Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Worldviews Network: Ecological Literacy Programming for Digital Planetariums and Beyond","Denver Museum of Nature and Science","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080011,"$850,314","Ka Chun Yu",Colorado,Denver,Denver,CO01,"39.74752, -104.94087","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2014-09-30T00:00:00","The Worldviews Network - a collaboration of institutions that have pioneered Earth systems research, education and evaluation methods - is creating innovative approaches for engaging the American public in dialogues about human-induced global changes. Leveraging the power of immersive scientific visualization environments at informal science centers across the US, we are developing transformative educational processes that integrate the benefits of visual thinking, systems thinking, and design thinking. This ""seeing, knowing, doing"" approach empowers educators with tools and techniques that help audiences to visualize, comprehend, and address complex issues from a whole-systems perspective. The Worldviews Network will make explicit the interconnections of Earth’s life support systems across time and space as well as inspire community participation in design processes by providing real-world examples of successful projects that are increasing the healthy functioning of regional and global ecosystems","American Museum of Natural History, California Academy of Sciences, Institute for Learning Innovation, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, NASA Ames Exploration Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Bell Museum, Elumenati, Journey Museum & Learning Center, University of Michigan / Museum of Natural History, University of North Carolina at Asheville, WGBH Educational Foundation, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) National Center for Atmospheric Research, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Colorado State University / Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)" "GLOBE Program","University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education","2010: Support for GLOBE Program Office Activities",2010,NA10SEC4690010,"$2,399,000","Valerie Williams",Colorado,Boulder,Boulder,CO02,"40.03115, -105.24605","2010-09-01T00:00:00 - 2012-08-31T00:00:00","In the project entitled ""The GLOBE Program 2010: Collaborative Environmental Research at Local to Global Scales"", the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) will improve the functionality of the GLOBE Program (www.globe.gov) by providing: (1) new methods, tools, and services to enhance GLOBE Partner and teacher abilities to facilitate inquiry-based learning and student research, (2) initial pilot testing and assessment of student and teacher learning activities and events related to Climate Science research, (3) improvements in GLOBE's technology infrastructure and data systems (e.g. database, social networking, information management) to support collaborations between students, scientists, and teachers, and (4) development of a robust evaluation plan. In addition, the UCAR will continue to provide support to the worldwide GLOBE community, as well as program management and timely communication with program sponsors.","Arizona State University (ASU) Phoenix, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, Texas State Aquarium, Florida State University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, National Science Foundation (NSF) Headquarters, University of Missouri–St. Louis, University of Nevada-Reno, University of Tulsa (UT)"