National Earth Science Teachers Association Strategic Planning Workshop

国家地球科学教师协会战略规划研讨会该奖项支持国家地球科学教师协会（NESTA）的重大战略规划工作，NESTA是一个为K-12地球科学教师的国家社区服务的非营利组织。 目前正在开展两项主要活动。 目前正在对国家地球科学技术协会的全体成员进行电子调查，以评估成员对若干关键问题的态度和需要，这些问题包括：专业发展和课程资源;网络基础设施支助和网上资源;加强与有关国家组织的联系;与其他组织和公司的合作;以及地球科学教育项目统一做法的必要性。 将于2006年7月16日至18日在科罗拉多举行的战略规划讲习班将阐明NESTA作为一个组织的远景、使命、目标和目的，并确定将NESTA纳入旨在改革地球科学教育的活动主流的机制。 讲习班的建议将提交给国家环境科学研究所执行委员会，以讨论执行情况，并将在国家环境科学研究所出版物《地球科学家》上发表的一篇文章中分发。

National Earth Science Teachers Association Strategic Planning WorkshopThis award supports a significant strategic planning effort by the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA), a non-profit organization serving the national community of K-12 geoscience teachers. Two main activities are being undertaken. An electronic survey of the full NESTA membership is being used to assess member attitudes and needs related to several key issues, including professional development and curriculum resources; cyberinfrastructure support and web-based resources; strengthening linkages to relevant state-based organizations; collaborations with other organizations and corporations; and the need for uniform practices for geoscience education projects. A strategic planning workshop to be held in Colorado July 16-18, 2006 will articulate a long-range vision, mission, goals, and objectives for NESTA as an organization and identify mechanisms to bring NESTA into the mainstream of activities aimed at reforming geoscience education. Recommendations from the workshop will be delivered to the NESTA Executive Board, in order to discuss implementation, and will be distributed in an article published in the NESTA publication The Earth Scientist.