The GLOBE Program is a worldwide hands-on environmental science and education program that unites
students, educators, and scientists from around the globe in studying the environment. The goals of the GLOBE
Program are: to enhance the environmental awareness of individuals worldwide, to increase scientific understanding of the Earth, and to
improve student achievement in science and mathematics.
Over 7,000 schools in more than 80 countries are participating in the GLOBE Program. As part of the
GLOBE Program students:
- Make a core set of environmental observations at or near their schools,
- Report their data through the Internet to a GLOBE data processing facility,
- Receive and use global images created from worldwide GLOBE school data, and
- Study environmental topics in their classrooms.
GLOBE students have reported over one million science observations in the areas of atmosphere, hydrology,
landcover/geology, and soils, guided by over 10,000 GLOBE-trained teachers. These data are used by
GLOBE students and scientist to support environmental research and other environmental science programs.
Environmental scientists from many nations have participated in selecting GLOBE environmental measurements,
ensuring overall quality control of data, and using the data in their research.
GLOBE PARTNERS
The Science and Mathematics Learning Center (SMLC) at Northern Arizona
University is a professional development, research, and resource center dedicated to the continual improvement of science, mathematics,
and technology education for all students in K-12 schools throughout Arizona. The Center fosters collaborative partnerships with and among
K-12 educational communities, community colleges, and universities as well as with science and technology-rich resources to develop, implement,
support, and evaluate programs for systemic reform consistent with national and state initiatives in science, mathematics, and technology education.
The SMLC continually works to design programs and resources to address specific needs identified by educators,
administrators, and policy makers.
The Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) promotes Native American students' interest in
environmental careers that will benefit themselves and their communities, and to assist their schools in improving environmental literacy.
Students participate as observers and experimenters reporting in their local region. The Environmental
Education Outreach Program is part of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)
at Northern Arizona University. The purpose of the Environmental
Education Outreach Program (EEOP) is to interest Native American students in environmental careers and to assist schools in improving
environmental science literacy. EEOP does this by:
- Mentoring and advising students on career choices and post-secondary educational opportunities;
- Providing teachers with the support they need in order to be able to increase the amount and quality of environmental instruction;
- Providing counselors with information that will assist them in advising and scheduling students to improve their success in environmental studies;
- Assisting schools in developing and providing extracurricular opportunities in the study of the environment; and
- Coordinating with other groups such as tribes, universities, community colleges, and local agencies to improve environmental awareness.
The EEOP program currently outreaches to over 400 educators throughout Arizona, Wisconsin,
Washington, and New Mexico. The EEOP has been successful in piquing students' interest in
higher education and environmental careers by bringing exciting environmental education curriculum into the classroom. The development
of partnerships with educational staff as well as community members has led to building of bridges between the traditional values of
Native American people and Environmental Education.
NAU || EEOP || SMLC || GLOBE
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