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What is the Queens College GLOBE initiative?
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Queens College has become a GLOBE training partner, the only
one in southern New York State.
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The College has undertaken the responsibility of informing New
York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and southern Westchester teachers about GLOBE and
training them in GLOBE scientific protocols and data entry/retrieval
procedures.
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GLOBE training will eventually be offered to all public,
parochial, and private schools in the metropolitan area.
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To provide the continuing support after training that
has made GLOBE successful elsewhere, the College will:
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Create a GLOBE office on campus
to respond to inquiries and coordinate recruitment, training, and local
support efforts.
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Open a GLOBE Hotline to respond
to requests for help from teachers— accessible by both telephone and the
Internet.
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Distribute a GLOBE newsletter to
all public, parochial, and private schools in the New York metropolitan area
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Offer GLOBE workshops to provide
scientific content assistance to teachers, schools, and school districts that
request it.
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Sponsor conferences to address
implementation and other pedagogic issues
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Sponsor GLOBE science conferences
for teachers and their pupils to analyze results of data collection. Example:
a microclimate conference for New York City based on GLOBE atmosphere
protocols.
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Lend specialized instruments and
other equipment
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Create a regional network of
affiliated institutions and agencies to assist teachers in implementing GLOBE
in their classes.
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Queens College will incorporate GLOBE training in its
pre-service teacher preparation courses so that graduates of our
Elementary, Intermediate, and High School programs will start their teaching
careers prepared to participate fully in any GLOBE school and to bring GLOBE
to any non-GLOBE school at which they may be hired.
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Queens College will work with NY teachers, science
coordinators, and GLOBE headquarters to adapt standard GLOBE protocols to the
urban environment.
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