Florida State ClimatologistFlorida State Climatologist Geographic Alliance Network NASA Education Resources State Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey
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.Geographic Alliance NetworkDr. James J. O'Brien
Florida Climate Center
Department of Meteorology
Florida State University
Johnson Building Room 223
Tallahassee FL 32306-2840
Phone: (850) 644-3417
Fax: (850) 644-5092
Email: obrien@coaps.fsu.edu
http://www.coaps.fsu.ed u/climate_center
The National Geographic Society's 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.NASA Education ResourcesFlorida Alliance for Geographic Education
http://multimedia2.freac.f su.edu/fgaEdward A. Fernald
Institute of Science and Public Affairs
Florida State University
C2200 University Center
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Phone: (850) 644 4552
Fax: (850) 644 7360
Email: efernald@odie.ispa.fsu.edu
http://multimedia2.freac.f su.edu/fga
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.State Geological Survey
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.Florida Geological Survey
903 West Tennessee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32304-7700
Phone: (850) 488-9380
Fax: (850) 488-8086
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geo/
U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/The U.S. Geological Survey provides the Nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth. Science topics are Biology, Geology, Mapping, and Water. The U.S. Geological Survey 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 State Representative
dc_fl@usgs.gov
227 N. Bronough St., Suite 3015
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (904) 942-9500
Fax: (904) 942-9521
Office hours: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern TimeUSGS Activities in Florida
http://water.usgs.gov/ pubs/FS/FS-009-96/http://water.usgs.gov/ pubs/FS/FS-193-97/
A GIS Interface for Environmental System Analysis: Application to the South Florida Ecosystem
K-12 Florida Curriculum Materials
Network Montana ProjectNetwork Montana Project Land and People: Finding a Balance
http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/mate rials/ess/atmosphere/advanced/activities/ andrew/index.htmlThis WWW site includes a lesson on Hurricane Andrew. It is part of a larger, interdisciplinary, problem-solving series of activities on the atmosphere, all Internet-based. Students use the computer to observe images of the hurricane, then in a written paragraph complete with sketches, they describe how hurricanes move and change appearance over time. They learn how to calibrate an NIH image to their pictures, and they make their own weather movie.Land and People: Finding a Balance
Assessment items are provided at: http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/atmosp here/assessment/index.htmlU.S. Geological Survey Learning Web
http://www.usgs.gov/education/
http://www.u sgs.gov/education/learnweb/LandPeople/An environmental study project that engages high school students in studying ecosystems resource issues. The project focuses on the interaction between people and the environment in three regions on the United States: Cape Cod, Los Angeles, and the Everglades.
Post-Secondary Florida Curriculum Support
The Cooperative University-based Program for Earth System Science (ESSE)
http://www.usra.edu/esse/es sonline/Sponsored by NASA through the Universities Space Research Association, ESSE supports the development of undergraduate curricula in Earth System Science and Global Change at forty-four participating colleges and universities.Florida Geological SurveyParticipant: Florida Institute of Technology
Dr. George A. Maul
Email: dmes@marine.fit.edu
Dr. Iver W. Duedall
Email: duedall@winnie.fit.edu
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University of Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone: (407) 768-8000 ext. 8096/7104
Division of Marine and Environmental Systems web page:
http://www.fit.edu/AcadRes/dmes/Participant: University of Florida
David Hodell and Ray G. Thomas
Department of Geology
University of Florida
241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120
Gainesville, FL 32611-2120
Phone: (352) 392-7984
Email: rgthomas@geology.ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 392-6137
Email: hodell@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geo/The Florida Geological Survey offers publications on general geology, including Environmental geology, Engineering geology/geologic hazards, and Geophysics/remote sensing.Florida Geological Survey
903 W. Tennessee St.
Tallahassee, FL 32304-7700
Phone: (850) 488-9380
Fax: (850) 488-8086
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geo/
K-12 Professional Development Opportunities (Teachers) Florida Professional Development
Post Secondary K-12 Professional Development Opportunities (Teachers)Area Centers for Education Enhancement (ACEE) American Meteorological Society (AMS) Project Atmosphere AERAs American Meteorological Society (AMS) Maury Project Peer Trainers The GLOBE Program NASA Education Resources Summer 2000 Area Centers for Education Enhancement (ACEE)
http://www.firn.edu/d oe/bin00001/area.htmArea Centers for Education Enhancement (ACEE) provide professional development for teachers to reform the curriculum and improve instructional practices to allow students to achieve the Sunshine State Standards. Training and assistance is available in all seven Florida Curriculum Framework areas, as well as in the use of Electronic Support Tools, Classroom-Managed Assessment, and Connections.American Meteorological Society (AMS) Project Atmosphere AERAs
http://www.ametsoc .org/AMS/amsedu/index.htmlThe American Meteorological Society's 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.American Meteorological Society (AMS) Maury Project Peer TrainersIn Florida
Daniel Freeman
2616 Sherman Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32507
Phone: (904) 455-7478
Fax: (904) 456-5962
Email: danik@bellsouth.netGene Syarto
2115 Tappan Zee Lane, NE
Palm Bay, FL 32905-4010
Phone: (407) 723-1189
Fax: (407) 952-5663
Email: AFJFL031@aol.com
http://www.ametsoc.org/ams edu/maury/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.The GLOBE ProgramIn Florida
Chet Bolay
3305 SE 4th Ave
Cape Coral, FL 33904
Phone: (941) 549-9234
Email: bolayc@mail.firn.eduMary Fryar
5915 Saxony Woods Ln.
Jacksonville, FL 32211-7549
Phone: (904) 727-0987
Email: mafryar@leading.netRita Kaplan
10949 SW 71 Ln.
Miami, FL 33173
Phone: (305) 598-4898
Fax: (305) 598-9298
Email: EvRGlades@aol.com
http://www.globe.gov/Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. GLOBE students make environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data through the Internet.NASA Education ResourcesGLOBE Franchise Coordinator and Training Point-of-Contact:
Dr. Lisa J. Pitman, Director
K-12 Education & Outreach
University of Miami
RSMAS
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy.
Miami, FL 33149
Phone: (305) 361-4937
Fax: (305) 361-4711
Email: lpitman@rsmas.miami.edu
http: //atoz.nasa.okstate.edu:591/FMPro?-db=notebook&StateAssignment=FL& amp;-format=contact.html&-lay=List&-SortField=Priority&-fi ndNASA'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. NASA Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) and Space Grant Colleges offer teacher workshops and other education programs in their state.Summer 2000The Tennessee, Oklahoma, Florida, and South Carolina Geographic Alliances, in collaboration with U.S. Geological Survey, has obtained a grant from National Geographic Society Education Foundation to offer a two-week institute for K-12 teachers during summer of 2000, on HOW THE ENVIRONMENT WORKS. The institute will focus on climatic and geomorphological processes, and will emphasize training of a six-teacher team from each participating state whose mission will be to increase emphasis on environmental processes in the curricula of schools in their respective states. Each participating state is providing a minimum of $5000 to support its team's activities during 2000-2001.Post-SecondaryAlliance Coordinators
Dr. E. Fernald and Dr. L. Molina
Institute of Science and Public Affairs
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Phone: (904) 644-2007
http://www.ispa.fsu.edu/NOVA
http://www.eng.ua.edu/~novaNOVA was created to develop and disseminate a national framework for enhancing science, mathematics, and technology literacy for teachers in the 21st century. This effort is accomplished through the demonstration of an undergraduate science/math/technology course framework, examples of successful course models, and a mentoring support system for faculty wishing to implement new courses or modify existing courses at their universities. The framework uses interactive learning and integrates science, mathematics and technology as a means of developing a new paradigm for educating teachers. NOVA invites the participation of science, mathematics, engineering, technology, and education faculty who are concerned with how universities prepare new teachers. Using NASA missions (inlcuding the Earth sciences), facilities, and resources, NOVA provides faculty with enhanced knowledge and skills to implement change in university courses. The NOVA team presents its framework for change primarily through three-day workshops to interdisciplinary university teams. These universities are then eligible to submit proposals for Implementation Planning Grants (up to $30,000 for a one-year period) to initiate change in science, mathematics, or engineering courses for preparing K-12 teachers. The schedule of workshops is available at http://www.eng.ua.edu/~novaFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199Gerardo Aladro
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics
Phone: (305) 348-2017
Email: aladrog@fiu.eduZhonghong Jiang
Associate Professor
Department of Subject Specializations
Phone: (305) 348-3790
Fax: (305) 348-2086
Email: jiangz@fiu.eduEdwin McClintock
Professor
Administrator of Funded Projects
College of Education
Phone: (305) 348-2087
Email: mcclinto@fiu.eduGeorge E. OíBrien
Associate Professor
Department of Science Education
Phone: (305) 348-
Email: obrieng@fiu.eduUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620John T. Romeo
Chair and Professor
Biology, Phytochemistry & Chemical Ecology
SCA 110
Phone: (813) 974-3250
Email: romeo@chuma.cas.usf.eduDiane TeStrake
Associate Dean; Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
CPR 107
Phone: (813) 974-9582
Email: testrake@chuma.cas.usf.eduContact: Dana L. Zeidler
Associate Professor
Secondary Education
Phone: (813) 974-7305
Fax: (813) 974-3837
Email: zeidler@tempest.coedu.usf.edu