Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) (23.782 recursos) The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a grassroots, community-based effort involving teachers, students, and scientists working together to create a library of educational resources and services to support Earth system science education. DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing access to high-quality collections of educational resources; access to Earth data sets and imagery; support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources; and communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education.
1. Request for Proposals: Delaware Estuary Grants The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in cooperation with the Delaware Estuary and its agency partners, British Petroleum, and other sponsors, is soliciting proposals for approximately $600,000 in new funds under the 2005 Delaware Estuary Grants (DEG) program.
2. Odyssey of the Mind Kids apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics.
3. Call for Contributions: Special Issue of the Journal for Geoscience Education The Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) is seeking articles that explore exemplary courses, curricula, degree programs, learning resources and programs centered on Earth system science education for its special issue entitled "The Symphony of the Spheres: Recent Advances in Earth System Science Education".
7. Arctic Research, Fall/Winter 2004 The Polar Program journal "Arctic Research", now available, is for people and organizations interested in learning about U.S.
9. Technology Grant News A source of news, announcements, and inspiration, it gathers news about technology grants in one place.
10. Call For Papers: Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems Topics include all aspects of IIPS related to Applications of Weather and Climate Data; Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates; European and Other International Applications; Satellite IIPS and Applications including satellite ocean remote sensing; Radar IIPS and Applications; Interactive Processing Systems; Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology; GIS Applications; Internet Applications and Cyberinfrastructure; Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use; and Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather, Surface and Aviation.
11. American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting The 86th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) will feature an extensive schedule of pesentations, forums, symposia, posters, and other exhibits.
12. Leaving the Lectern: New Book on Teaching and Learning Anker Publishing, who offer professional development resources for faculty and administrators, announce their newest book on teaching and learning: Leaving the Lectern.
13. Question Writers: 2006 National Ocean Sciences Bowl The Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) and the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) are seeking scientists and graduate students to write team challenge questions for the 2006 NOSB competition.
16. Toyota Environmental Activities Program Toyota Motor Corporation is accepting applications for the FY2005 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant, a program designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities, both in Japan and overseas, for the purpose of sustainable development.The program provides general grants to support practical projects in the areas of environmental education activities and experience-based learning, or creating/providing the opportunities for such activities, as well as projects aimed at the localization of experiment-based environmental technology at the community level.
18. Schoolyard Habitat Grants The Colorado Division of Wildlife is sponsoring grants for Colorado teachers and students to conduct environmental science and ecological projects outside of the classroom, such as wetland creations, xeriscaping, windbreaks, nature trails, and urban wildlife habitat projects.
19. Programmer- Space Science and Engineering Center Duties include: work as a member of a team developing, maintaining and supporting software in an environment used for research, operations and educational projects; perform software needs assessment; assist in the design, programming, troubleshooting and implementation of specific environments for UNIX, MS Windows, Java and OS-X workstations; and give presentations at meetings and training sessions for other staff, researchers and operational clients.