1. Proposed EarthConnections Alliance Program Partner Opportunity
Cathy Manduca
Donna Charlevoix
Margie Turrin
Kevin Bonine
Kristin Grimes

2. Vision
We seek to create a world in which all students in our country can make use of pathways that weave together geoscience learning with opportunities to use that knowledge to serve their local community.

3. Vision
We seek to create a world in which all students in our country can make use of pathways that weave together geoscience learning with opportunities to use that knowledge to serve their local community. Individually these pathways strengthen and diversify the geoscience workforce and the geoscientific capacity of the communities.

4. Vision
We seek to create a world in which all students in our country can make use of pathways that weave together geoscience learning with opportunities to use that knowledge to serve their local community. Individually these pathways strengthen and diversify the geoscience workforce and the geoscientific capacity of the communities. Collectively, the participants create a force for global sustainability and resilience.

5. Growing Geoscience Capacity to Address Local Issues
Learn geoscience in the context of compelling local issues
Use geoscience to address local challenges
Explore geoscience career pathways
At multiple levels in the path from middle school to the workforce
Relevance and empowerment through immediate use
Focus of our research effort

6. A Collective Impact Alliance
Common Agenda
Shared Measurement Systems
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Continuous Communication
Backbone Support Organization
*Stanford Social Innovation Review: Kania and Kramer, 2011, Collective Impact:

7. EarthConnections Alliance

8. What is a Program Partner?
An organization or program that has resources, assets, or knowledge & expertise that will help Regional Alliances engage with their communities and implement and strengthen their pathways
Regional Alliances identify needs (Program Partners) in their project plans with the help of the Consulting Corps
Program Partners are funded through proposal submitted by Regional Alliance
Program Partners are an integral part of the CoP

9. EarthConnections Pathways:
1) Are embedded in the local community
2) Use geoscience to address a local need or problem
3) Connect learning opportunities at multiple educational levels and into the geoscience workforce
4) Couple opportunities for classroom learning with opportunities to use knowledge in community service at each level
5) Use mentoring and signposting to support students in recognizing and navigating the pathway.

10. Leveraging Existing Academic Relationships and Programs
Local Issue:
Earthquake readiness
Community partners:
High Schools
Colleges and Universities
Professional Groups
Activities:
Planning Meetings
Field trip for geology clubs
Teaching practices workshop
Leveraging existing academic relationships and programs

11. What is a Program Partner?
An organization or program that has resources, assets, or knowledge & expertise that will help Regional Alliances engage with their communities and implement and strengthen their pathways
Regional Alliances identify needs (Program Partners) in their project plans with the help of the Consulting Corps
Program Partners are funded through proposal submitted by Regional Alliance
Program Partners are an integral part of the CoP

12. Regional Alliance Priorities for Implementation Funds
Build lasting local capacity (e.g. through professional development for those engaged in pathway implementation)
Support adaptation or implementation of tested materials and models including those developed by the program partners or by other regional alliances.
Are part of a plan leading to long term sustainability of the regional alliance and pathway (e.g. transitional funding for teacher participation to enable development of long term local funding)
Test missing pieces that will link together existing pathway elements
Majority of funds will be used to build capacity through work with program partners

13. Program Partners Commit To:
Shared vision of using regional alliances to create EarthConnections pathways
Nominating members to the Consulting Corps (optional)
Sharing expertise and resources in ways that benefit Regional Alliance pathway implementation
Participating fully in the EC Community of Practice
Being a good EC citizen: communicating, responding, sharing and attribution, inclusive manners, representing the collective work to others

14. Community of Practice
Brings together program partners, regional alliances and other expertise
Strengthens ability to create successful pathways embedded in community
Includes alliance participants
Virtual and in-person programming

15. Consulting Corps
Agrees to help establish regional alliances and support them in pathway development:
participate in training that prepares them to support
Aliance formation including community engagement,
Pathway planning, and
Engagement with program partners;
work with ~ 3 regional alliances through a series of virtual and face to face meetings for 2-3 years
3 year commitment; $10k/yr

16. EarthConnections Alliance

17. To Participate in the Proposal
Express interest:

18. More questions Contact any of us
All information on the meeting website:

19. Extra Slides

20. A Process for Pathway Development
Regular Checkpoint Reporting
Facilitated Group Discussion
Progress Measured

21. Alliance Value Learning from each other Emergent ideas
Broader use of resources and programs
Increased prestige and recognition for all

22. Building into Existing Community Activities
Local Issue:
Water quality and quantity
Community partners
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
Proctor Creek Stewardship Council
Clark Atlanta University
Morehouse College
Chattahoochee Riverkeepers
Activities
Planning Meetings
STEM in Our Park for 8th grade
Building onto existing community activities

23. Building into Existing Community Activities
Local Issue:
Water quality and quantity
Community partners
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
Proctor Creek Stewardship Council
Clark Atlanta University
Morehouse College
Chattahoochee Riverkeepers
Activities
Planning Meetings
STEM in Our Park for 8th grade
Building onto existing community activities