean, encouraging them to incorporate marine education into their teaching in a stimulating and innovative manner. In turn, more teachers would be willing to engage in marine education, pay attention to marine protection, and cherish the ocean.

　　In the workshop, several experts and on-site scholars discussed marine ecosystems and biodiversity, coral ecosystems, marine conservation, fish consumption, marine debris problems, the historic crossing of the Kuroshio Current and Taiwan Strain on canoes, marine disaster prevention, and their practical teaching experience. The content was impressive and rich, and the teachers gained valuable insight from the courses. This workshop enabled them to explore the mysterious ocean from different perspectives, and enhanced their understanding of the marine world; they were inspired to think more deeply about the ocean, fall in love with its beauty and wonders, and work to ensure that it continues to thrive.

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