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03/23/2015

White House Screens Winning Film Created by GLOBE Students from Texas

Congratulations to GLOBE Students Allyson Edwards and Madison Jaco and GLOBE Teacher Audra Edwards of Hawkins High School, Hawkins, Texas, USA. Their film, "Generation Change," was selected as one of 15 films selected to be screened at the second White House Film Festival on March 20, 2015. >>

03/23/2015

YLACES Awards GLOBE Program Founding Chief Scientist with First YES Medal

YLACES (Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists) presented the founding Chief Scientist of The GLOBE Program, Dr. Barrett Rock, with the first Youth Environmental Science (YES) Medal. The award was presented by Dr. Dixon Butler, YLACES President, at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in Chicago, Illinois this March. >>

03/17/2015

Opportunity for Maryland USA teachers

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. >>

03/13/2015

GLOBE Camp in Oman Welcomes Students from Many Nations

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. >>

03/12/2015

GPM Launches "Signs of Spring" Photo Contest

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. >>

03/02/2015

Youth Guide to the Ocean

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. >>

03/02/2015

NOAA Office of Education Grant Opportunity

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. >>

03/02/2015

Get Funding for Your GLOBE School in the European Union through Erasmus Plus

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. >>