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One of the things I do as a GLOBE partner is facilitate workshops for educators. When I facilitate a workshop for credit, I always require a short reflection. I use reflection because when teachers, like all of us, stop and think about what they learned the learning is deeper and more relevant. And, candidly, they are more likely to implement GLOBE into their classrooms.
To give participants direction in their reflecting, I use the 4 R model of reflection: review, relate, remark, revise.
- Review. Participants review and summarize one salient aspect of the workshop . ...
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Curriculum:
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
LANGUAGE CULTURE AND ARTS
SCIENCE AND MATH
Event Topics:
WORKSHOPS
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
CLOUD WATCH
OBSERVING, DESCRIBING, AND IDENTIFYING CLOUDS
ESTIMATING CLOUD COVER
Primary Audience:
TRAINERS
TEACHERS
PARTNERS
COUNTRY COORDINATORS
Teacher's Guide:
UPPER PRIMARY: 3-5
Stipend Information
The site set up stipend has been extended a month! If you are a GLOBE trained teacher in South Dakota, set up a site in in the GLOBE database in preparation for data collection in April to receive a $50 stipend.
The site set up can be for any protocol, even one you are currently doing. The only requirement is that you set up a new site. For example, if you are currently monitoring water quality you can set up an additional site for water quality OR you can add another protocol such as land cover , green up/green down , or soil temperature to ...
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Event Topics:
WORKSHOPS
GLOBE LEARNING EXPEDITIONS
COMPETITIONS
SCIENCE SYMPOSIA AND FAIRS
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
PARTNERS
GLOBE Partner the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Center for Science Education developed 9 classroom activities to help students learn how to analyze GLOBE environmental data while also learning atmospheric science concepts and geography.
These new activities have been reviewed by science educators and staff at the GLOBE Implementation Office and, of course, they have been field tested by teachers.
I have gathered them up and linked them here. If you are going to the 2017 South Dakota Math and Science Teachers conference in Huron, this is what we will be ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
Event Topics:
WORKSHOPS
GLOBE Science Topics:
SCIENTIST SKILLS
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS