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Geoscience Outreach:Geoscience Outreach:A Collaborative EffortA Collaborative Effort
Cindy MartinezCindy MartinezDepartment of EducationDepartment of Education
American Geological InstituteAmerican Geological Institute
[email protected]@agiweb.org
Outreach Programs at AGIOutreach Programs at AGI
Earth Science WeekEarth Science WeekNew programs in developmentNew programs in development
Earth Science WorldEarth Science WorldOriginsOrigins Television Series Television Series
Earth Science Week:Earth Science Week: A Brief HistoryA Brief History
ESW was initiated in 1998ESW was initiated in 1998
The week has grown to include events in all The week has grown to include events in all 50 states and more than 15 countries 50 states and more than 15 countries
State and national proclamations of the week State and national proclamations of the week are made each yearare made each year
The ESW Website received more than 45,000 The ESW Website received more than 45,000 visitors in 2002visitors in 2002
Currently organized by the Education Currently organized by the Education DepartmentDepartment
Earth Science Week: Earth Science Week: Plans for 2003Plans for 2003
• New Theme for this year: New Theme for this year:
““Eyes on Planet Earth: Eyes on Planet Earth: Monitoring Our Changing World”Monitoring Our Changing World”
• Dates: October 12-18, 2003.Dates: October 12-18, 2003.
Earth Science Week:Earth Science Week:New programs and plansNew programs and plans
• Created a newsletter to keep planners and Created a newsletter to keep planners and participants up-to-date on Earth Science Week participants up-to-date on Earth Science Week planningplanning
• Re-designed website: Re-designed website: www.earthsciweek.orgwww.earthsciweek.org
• Started a “Sponsor-a-school” programStarted a “Sponsor-a-school” program
• Will include a Global GIS CD in each ESW kitWill include a Global GIS CD in each ESW kit
• Encouraging increased national media coverage.Encouraging increased national media coverage.
• New materials: new kits for teachers, information for New materials: new kits for teachers, information for event planners, and a new posterevent planners, and a new poster
**AGI wants to engage Member Societies, AGI wants to engage Member Societies, their members and local and regional their members and local and regional
geoscience societies to participate in Earth geoscience societies to participate in Earth Science Week at the “grassroots” level.Science Week at the “grassroots” level.
With help from our member societies, we With help from our member societies, we can reach out to more than 100,000 can reach out to more than 100,000
geoscientists around the world!geoscientists around the world!
Earth Science Week:Earth Science Week:How can your society get involved?How can your society get involved? AGI will send 50 free kits to every member AGI will send 50 free kits to every member
society!society! Distribute them to your Education Committees, Distribute them to your Education Committees,
Outreach staff, Regional subcommittees and other Outreach staff, Regional subcommittees and other volunteersvolunteers
Encourage your members to participate!Encourage your members to participate! Buy kits for local schools and teachersBuy kits for local schools and teachers Plan to visit a classroom, host an open house, or lead Plan to visit a classroom, host an open house, or lead
a field trip in their local areaa field trip in their local area Include the Earth Science Week poster in Include the Earth Science Week poster in
your journalsyour journals
Earth Science World:Earth Science World:A Gateway to LearningA Gateway to Learning
• AGI is submitting a proposal to NSF’s Informal AGI is submitting a proposal to NSF’s Informal Science Education program to fund the creation of Science Education program to fund the creation of an outreach website: an outreach website: Earth Science WorldEarth Science World..
• Earth Science WorldEarth Science World will contain comprehensive, will contain comprehensive, up-to-date scientific information about the Earth up-to-date scientific information about the Earth sciences accessible to the publicsciences accessible to the public
• The goal of this site: To create a more The goal of this site: To create a more scientifically literate society by educating the scientifically literate society by educating the public about the importance of studying the public about the importance of studying the EarthEarth
The Site will include information about:The Site will include information about:
• Earth Science CareersEarth Science Careers• Current events/news in the geosciencesCurrent events/news in the geosciences• Image BankImage Bank• Earth Science Week Earth Science Week • Learning resourcesLearning resources
• Virtual field tripsVirtual field trips• Summaries of current scientific theoriesSummaries of current scientific theories
• A book center, Geo-calendar and more!A book center, Geo-calendar and more!
Earth Science World:Earth Science World:How can your society get involved?How can your society get involved?What web-based resources do you have What web-based resources do you have
that can be linked with the that can be linked with the Earth Science Earth Science World World site?site?Education or outreach materialsEducation or outreach materialsDiscipline-specific informationDiscipline-specific information
Link to the Link to the Earth Science WorldEarth Science World site from site from your web pagesyour web pages
ORIGINS ORIGINS Television SeriesTelevision Series Develop a prime-time television series based on Develop a prime-time television series based on
Ron Redfern’s Book: Ron Redfern’s Book: Origins: The Evolution of Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans and LifeContinents, Oceans and Life
Series will focus on the origin of the circum Series will focus on the origin of the circum North Atlantic Basin and the geologic history of North Atlantic Basin and the geologic history of North America, Western Europe and North North America, Western Europe and North Africa over the past 700 million yearsAfrica over the past 700 million years
Related science education materials will be Related science education materials will be developed, including a DVD and web based developed, including a DVD and web based product called the product called the Time Navigator SystemTime Navigator System
OriginsOrigins Project Collaboration Project Collaboration AGI is planning a broad-based international collaborative AGI is planning a broad-based international collaborative
which includes participation of major scientific which includes participation of major scientific organizations and institutions of higher educationorganizations and institutions of higher education NSF Informal Science Education programNSF Informal Science Education program School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Exeter UniversitySchool of Education and Lifelong Learning, Exeter University School of Geology and Geophysics, University of OklahomaSchool of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma
Plan to work with producers from PBS, Discovery, BBC Plan to work with producers from PBS, Discovery, BBC or other educational production teams to create the or other educational production teams to create the series.series.
*AGI welcomes collaboration and support for this project from Member Societies. Contact us for more information about how your organization
can join in the Origins project!
Action Items:Action Items:Get involved in outreach with AGIGet involved in outreach with AGI
Earth Science WeekEarth Science WeekContact me to order 50 free kits for your Contact me to order 50 free kits for your
society society Publicize the week to your membersPublicize the week to your membersHelp us distribute the ESW posterHelp us distribute the ESW poster
Earth Science WorldEarth Science WorldLet us know what web resources you have Let us know what web resources you have
that can help enhance the sitethat can help enhance the site
Origins Origins Television SeriesTelevision SeriesBecome an affiliate or partner in producing Become an affiliate or partner in producing
the series the series Contact us if you are interested in Contact us if you are interested in
participating in this exciting programparticipating in this exciting program
Action Items:Action Items:Get involved in outreach with AGIGet involved in outreach with AGI
By working together, we can really make a difference!
Contact me to get involved in collaborating on outreach projects with AGI!
Cindy MartinezCindy Martinez
[email protected]@agiweb.org
703-379-2480 ext. 227703-379-2480 ext. 227
