Implementing the Next Generation GLOBE

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Implementing theNext Generation GLOBE
Craig Blurton, Ph.D. GLOBE Annual Conference 31
July - 5 August 2005 Prague, Czech Republic
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What is GLOBE?

• GLOBE is an idea that we share that educators and
  scientists working together can
• Improve science education
• Enhance environmental awareness
• Contribute to our understanding of the Earth as a
  system

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What is GLOBE?

• The GLOBE idea transcends
• International borders
• Political ideologies
• Educational or scientific organizations
• Ethnic, cultural, or social groups
• Scientific or educational disciplines

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GLOBE is about understanding our home
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Why a Next Generation GLOBE?

• It is not the strongest of the species that
  survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one
  most responsive to change.
• Charles Darwin

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NGG Input

• GLOBE Community Meeting (January 2004)
• Baseline self-study (January July 2004)
• GLOBE Annual Meeting (July 2004)
• NASA Program Review (August 2004)
• NSF Geoscience Education Working Group (November
  2004)
• Outside Experts Meeting (December 2004)
• New NSF funding strategy formulated (December
  2004)

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NGG White Paper
GLOBE staff have been working on the Next
Generation GLOBE (NGG) White Paper since January
2005 using the following to guide their work

• The essential elements of the Program.
• Community and expert recommendations.
• NSFs new funding strategy.
• NASAs Education Priorities.

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Community and Expert Recommendations

• Put Education First
• Focus Resources
• Integrate Evaluation
• Become More International
• Emphasize Local and Regional Relevance
• Become a Leader
• Diversify Funding and Leverage Partnerships
• Create More Opportunities for Collaboration
• Increase Effectiveness of Technology Spending

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New NSF Funding Strategy

• Encourage partnerships between GLOBE and NSF and
  NASA-funded integrated Earth systems science
  programs.
• Leverage existing resources and expertise.
• Build bridges between top Earth systems science
  programs and scientists, and GLOBEs worldwide
  community.

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What is NGG?

• NGG will
• Emphasize educational outcomes.
• Engage teachers and students with NSF and
  NASA-funded integrated Earth systems science
  programs.
• Focus on specific projects of finite duration.
• Encourage closer ties with schools.
• Encourage the development of semi-autonomous
  regional consortia of GLOBE countries.

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Emphasize Educational Outcomes

• Educational goals guide the development of
  services, products and activities
• More emphasis on realities of classroom
  implementation, e.g., activities of finite
  duration with closure.
• Focus on inquiry-based, student investigations of
  the environment and the Earth System.
• Focus on data collection and/or analysis for
  educational purposes.
• Make activities more relevant locally and
  regionally.

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Emphasize Educational Outcomes

• Revise on and off-line materials to be more
  education-friendly.
• Develop robust criteria assessment for
  educational objectives.
• Align curriculum materials with national
  education standards and achievement tests.
• More emphasis on collaboration, communication
  between schools and between scientists and
  schools.

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Partnerships with Integrated Earth Systems
Science programs

• Broaden the pool of scientists involved in GLOBE.
• Give the worldwide GLOBE Community access to the
  top scientists in Earth systems science and their
  colleagues around the world.
• Provide the GLOBE Community access to programs
  that are on the cutting edge of Earth Systems
  Science research.
• Position GLOBE to be more competitive for broader
  impact awards to help it achieve sustainability.

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Projects-Based Approach

• GLOBE projects with NSF and NASA-funded Earth
  systems science programs.
• Local and regional projects initiated by GLOBE
  country partners and regional consortia with
  local schools, scientists, and resources.

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Projects-Based Management
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GLOBE Schools Networks

• Add stability
• Centered on GLOBE Projects
• Provide special recognition
• Showcase schools efforts

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Regional Consortia
Map is for purposes of illustration only. Actual
Regional Consortia may vary.
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Sustainability

• Partner with another fund-raising group
  interested in helping support GLOBE.
• Seek partnerships with other government agencies.
• Work with our Partners to create a GLOBE
  Foundation.

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NGG Schedule

• NGG formally announced at the Prague Annual
  Meeting (August 2005)
• NSF Announcement of Opportunity for integrated
  Earth systems science programs (Summer 2005).
• Approval of GLOBE Transition Plan and
  Modification of Cooperative Agreement (Fall 2005)
• Selection of integrated Earth systems science
  programs by NSF (Spring 2006)
• Formation of project teams (Spring 2006)
• Announcement of projects (Summer 2006)
• NGG functional (2006 GLOBE Annual Conference)

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Summary

• GLOBE is a noble idea that we all share.
• The Program must evolve to be responsive to the
  needs of its community and funding agencies.
• The Next Generation GLOBE will undertake new
  approaches to meet these changing needs.
• Your participation and support will be vital to
  GLOBEs continuing success.

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Thank you