Merim lokalno - vplivam globalno

"<< Background >>With the project I measure locally - I influence globally, we wanted to properly empower and train teachers to properly implement protocols and measurements within the GLOBE program, which is one of the world's leading programs for young people to observe and benefit the environment, where the correct implementation of measurements is extremely important, so that they these authorities and to help NASA scientists. The GLOBE program is relatively new in Slovenia and the teachers are meeting it for the first time, so they have no concrete experience. Teacher training must be conducted by GLOBE trainers who have been involved in the program for many years and have extensive experience. That's why we depended on foreign mentors here. In our case, we are extremely lucky because of the proximity of neighboring Croatia, which has been included in the GLOBE program for more than 25 years, and this was the only sensible solution, so that we can properly train Slovenian teachers with their help. We also included students in the project, who learned from their Croatian peers, and who transferred the new knowledge to their classmates and shared it more widely (with research assignments on an international scale and at the first GLOBE games in<< Objectives >>Through project activities, we wanted to provide appropriate training for Slovenian GLOBE teachers and their students. Our main goal was therefore teachers equipped with appropriate knowledge, who learned how to perform measurements correctly and who have already begun to expand their knowledge further. Among the goals of the project were appropriately qualified students who, under the guidance of teachers, carried out measurements, prepared research assignments, video guides, participated in GLOBE games and, through their achievements, inspired the rest of their peers for GLOBE. Among the goals of the project were also written, video and photo products. Each participating institution recorded one video guide for the chosen protocol (which will further serve as a help to newcomers to the project, as we realize that it is easier to tackle such matters if you can observe the progress of the measurement than if you just read the instructions). The video guides are freely available and will be presented at the beginning of each school year to the schools that will implement the GLOBE program (we will continue to update the guides). Each institution also prepared a research assignment according to all GLOBE regulations (hypotheses, res<< Implementation >>In order for the project to run smoothly, the project partners met at the beginning and carefully planned all the planned activities and created guidance and educational materials, which later served to help the participating teachers and students. During the project, we held practical-educational workshops (mobility of teachers and students) at both partner schools in Croatia (in Zadar and Omiš), where Croatian teachers and students presented selected protocols in theory and measurements through practical activities in the field. We held the first GLOBE event in Slovenia (GLOBE Games), where participating institutions presented their research tasks and participated in the GLOBE run, where they tested their knowledge in various tasks, teachers presented examples of good practices, and at the final event we analyzed the entire of the project and set guidelines for the continuation of the activities. Throughout the entire duration of the project, the students, under the guidance of teachers, carried out measurements, prepared video guides and wrote a research paper. Since the measurements are tied to the use of certain measuring devices, we provided each institution with a package of measuring instruments and a weather house so that<< Results >>The greatest result is certainly the knowledge acquired by the teachers and students who directly participated in the project and were able to concretely connect them with environmental topics and the goals of sustainable development. They transferred this knowledge to their work and spread it to others who were not directly involved in the project. With this, they ""made sure"" the visibility of the GLOBE program itself, and it is a great achievement that interest in it began to grow (by the end of the 2023/24 school year, 20 new schools joined). Among the concrete products, I can count the created video guides and students' research assignments, as well as examples of teachers' good practices. Both (teachers and students) gained new contacts/acquaintances during the mobilities, deepened their knowledge also in the cultural and linguistic fields (the children understand and speak Croatian very poorly, so part of the activity was also held in English, since the entire website and the GLOBE database works in English). GLOBE coaches from both Croatian schools have enriched their portfolio and brought their knowledge to the international level. An important result is the acquisition of the title of the first GLOBE trainer in Slovenia,"