Request for GLOBE Teacher Guide Refresh Virtual Panel/Workshop

该奖项被用来对全球计划数据收集协议、仪器规范和相关教师指南进行审查，该指南上一次重写是在2003年。这一努力建立在2011年1月10日至11日召开的一个小组会议上，该小组报告称，全球议定书的科学内容总体上仍然相当相关，但需要进行小规模更新(而不是彻底改革)。正在逐个调查区审查《教师指南》，以便更好地确定需要处理的具体领域。针对“教师指南”中与大气、水文学、土壤、土地覆盖和地球作为一个系统/物候学有关的主要部分的五个分组正在通过网络会议工具召开会议。这些小组由学科和计划专家组成，他们对这些协议的工作和实施具有相当的专业知识和洞察力。每个分组都在审查该专题领域内科学方案的状况，并查明需要更新或长期加强的方案；确定拟议的修改的优先次序；评估方案是否适合在线培训而不是实际操作培训，以及是否需要更加个性化的培训要求。2012年7月6日之前将发布一份涉及这些主题的小组报告。经修订的《全球教师指南》将补充经修订的《全球》网站和数据库，并更好地与其结合，并为新的移动技术和2013年《全球》管理合同续签编制方案。

This award is being used to conduct a review of the GLOBE program data collection protocols, instrumentation specifications, and associated Teachers Guide, which was last re-written in 2003. This effort builds on a panel convened in January 10-11, 2011, which reported that the science content of the GLOBE protocols is overall still quite relevant, but in need of minor updating (as opposed to a complete overhaul). The Teachers Guide is being reviewed on an investigation area by investigation area basis, in order to better identify specific areas that need addressing. Five sub-groups addressing major sections of the Teachers Guide related to Atmosphere,Hydrology, Soil, Land Cover, and, Earth as a System/Phenology are meeting meeting virtually through web conferencing tools. These sub-groups consiste of discipline and program experts with considerable expertise and insight into the working and implementation of these protocols. Each sub-group is reviewing the state of the science protocols within that topic area and identifying those that need updating or long-term augmentation; prioritizing the proposed modifications; and assessing the suitability of protocols for on-line as opposed to hands-on training, as well as the need for more customized training requirements. A panel report addressing these topics will be issued by July 6, 2012. A revised GLOBE Teachers Guide will complement and better integrate with the revised GLOBE web site and database as well as prepare the program for new mobile technologies and the 2013 renewal of the GLOBE management contract.