News Brief

Did You Hear? It's Now the GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN)!

In order to more accurately reflect the mission and purpose of its members, the GISN, which formerly stood for the "GLOBE International Scientists' Network" now stands for the "GLOBE International STEM Network."
 
The GISN is an international network of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) professionals who work with GLOBE students around the world. STEM professionals mentor students and teachers, present scientific ideas, and/or collaborate on scientific research. Each relationship between a STEM professional and a GLOBE school is unique, and is determined by the STEM professional and the school. 
 
Interested in joining this network? Find out how to become a member of the GISN!

Have You Checked Out the New GLOBE eTraining!

Teachers - you no longer have to wait for a face-to-face workshop to get your students to start collecting data using GLOBE protocols. GLOBE now has 28 all new eTraining slide sets and interactives to help you learn the science protocols. Check it out today!

Journal of Science Education and Technology Editors Select Article on GLOBE Costa Rica Study as One Most Likely to "Change the World"

In December 2015, the Springer Nature Journals Editorial Office asked its editors to nominate one article that addressed the world's most pressing challenges - as an article that they felt "Could Change the World." From more than 100 nominations across Springer's portfolio, an article entitled, "The Costa Rica GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Project as a Learning Science Environment" was selected for the "Change the World, One Article at a Time" campaign.
 
The article, written by M.D. Castro Rojas, A.L.A. Zuñiga, and E.F. Ugalde, describes the main goal of The GLOBE Program in Costa Rica - to develop scientific thinking and interest for science in high school students through hydrology research projects that allow them to relate science with environmental issues in their communities. Read more about the article here!

NOAA Highlights GLOBE as a Resource to Help Implement New Science Standards

NOAA is highlighting GLOBE as a resource for NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). NOAA is now providing timely, reliable, and actionable information - based on sound science - to help the Nation make smart decisions that impact the future of society, the economy, and the environment.  
 
Resources include "data in the classroom," covering such topics as: El Niño, water quality, sea level rise, coral bleaching, ocean acidification, and more! 

GLOBE/Eco-Schools Summer Online Training

Teachers: want to engage your students in Green STEM? GLOBE, Eco-Schools, and SciStarter are presenting a self-paced online professional development training to provide learning opportunities that are scientifically rigorous while allowing students to address sustainability through service learning. The summer session runs from 13 June through 05 August.
 
Schools will receive the science equipment necessary for students to conduct the GLOBE protocols from Youth Learning As Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES). In exchange for the free tools, students (grades 5-12) are expected to enter a minimum of ten Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) measurements and four weeks of precipitation data; or, for teachers of students in grades K-4, four weeks of surface temperature and precipitation data will be expected.

Upcoming 2016 GLOBE Teacher Training Workshops 

Upcoming GLOBE teacher training workshops include:

• Helena, Alabama, USA (Helena Middle School): 13-24 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Huntington, West Virginia, USA (Huntington High School): 13 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Oxford, Alabama, USA (Oxford Middle School): 13-24 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Moulton, Alabama, USA (Lawrence County Center Technology): 14-17 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Robertsdale, Alabama, USA (Robertsdale Elementary School): 14-17 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Denver, Colorado, USA (Metropolitan State University of Denver): 15 June (open to all teachers)
• Reading, Pennsylvania, USA (The Nature Place at Angelica Park): 18 June (open to all teachers)
• Jasper, Alabama, USA (Maddox Middle School): 20-23 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA (University of Sioux Falls): 20-23 June (open to all teachers)
• Phenix City, Alabama, USA (Phenix City Elementary School): 21-24 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA (Westlawn Middle School): 21-24 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Brasilia, Brazil (Agencai Espacial Brasileira AEB): 27-29 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Florence, Alabama, USA (Florence High School): 27-30 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Pierre, South Dakota, USA (GLOBE on the River): 27-30 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Opelika, Alabama, USA (Opelika Middle School): 27-30 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Scottsboro, Alabama, USA (UAH Scottsboro High School): 27-30 June (restricted to teachers within the region)
• Toledo, Ohio, USA (University of Toledo): 27 June-01 July (open to all teachers)
• Brocton, New York, USA (SUNY Fredonia - College Lodge): 06-07 July (open to all teachers) 

Anniversaries

Congratulations to the 10 GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of June:

Kenya - 19 years

9 June, 1997

Kyrgyz Republic - 21 years

9 June, 1995

Madagascar - 19 years

11 June, 1997

Ireland - 21 years

12 June, 1995

Bahrain - 15 years

16 June, 2001

Estonia - 20 years

19 June, 1996

Dominican Republic - 19 years

20 June, 1997

Argentina - 21 years

28 June, 1995

Republic of Congo - 11 years

28 June, 2005

Monaco - 16 years

29 June, 2000

News Brief Archive

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