The GLOBE U'S'Trainer Certification Program: A Mixed Design

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The GLOBE U.S.Trainer Certification Program A
Mixed Design

• GLOBE Annual Meeting
• August 2, 2005
• Prague, Czech Republic

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Meet the GLOBE Program Office Trainer
Certification Program (TCP) Staff
Dr. Susan GallagherDistance Learning Coordinator
Dr. Sandra Henderson Chief Educator
Becca Hatheway Elementary Science Specialist
Kirsten Meymaris Distance Learning Specialist
Shannon SpencerEducation Specialist
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US GLOBE Trainer Certification Program (TCP)
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But first, a pop quiz!
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But first, a pop quiz!

• You have two buckets to take to Lake GLOBE
• 5 liter container
• 3 liter container
• You need to bring back exactly 4 liters of water
  in the 5 liter bucket

Work with a partner to solve this problem
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GLOBE Implementation and Training

• GLOBE is implemented via a partnership program
• GLOBE instruction is delivered by GLOBE
  Trainers
• Traditionally, GLOBE trainers were certified by
  attending a Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

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GLOBE Trainer Certification Program
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GLOBE Trainer Certification Program
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GLOBE Trainer Certification Program
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Strengths of Each Format

• Face-to-Face (F2F)
• Hands-on
• Guided practice
• Immediate peer feedback
• Community building

• Online
• Background content
• Reflective discussion
• Continued support through implementation
• Up-to-date resources

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Course management system

• Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning
  Environment)
• Constructivist design including social elements
• Multi-lingual Interface
• Open-source code
• Free!! A great price for all budgets!

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So, did it work?
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To raise new questions, new possibilities, to
regard old possibilities, and to regard old
problems from a new angle requires creative
imagination and marks new advances in science.
- Albert Einstein
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Thank you for your attention!
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Contact Information
Sandra Henderson sandrah_at_globe.gov