HR: 11:05h
AN: ED21D-04    [PDF]
TI: GLOBE Science and GLOBE Education: Convergence or Divergence?
AU: * McWilliams, H
EM: harold_mcwilliams@terc.edu
AF: TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
AB: The GLOBE Program is a partnership between scientists, classroom teachers, and students collaborating to monitor and study the global environment. GLOBE has trained more than 20,000 teachers. Yet only a small percentage of K-12 teachers who are trained in GLOBE consistently submit data to the program's data base and thereby actively contribute to the science goals of GLOBE. Based on a study of New England GLOBE teachers, this report argues that the goals of GLOBE, including consistent data submission, can be accomplished only when there is a greater congruence between the scientific goals of the program and the educational goals of the classroom. The results are discussed in terms of current educational policies and mandates, specifically the No Child Left Behind legislation. Some ideas are offered regarding how to achieve greater convergence between the goals of GLOBE scientists and the educational goals of classroom teachers.
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting