Education and Outreach Colloquium, Edward Geary and Donna Charlevoix

Event Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Location: GSFC, Bldg 33, Room H114
Time: 10:00 AM

GLOBE¹s Worldwide Student Climate Research Campaign (2011-2013): Inspiring and Preparing the Next Generation of Earth System Scientists
To inspire and prepare the next generation of Earth System Scientists, secondary students and teachers must have opportunities to engage in authentic learning and research experiences. For students, the scientific research must be relevant, of interest to them, and allow them to gain the scientific knowledge and technical skills needed to pursue majors and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. For teachers the research must be relevant to the science curriculum in their schools and must be doable in their classrooms and communities during the school year. GLOBE’s worldwide student climate research campaign, is intended to achieve all of these objectives by engaging over 1 million students and teachers in climate research, and enhancing climate literacy for millions of citizens between 2011 and 2013. Come learn more about some of the proposed student climate research topics and how NASA scientists, resources, and data can contribute to the success of this campaign at local, regional, and global scales.

Biographical Information: Dr. Edward E. Geary
Dr. Edward E. Geary directs the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program http://www.globe.gov/r at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. GLOBE is an international environmental education and science program in 110 countries and 42 U.S. states. In his role as director, Geary is leading the development of a 21st century model for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. This new model is designed to inspire the next generation of global scientists and to promote K-16 student learning and achievement across the curriculum.

Before joining the GLOBE program, Geary served as the Director for the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education at Colorado State University where he lead a diverse group of faculty and staff engaged in STEM education in Colorado. In 2001, he also developed and co-lead a national effort to transform how we teach and learn about Earth and space which resulted in the “Blueprint for Change” report on how to Revolutionize Earth and Space science education in the United States.

From 1991-1999, Geary served as Director of Education programs at the Geological Society of America, and prior to that he was an associate professor of Geology at San Jose State University in California where he taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses and conducted and published scientific (geological) research on Southeast Asia (the Philippines and New Zealand) and the western United States.

During the past three decades, Geary has overseen the development of innovative curricula for middle and high school students, co-developed the K-12 component of the Digital Library for Earth System Education, founded an educational consulting business, and taught numerous inquiry-based professional development programs for elementary, secondary, and college faculty. Geary is a past President of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (2003) and a founding member of the Coalition for Earth System Education.

Degree Information:
B.S. Environmental Earth Sciences
Stanford University 1977

M.S. Geology
Cornell University 1983

Ph.D. Geology
Cornell University 1986

Biographical Information: Dr. Donna J Charlevoix
Dr. Donna J Charlevoix recently joined Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program http://www.globe.gov/r at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado as the Climate Research Campaign Coordinator. Charlevoix is responsible for managing the Student Research Campaign on Climate including designing the campaign, and facilitating the interactions between educators, scientists and students.

As of April 2009, Charlevoix is also finishing out the academic year at the University of Illinois where she is Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences. Her research interests include teaching and learning of science in higher education, women in science and societal impacts of weather and climate. At the University of Illinois she served as the Director of Introductory Courses for ten years. Recent research projects include best practice in teaching earth system science to pre-service teachers, utilizing blended and online learning in the teaching of science education in higher education, gender and social capital in facilitating success in science, and the development of cutting-edge interdisciplinary programs to advance environmental education.

At Illinois, Charlevoix was the recipient of multiple teaching awards at UIUC was repeatedly named to the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. She is past-Chair of the Board of Higher Education of the American Meteorological Society and co-chairs the AMS Education Symposium. She also co-authored a nationally recognized and adopted undergraduate textbook, currently in third edition, Severe and Hazardous Weather (Kendall/Hunt, 2008) used by over 100 universities in the U.S. and abroad.

Degree Information:
B.S. Atmospheric Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

M.S. Atmospheric Sciences
University of California-Davis

Ph.D. Science Education
University of Illinois

Off Site Access
Both talks will be available remotely by Webcast at:
http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx
NOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.

You may also listen in at 1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205

Posted or updated: Friday, May 1, 2009

Editor: Paul Przyborski

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