Educational Programs and Materials

• Graduate education
  
  Molluscan Ecology graduate students are enrolled in the College of William and Mary's School of Marine Science graduate program and are part of the VIMS Department of Fisheries Science. Both Master's and Ph.D students complete research projects that lead to Master of Science theses or Doctoral dissertations. These students are an integral part of the Molluscan Ecology program.
  
  
• Science-based experiential programs for educators and resource managers

  We continue to develop educational programs and materials incorporating the results of our ongoing research, monitoring, and restoration programs. These materials are developed with science educators in mind and are specifically designed to present material and supporting hands-on activities in support of Virginia's science SOL. A complete list of these materials is found in Publications: Educational material. We continue to develop materials. Visit these sites regularly for program updates.The main components of this program are:

• Virginia's Oyster Reef Teaching EXperience (VORTEX) Program
• Oyster Reef Communities in the Chesapeake Bay (ORCCB) CD-ROM
• Rapa Resources Program
• Veined Rapa Whelks: Aliens in the Chesapeake CD-ROM
• VORTEX WAVEs