# Presentation: 903244

## 2008 NSTA North America Regional Meeting

March 26, 2008

Keith YoungKeiyoung@motorcitymodelun.com
313-399-7893

- March 26, 2008
- Keith YoungKeiyoung@motorcitymodelun.com
- 313-399-7893

## Table of Contents

- About the GLOBE Parent Council
- Goals for 2008
- Progress To Date
- The Process for Establishing a GPC
- How Can You Help?
- Questions/Next Steps

## About GLOBE Parent Council: Mission and Goals

- The mission of the GLOBE Parent Council is to provide an avenue for parents to learn about earth science systems and support their kid’s school in getting projects off the ground.
- The GPC provides parents with the opportunity to learn about GLOBE Protocols in a hands-on training environment
- GPC  provides a framework for parents of GLOBE students to network with each other.

## About GLOBE Parent Council: Leadership Team and Structure

- Mr. Young is responsible for managing the growth and operations of the GPC, while Ms. Kennedy helps champion/advocate the mission of the GPC to the GLOBE Network.
- Ms. Jefferson helps the organization pursue funding and develop relationships in the community
- Parent liaisons are members of the GPC that work with the teachers and administrators at their child’s school to help fund and support GLOBE projects

## About GLOBE Parent Council: What We Do?

- The GPC delivers value in the following areas:
- Introduces parents to GLOBE and GLOBE protocols
- Introduce parents and their children to GLOBE research projects that help them understand environment science systems
- Provide support to GLOBE Schools and teachers for GLOBE projects
- Provide networking opportunities for parents
- Expose parents and their children to academic competitions where they can use their GLOBE knowledge

- National Ocean Science Bowl

## About GLOBE Parent Council: Why I Got Involved?

- I started the GPC to help expose my kids to the benefits of GLOBE and GLOBE Protocols
- Stay connected to what is going on my kid’s science class
- Find a way to connect other like-minded parents to GLOBE

## Goals for 2008- Build Capacity

- Working with GLOBE partners and schools to identify international research projects.
- Bringing more parent liaisons on board to help build support at GLOBE partner schools.
- Getting long term funding for sustainability
- Getting parents trained in GLOBE Protocols

## Goals for 2008- Build an Interactive Online Community

- One of the major goals for 2008 is to develop an interactive online community
- The online community will contain video clips of GLOBE projects and parent interview.  It will also contain a blog
- Parents will be able to chat and network with each other about projects their kids are doing

## Progress To Date-  Informational Sessions

- During the first quarter of 2008, informational sessions were held at two local schools in Detroit. These sessions netted 30 new members
- Informational sessions are scheduled for the remaining part of the year in:
- Atlanta
- Chicago,
- Cleveland
- Cleveland
- Miami
- Phoenix
- Honolulu
- Tampa
- Toronto
- Meeting are held on Saturdays at a GLOBE school in the target city. They last for 2 hours. One hour covers GPC, while the remaining time is spent doing hands-on measurements using GLOBE protocols

- Student conducting soil and hydrology forensic tests

- Mother and sons viewing specimen slides under microscope.

- Students building a model car that operates runs off hydrogen

## Progress To Date-  Presence on GLOBE.gov

- The GPC has established a web page on the GLOBE website.
- The information on the website provides basic information about the organization
- Scheduled events are also listed on the website

## How Can You Help?

- We need partners to do the following:
- Help us reach GLOBE Schools so that we can reach out to parents at the school
- Provide parents with networking opportunities to build regional capacity
- Provide training to parents so that they are exposed to the basic GLOBE protocols
- Introduce GPC to community organizations

## The Process of Establishing A GPC 

- To establish a GPC at is a 3 step process.
- The key to being successful is to  maintain momentum and build support
- If your school is not a part of GLOBE you will need to make sure that it signs up. Members of the GPC can help you with this process

- Present idea to teachers, parents and administrators

- Complete membership application &  pay member fee

- Attending GLOBE-GPC workshop

**Output/result**

- Support letter from school
- List of parent volunteers

- GPC Starter Kit

- GLOBE Training

## The Process of Establishing A GPC

- The top 3 stakeholders that you will have to get on board include:
- Parents
- The School Principal
- Science Teacher(s)
- A typical GPC has 3 to 5 individuals.  The responsibilities of this team  are to:
- Maintain open communication with the GPC-HQ
- Get the school connected to international science projects
- Work with the school administration to obtain funding for GLOBE related projects.

## Questions and Next Steps

- Contact me if you would like to discuss or help out with reaching out to GPC members in your region
- Expose your organization and its services/products to members of the GPC
- Assist GPC members in learning more about GLOBE and the GLOBE Protocols

## 2008 NSTA North America Regional Meeting

March 26, 2008

Keith YoungKeiyoung@motorcitymodelun.com
313-399-7893

- March 26, 2008
- Keith YoungKeiyoung@motorcitymodelun.com
- 313-399-7893