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The GLOBE Earth Day page is up! Come and see what the GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) has in store for you on Earth Day, 22 April.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar: “Trees are Long Term: Looking Back at GLOBE Tree Data for Tree Growth and Tracking Tree Growth Over Time,” will be held on Tuesday, 20 April, at 01:00 p.m. EDT (05:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

U.S. Teachers: The Certified American Meteorological Society (AMS) Teacher (CAT) Program was established by the AMS to recognize and support educators actively engaged in raising Earth science literacy. CAT specifically connects K-12 educators to AMS, which strengthens their connection to the atmospheric science community and its resources.  >>

National American Sign Language (ASL) Day is on 15 April 2021. Join Jillian Anderson (Lexington School for the Deaf, New York, USA), Rosalba Giarratano (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA) and Julie Malmberg (GIO) to learn some sign language!  >>

From 19-23 April, the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is hosting the nation’s largest celebration of environmental education in the United States for the 17th Annual National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). Each year, NEEF partners with educators, students, government agencies, businesses, communities, nonprofit organizations, and others to inspire environmental learning and encourage stewardship of essential resources: land, air, and water.  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers: Join the GLOBE Teacher Panel on Working with STEM Mentors in the Classroom, which will be held on 14 April at 07:00 p.m. EST.  >>

Beginning 15 April, The GLOBE Program will host the 2021 Trees Community Challenge, aimed at making science better together by encouraging participants to collect data and learn all about trees.  >>

On Thursday, 08 April, at 02:00 p.m. ET (07:00 p.m. UTC), you are invited to join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) webinar: “Studying Diseases from Space: The Influences of Land Use and Land Cover on Vector Mosquitoes.”  >>

U.S. GLOBE Pre-service and In-service Educators: Do you use GLOBE Protocols, Learning Activities, or Books? Do you use the Natural Inquirer journals or activities? If you answered YES to either question, there is an exciting opportunity for you!  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the Watercoolers in April. Watercoolers, which start at 04:10 p.m. ET, are 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.  >>