Fwd: February 2021 GLOBE News Brief

February 2021 GLOBE News Brief

Registration for The 2021 GLOBE Annual Meeting

Is Now Open!

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is pleased to announce that registration for The 2021 GLOBE Annual Meeting is open! The theme of the meeting, which will run from 19-23 July, is “Adapting to a Changing GLOBE.” The meeting will be entirely virtual. 

 

 

GIO will host “community” sessions this year. (Please stay tuned for additional information about how to submit your presentation or poster session application.) Protocol training sessions will also be offered, with limited capacity. Selected participants from the 2021 International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) will be invited to participate in a Student Experience. 

 

Registration Dates/Prices:

 

Register for the Annual Meeting early to receive additional updates on when you can sign up for protocol training sessions. (You must register in order to sign up for a protocol training.) 

 

For more information, click here.

Calling All GLOBE Students: Become One of 12 Student “Vloggers” for

GLOBE YouTube

Vlog-style videos are filmed partly in “selfie-style,” and are designed to help take viewers on a journey into the vlogger's world – into what they are doing, learning, and discovering. These six GLOBE students pictured above let us peek into their lives back in 2018 as part of the GLOBE Learning Expedition experience. To watch the 2018 video, click here.

GLOBE is seeking 12 students to volunteer as GLOBE student vloggers (video bloggers). These vloggers will create vlog–style video content for the GLOBE YouTube channel (the content will also be shared across all GLOBE social media platforms). Two students will be selected from each GLOBE region. The deadline to apply is 01 March.

 

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click here. There, you will find full details concerning this competitive opportunity, including the application form, permission forms, and submission video instructions (to apply each student will film, edit, and submit a short video).

 

If you have any questions concerning the application process, please email us at: globe.student.vloggers@gmail.com

2021 IVSS Update: Reports Will Be Accepted February through 10 March

Submit Your Report

 

Reports for the 2021 International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) will be accepted from February through 10 March. The focus of the 2021 IVSS is Data Analysis. Students are welcome to use new or old data in their projects. GIO is also encouraging students to present research in creative ways – such as using storytelling tools (video, online, etc.).

 

To submit your reports, click here.

 

Miss the January Webinar? The Recording is Available!

 

In January, GIO hosted the webinar: “STEM Storytelling from an Apache Point of View.” The webinar is part of a series of webinars focused on helping students craft their reports for the 2021 IVSS. The webinar featured four speakers from New Mexico, USA, as they discussed STEM storytelling and their experiences creating projects for the IVSS: Nate Raynor (Mescalero Apache School Teacher), Butch Blazer (Former President of the Mescalero Apache Tribe), and two students from the Mescalero Apache School, Kameryn Chino and Shylo Cochise-Klinekole. 

 

To view the recording of this (and other 2021 IVSS webinar recordings), click here. 

 

 Have You Checked Out the New Student Blog?

 

The new Student Blog is a place for GLOBE students to share about their past experiences with the IVSS, the U.S. Student Research Symposia (SRS), and GLOBE events. On this blog, you can share:

 

To complete a blog entry submission, click here.

 

Inspiration at Your Fingertips!

 

Are you seeking inspiration on possible 2021 IVSS research topics? Then check out GLOBE’s current measurement campaigns!

 

To explore the current measurement campaigns, click here.

 

Important 2021 IVSS Dates/Events:

 

For more information on the 2021 IVSS, click here.

For questions regarding the 2021 IVSS, please email: globeivss@ucar.edu.

NASA eClips “Ask SME” Presentation Highlights the Enduring Significance of Satellite Data and Imagery in Making Our Planet a

“Better Place”

Lola E. Fatoyinbo Agueh” provides intimate insight into the excitement and significance of collecting and analyzing satellite imagery and data.

 

“I use satellite imagery and satellite data to monitor forests on our planet. A lot of the work we do is observing our planet and kind of looking into the past and trying to predict the future using satellite data,” Dr. Agueh (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA) said. “We really care about the change because this is where we live; it’s our planet and we want to make sure that our planet is able to sustain us for many, many generations.”  

 

“It’s really exciting to be at NASA. I think it’s a combination of excitement of discovery and also there is a feeling of purpose, like I feel like I’m actually helping and, hopefully, finding a way of making our planet a better place,” Dr. Agueh said. 

To watch the video, click here.

 

GLOBE and NASA’s Satellite Missions

 

The GLOBE Program’s student research and field measurement campaigns – past, present, and future – provide ongoing contributions to many of NASA’s satellite missions. GLOBE field measurement campaigns are regional and worldwide projects that provide students with hands‑on opportunities to explore and learn about Earth through a network of students, teachers, and scientists. GLOBE field campaigns are grounded in real science embedded in an inquiry-based, collaborative approach.

 

For example, students participating in the current Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign are comparing their tree data, as well as tree height data from the NASA GLOBE Observer (GO) citizen scientists, with NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Mission, which launched in September 2018. ICESat-2 is using an on-board laser altimeter system to measure the height of Earth, including measurements of ice sheets, sea ice, trees, bodies of water, and mountains.

 

Scientists from the ICESat-2 Mission periodically review the tree height data collected by GLOBE and GO community members. The data helps scientists compare the GLOBE data to the ICESat-2 data and with potential professional research – allowing community members to participate, just like Dr. Agueh, in the excitement of discovery and to help find a way of making our planet a better place. 

To learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign, click here.

To learn about other current GLOBE measurement campaigns, click here.

Join 09 February Webinar: “Continuing Your Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Projects”

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar: “Continuing with Your Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Projects: Looking More In-depth at Online Tools, Story Mapping, and NASA GLOBE Observer Trees and Land Cover Tools for Student Research Projects, Including Student Research on Lime Trees in Croatia,” will be held on Tuesday, 09 February, at 02:00 p.m. EST (07:00 p.m. UTC).

 

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will continue Phase II of Year 3 by bringing teachers and students together with the common goal of discussing and unifying resources and recent tree science headlines for students to use to continue their development of student research projects. Several members of the campaign team will lead a discussion on how participants can use the NASA GLOBE Observer for observing upcoming seasonal change. There will be one student research project, from Croatia, featured during the webinar.

 

Questions?

 

Do your students want to do student research, but aren't sure where to begin? Do you have questions you would like answered about student research related to trees? Please submit your questions to: Dorian Janney prior to the webinar, and we will try our best to have an answer for you during the webinar.

 

If you are interested in joining the webinar, please send an email

to Campaign Lead, Brian Campbell.

To learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign, click here.

Join 18 February GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinar:

“Story Maps and IVSS”

On Thursday, 18 February, at 02:00 p.m. EST (07:00 p.m. UTC), you are invited to join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) webinar: “Story Maps and IVSS.” Participants will learn how to use ArcGIS StoryMaps. The featured speaker will be NASA Science Educator Dorian Janney; she will be demonstrating how to make an IVSS submission stand out using Story Maps. (ArcGIS StoryMaps help create inspiring, immersive stories by combining text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content.)

 

To register for the webinar, click here.

To learn more about GMM, click here.

Volunteer Opportunity!

 

The GMM team is seeking four volunteers for a new Advisory Panel. As a panel member, you

would offer advice on future webinar topics and speakers, along with suggestions and feedback

on GMM-developed mosquito resources. Experience as a formal educator, GLOBE Partner, or

an informal educator in either a library or a school program is desirable. We anticipate meeting

once a month from March through September 2021. If interested, please submit your name (or

nominate someone), and area of experience to cassie_soeffing@strategies.org

 

Have Mosquito Photos?

 

The GMM team would like to feature your mosquito photos in the Science Notebook Resource. Submissions will be accepted through September 2021. The GMM team is looking for exemplary larvae photos in the following categories:

 

GLOBE Teachers: If you or your students have taken photos you would like to share with the community, please contact Cassie Soeffling, Informal Education Lead at: cassie_soeffling@strategies.org

GIO Seeks Input on GLOBE Science Protocol Deactivation Process – Fill Out Survey by 03 February

GIO is seeking input on the process of deactivating certain GLOBE science protocols. Over the past 25 years, The GLOBE Program has expanded in many ways, and this includes the number of protocols increasing from 11 to 55. With this, questions have arisen as to how well these protocols fit the needs of the community, whether there are too many protocols, and also whether new protocols are needed. 

 

Over the last year, the GLOBE Science Working Group (WG) assumed the task of considering the number and type of science protocols, and identifying criteria to assess protocols in order to develop a recommended list of protocols to be considered for deactivation and possible deactivation. (A deactivated protocol means that data for the protocol cannot be entered into the database after a specified date, and that time and resources would no longer go toward updating or maintaining the protocol. However, existing data and teaching and learning resources for the protocol would continue to remain available through the program.)

 

The objective of evaluating existing protocols is part of GIO’s ongoing efforts to make GLOBE responsive to the community. While we are confident that each of the 55 protocols has provided value to the community, it is appropriate to assess our current activities in order to strengthen the program and to provide opportunities for future growth. 

 

GIO is seeking your input on: 1) the criteria the Science WG generated for the deactivation of GLOBE protocols; and 2) the list of protocols recommended for deactivation or possible deactivation.

 

Please complete the survey by 03 February.

To access the survey, click here.

February GLOBE Tech Update

As always, GLOBE continues to work to ensure that your “use” of the website, and associated apps, is as user-friendly as possible. Phase 1 of the Data Entry app merger into GLOBE Observer (GO) will now be taking place later this month. During Phase 1, the atmosphere protocols will be added into the GO app. This will allow users to add temperature, rainfall, and other atmospheric measurements directly within the app. It will also allow the general public to more easily participate with GLOBE by making observations as a citizen scientist.

 

In late February, look for the Mosquito Habitat Mapper tool within the GO app to receive an update. In addition, there will be a new ability to submit GLOBE observations to SciStarter. (SciStarter is the place to find, join, and contribute to science through providing people access to searchable formal and informal research projects and events.)

 

Have questions, or need assistance, contact the GLOBE Community Support Team at: globehelp@ucar.edu

Using Email to Enter Data? Please Use This Email Address

Just a reminder: If you are using GLOBE’s Email Data Entry portal to send in GLOBE measurements, you need to start using this new email: globedata@ucar.edu. The old email address has been retired.

 

For instructions on how to use GLOBE’s email Data Entry, click here.

Latin and Caribbean Region Seeks Nominations for Evaluation Working Group Representative – Deadline to Apply is 22 February

Become more involved with GLOBE as a member of a GLOBE Working Group (WG)! Nominations are being sought from the Latin America and Caribbean GLOBE Region for the Evaluation Working Group. The selected representative will start with the Working Group in April 2021, and will serve for a regular term ending no later than the regular scheduled term end of December 2023. The deadline to apply is 22 February. All active GLOBE community members will be considered.

 

The Evaluation WG assists in the identification of the effectiveness, impacts, and/or outcomes of The GLOBE Program. Necessary skills to be on the Evaluation WG include: experience with various evaluation and assessment methodologies, a statistical analysis mindset, and practice with creating reports for distribution.

 

In order to apply, please read the Terms of Reference document, which outlines the purpose and functions of the five WGs, and the expectations of each member. In order to represent your region on a GLOBE WG, a proficient/fluent understanding of English is necessary. 

 

If you would like to apply to be considered, please complete the Candidate Statement Form and submit it by the deadline of 22 February. You must attach a two-page resume within this form. Please be sure that you fulfill all necessary procedures within your organization that are required to serve on this WG.

 

If you would like to nominate someone whom you think would be a good candidate for the WG, you can compete the Nomination Form by 22 February; however, please let them know that you are endorsing them, and ask them to submit the Candidate Statement Form by 22 February in order to be considered. Please remind nominees that they must fulfill all required procedures within their organization to serve on a GLOBE WG.  

For more information on the Working Groups, click here.

(The documents/forms referred to above are located in the upper left-hand corner.) 

U.S. GLOBE Teachers/Partners: Join February Watercoolers 

February Watercoolers

 

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the Watercoolers in February. Watercoolers, which start at 04:10 p.m. EST, are an informal opportunity to connect with other GLOBE teachers and partners to share ideas. Each week begins with a presentation from a teacher or partner, with time for questions and conversation following.

 

The following Watercoolers will be held in February:

For descriptive information on the Watercoolers, click here.

To register for the 18 February Watercooler, click here.

To register for all other February Watercoolers, click here.

To catch up on past Watercoolers, click here.

Sign up to Present!

 

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: You are invited to share your experience and expertise! Please consider signing up to share how you are using GLOBE in your region.

 

To sign up to present at a Watercooler, click here.

GIO Closed 15 February for Presidents’ Day

The GLOBE Implementation Office, including the Community Support Team, will be closed Monday, 15 February, in order to celebrate Presidents' Day.

Opportunities for Teachers

(U.S. opportunities are often highlighted in the News Brief simply because we are more aware of them through our local media; however, if there are opportunities for GLOBE students and/or teachers in your region that you would like us to highlight in the coming months, please send the information to: globecommunications@ucar.edu. Thank you!)

NASA STEM Educator Webinars

The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) is presenting a series of webinars open to all educators. All pre-service, K-12, and informal educators, as well as university faculty, are invited to join NASA education specialists to learn about NASA missions, activities, lesson plans, educator guides, and online resources that integrate NASA and STEM into the classroom.

 

An upcoming webinar, “Diversifying STEM Workforce: NASA STEM-related Mission Resources that Celebrate Diversity,” is geared toward educators in grades K-12. On Monday, 15 February (06:00 p.m. ET), participants will learn about various levels of engagement that address issues of diversity and equity in STEM education and workforce – from highlighting NASA role models from underrepresented groups in STEM to in-depth exploration of research and practical strategies using NASA resources in our webinars and digital badges. This live webinar may be of interest to various audiences and will offer research-based strategies to engage diverse students in informal settings using NASA STEM resources from current NASA NGS themes and priority missions. 

YLACES Offers Awards, Scholarships, Grants – and Support – for Science Education

Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES), based in the United States, offers awards, scholarships, grants, and support – all to assist and reward the implementation of inquiry-based, experiential science education where students do science and contribute to understanding of our environment through recognition and financial reward programs.

 

Those working with youth to do research projects through environmental citizen science are invited to submit proposals for support to help their efforts. Grants range from support for taking simple measurements to teacher professional development and working for pervasive inclusion of student research projects in science teaching.

 

In addition, support is provided for prizes recognizing student achievement and effective teaching; for infrastructure necessary for contributing, storing, and sharing data and methods; and for science fairs/symposia that assess student work.

 

For more information on YLACES, and the specific types of assistance

YLACES provides, click here.

April 16: Virtual Data4Justice Conference: Learn How Data, Research, and Activism Come Together to Create Change 

The Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE) is hosting an inaugural Data4Justice Conference: A virtual, all-day event for scholars, activists, policymakers, and allies to explore the ways to power social justice together. The conference has broadly accessible talks and is designed for a general audience.

 

The conference will take place on Friday, 16 April, from 10:00 a.m. through 06:00 p.m. ET. The talks are focused on health care equity, inclusion in arts/media, environmental justice, criminal justice, and education equity.

 

To learn more, click here.

(Scholarships are available for anyone unable to pay; however, you must contact QSIDE for more information: qside@qsideinstitute.org)

U.S./Canada K-12 Teachers: Deadline for Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition is

08 February

The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision science competition encourages K–12 students to imagine what technology might be like in the future while learning the scientific process in an engaging, hands-on way. The deadline for submissions 08 February 2021.

 

ExploraVision is a science competition that goes beyond the typical student science competition and into what it takes to bring ideas to reality. A teacher will sponsor and lead his/her students as they work in groups of 02-04 to simulate real research and development. A teacher will guide his or her students as they pick a current technology, research it, envision what it might look like in 10 or more years, and describe the development steps, pros and cons, and obstacles. Past winners have envisioned technologies ranging from a hand-held food allergen detector to a new device to help people who have lost limbs regain movement in real time. The competition is open to students enrolled in public, private, or home school in the United States and Canada. 

 

For more information on the competition, click here.

U.S. Teachers/Partners: 2020-2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Application Cycle Now Open

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teaching. Recipients of the award receive a certificate signed by the President of the United States; a paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities; a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF); and an opportunity to build lasting partnerships with colleagues across the nation.

 

Awards are given to teachers from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Department of Defense Education Activity schools, or the U.S. territories as a group (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands).

 

Applicants must:

 

Applications for 7-12th grade teachers are now open; applications must be

completed by 01 April 2021. Nominations close on 01 March 2021.

For more information, click here.

Opportunities for Students

U.S. Sophomores/Juniors: Applications for 2021 “Earth System Explorers” Virtual Internship

Due 22 February 

As part of the larger NASA Summer Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer High School Intern Program (Texas Space Grant Consortium), the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) is leading an Earth System Explorers Virtual Internship Option. The deadline to apply is 22 February 2021.

 

The Earth System Explorers virtual internship option connects interns with the exciting science of applying NASA Earth Observations to mosquito vector-borne diseases' global health threat. The virtual format enables interns to conduct their internship from their home.

 

The project will engage participants in 12-150 hours of research, working closely with NASA subject matter expert mentors. The commitment is spread over eight weeks, at approximately 15 hours a week in order to accommodate summer job and family responsibilities flexibly.

 

Participants will gain experience in field research (collecting Mosquito Habitat Mapper and land cover data using the GLOBE Observer app), remote sensing, computer science, and data analysis – while contributing to the scientific understanding of mosquito ecology, human health, and land cover classification. Interns will be accessing and analyzing data using online tools, such as GLOBE Advanced Data Access Tool (ADAT), Collect Earth Online, AppEARS, NASA Worldview, Climate Engine, Google Earth Engine, and ArcGIS Online.

 

Eligibility Requirements:

 

Curious? The following is a blog posted by one of the 2020 Virtual Interns: "An Insider Glimpse of a NASA SEES Internship."

 

For more information, including project choices, how to apply, FAQs, and

past presentations, click here.

U.S. Undergraduate/Grad Students: Applications for SOARS Summer Internship (Boulder, Colorado) in Atmosphere or Related Science Due 15 February

U.S. Undergraduate/Graduate Students (U.S. citizens or green card holders): Applications for the SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) 2021 summer internship program are due 15 February.

 

SOARS is an undergraduate-to-graduate research internship program for students interested in the atmospheric and related sciences, based at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

 

SOARS encourages applications from individuals who are members of a group that is historically under-represented in the atmospheric and related sciences, including students who are Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic or Latina/o, female, first generation college students, veterans, and students with disabilities. SOARS welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students; students who have experienced, and worked to overcome, educational or economic disadvantage and/or have personal or family circumstances that may complicate their continued progress in research careers.

 

NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,

 it is expected that the 2021 program will be virtual.

For more information, click here.

U.S. 2021 Summer STEM Research Opportunities

U.S. Community: Now is the time that summer research programs are announcing their 2021 deadlines. Click here and browse by institution, disciplinary categories, or by geography.

Anniversaries

 

Congratulations to the three GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of February:

 

Netherlands – 26 years

28 February 1995

 

New Zealand - 21 years

29 February 2000

 

South Africa – 24 years

17 February 1997

 

The GLOBE Implementation Office would like to thank these countries for their ongoing educational and scientific contributions to The GLOBE Program!

 

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