Detailed agenda
Monday October 4th - Friday October 8th| ZOOMTimes are given in CEST (Prague time), it means UT + 2 hours
The meeting will have two parts:
- GLOBE Country Coordinators Meeting, October 4 and 8 -only for CCs and Deputy CCs
- GLOBE Community Meeting, October 5-7 – open to teachers, students, scientists, trainers and other GLOBE friends
Participants are welcome to join for the whole meeting, for 1 day or even for 1 hour.
Please note that the agenda may be subject to change.
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Monday, October 4th
Country Coordinators Meeting – only for CCs and DCCs
Time (CEST)
Session description
Speakers
12:40 – 13:00
Check-in of CCs
Participants are connecting to zoom and solving technical issues
All participants for the day
13:00 – 13:50
Opening of Country Coordinators Meeting
Welcome by organizers
Agenda overview
GLOBE Program updates
Europe and Eurasia Board elections results and new members introduction
Working groups nominations
RCO, GIO, Board and guests
13:50 – 14:15
GLOBE Program Update
GLOBE Program in 2021
Strategic plan review
Working Groups agenda
Tony Murphy
GLOBE Program Implementation Office
14:15 – 14:45
Trainers and Mentor Trainers
Update on the certification process
Questions and discussion
RCO
15 min
Break
15:00 – 16:30
Networking and Collaboration
Presentation of the examples of GLOBE good practice that CCs post on a Padlet board ahead of the RM
Discussion in parallel sessions
Discussion and sharing by all participants
Wrap up
All participants
16:30 – 17:00
GLOBE Snacks
Informal discussion & celebrating GLOBE family
All participants
Tuesday, October 5th
GLOBE Community Meeting for all participants – country coordinators, teachers, scientists, students and GLOBE friends
Time (CEST)
Session description
Speakers
13:40 – 14:00
Check-in of all participants
Participants are connecting to zoom and solving technical issues
All participants
14:00 – 14:30
Opening of the Regional Meeting
Introduction of participants
Agenda overview
Welcome by GLOBE Implementation Office Director Tony Murphy
RCO, Tony Murphy, GLOBE Program Implementation Office
14:30 – 14:55
GLOBE Program 2021/2022
Overview of the GLOBE Program developments planned for next year
Tony Murphy, GLOBE Program Implementation Office
14:55 – 15:05
GLOBE Agents of Change
A video telling the story of how GLOBE is impacting people and communities around the world. Directed by GLOBE Implementation Office.
All participants
15 min
Break
15:20 – 17:15
GLOBE Benefits the Environment
Opening of the session
Keynote speakers:
Allison Leidner, Program Manager for Education and Communication, Earth Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
Michal Broža, Head of Office, United Nations Information Centre Prague
Presentations and videos by GLOBE teachers and students. Click to see the full list.
“We Are Climate Change Generation”, Hannah Vella, Gozo College Middle School, Malta – video
“Microplastic in water”, Anita Mustać, Jasminka Dubravica, Elementary school Šime Budinića Zadar, Croatia
“River Yamka – Poltava”, Alvard Melkonian, Poltava school #38, Ukraine – presentation
“Who saw the fireflies”, Snjezana Markovic-Zoraja, Primary school Dubovac, Croatia – presentation
“How to Monitor a Turtle Nest Using GLOBE Protocols with Hannah of Malta!”, GLOBE vlogger Hannah Vella, Gozo Collage Middle School, Malta – video
Discussion
How to improve the urban environment? – inspiration by an international project PULCHRA.
Closing of the day
“We Are Climate Change Generation”, Gita Špoljarić, Osnovna škola Eugena Kumičića Slatina, Croatia – video
Selected teachers, students and scientists
Wednesday, October 6th
GLOBE Community Meeting for all participants – country coordinators, teachers, scientists, students and GLOBE friends
Time (CEST)
Session description
Speakers
13:40 – 14:00
Check-in of all participants
Participants are connecting to zoom and solving technical issues
All participants
14:00 – 15:15
Growing up with GLOBE, parts 1 and 2
What skills are built and enhanced thanks to GLOBE? The experience presented by teachers and GLOBE alumni. The session has 3 parts according to the GLOBE student age.
Opening of the session
Part 1: GLOBE for the smallest kids. Presentation and video session closed by discussion. Click to see the full list.
“GLOBE Grandma episode 1, Our Leaves are Changing”, Chris Villano, Izzy & Simone, Arctic and Earth SIGNs, USA – video
“Building bridges across the GLOBE: GLOBE Program Elementary K-4”, Ivana Frančić, Vesna Lampić, Osnovna škola Ivana Filipovića, Osijek, Croatia – presentation
“With one’s head in the clouds, our 4th grade globe clouds project”, Mirit Eynan, The Biological Teaching Institute, Haifa and Romema-Nigunim Elementary school, Haifa, Israel – presentation
“Collaboration Malta-Israel: Scientific Collaboration on Soil”, Josephine Jesse Mercieca, Rabat Primary School, Gozo, Malta – presentation
“Microplastics Monitoring”, Caitríona Lordan, Dunboyne Senior Primary School, Ireland – video
Part 2: GLOBE for 11-15 years old. Presentation and video session closed by discussion. Click to see the full list.
“Our first year with Globe”, Slavomir Bachratý, Základná škola Plavecký Štvrtok, Slovak Republic – presentation
“Technological Innovation in the Classroom through the scientific discovery”, Ramona Mercieca, Gozo College Middle School, Malta – presentation
“GLOBE campaigns in biology classroom”, Mihaela Marceljak Ilic, XV. Gimnazija, Zagreb, Croatia – presentation
All participants for the day
15 min
Break
Video “The GLOBE program inspires, motivates and activates”, Stojan Manolev, High school “Goce Delchev” – Valandovo, N. Macedonia
15:30-16:15
Growing up with GLOBE, part 3
Part 3: GLOBE for 15-19 years old. Presentation session closed by discussion. Click to see the full list.
“Calculate trend lines with phenological data”, Stuppan, High school Alpnach, Switzerland – presentation
“The Benefits of GLOBE”, Marinela Labaš, Škola za medicinske sestre Vrapče, Croatia – presentation
GLOBE alumni talk about their experience with GLOBE – featured Pegi Pavletić, Croatia and Josef Brůna, Czech Republic
Discussion and conclusions on Growing Up with GLOBE
Video “Benefits of Cultural Exchange with GLOBE (with Johannes of Estonia)!” created by GLOBE vlogger Johannes-Alexander Raid, Estonia
Selected teachers, students and GLOBE alumni
16:15 – 17:30
GLOBE is a Platform for Collaboration
Examples of the collaborations that teachers and students made possible with GLOBE projects – from local to international level.
Opening presentation and video.
“Collaborative research between two cultures in the Globe program”, Batya Amsalem, “Irisim” Karmiel school & Katserin “Buktaa” school, Israel – video
“Virtual Fieldwork Xrobb l-Għaġin – GLOBE Collaboration”, Esther Sammut Carbone, Xrobb l-Ghagin Nature Park, Malta – presentation
“Collaboration within PULCHRA Project”, Thalia Mavrakou, University of Athens, Greece – presentation
Presentations and discussions in parallel sessions:
PS1: GLOBE reaching out to other partners and projects
“GLOBE EDIC STEAM Challenge”, Ramona Mercieca, Gozo College Middle School, Malta – presentation
PS2: GLOBE schools in International Collaboration
“Tributary Rivers – Importance and Development”, Anna Heyne-Mudrich, GLOBE – Deutschland, Paderborn, Germany – presentation
PS3: Scientists and Students Working Together
“Students and scientists together on a project”, Antonija and Krešimir Kojundžić, OŠ Ivana Filipovića Osijek, Croatia – presentation
Discussion on the opportunities for collaboration – all participants.
Closing of the day
GLOBE Agents of Change video Episode II
Selected teachers
Thursday, October 7th
GLOBE Community Meeting for all participants – country coordinators, teachers, scientists, students and GLOBE friends
Time (CEST)
Session description
Speakers
13:40 – 14:00
Check-in of all participants
Participants are connecting to zoom and solving technical issues
All participants
14:00 – 15:45
Hello, we are GLOBE Students!
Students will invite us to their school and around! They will talk about how they observe trees, rivers, forests, clouds, lakes, soils and take care of the environment.
Combined session of student research presentations and video submissions. There will be feedback given by GLOBE scientists after each presentation.
Click here to see the list of presentations and videos
“We Are Climate Change Generation”, Viljandi Gümnaasium, Estonia – video
“Our observing in GLOBE”, Základná škola Jána Zemana Nová Baňa, Slovakia – presentation
“Danger of batteries buried in the ground”, OS Josip Pupačić Omiš, Croatia – presentation
“Hazelnut Tree collaboration research project _ GLOBE is a Platform for Collaboration between educational agricultural farms.”, Katzrin, Zemach Bereshit, Nahalal farm schools, Israel – presentation
“A Tale of 10 Zones”, Gozo College, San Lawrenz Primary – The Friendly School, Malta – video
“Our first year with GLOBE”, Spojená škola sv. Františka z Assisi, Bratislava, Slovakia – presentation
“GLOBE Develops Skills and Competencies”, OŠ Banija, Croatia – presentation
“GLOBE in IIS Ferraris Brunelleschi High School, Empoli”, IIS Ferraris Brunelleschi, Empoli, Italy – video
“River Vardar”, High school “Goce Delchev” – Valandovo, North Macedonia – video
“We Are Climate Change Generation”, Ekonomska i trgovačka škola Dubrovnik, Croatia – video
Selected GLOBE Students
15 min
Break
16:00 – 16:45
GLOBE Technology Update
New development of the Apps, Data Entry, Visualizations and website in general.
Questions from audience
David Overoye, SSAI; Cornell Lewis, SSAI; Tony Murphy, GLOBE Implementation Office
16:45 – 17:15
Closing of the Regional Meeting
Plans in GLOBE for 2021/2022
Final words and adjourn
GLOBE Agents of Change video Episode III
RCO Tony Murphy, GLOBE Implementation Office
Friday, October 8th
Country Coordinators Meeting – only for CCs and DCCs
Time (CEST)
Session description
Speakers
12:40 – 13:00
Check-in of CCs
Participants are connecting to zoom and solving technical issues
All participants for the day
13:00 – 13:45
Regional Meeting Reflections
A look back at the regional meeting.
Summary by RCO and reflection by CCs and DCCs.
RCO, GIO, CCs, DCCs
13:45: 15:00
Plans for the Next Year
Discussion on planned activities, projects and collaboration in GLOBE countries.
Plans for the next year by RCO
Final words and adjourn.