Global Science and Technology Week

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Global Science and Technology Week - May 7-13, 2000

GLOBAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK

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May 7-13, 2000

Spinning Globe   View the President's Proclamation of May 7-13, 2000, as
         "Global Science and Technology Week"
           (Note: The proclamation is scheduled to be released just prior to the beginning of
           Global Science and Technology Week...watch this space for the text!)

Spinning Globe Letter from Leaders Throughout the Science and Technology Community
Requesting the Proclamation of Global Science and Technology Week.

Spinning Globe Background Information and Scheduled Events for Global Science
and Technology Week:

Background Information
Scheduled Events to date (Watch this list as it will be continually updated)

Spinning Globe Special Publication by the American Forum for Global Education

The publication "Issues in Global Education" will be distributed to 70,000 secondary school educators nationwide and will contain articles and classroom exercises focusing upon: 1) the globalization of science and benefits of international scientific collaboration, and 2) how the U.S. is preparing future generations to participate in the global scientific community.
- View the "Letter from Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology," that will appear in "Issues in Global Education"
- View the "Message to the American Forum for Global Education from the Office of Science and Technology Policy" that will appear in "Issues in Global Education"

Spinning Globe Read the "Message to the National Science Teachers Association from the
Office of Science and Technology Policy"

NSTA has featured this article to their 55,000 members. It provides websites and examples of
international scientific collaboration that science teachers may feature during Global Science and Technology Week.

Spinning Globe See Examples of International Scientific Collaboration
(Watch this list as it will continually be updated with new examples!!!)

Spinning Globe Helpful Links to Science Education Resources