Gloucester Rotary Club
The Gloucester Rotary Club, formed in 1962 as part of Rotary International District 7610, sponsors the annual conference. Begun in 1991 by several Rotarians who grew up on the western shores of the Chesapeake Bay, the Conference strives to help new generations of young people appreciate the issues facing the Chesapeake. For eighteen years students have studied crabs, oysters, fisheries, sea grasses, underwater geology, wetlands, pollution and reclamation efforts. The Gloucester Rotary Club remains deeply concerned about the health of the Bay. It is our hope that this conference will raise the awareness of the future generations of leaders who will be called on to address the continuing Bay preservation issues.



Instructors
Dr. Dean Goodwin, Director of Marine & Environmental Science at Christchurch School
Dr. Goodwin is a nationally recognized environmental educator who graduated from the University of Salford with an honors degree in Biochemistry, a Post-Graduate certificate in Science Education, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry from the University of Leicester in England. Dr. Goodwin has over 25 years teaching experience both at the college and secondary level, and served as Chair of Science at Blue Ridge School, Virginia Episcopal School, and Kimball Union Academy. He was the Director of Environmental Education at Kimball, and founded the E. E. Just Environmental Leadership Institutes for students and teachers. He currently serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Graduate Program at Plymouth State University, and is the Executive Director of The Center for Inquiry-Based Education.

Dr. Goodwin is the author of Global Warming for Beginners.

Dr. Goodwin has been honored with numerous educational awards both at the state and national level. These include the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement (AP), the New England AP Teacher Recognition Award, the New Hampshire Environmental Educator of the Year Award, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, the Fulton Master Teacher Award, the Sheldon Exemplary Equipment and Facilities Award, and the Tandy Technology Scholars Outstanding Teacher Award

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