The Institute For Global Environmental Strategies Inc

THE DRIVING PURPOSE FOR THE NASA EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE NESEC IS TO ADVANCE NASA SMD SCIENCE EDUCATION OBJECTIVES ON NATIONAL, REGIONA

INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES INC. EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR

EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION ALLIANCE (ESSEA) II

EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT EVALUATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION

THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES (IGES) HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF NASA'S SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD

SINCE 1995, NASA HAS SPONSORED INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS OF EDUCATION MATERIAL RELATING TO EARTH SCIENCES AND, IN 1999, SPACE SCIENCES. THE PURPOSE OF

DETERMINE EARTH E/PO COMMUNITY NEEDS, INTERESTS, AND PARTICIPATION; IDENTIFY AND INVITE NEW/INACTIVE SMD E/PO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.ORGANIZE MONTHLY COMM

NOAA EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE COURSES: BUILDING ON THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION ALLIANCE (ESSEA)

CROWDSOURCED SCIENCE AND ACTION: THE MOSQUITO CHALLENGE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION EXCHANGE (GCCEE) IGES PROPOSES THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION EXCHANGE, WHICH ADDRESSES CATEGORY 1: IMPROVING K-

THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION ALLIANCE (ESSEA) IS SUPPORTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN TEACH

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SCAFFOLDING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS? SCIENTIFIC EVALUATIONS OF SOURCES AND ALTERNATIVE CLAIMS IN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES -CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES, SUCH AS WATER SECURITY OR CLIMATE CHANGE, ARE OFTEN COMPLEX AND INTERRELATED. THIS REQUIRES REASONED AND SCIENTIFIC EVALUATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES. ALTHOUGH REASONED AND SCIENTIFIC EVALUATIONS MAY BE CHALLENGING FOR STUDENTS, WELL-DESIGNED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS MAY FACILITATE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES. STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT THESE SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES ENCOUNTER BOTH SCIENTIFIC SOURCES THAT REPRESENT CURRENT CONSENSUS AND UNDERSTANDING AS WELL AS EVERYDAY INFORMATION SOURCES THAT MAY NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES TOOLS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN READING AND EVALUATING A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO COMPARE VARIOUS CLAIMS ADDRESSING SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES. IT DRAWS ON LITERACY CONCEPTS FROM SCIENCE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL STUDIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SCAFFOLDING TOOLS THAT CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE LINKS AMONG DATA, EVIDENCE, AND CLAIMS WHILE CONSIDERING THE TRUSTWORTHINESS AND PLAUSIBILITY OF SOURCES. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN AND TEST SUCH INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS TO DEEPEN THEIR EVALUATION SKILLS AS THEY MAKE REASONED EVALUATIONS AS EXPECTED OF CITIZENS IN A FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. THE PROJECT'S FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS ARE: (1) WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDS THAT SUPPORT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP MORE CRITICAL SOURCE TRUSTWORTHINESS AND CLAIM PLAUSIBILITY EVALUATIONS? (2) WHEN ENGAGING IN THESE INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDS, HOW DO STUDENTS' EVALUATIONS RELATE TO THEIR SHIFTS IN TRUSTWORTHINESS AND PLAUSIBILITY JUDGMENTS TOWARD JUSTIFIABLE UNDERSTANDINGS (E.G., BASED ON EVIDENCE AND REASONING)? (3) HOW DO THESE EVALUATIONS AND JUDGMENTS RELATE TO CHANGES IN STUDENTS? CORE DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL, CIVIC, AND SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES? THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP COMPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDS TO SUPPORT SOURCE AND CLAIM EVALUATION AND CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WITH PAIRS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS TO ENABLE THEM TO IMPLEMENT THESE SCAFFOLDS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS EFFECTIVELY. FURTHERMORE, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONDUCT RIGOROUS CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS TO GAUGE STUDENTS' ENGAGEMENT, REASONING, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL, AND CIVIC PHENOMENA UNDERLYING THESE TOPICS. THE PROJECT TEAM ANTICIPATES THAT THESE SCAFFOLDS WILL SUPPORT STUDENTS' REASONING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIOSCIENTIFIC PHENOMENA. THE DISCOVERY RESEARCH PREK-12 PROGRAM (DRK-12) SEEKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) BY PREK-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE RESOURCES, MODELS AND TOOLS. PROJECTS IN THE DRK-12 PROGRAM BUILD ON FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN STEM EDUCATION AND PRIOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR PROPOSED PROJECTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

E014042 - ADVANCING NASA WILDLAND FIRE APPLICATIONS WITH THE US PRIVATE SECTOR

I AM WRITING TO REQUEST AN AUGMENTATION TO NASA GRANT NNX16AM38G SEEING GREEN. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE NASA EARTH OBSERVATIONS APPLICATIONS IN THE U.S. BUSINESS SECTOR. SEEING GREEN FOCUSES ON THE U.S. AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL SERVICES WATER AND HEALTH SECTORS. SINCE THE PROJECT COMMENCED IGES HAS CONVENED TWO WORKSHOPS ENGAGING MORE THAN 35 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING SOME OF THE NATION S LARGEST EARTH OBSERVATION DATA USERS AND APPLICATIONS DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS NEWER CUTTING-EDGE DATA ANALYTICS COMPANIES SUCH AS BAYER BLOOMBERG IBM DESCARTES LABS AND AMAZON WEB SERVICES. THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE YIELDED VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO HOW COMPANIES ARE USING NASA AND OTHER USG DATA ENABLING FACTORS TRENDS AND IDEAS FOR IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT AND FUTURE INCREASE IN DATA APPLICATIONS. RESULTS OF THE WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED IN TWO DETAILED MEETING SUMMARIES. IN ADDITION PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON DEVELOPING A DATABASE OF US COMPANIES USING NASA AND OTHER USG EO DATA. AS NASA DOES NOT TRACK PRIVATE SECTOR USERS THIS PRODUCT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH SPECIFIC COMPANIES CONTACTS AND SHORT SUMMARIES OF HOW THIS EO IS BEING USED. AS NOTED DURING OUR OCTOBER 31ST MEETING THE WORK THAT IGES HAS CONDUCTED THUS FAR HAS SHOWN A HIGH LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTORS WHERE USERS AND USES HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY EASY TO IDENTIFY AS THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF WEATHER AND LAND COVER APPLICATIONS. HOWEVER THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WATER AND HEALTH SECTORS IS LOWER AND AS A RESULT MORE DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE. THE DATA ANALYTICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR IS WELL REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE SECTORS. CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK IGES IS REQUESTING AN AUGMENTATION TO NASA GRANT NNX16AM38G TO: 1. CONDUCT MORE IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF THE WATER AND HEALTH SECTORS; 2. CONDUCT TWO ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS (WATER AND HEALTH); 3. FURTHER EXPAND THE PRIVATE SECTOR USERS AND APPLICATIONS DATABASE; AND 4. COMPLETE DELIVER AND BROADLY COMMUNICATE THE EXPANDED FINAL REPORT AND FINDINGS.

SEEING GREEN THIS PROJECT, SEEING GREEN, BUILDS ON THE REPORT, NASA ON EARTH: ADVANCING FOOD, WATER, AND SAFETY FOR COMMUNITIES, BY PROPOSING TO CON

MOSQUITO MAPPERSTHE GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS POSED BY VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES IS SO GREAT IN SCOPE THAT IT IS CLEARLY INSURMOUNTABLE WITHOUT THE ACTIVE HELP OF TENS-OR HUNDREDS- OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO ERADICATE RISK IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR SOLUTION TO THIS GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGE IS ROOTED IN A CROWD SOURCED SCIENCE AND ACTION INITIATIVE LEVERAGING THE EXISTING CAPACITY AND NETWORKS OF SCIENTISTS TEACHERS STUDENTS AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE GLOBE PROGRAM AND ITS PUBLIC CITIZEN SCIENCE COUNTERPART GLOBE OBSERVER. THIS INITIATIVE CONNECTS HEALTH EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION IN A CITIZEN SCIENCE EFFORT WITH DIRECT BENEFITS TO NASA SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH DECISION MAKING. THE MOUNTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONCERN ABOUT VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR NASA TO PROVIDE A COMPELLING DEMONSTRATION OF HOW BOTH EARTH SYSTEM DATA AND PUBLIC SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT VIA A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM CAN HAVE DRAMATIC AND MEASURABLE IMPACTS ON REAL WORLD PROBLEMS FACING HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIETY. CHANGING SEASONALITY RESULTING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE IS EXACERBATING PROBLEMS WITH VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE WORLDWIDE AND NASA SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO UNDERSTAND HOW SATELLITE DATA CAN IMPROVE PREDICTIONS ON THE TIMING AND LOCATION OF DISEASE OUTBREAKS. IN THIS PROJECT THE DATA COLLECTED BY CITIZEN SCIENTIST VOLUNTEERS WILL BE USED FOR GROUND VALIDATION OF LOCATION AND RANGE EXPANSION OF THE DISEASE VECTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES SUCH AS ZIKA WEST NILE YELLOW FEVER DENGUE AND PARASITES THAT CAUSE MALARIA AND FILARIASIS. THROUGH CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY THESE DATA WILL INFORM MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS TO SOCIETY. THIS PROJECT MOSQUITO MAPPERS PROPOSES A CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR EARTH SYSTEMS PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO COLLECT REPORT AND ANALYZE PRESENCE/ABSENCE DATA ON MOSQUITO-VECTOR TAXA AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR BREEDING ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTING TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CHANGES IN THE EARTH SYSTEM PLAY A ROLE IN THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE. THE FOCUS OF THE WORK SUPPORTS THE KEY SCIENCE QUESTIONS OF NASA S EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE CARBON CYCLE AND ECOSYSTEMS FOCUS AREA (HOW DO ECOSYSTEMS LAND COVER AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES RESPOND TO AND AFFECT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE?) WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON DEMONSTRATING HOW EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PROVIDES SOCIETAL BENEFIT - ECOLOGICAL FORECASTING. IGES IS PLEASED TO WORK WITH SCIENTISTS AT THE USRA/GESTAR AND UCAR/NCAR TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT WHICH BUILDS ON SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATIONS AND LEVERAGES NASA AND NSF INVESTMENTS IN EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING THE GLOBE PROGRAM AND FLYOVER COUNTRY. MOSQUITO MAPPERS AIMS TO ANSWER THREE KEY QUESTIONS: HOW CAN THE MOBILIZATION OF CITIZENS AS SCIENTISTS CONTRIBUTE THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF DATA AND ANALYSIS TO IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MOSQUITO VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE? HOW CAN CITIZEN SCIENCE COLLECTED DATA BE INTEGRATED WITH SPACE DATA TO ADVANCE ANALYSIS OF HOW CHANGES IN THE EARTH SYSTEM PLAY A ROLE IN SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE? HOW CAN THIS SOURCE OF NEW INFORMATION BE USED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS IN THEIR RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING THREAT OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL?

EAGER - GLOBE (NSF16-031): COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LEVERAGING GLOBE STUDENT AND CITIZEN SCIENCE DATA ON THE FLYOVER COUNTRY MOBILE PLATFORM FOR PLACE-BASED, DATA-DRIVEN EDUCATION

ON JUNE 9TH, THE ALLIANCE FOR EARTH OBSERVATIONS-AN INITIATIVE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES-WILL CONVENE ITS FOURTH FORUM ON

EAGER: CITIZEN SCIENCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE

TRI-AGENCY CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION; APRIL 17-20, 2012 AT THE SHERATON NATIONAL HOTEL; ARLINGTON, VA

NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE