• Geographic Alliance Network
• NASA Education Resources
• North Carolina State Climatologist
• State Geological Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey

The National Geographic Society's Geography Education Program has established a network of state geographic alliances grassroots organizations composed mainly of K-12 teachers and university geographers dedicated 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.

North Carolina Geographic Alliance
http://www.ecu.edu/g eog/ncga/alliance.html

Douglas C. Wilms
Department of Geography
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: (919) 328-4163
Fax: (919) 757-6054
Email: gewilms@ecuvm.cis.ecu.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.  NASA Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) and Space Grant Colleges offer teacher workshops and other education programs in their state.

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

Dr. Sethu Raman
State Climatologist
State Climate Office of North Carolina
(A Public Service Center for Climate Environment Interactions)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh NC 27695-7236
Phone:  (919) 515-1440
Fax:  (919) 515-1446
Email: sethu_raman@ncsu.edu
Email: sco@cumulus.meas.ncsu.edu
State Climate Office of North Carolina:
http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu

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 email and Internet links.

North Carolina Geological Survey Geological Survey Section
Division of Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone:  (919) 733-3833
http://www.geology.enr.stat e.nc.us/

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_nc@usgs.gov
3916 Sunset Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 571-4000
Fax: (919) 571-4041
Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time

USGS Programs in North Carolina
USGS Fact Sheets listed by state can be found at this WWW site:
http://water. usgs.gov/public/wid/index-state.html

A Fact Sheet at the following WWW site describes several of the USGSactivities in North Carolina: http://water.usgs.gov/ pubs/FS/FS-033-96/

The Association of American Geographers' "Global Change in Local Places" (GCLP) project is a NASA funded activity that links integrated studies of local places with global models of climate and ecosystem change to enhance scientific understanding of:

The nature of anthropogenic environmental change
The forces driving human-induced changes
Opportunities to mitigate or adapt to such changes
The theory and methods of integrated assessment

This first phase will analyze three particular study areas, one of which is the Blue Ridge/Piedmont of North Carolina.

Project Earth Science

The Cooperative University-based Program for Earth System Science (ESSE)

Project Earth Science
h ttp://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/proj_earth/proj_earth.html

Project Earth Science is designed to provide relevant and accurate earth science information for the state's high school students andearth/environmental science teachers. Project Earth Science consists of curriculum and professional develoment programs that meet the Department of Public Instruction's competency-based curriculum objectives.

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 anduniversities.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Douglas Crawford-Brown
Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1105
Phone: (919) 966-6026
Fax: (919) 966-7911
Email: douglas_crawford-brown@un c.edu

North Carolina State University
David DeMaster
Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Science
North Carolina State University
4132 Jordan Hall, Campus Box 8208
Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
Phone: (919) 515-7026
Fax: (919) 515-7802
Email:  dave_demaster@ncsu.edu
 

K-12

American Meteorological Society (AMS) Project Atmosphere AERAs

American Meteorological Society (AMS) Maury Project Peer Trainers

The GLOBE Program

NASA Education Resources

Project Earth Science

NOVA

The 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.

In North Carolina

Marianne Hayes
51 Bassett
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
Phone:  910-436-4174
Fax:  910-436-4174
Email:  ceritelli@compuserve.com

Fanette Hines-Entzminger
107 Greenwood Drive
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: (252) 756-5372
Fax: (252) 641-6876

Frankie Vann
Lakewood High School
249 Lakewood High School Road
Salemburg, NC 28385
Phone:  (910) 525-5171
Fax:  (910) 525-3344
Email:  fcvann@hotmail.com

Maury Project Peer Trainers are Master precollege teachers trained in one of the AMS Summer training workshops held at the UnitedStates Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, who have demonstrated an exceptional competency and commitment to the process of guiding fellow teachers inthe 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 North Carolina

Terri Hathaway
41 Mistletoe Lane
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
Phone: (919) 261-8232
Email: ncs0249@interpath.com

Mary Ann Johnson
4736 Champion Ct.
Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: (910) 294-0894
Email: johnsom3@guilford.k12.nc.us< /a>

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.

GLOBE at the Imagination Station Science Museum, Wilson
Franchise Coordinator:
Ms. Crystal Harden
Director of Education/Operations
Imagination Station Science Museum
224 East Nash St.
Wilson, NC 27893
Phone:  (252) 291-5113
Fax:  (252) 291-2968
Email:  crharden@imaginescience.org

Training Point-of-Contact:
Ms. Crystal Harden
Director of Education/Operations
Imagination Station Science Museum
224 East Nash St.
Wilson, NC 27893
Phone:  (252) 291-5113
Fax:  (252) 291-2968
Email: crharden@imaginescience.org
 

GLOBE at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham
Franchise Coordinator:
Sally M. Adkin
Director of External Programs
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
P.O. Box 2418
Durham, NC 27715
Phone: (919) 286-3366, ext. 525
Fax: (919) 286-5960
Email: adkin@academic.ncssm.edu

Training Point-of-Contact:
Dr. Myra Halpin
Chemistry Instructor
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
P.O. Box 2418
Durham, NC 27715
Phone: (919) 286-3366, ext. 419
Fax: (919) 286-5960
Email: halpin@academic.ncssm.edu

Franchise Homepage: http://www.ncssm.edu

GLOBE at Warren Wilson College
Franchise Coordinator:
Dr. Paul J. Bartels
Science Advisor/Program Director
Environmental Leadership Center
Warren Wilson College
P.O. Box 9000
Asheville, NC 28815-9000
Phone: (704) 298-3325 x456
Fax: (704) 299-4108
Email: pbartels@warren-wilson.edu

Training Point-of-Contact:
Ms. Ellen Querin
Administrative Assistant
Environmental Leadership Center
Warren Wilson College
P.O. Box 9000
Asheville, NC 28815-9000
Phone: (704) 298-3325
Fax: (704) 299-4108
Email: querin@warren-wilson.edu
Franchise Homepage:
http://www.warren-wilson.edu /~elc/

GLOBE at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Franchise Coordinator and Training Point-of-Contact:
Dr. Pat Bowers, Associate Director
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3500, Peabody Hall 309
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500
Phone: (919) 966-5922
Fax: (919) 962-0588
Email: pbowers@email.unc.edu
Franchise Homepage :
http://www.unc.edu/depts/cmse/

GLOBE at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Franchise Coordinator and Training Point-of-Contact:
Dr. Josephine D. Wallace, Director
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Phone: (704) 547-4838
Fax: (704) 547-3216
Email: jdwallac@email.uncc.edu

Globe at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington
Franchise Coordinator :
Ms. Karen S. D. Shafer
Director
Science & Mathematics Education Center
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone:  (910) 962-3168
Fax:  (910) 962-4000
Email: shaferk@uncwil.edu

Training Point-of-Contact :
Mr. William Kawczynski
Technical Program Manager
Science & Mathematics Education Center
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: (910) 962-3168
Fax: (910) 962-4000
Email: kawczynskib@uncwil.edu

Franchise Homepage: http://smec.uncwil.edu

Globe at The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee
Franchise Coordinator:
Ms. Renee H. Coward
Center Fellow
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
276 NCCAT Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone: (800) 922-0482
Fax: (828) 227-7363
Email: renee@nccat.org

Training Point-of-Contact:
Teacher Services
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
276 NCCAT Drive
 Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone: (800) 922-0482
Fax: (828) 227-7363
Franchise Homepage:
http://www.nccat.org

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 NASA Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) and Space Grant Colleges offer teacher workshops and other education programs in their state.

Project Earth Science is designed to provide relevant and accurate earth science information for the state's high school students andearth/environmental science teachers. Project Earth Science consists of curriculum and professional develoment programs that meet the Department of Public Instruction's competency-based curriculum objectives.

NOVA
http://www.eng.ua.edu/~nova

NOVA 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 (including 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/~nova