Back to School: GLOBE Stipend Opportunity! (and other GLOBE news)

Stipends!

Calibrating the soil thermometer.

The South Dakota Discovery Center in partnership with the Space Grant Consortium and 319 Information and Education Project is offering stipends for GLOBE trained educators who enter GLOBE data into the database August 15 - October 31.

The requirements are:

1. Select a minimum of two protocols. 
2. Collect and report data at least once. You MUST report on both protocols.
3. You are encouraged to report more frequently (daily,  weekly). More frequent reporting makes you eligible for a larger stipend. 
4. The minimum stipend is $25 for one report on two protocols. The maximum stipend is $125 for five reports on at least two protocols. A $50 bonus stipend is provided for teachers who report weekly.

Examples

• Teacher A reports on air temperature and cloud cover every day for a week. Her stipend is $125.
• Teacher B reports once on all six El Niño protocols. Her stipend is $125.
• Teacher C reports air temperature every day for a week. She is disqualified from a stipend because she did not select TWO protocols.
• Teacher D reports on surface temperature and soil temperature once. Her stipend is $25.
• Teacher E reports on surface temperature and soil temperature once a week for six weeks. Her stipend is $125 (maximum) and a $50 bonus.
• Teacher F reports on green down and soil temperature once a week for two weeks. Her stipend is $50 and a $50 bonus.

The important thing is to report data! 

Not sure what protocols work with your classes? Look at the alignments between the NGSS and GLOBE resources.

Need support for GLOBE supplies? Apply for a GLOBE minigrant!

E Training

If you want to learn or review a protocol, you can now access the E-training resources. Colleagues can also become fully GLOBE trained teachers through the e-training. Check it out!

Upcoming Professional Development

The South Dakota Discovery Center will offer Elementary GLOBE via STEM Quick Stops starting in October. Educators from all grade levels (K-12) will be eligible to participate during the Aerosols activity unit for an additional stipend! Info coming soon.

Also, a GLOBE practicum to help you get GLOBE on teh ground will be piloted this fall. This online class will allow you to implement GLOBE while reflecting and creating a final portfolio that will be archived for future GLOBE educators to use a library of peer practice.

Let me know...

If you use GLOBE with your students, let me know what you did and how it went. I'm always happy to share your successes.