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Rosanne Fortner has returned to Cyprus several times since her 1999 Fulbright Fellowship. In a recent trip she worked with colleagues in ESE and environmental education to develop research articles for a special science issue of the Mediterranean Journal of Education Studies. They were published as

Fortner, R.W. and Constantinou, C.P. 2003. Global science literacy: Definition, needs assessment and concerns for Cyprus, Mediterranean Journal of Education Studies, 8 (1), pp 29-41.

Orion, Nir, and Fortner, R.W. 2003. Mediterranean models for integrating environmental education and sciences through Earth Systems Education, Mediterranean Journal of Education Studies, 8 (1), pp 97-111.

Drs. Fortner and Constantinou also contributed a chapter to the new Implementing Global Science Literacy book: Fortner, R.W. & Constantinou, C.P. 2003. Needs assessment and educational climate for global science literacy: The case of Cyprus. IN: Mayer, V.J. (ed.): Implementing Global Science Literacy. Columbus: Earth Systems Education Program, The Ohio State University. Chapter 9, pp 131-140.

Rosanne Fortner served as editor of a special Marine Education issue of Science Activities magazine, Spring 2003. Articles in the issue included

Fortner, R.W. 2003. Teaching about the ocean as a system (editorial). Science Activities 40(1): 3.

Fortner, R.W. & Dan Jax, 2003. What is the impact of beach debris? Science Activities 40(1): 27-31.
Rick Meyer ( Link to his project website, http://webdom.org/glcur/index.htm) is developing three courses that could be taught about the Great Lakes. The courses could be taught in different grades (6-8) or they could all be taught in one year. The purpose of this is to show that the Great Lakes courses do not need to replace other science but can be used as a topic to illustrate and use the science topics in the NSTA Core Content. The idea behind producing course outlines is to give others a starting point for integrating the Great Lakes into their own classes. His worksheets/pages (MS Excel workbook) also includes a list of the core content of a series of courses proposed by the NSTA in their Core Content. This type of information (the courses are not in their final drafts) might be useful on the web site as a starting point for others to use and modify for their own uses.  Individual pages listing activities and resources could integrate with the current resources on the web site. Email Comments / Questions to him, rmeyer@webdom.org.
Earth Systems Science Education - The higher education efforts that integrate sciences with an Earth focus. There are many institutions with undergraduate programs in ESSE, both at the introductory level and as capstones for the baccalaureate.
Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is the primary point of contact for students, educators, and citizens seeking access to reliable information about the Earth and the best methods to promote learning about the Earth. DLESE is a virtual library that catalogues internet sites developed or found by educators. The sites are reviewed for accuracy, pedagogy, attractiveness, utility and other criteria.

This Earth Systems Education site is included, as are the modules of instruction developed at Ohio State for our NSF project on "Digital and field technologies for coastal environmental studies." You can visit our materials directly using the server address.

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