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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:34.45pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:25.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">NOAA Planet Stewards 2019 Stewardship Community Application<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:34.45pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:25.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards">https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">The NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project (PSEP) provides formal and informal educators working with elementary through university age students
with sustained professional development, collaborative tools, and support to build a scientifically-literate public actively engaged in environmental stewardship that conserves, restores, and protects human communities and natural resources related to NOAA’s
mission. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">The Stewardship Community is a network for supporting the development and implementation of hands-on action-based projects. It is a unique 18 month opportunity
to receive one-on-one guidance on designing, implementing, and evaluating an environmental stewardship project, and writing for a Federal funding opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">The application to join the PSEP Stewardship Community includes a brief project pre-proposal. If accepted, participants will work with a peer review group and
a peer mentor to refine their proposal, which may be submitted for funding of up to $2500.00 by June 2, 2019. Accepted proposals are funded for the 2019/2020 academic year. Monies must be directly applied toward completion of the project and cannot be used
for salaries, professional development travel, attendance at conferences, or overhead.
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<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Educators accepted into the Stewardship Community, are committing to:
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<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">> Develop a Planet Stewardship Project<br>
> Dedicate approximately 3-5 hours/month for 5 months to:<br>
> Attending PSEP webinars (~1 hour/webinar - approximately every other month during evening hours. Educators receive certificates for every webinar attended )<br>
> View and reflect on five archived PSEP webinar videos (2018 or earlier. ~1 hour/video)<br>
> Fully participate in a Stewardship Project Peer Review Group (~1 hour/month during evening hours. )<br>
> Use the PSEP Wiki to post stewardship project plans, progress updates, results, and share resources and comments with other PSEP educators.<br>
> Participate in future PSEP evaluation efforts i.e. online surveys.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Educators accepted into the Stewardship Community who fulfill the above requirements will be eligible to apply for:<br>
> Funding of up to $2500.00 to carry out an environmental stewardship action project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Educators who complete their stewardship project:<br>
> Can apply for travel reimbursements to attend and present at select workshops and/or national conferences.<br>
> May receive invitations to special events and face-to-face professional development opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">The deadline to submit an application is midnight December 2, 2018.
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<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">All information submitted is retained by the NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project and will NEVER be shared with anyone at anytime without the written permission
of the applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Once you hit "send form" you will NOT be able to return to this same application and make changes. It is recommended you compile all the information you intend
to submit, then copy and paste it into the required fields when you are ready to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Questions? Contact:
<a href="mailto:Molly.Harrison@noaa.gov">Molly.Harrison@noaa.gov</a> or <a href="mailto:Bruce.Moravchik@noaa.gov">
Bruce.Moravchik@noaa.gov</a> <br>
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<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">PSEP Stewardship Project Definition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">A stewardship project must be a hands-on action-based project that conserves, restores, and/or protects human communities and/or natural resources from environmental
challenges that NOAA monitors. Projects must include quantitative measurements of the project’s impact e.g. acres of habitat protected or restored, tons of carbon sequestered, pounds of material recycled or composted. Educational outcomes should be an integral
part of the project, but not its central focus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Here are some potential project topics and related resources to consider:
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<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Prevent marine debris and clean up local streams, rivers, estuaries, and/or beaches.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-issue&sa=D&ust=1543457761452000&usg=AFQjCNEQZa9r7RP9lqnKoFKIfHsoxfdG1Q">
https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-issue</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Start or expand a waste reduction or recycling program at a school or community area and measure the effect of the garbage reduction.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aamboceanservice.blob.core.windows.net/oceanservice-prod/education/earthscientists/pdf/tes-spring-2016-christine%2520schmitz-the-polar-bear-challenge.pdf&sa=D&ust=1543457761452000&usg=AFQjCNFVNiI6qoL3XLMW3ueyAihcXt3GwQ">
https://aamboceanservice.blob.core.windows.net/oceanservice-prod/education/earthscientists/pdf/tes-spring-2016-christine%20schmitz-the-polar-bear-challenge.pdf</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/solutions/recycle&sa=D&ust=1543457761452000&usg=AFQjCNE9GNfoV3ifI6orbHgp5wjpgbn1ig">
https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/solutions/recycle</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Assist local estuaries, parks, or other natural areas with planting or restoring native vegetation and measure the area restored or the amount of carbon sequestered.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/features/sep13/estuaries.html&sa=D&ust=1543457761452000&usg=AFQjCNHC2q2D2rV5cyT6o2fVsgczisGrXg">
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/features/sep13/estuaries.html</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/river-habitat%23what-you-can-do&sa=D&ust=1543457761452000&usg=AFQjCNHh9vj9fvcJtmVX3XE-oasTY_FZwQ">
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/river-habitat#what-you-can-do</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-climate-stewards-bring-stewardship-projects-to-classrooms&sa=D&ust=1543457761452000&usg=AFQjCNGkhTOsiLQTxq7VtUoWUmT5b3u6Sw">
https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-climate-stewards-bring-stewardship-projects-to-classrooms</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Develop a sustainable green space, or plant trees, and measure the amount of carbon sequestered or kept out of the atmosphere.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aamboceanservice.blob.core.windows.net/oceanservice-prod/education/earthscientists/pdf/tes-spring-2016-karen-metcalf-biochar-for-carbon-sequestration.pdf&sa=D&ust=1543457761453000&usg=AFQjCNH-kRm_B3vUWTSLkZ-1pCGkusuz4A">
https://aamboceanservice.blob.core.windows.net/oceanservice-prod/education/earthscientists/pdf/tes-spring-2016-karen-metcalf-biochar-for-carbon-sequestration.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Increase the ability of your school or community to prepare for and respond to severe weather events and measure the impact you make.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.weather.gov/wrn/ambassadors&sa=D&ust=1543457761453000&usg=AFQjCNHQW_eWkmQjvSUOBsUt4w9gTYrlaQ">
https://www.weather.gov/wrn/ambassadors</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.weather.gov/owlie/safety_kt&sa=D&ust=1543457761453000&usg=AFQjCNGnIFJQoH__hoeG86K9qHaZVOhFUQ">
https://www.weather.gov/owlie/safety_kt</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Monitor and save water resources and measure the impact of your efforts.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.drought.gov/drought/&sa=D&ust=1543457761453000&usg=AFQjCNGatxXSAOIp69Dc12gQP1XuPRrHZg">
https://www.drought.gov/drought/</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drought.unl.edu/Education.aspx&sa=D&ust=1543457761453000&usg=AFQjCNG0YNSYcDXHrv3av2hVgnc_IaWtXQ">
https://drought.unl.edu/Education.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.15pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Implement energy efficient strategies or energy alternatives at school and in students’ homes to reduce carbon footprints. Measure the amount of energy saved
and the carbon mitigated.<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources?keywords%3Dcarbon%2520footprint&sa=D&ust=1543457761453000&usg=AFQjCNEhUiRylQc8gmiVEmeFB2S9QMOszQ">
https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources?keywords=carbon%20footprint</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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