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12/09/2020

Student Research Symposia goes virtual in a time of pandemic

“We got the feeling in March it was not going to happen.” said U.S. Country Coordinator Jen Bourgeault describing the impact of COVIS-19 on the 2020 SRS. The solution: a virtual discussion board where GLOBE teams could post their investigations. >>

09/25/2020

Q & A with Janelle Johnson, Associate Professor of Teacher Education at MSU Denver

Janelle Johnson is a STEM equity expert who served as PI for an NSF ITEST award, with collaborators Metropolitan State University of Denver, Community College of Denver and GLOBE. The following are excerpts from an interview in September 2020. >>

09/23/2020

Texas resident Jennifer Hammonds connects Sustainability Action with GLOBE

Last year, Eco-Schools celebrated its 25th anniversary. Like GLOBE, Eco-Schools is an international organization (69 countries), combining hands-on learning with environmental education. So, a partnership drawing on the sustainable school focus of Eco-Schools and GLOBE seems a natural fit. >>

09/09/2020

California Strong Collaborative!

Five California GLOBE-based organizations will be working together in the next year through the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR) GLOBE Collaborative to support Earth System Science throughout California. >>

09/09/2020

GLOBE Satellites in Education Team (G-SET) Established

With the creation of the GLOBE Satellites in Education Team, GLOBE Partner John Moore hopes to make a profound impact on STEM Education, create career pathways, expose the excitement to young people, and create enhanced diversity within the Geosciences. Learn more and join this amazing team of individuals! >>

09/03/2020

Montverde Academy’s Eyes on the Ground Sharpen NASA’s View of the Sky

Dr. Caryn Long and her middle school students at Monteverde Academy (FL) team with NASA Langley to study contrails using GLOBE. Caryn asked her students this summer to name the most memorable thing they will take with them 20 years from now about sixth grade science. “Ninety percent said the GLOBE protocols,” she said. >>

07/21/2020

GLOBE-at-Home Strategies for Success!

Although schools around the world have paused in-person learning, that hasn’t stopped GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) teachers Jessica Kunz and Zulema Gonzales from providing GLOBE-infused STEM learning for their students. During a recent round-table virtual presentation hosted by GME, these teachers shared examples of their lesson plans and strategies to engage students' STEM (distance) learning. >>

06/19/2020

Teacher Feature: A Q&A with GLOBE Teacher Hannah VanScotter

A Q&A with GLOBE teacher Hannah VanScotter. Hannah teaches a variety of science classes at Jefferson Montessori Academy, a K-12 school in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA. Her students "all came away [from the SRS] talking about how they have more confidence in science, being able to do things like a big project they haven’t been encouraged to do before." >>

06/16/2020

Pacific Islander Teachers on the Island of Hawaii Advance Sustainability Through Earth Science

Dr. Linda Bailey Hayden, GLOBE partner at Elizabeth City State University, expands the reach of GLOBE to Pacific Islander teachers through a two-day virtual conference. >>