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The American Councils for International Education has announced the opening of the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) grant application. TCLP is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and helps K-12 schools in the United States launch new, or expand existing, Arabic or Mandarin language programs. The application deadline for TCLP host schools is 23 January 2023, 11:59 p.m. EST.  >>

Participating in the 2023 International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS)? Join the multilingual webinar, “How to Write a Great 2023 IVSS Report,” on 12 December, 07:00 p.m. MST (13 December 09:00 a.m. Bangkok, Thailand). The webinar will be presented in Thai and English.  >>

The U.S. GLOBE Office, with support from its funders, NASA and YLACES (Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists), has been working to provide opportunities for U.S. GLOBE teachers and their students to engage with scientist mentors from the GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN).  >>

In 2021, GLOBE’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group crafted a “GLOBE Around the World Celebrations Cookbook.” This year, to help start off the 2023 New Year, the DEI Working Group is seeking special recipes from the entire GLOBE community – recipes that are created in honor of special celebrations!  >>

GLOBE’s Accessibility Technology Solution Sub-Committee is seeking input from the GLOBE community. The special committee is charged by GLOBE’s Working Group chairs to explore ways in which technology and other tools can potentially facilitate greater levels of accessibility for everyone in relation to GLOBE tools and resources. The goal of this effort is to reduce and, where possible, remove impediments to maximum levels of participation in GLOBE.  >>

To encourage GLOBE students and teachers in the region, and in conjunction with World Soil Day, the Asia and Pacific Regional Coordination Office (RCO) is proposing a “Soil in School” campaign. The campaign will encourage students to take action to protect soil biodiversity and to be part of the “change" for sustainability – which begins in the classroom and expands to the school and out into the community.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “The State of Trees: December 2022” on Tuesday, 06 December, at 10:30 a.m. ET (03:30 p.m. UTC/04:30 p.m. CET).  >>

The December Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Intensive Observation Period (IOP) has begun! The UHIE-Surface Temperature IOP takes place in October, December, and March. IOPs involve GLOBE students, scientists, educators, and researchers collecting and entering targeted data into the GLOBE database during specific periods of time.  >>

A GLOBE Community new blog, “Does GLOBE Air Temperature Data Show Evidence of Climate Change?” written by David Overoye (Lead, Data and Information Systems Team; Axient, Pasadena, California, USA) explores GLOBE’s data retrieval systems – and whether or not air temperature data recorded by students in Croatia over the last 21 years shows any evidence of climate change.  >>

Tip of the Week: Do you know what a GLOBE campaign is – and what it takes to connect with the community via one of these endeavors?  >>