HR: 16:45h
AN: ED24A-04    [Abstracts]
TI: Creating Successful Scientist-Teacher-Student Collaborations: Examples From the GLOBE Program
AU: * Geary, E
EM: egeary@ucar.edu
AF: The GLOBE Program UCAR Office of Programs, 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 2102, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Wright, E
EM: ewright@globe.gov
AF: The GLOBE Program UCAR Office of Programs, 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 2102, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Yule, S
EM: syule@ucar.edu
AF: The GLOBE Program UCAR Office of Programs, 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 2102, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Randolph, G
EM: randolph@globe.gov
AF: The GLOBE Program UCAR Office of Programs, 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 2102, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Larsen, J
EM: jllarsen@globe.gov
AF: The GLOBE Program UCAR Office of Programs, 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 2102, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Smith, D
EM: dasmith@globe.gov
AF: The GLOBE Program UCAR Office of Programs, 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 2102, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AB: Actively engaging students in research on the environment at local, regional, and globe scales is a primary objective of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program. During the past 18 months, GLOBE, an international education and science program in 109 countries and tens of thousands of schools worldwide, has been working with four NSF-funded Earth System Science Projects to involve K-12 students, teachers, and scientists in collaborative research investigations of Seasons and Biomes, the Carbon Cycle, Local and Extreme Environments, and Watersheds. This talk will discuss progress to date in each of these investigation areas and highlight successes and challenges in creating effective partnerships between diverse scientific and educational stakeholders. More specifically we will discuss lessons learned in the following areas: (a) mutual goal and responsibility setting, (b) resource allocation, (c) development of adaptable learning activities, tools, and services, (d) creation of scientist and school networks, and (e) development of evaluation metrics, all in support of student research.
UR: http://www.globe.gov
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting