• Colorado State Climatologist
• Geographic Alliance Network
• NASA Education Resources
• State Geological Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

State Climatologists are individuals who have been identified by a state entity as the state's climatologist and who are also recognized by the Director of the National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the state climatologist of a particular state.

Dr. Thomas Mckee
Colorado Climate Center
Dept of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-8545
Fax: (970) 491-8449
Email: tom@ulysses.atmos.colostate.edu
http://ulysses.atmos.colost ate.edu/

The National Geographic Societyís Geography Education Program has established a network of state geographic alliancesógrassroots organizations composed mainly of K-12 teachers and university geographersódedicated to improving and promoting geography education. These alliances support professional development for teachers, development of classroom materials, and efforts to make geography a part of state and local curricula.

Colorado Geographic Alliance
http://asweb.unco.edu/coga

David Cole
Department of Geography
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Phone: (970) 351-2346
Fax: (970) 351-2890

James P. Doerner
Assistant Professor of Geography
University of Northern Colorado
Phone:  (970) 351-2715
Fax:  (970) 351-2890
Email: jpdoern@unco.edu

NASA's State-Based Electronic Notebook is the source for NASA and aerospace education in your state. Includes links to K-university level education contacts, resources, and information.

Almost all of the 50 states (and Puerto Rico) have an agency that deals with geological hazards and resources within its bounds. Some have more than one (e.g., one for petroleum resources, one for general geology, and one for water resources), and some have delegated the responsibilities to a unit within a state university. Most, but not all of these institutions are connected to the Internet. For all of these agencies, we've included snail mail addresses as well as known e-mail and Internet links.

Colorado Geological Survey
715 State Centennial
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Phone:  (303) 866-2611
http://www.dnr.state.co.u s/geosurvey/

USGS provides the Nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth. Science topics are Biology, Geology, Mapping, and Water.  The Agency has offices in every state, thus providing a local presence and facilitating relations with the public and private sectors, academia, and federal, state, and local agencies. This widely distributed network of scientific personnel is a resource that provides a valuable and nationally consistent, long-term earth science information base.

USGS Colorado State Representative

WILLIAM F. HORAK
Bldg. 53, Denver Federal Center
Mail Stop 415, Box 25046
Lakewood, CO 80225
Phone: (303) 236-4882, ext. 258
Fax: (303) 236-4912
Email: wfhorak@usgs.gov
Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Mountain Time

USGS Programs in Colorado
http://water.usgs.gov/ pubs/FS/FS-006-96/

• Denver Earth Science Project

• Internet Site for Western Water Resource Issues

Denver Earth Science Project
http://www.min es.edu/Outreach/Cont_Ed/desp.shtml

The Denver Earth Science Project (DESP) is a K-12 curriculum development effort coordinated by the Colorado School of Mines. The modules being developed by the Project address a range of earth science topics and deal with critical issues facing society. For more information, contact:

Denver Earth Science Project
Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 273-3621
From outside Colorado, you may phone: (800) 446-9488 ext. 3621
Fax: (303) 273-3314

Jim Proud
Phone: (303) 273-3038; out-of-state telephone: (800) 446-9488, ext. 3038
Email:  jproud@mines.edu

Links to water resource issues of particular interest to Western States residents and students. Includes these links:

• Issues:  Dams, Floods, Drought, Acid Rain, Unsaturated Zone, Super Fund, Water Quality, Rangeland
• Regions:  AZ Cities, San Pedro, Mexican Border, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado River Basin, Mississippi River Basin
• Organizations: Water Resource Centers, Press, Federal, Environmental, Monitoring

• Colorado Geological Survey, Educational Outreach
• Denver Earth Science Project
• U.S. Global Change Education State Team

• Earth System Science Education (ESSE) Program

Colorado Geological Survey, Educational Outreach
http://www.dnr.state.co.u s/geosurvey/

The Colorado Geological Survey provides lectures, displays, demonstrations, field trip leaders, publications, maps, guide books, GIS databases for grades 4-12 and post-secondary levels, and direct assistance to teachers in classroom.

Contact:
Vickie Pierce
Chief of Administration and Outreach
Colorado Geological Survey
1313 Sherman St., Room #715
Denver, CO 80203
Phone:  (303) 866-2611
Fax:  (303) 866-2461
Email:  vickie.pierce@state.co.us

The Denver Earth Science Project (DESP) is a K-12 curriculum development effort coordinated by the Colorado School of Mines. The modules being developed by the Project address a range of earth science topics and deal with critical issues facing society. For more information, contact:

Jim Proud
Phone: (303) 273-3038; out-of-state telephone: (800) 446-9488, ext. 3038
Email:  jproud@mines.edu

Earth System Science Education (ESSE) Program
http://www.usra.edu/esse/es sonline/

The Cooperative University-based Program for Earth System Science (ESSE) Sponsored by NASA through the Universities Space Research Association, supports the development of undergraduate curricula in Earth System Science and Global Change at forty-four participating colleges and universities.

Participant:  University of Colorado
Dr. James W. C. White
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Colorado
Campus Box 450
Boulder, CO 80309-0450
Email: Jwhite@Colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-5494
Fax: (303) 492-6388
 

K-12 Professional Development Opportunities

• American Meteorological Society -- Project Atmosphere AERAs
• American Meteorological Society -- Maury Project Peer Trainers
• Colorado Alliance for Science
• Colorado Department of Education Standards in Action
• Earthworks:   Earth system science for secondary teachers
• NASA Education Resources

K-12 Professional Development Opportunities

The American Meteorological Societyís Project Atmosphere includes the operation of a national network of AMS Atmospheric Education Resource Agents (AERAs), who act as regional points of contact for teachers who are seeking information on atmospheric science topics.  Each AERA presents several general atmospheric sciences information sessions each year to teacher groups. AERAs also conduct teacher-training sessions on single meteorological topics about which they have been specially trained. These sessions often take place at local and state teacher association meetings. Others are held at the school district level on staff development days or included in college courses, with AERAs compensated through local or state funds.

In Colorado

Sharon Stroud
1706 Russell Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
Phone: (719) 596-0037
Fax: (719) 596-0037
Email: smstroud@aol.com

Maury Project Peer Trainers are Master precollege teachers trained in one of the AMS Summer training workshops held at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, who have demonstrated an exceptional competency and commitment to the process of guiding fellow teachers in the field of precollege physical oceanographic education. These teachers conduct seminar/workshops on an on-going basis, for their peers within their respective teaching districts, using primarily single topic teaching materials developed by AMS specifically for this purpose.

In Colordao

Betty Moellenberg
25253 Co. Rd. 8
Idalia, CO 80735
Phone: (970) 354-7343
Email: moellenb@rmi.net

James Beydler
515 Elliot St.
Longmont, CO 80501
Voice: 303-772-7992
Email: jobe111@worldnet.att.net

The Colorado Alliance for Science is a consortium of business, industry, public agencies, schools and others working for the improvement of mathematics and sciences in grades K-16 in Colorado. Among other things, they offer programs for teachers, match experienced people with classrooms needing special information, and hold an annual conference on educational issues.

Colorado Alliance for Science
University of Colorado
Campus Box 456
Boulder, CO 80309-0456
Phone: (303) 492-6392
Fax: (303) 492-3400
http://www-co-cas.colorado.edu

The  Standards in Action website has a wide variety of resources for teachers, principals, district-level administrators, and school library media specialists. Resources are collected from local districts, BOCES, published sources, and state and national education associations. They include more than 200 performance assessments and instructional units developed and tested by Colorado teachers.

Contact:  Stephen Thergesen
Senior Consultant
Standards in Action
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver CO 80203
Phone:  (303) 866-6915
Fax:  (303) 830-0793
Email:  action@cde.state.co.us
http://www.cde.stat e.co.us/index_action.htm

Earthworks is a one-week innovative teachers' workshop that includes field work, observations, research, and practice with a variety of teaching and learning techniques. It is designed for pre-service and new in-service teachers, who are interested or involved in teaching secondary science.  Site of workshop:  Balarat Field School, Jamestown, Colorado.

Alex Weaver
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES )
Campus Box 216
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0216
Phone: (303) 492-5431
Fax: (303) 492-1149
Email: k12@terra.colorado.edu

NASAís State-Based Electronic Notebook is the source for NASA and aerospace education in your state.  Includes links to K-university level education contacts, resources, and information.  NASA Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) and Space Grant Colleges offer teacher workshops and other education programs in their state.