December 20, 1994 Program Directors National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Dear Colleagues: The purpose of this letter is to alert you that you will be contacted soon by one of the six Regional Consortia directors to ascertain your interest in hosting one of the 12 regional teacher training workshops for the GLOBE Project. Space Grant has been asked to provide logistical support for these workshops. This is the first time we have been asked to participate in an important national precollege project and I ask your help in working with us to accomplish this task. The six Regional Consortia directors will provide additional information on the purpose of the workshops, what logistics support is required, and how you may compete as a workshop host. Katie Pruzan and I will be working with the six Regional Consortia chairs/contacts (for the purposes of this GLOBE project, the Western Regional Consortium will be separated along the Continental Divide) in proceeding with workshop site selections. Each of the six Regional Consortia will host two, geographically distributed workshops (thus the total of twelve), so that teachers will be within driving distance of the workshop sites. Other conditions are: 1. Each of the twelve sites selected to host workshops will conduct two sessions of 25 teachers each (50 teachers for each workshop site; 600 teachers nationwide). The participants will be selected by the GLOBE program office through an application process (appended to this message for information purposes only). Space Grant workshops will provide logistical support, including computers connected to the internet for each teacher, materials, and video teleconferencing capabilities. The total budget for both sessions at each site is not to exceed $25,000. No travel costs are to be included. Workshop content will be provided by trainers designated by the GLOBEoffice. 2. The workshops will consist of two sessions-- each of three days "plus one". The "one " day is for computer/ internet training (as required). 3. The computers should be about half PC and half MacIntosh; all should be connected to the internet. 4. About 200 pages of materials for each of the 50 teachers will be required, or about 10,000 pages total. 5. Potential workshop leaders will be asked their capacity for providing distance-learning capabilities (VITS, MOSAIC, CU-SeeMe, satellite links, video and telephone via NASA Select, videotaping/playback, etc.). For the purposes of this initiative, we have made modified assignments for State Consortia-Regional Consortia pairings; if you see any problems with this arrangement, please contact Katie right away. Katie will be contacting the following Regional Consortia chairs/contacts soon, to set up a teleconference for further planning: Southeastern: Gerald Karr/Jackie Reasoner (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR, SC, TN) Mid-Atlantic: Mary Sandy (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA, WV) New England: Anne Pierce and Dave Bartlett (CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT) Great Midwest: Gary Moore and Wayne Solomon (IL, IA, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI) Far West: Mike Wiskerchen (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA) Rocky Mountain/Plains: Elaine Hansen (CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY) Thank you for your help with this initiative. E. Julius Dasch, Program Manager National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Teacher training will be available for some GLOBE lead teachers for 3-day sessions offered during the period February through May 1995. Training for additional GLOBE lead teachers will be available from June through August 1995. It is expected that only a relatively small percentage of initial GLOBE lead teachers will be able to be trained during the February-May period, and each school's indication for when its GLOBE lead teacher would prefer to participate in training is requested on the registration form. GLOBE will begin operation on April 22, 1995. Schools that initially register can expect to begin their involvement on a phased-in basis beginning as early as April, but, in some cases, not beginning until later in 1995. Schools for which registration forms are received by the GLOBE Program earliest can generally expect to receive training for their GLOBE lead teachers at an early date, and thus begin GLOBE participation earlier in the year, subject to the magnitude of response to this invitation and the overall process for scheduling teacher training workshops across the country. Federal Assistance Some Federal assistance will be available on a competitive basis to assist selected domestic schools in meeting some of these "basic requirements." GLOBE encourages schools which do not meet all of the "basic requirements" identified above to complete the January 3, 1995 TO: Far West Space Grant Program Directors Far West Region (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA) FROM: Far West Region Coordinator Michael Wiskerchen, Director California Space Grant Consortium SUBJECT: Space Grant Announcement of Opportunity for the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Regional Teacher training workshops A recent letter (E. Julius Dasch - December 20, 1994 - included below) alerted you to the opportunity for your Space Grant organization to host one of the 12 regional teacher training workshops for the GLOBE Project. The GLOBE Program is managed by an interagency team that includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Departments of Education and State. The GLOBE Program (brief description below) is a hands-on program that joins students, educators, and scientists from around the world in studying the global environment. GLOBE will be a worldwide network of students who will work under the guidance of GLOBE-trained teachers to make environmental observations at or near their schools, report their data to a GLOBE processing facility, receive and use global images created from their data, and study environmental topics in their classrooms. Space Grant has been asked to provide logistical support for the teacher training workshops associated with the GLOBE Program. K-12 schools throughout the U.S. have already submitted proposals directly to the GLOBE program for their participation. The Space Grant directed teacher training workshops would provide the regional training support for teachers from those selected K-12 schools. Although this opportunity demands a rapid response proposal (3 page maximum length), those Far West Space Grant programs which have similar ongoing K-12 efforts should be able to respond. The following proposal guidelines should help you in the proposal: Proposal Deadlines *20 January 1995 -- Proposals due to Far West regional consortia contacts *27 January 1995 -- Winning proposals (two winners and an alternate) will be identified Far West Regional Space Grant Proposals Submitted To Dr. Michael Wiskerchen University of California-San Diego California Space Institute 9500 Gilman Drive, 0524 La Jolla, CA 92093 - 0524 PHONE: 619-534-5869 FAX: 619-534-7840 EMAIL: mwiskerchen@ucsd.edu Workshop Structure * The U.S. is to be divided into six regional consortia areas. Each of the six Regional Consortia will host two, geographically distributed workshops (thus the total of twelve), so that teachers will be within driving distance of the workshop sites. The six regional consortia are as follows: Southeastern: Gerald Karr/Jackie Reasoner (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR, SC, TN) Mid-Atlantic: Mary Sandy (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA, WV) New England: Dave Bartlett (CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT) Great Midwest: Gary Moore (IL, IA, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI) Far West: Michael Wiskerchen (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA) Rocky Mountain/Plains: Elaine Hanson (CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY) * Each of the twelve sites selected to host workshops will conduct two sessions of 25 teachers each (50 teachers for each workshop site; 600 teachers nationwide). The participants will be selected by the GLOBE program office through an application process (appended to this message for information purposes only). Space Grant workshops will provide logistical support, including computers connected to the internet for each teacher, materials, and video teleconferencing capabilities. Proposal Guidelines * A letter proposal of a maximum length of 3 pages * The total budget for both sessions at each site is not to exceed $25,000. No travel costs are to be included. Possible budget items may include satellite time (estimate options for 2-3 hours per session), photocopies, stafftime (salaries), overhead/indirect costs, space, equipment/av rental, internet connectivity charges, videographer, video tapes, video tape reproduction, long-distance telephone charges, etc. Budget items must follow training grant guidelines as far as what is and is not allowable (Food and drink is not permissible except for working functions, such as lunches) * Workshop content will be provided by trainers designated by the GLOBE office. Teachers will be selected by GLOBE. * Scheduling for workshops will be between March 1 and April 15, 1995. Possible (and impossible) dates should be noted in the proposal. * The workshops will consist of two sessions-- each of three days "plus one". The "one " day is for internet training. It may be necessary to split group of 20 teachers into three smaller sections by discipline (atmosphere, biology, hydrology). * The computers should be about half PC and half MacIntosh; all should be connected to the internet. Do not use the minimum system requirements (noted in the GLOBE announcement) as a guide for what the workshop system requirements should be. The GLOBE announcement was incorrect and the following are minimum requirements: MAC: Using a 14.4 modem to access a dial-up connection: MAC II class or higher (series 68020 or better) with 60 MB of free disk space. 6-8 MB of RAM are recommended. PC: Using a 14.4 modem to access a dial-up connection: 386 DX (preferably a 486) with 40mhz or better. 8 MB of RAM and 60 MB of free disk space. * About 200 pages of materials for each of the 50 teachers will be required, or about 600 pages total. * Potential workshop leaders will be asked their capacity for providing distance-learning capabilities (VITS, MOSAIC, CU-SeeMe, satellite links, etc.). Distance learning may be limited to video recorded lectures that are played during the workshop sessions. (In other words video training tapes). A SLIPP/PPP internet connection is required to access the World Wide Web. * The proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria: reason for interest = 20%, logistical resources = 60%, budget = 10%, and management/staff resources = 10%". GLOBE - NOTICE OF PROGRAM AND AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) SUMMARY: This is an invitation for U.S. k-12 schools to participate in a new international environmental science and education program known as Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). U.S. schools can participate in the GLOBE Program if they meet the "basic requirements" described below by simply completing the registration form included below. If a U.S. school does not have the resources necessary to meet these "basic requirements," it can apply for Federal assistance to enable it to participate in the GLOBE Program using the Application for Federal Assistance included below. GLOBE is managed by an interagency team that includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Departments of Education and State. GLOBE leadership also includes the White House Office on Environmental Policy and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. NOAA is the lead agency for GLOBE. As lead agency, NOAA invites U.S. k-12 schools to participate in the GLOBE Program as described below. The GLOBE Program is a hands-on program that joins students, educators, and scientists from around the world in studying the global environment. GLOBE will be a worldwide network of students who will work under the guidance of GLOBE-trained teachers to make environmental observations at or near their schools, report their data to a GLOBE processing facility, receive and use global images created from their data, and study environmental topics in their classrooms. DATES: Requests for Federal assistance must be received by December 28, 1994. ADDRESSES: Requests for the registration form or the Application for Federal Assistance form and completed forms should be sent by mail to Thomas N. Pyke, Jr., Director, The GLOBE Program, 744 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503 or delivered by express or courier service to Director, The GLOBE Program, The White House, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., Room G-1, Washington, D.C. 20006. Facsimile copies are not acceptable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested applicants should contact Thomas N. Pyke, Jr., Director, The GLOBE Program, at (202) 395-6500. Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Mike Wiskerchen Director - California Space Grant Consortium California Space Institute UC San Diego