A Coordination Office for the Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance

美国国家科学基金会（NSF）气候变化教育合作伙伴联盟（CCEPA）是由2012财年资助的六个气候变化教育合作伙伴（CCEP-II）二期项目获奖者组成的联盟。总的来说，CCEPA正在建立一个协调的网络，致力于增加与气候变化科学及其潜在影响有关的有效、高质量的教育项目和资源的采用。CCEPA协调办公室的成立是为了解决一个协调机构的需要，以利用和发展CCEPA项目的个别倡议。CCEPA协调办公室促进互动，利用CCEP-II项目和参与提高气候科学素养的个人的成功网络。协调办公室的努力促进了对如何有效地将相关但不同的项目联网为一个有凝聚力的企业的认识和理解。目标是协调一个功能网络，其中整体大于部分之和。设在罗德岛大学的CCEPA协调办公室正在帮助推动CCEPA网络推进若干关键举措，以加强该网络，减少重复，提高其总体影响。协调厅的一项重要作用是促进在项目之间转让最佳做法。一个有效的网络通过网络工作组建立协作和实践社区，在整个网络范围内建立智力资本。CCEPA协调办公室在协助CCEPA项目项目负责人和工作人员传播其工作成果方面发挥着关键作用。与其他相关协会和组织的伙伴关系有助于协调办公室确定共享、传播和利用网络产品的机会和协同作用，以及作为评估地球系统科学教育模式和工具而出现的最佳实践。这一努力扩大了个别项目在全国范围内的集体影响。

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.