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GLOBE Educators Gain Confidence in Their Science Research
The excitement surrounding the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse provided a unique opportunity to engage teachers and their students in GLOBE data collection and research. GLOBE Mission Earth (GME), NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC), and the GLOBE U.S. Country Coordinator Office joined efforts to conduct a 5-week GLOBE Eclipse workshop. Over 60 educators from across the United States participated. They received training in the GLOBE Clouds, Air Temperature, and Surface Temperature protocols. The participants also collected air temperature and cloud cover data using the GLOBE Eclipse tool on the GLOBE Observer app. Moreover, educators learned about different opportunities to engage their students in authentic research with GLOBE, as well as avenues to showcase that research. Educators were also guided in the creation of a research poster to document their own findings related to atmospheric changes during the solar eclipse in their locations. A survey indicated that the webinar series boosted educators' confidence in engaging in science practices within their classrooms. Additional evidence of the positive impact and success of the workshop series is represented by the fact that educators from Louisiana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont published their research posters on the GLOBE Mission Earth Student Research webpage. For more information, please read the paper "GLOBE Eclipse Workshop Engages Educators in Earth Science Research: Supporting Learning and Boosting Educators' Confidence in Earth Science Research Practices Through Citizen Science" published on the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society.
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