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Are you interested in doing GLOBE but not sure where to start? NASA has worked with experienced GLOBE teachers to put together new one-week Pacing Guides. Each guide provides a five-day sequence of activities that address a guiding question. They are aligned to NGSS and incorporate making citizen science observations with GLOBE. There are seven guides on different topics. View all the Pacing Guides on the NASA Langley GLOBE Partner page. To learn more, join us for free webinars over the next two months. Each webinar will focus on one of the Pacing Guide topics.  >>

The United States GLOBE program is accepting applications for a GLOBE intern at the STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) 2022 Summer High School Intern Program. This opportunity is open to U.S. GLOBE high school Sophomores and Juniors. Applications are due 15 March 2022.  >>

Have you ever wondered how clouds, the weather, and climate affect others around the world? What is happening, and how is it the same, and how is it changing over time? In a new, special international, and inter-generational video, you can hear perspectives answering those questions.  >>

On Tuesday, 25 January, at 07:00 p.m. CST, the presentation “Too Hot… Too Cold” will be held. Goldilocks would be disappointed in the temperature extremes some communities are experiencing. In this webinar, the UHIE and the February 2021 Freeze across Texas will be discussed. Speakers: Kevin Czajkowski, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA; James Doss-Gollin, Rice University.  >>

A new year, a new challenge! It's time to get your head in the clouds and help NASA scientists! The NASA GLOBE Cloud Challenge 2022: Clouds in a Changing Climate is on! The challenge began on 15 January 2022 and will run through 15 February.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “Telling our Tree Stories with Examples from the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Region. Focus: Europe and Eurasia,” on Tuesday, 15 February at 01:00 p.m. EST (06:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the Watercoolers in January Watercoolers are held most Thursdays, at 04:10 p.m. EST. They provide an informal opportunity to connect with other GLOBE teachers and partners to share ideas. Each week begins with a presentation from a teacher or partner, with time for questions and conversation following.  >>

Congratulations to the seven GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of January.  >>

As always, GLOBE continues to work to ensure that your “use” of the website, and associated apps, is as user-friendly as possible. Work this month focuses on new and upcoming capabilities to support teachers, students, and GLOBE teams.  >>

On Tuesday, 18 January (09:00 a.m. MST), the GIO will be hosting the webinar, “Conducting a Literature Review for your IVSS Project.” The speaker will be Juan Felipe Restrepo Mesa, who is the Knowledge Management Chief, Environmental Education Coordinator, and Biontessori's Research Group Leader for Colegio Montessori de Cartagena in Colombia, South America. In 2017, Juan joined The GLOBE Program as a teacher, and in 2018 became a Mosquito Habitat Mapper (The GLOBE Program’s app, GLOBE Observer, tool) Master Trainer. In 2020, he took part in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, and is currently a GLOBE's DEI Working Group member. Juan was an IVSS judge in 2020 and 2021.  >>