News - NASA Langley Research Center

NASA is currently selecting a small cadre of Maryland teachers to participate in an exciting program that will help you integrate the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards for your grade level with the Maryland Environmental Literacy standards.  >>

GLOBE Camp in Oman, 17-19 March 2015, is slated to be one of the many celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of The GLOBE Program.  >>

NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission wants you to "get out your cameras and show off the signs of spring in your area!" The submission period for the photo contest is from 30 March through 27 April.  >>

Youth and United Nations Global Alliance has produced Youth Guide to the Ocean, an outstanding fact-filled Guide to benefit students in understanding the complexity of the largest ecosystem on Earth. Download it here.  >>

NOAA's Office of Education (OEd) has issued a request for U.S. applications for projects designed to strengthen the public's and/or K-12 students' environmental literacy to improve community resilience to extreme weather events and environmental changes. See information about applicant eligibility and how to obtain more info through an upcoming NOAA webinar.  >>

Fund your GLOBE school collaborations through Erasmus Plus (Erasmus+), new EU funding that replaces the former Comenius funding. This is a great opportunity for GLOBE schools willing to share their experience, plan projects and/or organize student exchanges with a partner school/ schools within the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia network.  >>

Feb-2015 Letter-to-the-Community  >>

February 2015 News Brief  >>

About 30 educators, including some from as far away as Boston and Monterey, Calif., gathered at NASA's Langley Research Center Feb. 24-25 to sharpen techniques for teaching environmental science to youngsters. At the Elementary GLOBE Partner Workshop held at Langley, they compared notes, reviewed materials and refined skills. "We're working to build a community of practice," said Becca Hatheway, who develops educational materials for University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. "We want to share ideas and support the people doing this work." GLOBE stands for Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. The program is a worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science education effort. It draws strength from partner organizations including NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Science Foundation. NASA Langley has been a GLOBE partner since 2003. Jessica Taylor of the NASA Langley Science Directorate helped host the workshop. She said it was intended to empower those who train the teachers who implement the GLOBE program. "We do teacher trainings fairly often, but this is more like a ‘train the trainer' program," Taylor said. GLOBE provides free educational resources, including a series of children's storybooks to help elementary school students understand Earth system science concepts. Dave Young, director of Langley's Science Directorate, stopped by the workshop to welcome the educators. "We really value what you do," he said. "Part of our mission is getting our message to the youth so we can have that next generation of scientists."  >>

GLOBE invites you to learn about the GLOBE International Scientist Network (GISN)! Register now for upcoming webinars, and access completed webinars, in the five-part GISN Webinar series.  >>