Directorate
for Geosciences
Education and Outreach Activities
In addition to the discipline-specific education and outreach activities
supported by the Directorate for Geosciences, the Directorate participates
in the multiagency Globe Program. Globe is a developing international
effort that links scientists and schoolchildren through a global information
network. It is designed to promote general science literacy related to
environmental and global change issues.
For
More Information
Visit the Globe Program Web site, http://www.globe.gov. For information
about Globe activities within NSF, contact the Globe program director
in the Directorate for Geosciences by telephone, 703-292-7858; or by
e-mail, globe@nsf.gov; or visit the GEO Directorate home page, http://www.geo.nsf.gov;
or the Education and Human Resources Directorate home page, http://www.ehr.nsf.gov.
Additional information about programs in the EHR Directorate can also
be found in the EHR section of this Guide.
Geosciences
Education Program
The Geosciences Education Program supports education activities that
integrate geoscience research and education, as well as lead to improvement
in the quality of geoscience education. A program announcement is released
annually and proposals at all education levels are encouraged. Abstracts
of previous awards are available at http://www.geo.nsf.gov/adgeo/education.htm.
Digital Library for Earth System Education
The Directorate for Geosciences supports the development of a well-organized,
high-quality digital library of educational materials for learner access
to data describing the Earth system. These are the raw materials needed
to implement discovery-based pedagogies that research indicates are most
effective for learning the methods and content of science. The Digital
Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) Program provides the structure
and services needed to transform the plethora of exciting Earth materials
and data available on the Web into a community resource with the potential
to transform Earth system education.
Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)
The OEDG Program is part of the Directorate for Geosciences’ effort
to broaden the participation of groups traditionally underrepresented
in the geosciences, including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
For further information about OEDG—implemented in fiscal year (FY)
2001—see the FY 2002 program announcement NSF
02-104. Future announcements
will be issued biennially.
Other Programs and Activities
In addition to the programs and activities mentioned here, the GEO
Directorate participates in the following NSF-wide education and outreach
activities:
- Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic
Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)
- Math and Science Partnership
(MSP)
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)
- Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT)
- Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
- Program for Persons with Disabilities (PPD)
- Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Research in Undergraduate Institutions and Research Opportunity Awards
(RUI/ROA)
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