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

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.

Ohio Geographic Alliance
http://www.iac.net/~ohgeoall

W. Randy Smith
Ohio Geographic Alliance
Mershon Center
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Phone: (614) 292-5239
Fax: (614) 292-6213
Email: rsmith@geography.ohio-st ate.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.

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. Jeffrey C. Rogers
Department of Geography
Ohio State University
103 Bricker Hall
Columbus OH 43210-1361
Phone: (614) 422-2514
Email: jcrogers@magnus.acs.o hio-state.edu
http://www.geography.ohio-state.edu/faculty/rogers/statclim.html

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.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological Survey
4383 Fountain Square Dr.
Columbus, OH 43224-1362
Phone: (614) 265-6576
Fax: (614) 447-1918
Email: geo.survey@dnr.state.oh.us
http://www.dnr.stat e.oh.us/odnr/geo_survey/

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_oh@usgs.gov
6480 Doubletree Ave.
Columbus, OH 43229-1111
Phone: (614) 430-7700
Fax: (614) 430-7777
Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

USGS Programs in Ohio
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 USGS activities in Ohio:
http://water.usgs.gov/ pubs/FS/FS-035-96/

The Association of American Geographers' "Global Change in Local Places" (GCLP) project is funded by NASA and 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 Great Lakes/Manufacturing Belt of Ohio.

Earthshots is an "ebook" of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present), showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls S.D., the world's largest archive of Earth science data and the official National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive. Satellite images with some interpretation, links to other data, references.

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.

Ohio State University
Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson
Professor, Geography
Byrd Polar Research Center - OSU
108 Scott Hall
1090 Carmack Road
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio -1326
Email:  thompson.4@osu.edu
Phone: (614) 292-6662
Fax: (614) 292-4697
Ohio State University, Department of Atmospheric Sciences Home Page:
http://twister.sbs.ohio-stat e.edu/

K-12 Professional Development Opportunities

• American Meteorological Society (AMS) Maury Project Peer Trainers
• The Gaia Crossroads Project
• The GLOBE Program
• NASA Education Resources

• NOVA

American Meteorological Society (AMS) Maury Project Peer Trainers
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.

In Ohio

Pat Audi
5232 N. Beacon Drive
Austintown, OH 44515
Phone:  (330) 792-0734
Fax:  (330) 792-0734

Anne Holbrook
7056 Barrett Road
West Chester, OH 45069-3152
Phone:  (513) 777-1338
Email: holbrook_a@hcca.ohio.gov

Karen Ann Provo
3729 Roanoke
Toledo, OH 43613-4943
Phone:  (419) 472-3423

Using Satellite Imagery in the Classroom and Community

The Gaia Crossroads Project is a K-12 interdisciplinary program that uses satellite imagery in the classroom as a resource for learning. Students are given the same tools that scientists use, and they experience science as a process of disciplined inquiry.  The Gaia Crossroads Project provides teachers with training, tools, and technical support.

Contact:
Cyndy Erickson
Project Director, Gaia Crossroads Project
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
McKown Point
West Boothbay Harbor, Maine  04575
Phone:  (207) 633-9600
Email:  gaiaxroads@bigelow.org

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 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green
Franchise Coordinator :
Dr. Jodi Haney
Associate Professor
Science Education
Bowling Green State University
126 Life Sciences Building
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: (419) 372-7361
Fax: (419) 372-7291
Email: jhaney@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Training Point-of-Contact :
Ms. Brenda Miller
Secretary for EDTL and Continuing Education
Bowling Green State University
126 Life Sciences Building
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: (419) 372-6941
Fax: (419) 372-7291
Email: millerf@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Franchise Homepage: http://www.bgs u.edu/colleges/edhd/faculty/haney/

Globe at GLOBEwings, Akron
Franchise Coordinator:
Mr. C. Victor Clough, President
GLOBEwings
P.O. Box 9445
Akron, OH 44305
Phone: (330) 733-5793
Email: globe@globewings.org

Training Point-of-Contact:
Ms. Anna Starczewski
Environmental Education Coordinator
GLOBEwings
P.O. Box 9445
Akron, OH 44305
Phone: (330) 733-5793
Email: globe@globewings.org

Franchise Homepage: http://www.globewings.org

Globe at Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio, Inc., Hilliard
Franchise Coordinator:
Ms. Neena Giallombardo
Director of Technology & Learning
Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio, Inc.
3966B Brown Park Dr.
Hilliard, OH 43026
Phone: (614) 529-5500
Fax: (614) 529-5505
Email: neena@itsco.org

Training Point-of-Contact:
Ms. Denise Lutz
Instructional Technology Consultant
Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio, Inc.
3966B Brown Park Dr.
Hilliard, OH 43026
Phone: (614) 529-5500
Fax: (614) 529-5505
Email: denise@itsco.org

Franchise Homepage: http://www.itsco.org

Globe at Seventh Generation, Elyria
Franchise Coordinator:
Mr. George E. Espy
Executive Director
Black River Environmental Center
Seventh Generation
15233 S.R. 58
Oberlin, OH 44074
Phone: (440) 776-9927
Fax: (440) 322-1785
Email: SevnGen@aol.com

Training Point-of-Contact :
Dr. Bruce Kole
Environmental Education Director
Black River Environmental Center
Seventh Generation
15233 S.R. 58
Oberlin, OH 44074
Phone: (440) 776-9927
Fax: (440) 322-1785
Email: Drkole@aol.com

GLOBE at Stark County Education Service Center, Canton
Franchise Coordinator:
Mr. Richard Dinko
Stark County Education Service Center
2100 38th Street
Canton, OH 44709
Phone: (330) 492-8136, ext. 337
Fax: (330) 492-9138
Email: dinko@sparcc.org

Training Point-of-Contact :
Mr. Dave Lewis
Science and Technology Coordinator
SEEDS Project Science
Stark County Education Service Center
2100 38th Street
Canton, OH 44709
Phone: (330) 492-8136
Fax: (330) 492-9138
Email: del2sd@seedsnet.stark.k1 2.oh.us
Franchise Homepage:
http://seedsnet.stark.k12.oh.u s/

GLOBE at Ohio Space Grant Consortium, Cleveland
Franchise Coordinator:
Mr. Kenneth J. Dewitt, Director
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
22800 Cedar Point Road
Cleveland, OH 44142
Phone: (419) 530-8094
Fax: (419) 530-8086
Email: kdewitt@uoft02.utoledo.edu

Training Point-of-Contact:
Ms. Linda Box, Conference Coordinator
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
3675 Oak Hill Rd.
Peninsula, OH 44264
Phone: (330) 657-2796, ext. 115
Fax: (330) 657-2058
Email: linda_box@nps.gov

GLOBE at Wright State University, Dayton
Franchise Coordinator and Training Point-of-Contact:
Dr. Linda Ramey, Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Wright State University
3640 Col. Glenn Highway
Dayton, OH 45435
Phone: (937) 775-3253
Fax: (937) 775-3320
Email: lramey@wright.edu

GLOBE at Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center, Peninsula
Franchise Coordinator:
Ms. Deb Yandala, President
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center
3675 Oak Hill Rd.
Peninsula, OH 44264
Phone: (330) 657-2796, ext. 107
Fax: (330) 657-2058
Email: Deb_Yandala@nps.gov

Training Point-of-Contact :
Ms. Linda Box, Conference Coordinator
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center
3675 Oak Hill Rd.
Peninsula, OH 44264
Phone: (330) 657-2796, ext. 115
Fax: (330) 657-2058
Email: linda_box@nps.gov
Franchise Homepage:
http://www.nps.gov/cuva/cveec .htm

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.

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 (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/~nova

Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH  43403

Julia McArthur
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
121 Life Science
Phone: (419) 372-7365
Fax: (419) 372-7291
Email: mjulie@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Charlene Waggoner, Lecturer
Biological Sciences
217 Life Sciences
Phone:  (419) 372-6986
Email:  cwaggon@bgnet.bgsu.edu

University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH  45469-2314

Diana Hunn
Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Phone:  (937) 229-3316
Email:  hunn@keiko.udayton.edu

Michael O'Hare
Professor and Chair
Department of Physics
Phone:   (937) 229-2311
Email: ohare@neelix.udayton.edu

Michael Sandy
Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Geology
Phone: (937) 229-3436
Fax: (937) 229-2889
Email: sandy@neelix.udayton.edu