BiodivOcean - raising awareness and engagement to promote marine biodiversity education

<< Objectives >>Co-create educational resources and communication strategies to promote awareness of the importance of and threats to marine biodiversity for learning and skill building in education communities.Test and implement the VIRTUE hands-on and digital models to engage formal and non-formal education inclusively in professional development, training, and outreach programs around marine biodiversity.Foster knowledge-transfer and synergies among partners and within education international communities<< Implementation >>WP1:Project management & evaluation.WP2:Communication & Dissemination: Share results with international education communities.WP3:Digital Resources: Enhance and add new resources, update the VIRTUE web platform, Embed the identification web resource iNaturalist.WP4:Professional development & co-creation of resources including MOOC: Teacher symposium and workshops for project partners.WP5:Outreach & student/youth engagement, and testing new educational resources.<< Results >>BiodivOcean will result in:Increased awareness of the importance of marine biodiversity and threats to it within education communitiesNew lesson plans MOOC and other online resources based on VIRTUE conceptHundreds of trained teachers and educators Inclusive resources encompassing new target groupsUpdated project website with new reporting tool linked to iNaturalistNew hub in Norway, and expanded hubs in Spain and Sweden, to support teachers and educatorsConsolidated international network