CSIRO Educator on Board
Taking teacher training to the high seas
Teachers can get hands on experience working alongside scientists at sea.
Teachers can get hands on experience working alongside scientists at sea.
Australian STEM teachers have the unique opportunity to work at-sea alongside scientists on board RV Investigator through the CSIRO Educator on Board Program.
Educator on Board aims to support teacher professional development and provide students with a window on the real word application of STEM. The Program puts teachers on voyages to assist with scientific operations and share their on board experience with students across Australia through live ship-to-shore video broadcasts. Teachers will also develop curriculum resources based on the ship and underway science to create a pool of lessons to share in schools across Australia.
Educator on Board is supported by the MNF as part of a suite of education and training initiatives that seek to inspire STEM studies and develop future generations of Australia’s marine scientists
How do I apply?
Educator on Board is open to all primary and secondary school teachers who are registered in Australia and employed to work in an Australian school. The Program offers berths for a team of two teachers to join selected voyages in the research schedule. The nature and timing of these voyages will vary each year but will be approximately two weeks long and depart from various ports around the country.
Applications for Educator on Board are managed by CSIRO Education & Outreach, and will be invited throughout the year.
Information on current voyages open for applications and applicant requirements can be found on the CSIRO Education and Outreach section of the CSIRO website.
Completed voyages
Educator on Board has participated in the following voyages on RV Investigator:
- EoB_Pilot - IN2017_V01, 13 Jan-06 Mar 2017, Hobart to Hobart (50 days):
Interactions of the Totten Glacier with the Southern Ocean through multiple glacial cycles - EoB_1 - IN2017_T01, 24 Sep-8 Oct 2017, Sydney to Broome (15 days):
Natural Iron fertilisation of oceans around Australia: linking terrestrial dust and bushfires to marine biogeochemistry - EoB_2 - IN2018_T02, 14 May-21 May 2018, Brisbane to Hobart (8 days):
Harmful algal blooms and their long term sediment record in East Coast Tasmanian waters - EoB_3 - IN2018_C01, 28 May-8 June, Hobart to Hobart (10 days):
Hydrographic (seafloor) survey in the vicinity of Hogan Island Group, Bass Strait - EoB_4 - IN2018_V08, 27 Dec 2018-10 Jan 2019, Hobart to Hobart (14 days):
Role of Balleny mantle plume in breakup of Australia and Antarctica - EoB_5 - IN2019_V04, 7 Aug-3 Sep 2019, Cairns to Brisbane (28 days):
Hotspot dynamics in the Coral Sea - EoB_6 - IN2019_T02, 4 Oct-14 Oct 2019, Brisbane to Darwin (11 days):
Uncovering submarine canyons and landslides - EoB_7 - IN2019_T03, 23 Dec 2019-2 Jan 2020, Darwin to Fremantle (11 days):
Optimizing Radar Calibration and Attenuation Corrections (ORCA)
Teacher developed resources
