Location:
New Jersey

Description:
The New Jersey Initiative for global change education has been organized under the banner of Project ADD: Assemble, Develop, and Disseminate. These three elements should be understood as a system, the parts of which will support each other in the manner of positive feedback loops.

• The Assemble element of the plan refers to the gathering and organizing of existing global change resources, both human and material. These resources will be used in training activities and the materials will be housed at a central facility, the Center for Earth Science at Kean University, where they will be available to all interested educators.
• The Develop element has a two-fold purpose. One is to develop a network of people who have received training in global change education and who can then train others. To support this and other initiatives a global change education center will be organized to serve as a focal point for the dissemination of materials and information.
• The Dissemination effort is a key component and will take a variety of forms including workshops, short courses, a Web home page, and museum exhibits.
• Change is a basic characteristic of the Earth system and operates across a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Understanding the Earth system and the changes that characterize it should become an important focus for education at all levels and the interdisciplinary aspects of global change should receive emphasis.

Organization:
Kean University of New Jersey
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Contact:
Paul Rockman, Kean University of New Jersey, Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083; Phone: (908) 527-2894; Fax (908) 629-7011; Email: prockman@turo.kean.edu

Education Level:
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Climate
Earth System Science
Global Environmental Change

Program type:
Curriculum Development/Support
Information System/Clearinghouse
Teacher Training (In-service)
 
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00