A Coordination Office for the Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance

美国国家科学基金会(NSF)气候变化教育伙伴关系联盟(CCEPA)是一个由2012财年资助的六个第二阶段气候变化教育伙伴关系(CCEP-II)项目获奖者组成的联盟。总体而言，CCEPA正在建立一个协调网络，致力于更多地采用与气候变化科学及其潜在影响有关的有效、高质量的教育计划和资源。CCEPA协调办公室的设立解决了需要一个协调机构的需要，该机构利用CCEPA项目的个别倡议并在此基础上再接再厉。CCEPA协调办公室促进互动，以利用CCEP-II项目的成功网络和参与提高气候科学素养的个人。协调办公室的努力增进了人们对如何有效地将相关但不同的项目联系成一个有凝聚力的企业的知识和理解。目标是协调一个功能网络，其中整体大于部分之和。位于罗德岛大学的CCEPA协调办公室正在帮助推进CCEPA网络的一些关键举措，以加强它，减少重复，并增强其整体影响。协调办公室的一个重要作用是促进最佳做法在项目之间的转让。一个有效的网络通过网络工作组建立合作并建立实践社区，在整个网络范围内建立智力资本。CCEPA协调办公室在协助CCEPA项目绩效指标和工作人员传播其工作成果方面发挥着关键作用。与其他相关学会和组织建立伙伴关系，协助协调办公室确定分享、传播和利用网络产品以及在评价地球系统科学教育模式和工具时出现的最佳做法的机会和协同作用。这一努力扩大了全国各个项目的集体影响。

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance (CCEPA) is a consortium made up of the six Phase II Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP-II) program awardees funded in FY 2012. Collectively, the CCEPA is establishing a coordinated network devoted to increasing the adoption of effective, high quality educational programs and resources related to the science of climate change and its potential impacts. The establishment of a CCEPA Coordination Office addresses the need for a coordinating body that leverages and builds upon the CCEPA projects' individual initiatives. The CCEPA Coordination Office facilitates interactions to leverage a successful network of CCEP-II projects and individuals engaged in increasing climate science literacy. The efforts of the Coordination Office advance knowledge and understanding of how to effectively network related, but different, projects into a cohesive enterprise. The goal is to coordinate a functional network, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The CCEPA Coordination Office at the University of Rhode Island is helping to move the CCEPA network forward on a number of key initiatives that strengthen it, reduce duplication, and enhance its overall impact. An important role of the Coordination Office is the facilitation of the transfer of best practices between projects. An effective network forges collaborations and establishes communities of practice through network working groups, building intellectual capital network-wide. The CCEPA Coordination Office has a key role in assisting the CCEPA project PIs and staff to disseminate the results of their work. Partnerships with other relevant societies and organizations assist the Coordination Office in identifying opportunities and synergies for sharing, disseminating, and leveraging network products as well as best practices that emerge as Earth system science education models and tools are evaluated. This endeavor broadens the collective impact of the individual projects across the country.