GLOBE Program "Franchise" Partners v.4/15/97 NORTHEAST UNITED STATES: Drexel University * Drexel will work with GLOBE to increase program participation in Philadelphia and develop a model for broad inner city school participation elsewhere, while undertaking the responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * Contact: Dr. Fredricka Reisman Director of Teacher Education Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 tel: 215-895-6770 fax: 215-895-4999 e-mail: reismafk@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu City University of New York * The Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE) of CUNY will work in conjunction with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in undertaking responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in the New York City/Newark metropolitan area. * Contact: Dr. Seymour Spiegel Center for Advanced Study in Education City University of New York Graduate School 25 West 43rd Street -- Room 620 New York, NY 10036 tel: 212-302-5165 fax: 212-719-2488 Talcott Mountain Science Center * The Talcott Mountain Science Center, an organization located in northern Connecticut which provides teacher training, curriculum development and field enrichment classes for schools in the region, will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Southern New England. * Contact: Jonathan Craig Talcott Mountain Science Center Montevideo Road Avon, CT 06001 Phone: (203) 677-8571 Fax: (203) 676-0421 e-mail: jcraig@tmsc.org Gallaudet University * Gallaudet University located in Washington, D.C., will work to ensure that every school program serving hearing-impaired students in the U.S. has the opportunity to participate in the GLOBE Program. * Contact: Dr. H. David Snyder Ms. Mary Ellsworth Gallaudet University Kendall Green 800 Florida Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-3695 tel: 202-651-5385 fax: 202-651-5521 e-mail: hdsnyder@gallux.gallaudet.edu msellswo@gallux.gallaudet.edu NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center * NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland will recruit GLOBE schools, train GLOBE teachers and mentor GLOBE students in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Goddard will also incorporate GLOBE into programs that it conducts at the Center for teachers from throughout the United States. * Contact: Dr. Robert E. Gabrys NASA Goddard Space Flight Center --Mail Code 130.3 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt, MD 20771 tel: 301-286-7205 fax: 301-286-1655 e-mail: bgabrys@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov Stevens Institute of Technology * The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education of the Stevens Institute of Technology will recruit GLOBE schools, train GLOBE teachers and mentor GLOBE students throughout New Jersey. * Contact: Dr. Edward A. Friedman Director Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken, NJ 07030 tel: 201-216-5375 fax: 201-216-8069 e-mail: friedman@stevens-tech.edu NORTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES: Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science * The Teachers Academy, an organization located in Chicago and committed to improving science and math teaching skills, will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Chicago and throughout Illinois. * Contact: Dr. Ethan Allen Associate Director of Policy and Planning Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science 3424 South State Street Chicago, IL 60616 tel: 312-949-2462 fax: 312-808-9257 e-mail: eallen@tams.iit.edu Cleveland Public Schools * The Center for School Improvement and Professional Development of the Cleveland Public Schools will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio area. * Contact: Mr. Norman Schmidt Office of Science Cleveland Public Schools 1380 East 6th Street Cleveland, OH 44114 tel: 216-574-8180 fax: 216-574-8593 e-mail: h9027301@llohio.wviz.org University of Northern Iowa * The Center for Energy and Environmental Education of the University of Northern Iowa will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Iowa. * Contact: Dr. David V. McCalley Associate Director Center for Energy and Environmental Education University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0293 tel: 319-273-2573 fax: 319-273-7140 e-mail: david.mccalley@uni.edu Minnesota School Nature Area Project, St. Olaf College * The School Nature Area Project works with K-12 schools in Minnesota to establish nature areas for instructional use, train teachers and integrate technology into environmental education. SNAP will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Minnesota. * Contact: Mr. Bill Lindquist School Nature Area Project St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue Northfield, MN 55057 tel: 507-646-3977 fax: 507-646-3930 e-mail: lindquis@stolaf.edu SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES: Mississippi Research Consortium * The Consortium, comprised of Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi, will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Mississippi. * Contact: Dr. Melvin Ray Mississippi State University P.O. Box 6343 Mississippi State, MS 39762 tel: 601-325-3570 fax: 601-325-8028 e-mail: ray_melvin@admin.msstate.edu * Contact for Mississippi State University: Dr. Cynthia Ward Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 39762 tel: 601-325-3426 fax: 601-325-8784 e-mail: cindyw@ra.msstate.edu * Contact for the University of Mississippi: Ms. Debby Chessin School of Education University of Mississippi Oxford, MS 38677 tel: 601-232-7100 fax: 601-232-7249 e-mail: dchessin@olemiss.edu Tri-State Education Initiative Consortium * The Consortium will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in the 30 school districts in the Tri-State Education Initiative region -- an area describing a 50-mile radius around Iuka, Mississippi, and comprising 230 schools in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. * Contact: Dr. John Arnold Executive Director Tri-State Education Initiative Consortium P.O. Box 508 Iuka, MS 38852-0508 tel: 601-423-9071 fax: 601-423-7458 e-mail: jarnold@edubbs.tsei.k12.ms.us The University of Alabama in Huntsville * The University of Alabama in Huntsville will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Alabama. * Contact: Mr. Gregory N. Cox Earth System Science Laboratory University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 35899 tel: 205-922-5738 fax: 205-922-5723 e-mail: cox@atmos.uah.edu NASA's Stennis Space Center * NASA's Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi will recruit GLOBE schools, train GLOBE teachers and mentor GLOBE students in the Mississippi/Louisiana Gulf Coast area surrounding the Center. Stennis will also incorporate GLOBE into programs that it conducts at the Center for teachers from throughout the United States. * Contact: Mr. John Wilson NASA John C. Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 tel: 601-688-3337 fax: 601-688-2824 e-mail: John.Wilson@ssc.nasa.gov DeKalb County School System, Atlanta, Georgia * The DeKalb County School District, Atlanta, Georgia, encompasses over 100 schools. The School District will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in all of the schools in DeKalb County. * Contact: Mr. Ben Ridgeway Elementary Instruction DeKalb County School System 3770 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30032 tel: 404-297-7461 fax: 404-297-2380 e-mail: benr@aol.com University of Arkansas * The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Arkansas. * Contact: Dr. Lynne H. Hehr Science Education Liaison Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Old Main 525 tel: 501-575-3875 fax: 501-575-2642 e-mail: lhehr@comp.uark.edu University of North Carolina * The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout North Carolina. * Contact: Dr. Pat Bowers Associate Director Center for Mathematics and Science Education CB #3500, Peabody Hall 309 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500 tel: 919-966-5922 fax: 919-962-0588 e-mail: pbowers@isis.unc.edu * The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout North Carolina. * Contact: Dr. Josephine D. Wallace Director Mathematics and Science Education Center 9201 University City Boulevard University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 tel: 704-547-4838 fax: 704-547-3216 e-mail: jdwallac@email.uncc.edu College of William and Mary * The School of Education of the College of William and Mary will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Virginia. * Contact: Dr. Virginia L. McLaughlin Dean School of Education P.O. Box 8795 College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 tel: 757-221-2315 fax: 757-221-2988 e-mail: vamcla@facstaff.wm.edu SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES: Biosphere 2 Center of Columbia University * The Biosphere 2 Center of Columbia University will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in the Southwest region of the United States (including southeastern California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and western Texas); Biosphere 2 will also incorporate GLOBE activities in the Center's on-site educational programs for visitors, thus serving 20,000 students per year. * Contact: Ms. Elisabeth Roberts K-12 Coordinator Biosphere 2 Center of Columbia University Highway 77, Mile Marker 96.5 Oracle, AZ 85623 tel: 520-896-6392 fax: 520-896-6361 e-mail: eroberts@bio2.edu WESTERN UNITED STATES: University of Idaho and Boise State University * The University of Idaho and Boise State University will work together in undertaking the responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Idaho. * Contact: Dr. Michael Odell College of Education University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844-3082 tel: 208-885-6786 fax: 208-885-0560 e-mail: mirodell@uidaho.edu Dr. Ted Singletary College of Education Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, Idaho 83725 tel: 208-385-3270 fax: 208-385-4006 e-mail tsingletary@claven.idbsu.edu Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium * This Consortium of ten universities and museums will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Utah, Southeastern Idaho and Western Colorado. * Contact: Dr. John Vanderford Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Engineering Building -- Room EL-302 Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-4140 tel: 801-797-3666 fax: 801-797-3382 e-mail: rmc@sdl.usu.edu University of Nevada Las Vegas * UNLV will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Clark County, Nevada, the nation's tenth largest school district. * Contact: Dr. Roberta Williams Department of Biological Sciences University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway -- Box 454004 Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004 tel: 702-895-3203 fax: 702-895-3956 e-mail: williams@nevada.edu Unified School District of Los Angeles, California * The school district, working in the context of the Los Angeles Systemic Initiative, will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Los Angeles, California. Special attention will be placed on articulating the program through all levels from Kindergarten through Grade 12. * Contact: Mr. John Zavalney Foshay Learning Center 3751 South Harvard Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90018 tel: 213-735-0241 fax: 213-733-2120 e-mail: jzavalne@laedu.lalc.k12.ca.us Mr. Hal Robertson San Pedro Math Science Technology Center 2201 Barrywood Avenue San Pedro, CA 90731 tel: 310-832-7573 fax: 310-548-4407 Unified School District of Oakland, California * The school district will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Oakland, California. * Contact: Mr. Dale Koistinen Science Curriculum Specialist Oakland Unified School District 314 East 10th Street -- Room 202 Oakland, CA 94606 tel: 510-836-8612 fax: 510-879-8607 e-mail: dkoist@ousd.k12.ca.us NASA's Ames Research Center * NASA's Ames Research Center in California will recruit GLOBE schools, train GLOBE teachers and mentor GLOBE students in the San Francisco Bay area surrounding the Center. Ames will also incorporate GLOBE into programs that it conducts at the Center for teachers from throughout the United States. * Contact: Mr. Michael L. Marlaire NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035 tel: 601-604-4190 fax: 601-604-3953 e-mail: mmarlaire@mail.arc.nasa.gov ALASKA/HAWAII: University of Alaska * The University of Alaska Southeast will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students in Alaska, focusing on Southeast Alaska. * Contact: Ms. Sandi Pahlke Alaska Global Change Education Floyd Dryden Middle School 10014 Crazy Horse Drive Juneau, AK 99801 tel: 907-463-1850 fax: 907-463-1828 e-mail: pahlkes@jsd.k12.ak.us * The Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will work cooperatively within the University of Alaska statewide system to undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Alaska. * Contact: Dr. Elena Sparrow Alaska Global Change Education Co-coordinator 309 O'Neill Bldg. P.O. Box 757200 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775-7200 tel: 907-474-7699 fax: 907-474-6184 e-mail: ffebs@aurora.alaska.edu Hawaii State Department of Education * The Department of Education of the State of Hawaii will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Hawaii. * Contact: Ms. Colleen Murakami Environmental Education Specialist Office of Accountability and School Instructional Support 189 Lunalilo Home Road, 2nd Floor, Room D-25 Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 tel: 808-396-2572 fax: 808-548-5390 e-mail: colleen_murakami@notes.k12.hi.us Pacific Region Educational Laboratory * PREL, a non-profit corporation for educational research and improvement serving Pacific children and educators, will undertake responsibility for recruiting GLOBE schools, training GLOBE teachers and mentoring GLOBE students throughout Hawaii; the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam; and the Freely-Associated States of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap). * Contact: Mr. Paul Dumas Director, Pacific Mathematics and Science Regional Consortium Pacific Region Education Laboratory 828 Fort Street Mall -- Suite 500 Honolulu, HI 96813 tel: 808-533-6000, ext. 132 fax: 808-533-7599 e-mail: dumasp@prel.hawaii.edu