6 SINCE 1995, NASA HAS SPONSORED INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS OF EDUCATION MATERIAL RELATING TO EARTH SCIENCES AND, IN 1999, SPACE SCIENCES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION PRODUCTS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY AND MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS. THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CONDUCTS THESE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS. THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO CONTINUE AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCT REVIEW PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO NASA AND EDUCATOR NEEDS. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: LAUNCH AN UPGRADED PRODUCT REVIEW SITE THAT IS RESPONSIVE AND ENSURES THE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED MOST EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO REVIEW RESULTS BY NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. DEVELOP, TEST AND INTEGRATE NEW CRITERIA FOR K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP PRODUCT DEVELOPERS MEET TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEEDS FOR RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE NEW VISION FOR STEM EDUCATION CALLED FOR IN NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. DELIVER QUARTERLY WEBINARS TO ENSURE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THESE NEW CRITERIA. IMPROVE TRANSITION OF METADATA FROM THE REVIEW TO NASA WAVELENGTH. ENGAGE AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TO IDENTIFY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. RESOURCES REVIEWED ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH NASA-SMD FUNDED PROJECTS AT CENTERS, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR ALL LEVELS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION. IGES WILL MANAGE THE ENTIRE REVIEW PROCESS, FROM RELEASING CALLS FOR PRODUCTS TO PROVIDING REVIEW RESULTS TO NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. THE INSTITUTE WILL ALSO FOLLOW-UP WITH SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT DEVELOPERS TO ENSURE REVISIONS ARE ADDRESSED. IGES WILL CONVENE QUARTERLY EXPERT PANELS (35-40 ANNUALLY) OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS TO REVIEW THE PRODUCTS USING CRITERIA RELATED TO SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND RELEVANCE TO NASA S SMD SCIENCE AND EDUCATION GOALS, ALIGNMENT TO EDUCATION STANDARDS, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATION, DOCUMENTATION, EASE OF USE, AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND APPEAL TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE. THE REVIEW PROVIDES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO NASA AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: DELIVERS AN EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT APPROACH TO PEER REVIEWING NASA LEARNING RESOURCES. SETS HIGH STANDARDS FOR NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCTS. PROVIDES ESSENTIAL DATA FOR ANALYZING AND CATALOGING THE NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT PORTFOLIO. PROVIDES HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK TO NASA PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. ENABLES NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION. ENGAGES THE NASA EDUCATION COMMUNITY. PROVIDES NASA WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. MAXIMIZES NASA S INVESTMENT BY RAISING THE PROBABILITY ITS EDUCATION PRODUCTS WILL MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS AND BE USED. Other Administrative Action $0 9/18/20 Not listed SINCE 1995 NASA HAS SPONSORED INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS OF EDUCATION MATERIAL RELATING TO EARTH SCIENCES AND IN 1999 SPACE SCIENCES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION PRODUCTS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY AND MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS. THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CONDUCTS THESE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS. THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO CONTINUE AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCT REVIEW PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO NASA AND EDUCATOR NEEDS. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: LAUNCH AN UPGRADED PRODUCT REVIEW SITE THAT IS RESPONSIVE AND ENSURES THE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED MOST EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO REVIEW RESULTS BY NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. DEVELOP TEST AND INTEGRATE NEW CRITERIA FOR K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP PRODUCT DEVELOPERS MEET TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEEDS FOR RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE NEW VISION FOR STEM EDUCATION CALLED FOR IN NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. DELIVER QUARTERLY WEBINARS TO ENSURE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THESE NEW CRITERIA. IMPROVE TRANSITION OF METADATA FROM THE REVIEW TO NASA WAVELENGTH. ENGAGE AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TO IDENTIFY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. RESOURCES REVIEWED ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH NASA-SMD FUNDED PROJECTS AT CENTERS UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR ALL LEVELS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION. IGES WILL MANAGE THE ENTIRE REVIEW PROCESS FROM RELEASING CALLS FOR PRODUCTS TO PROVIDING REVIEW RESULTS TO NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. THE INSTITUTE WILL ALSO FOLLOW-UP WITH SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT DEVELOPERS TO ENSURE REVISIONS ARE ADDRESSED. IGES WILL CONVENE QUARTERLY EXPERT PANELS (35-40 ANNUALLY) OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS TO REVIEW THE PRODUCTS USING CRITERIA RELATED TO SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND RELEVANCE TO NASA S SMD SCIENCE AND EDUCATION GOALS ALIGNMENT TO EDUCATION STANDARDS QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATION DOCUMENTATION EASE OF USE AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND APPEAL TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE. THE REVIEW PROVIDES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO NASA AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY INCLUDING: DELIVERS AN EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT APPROACH TO PEER REVIEWING NASA LEARNING RESOURCES. SETS HIGH STANDARDS FOR NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCTS. PROVIDES ESSENTIAL DATA FOR ANALYZING AND CATALOGING THE NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT PORTFOLIO. PROVIDES HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK TO NASA PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. ENABLES NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION. ENGAGES THE NASA EDUCATION COMMUNITY. PROVIDES NASA WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. MAXIMIZES NASA S INVESTMENT BY RAISING THE PROBABILITY ITS EDUCATION PRODUCTS WILL MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS AND BE USED. $0 9/18/20 5 SINCE 1995, NASA HAS SPONSORED INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS OF EDUCATION MATERIAL RELATING TO EARTH SCIENCES AND, IN 1999, SPACE SCIENCES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION PRODUCTS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY AND MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS. THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CONDUCTS THESE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS. THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO CONTINUE AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCT REVIEW PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO NASA AND EDUCATOR NEEDS. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: LAUNCH AN UPGRADED PRODUCT REVIEW SITE THAT IS RESPONSIVE AND ENSURES THE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED MOST EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO REVIEW RESULTS BY NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. DEVELOP, TEST AND INTEGRATE NEW CRITERIA FOR K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP PRODUCT DEVELOPERS MEET TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEEDS FOR RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE NEW VISION FOR STEM EDUCATION CALLED FOR IN NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. DELIVER QUARTERLY WEBINARS TO ENSURE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THESE NEW CRITERIA. IMPROVE TRANSITION OF METADATA FROM THE REVIEW TO NASA WAVELENGTH. ENGAGE AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TO IDENTIFY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. RESOURCES REVIEWED ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH NASA-SMD FUNDED PROJECTS AT CENTERS, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR ALL LEVELS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION. IGES WILL MANAGE THE ENTIRE REVIEW PROCESS, FROM RELEASING CALLS FOR PRODUCTS TO PROVIDING REVIEW RESULTS TO NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. THE INSTITUTE WILL ALSO FOLLOW-UP WITH SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT DEVELOPERS TO ENSURE REVISIONS ARE ADDRESSED. IGES WILL CONVENE QUARTERLY EXPERT PANELS (35-40 ANNUALLY) OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS TO REVIEW THE PRODUCTS USING CRITERIA RELATED TO SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND RELEVANCE TO NASA S SMD SCIENCE AND EDUCATION GOALS, ALIGNMENT TO EDUCATION STANDARDS, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATION, DOCUMENTATION, EASE OF USE, AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND APPEAL TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE. THE REVIEW PROVIDES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO NASA AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: DELIVERS AN EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT APPROACH TO PEER REVIEWING NASA LEARNING RESOURCES. SETS HIGH STANDARDS FOR NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCTS. PROVIDES ESSENTIAL DATA FOR ANALYZING AND CATALOGING THE NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT PORTFOLIO. PROVIDES HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK TO NASA PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. ENABLES NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION. ENGAGES THE NASA EDUCATION COMMUNITY. PROVIDES NASA WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. MAXIMIZES NASA S INVESTMENT BY RAISING THE PROBABILITY ITS EDUCATION PRODUCTS WILL MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS AND BE USED. Funding Only Action $334.0k 2/18/20 Not listed SINCE 1995 NASA HAS SPONSORED INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS OF EDUCATION MATERIAL RELATING TO EARTH SCIENCES AND IN 1999 SPACE SCIENCES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION PRODUCTS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY AND MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS. THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CONDUCTS THESE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS. THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO CONTINUE AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCT REVIEW PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO NASA AND EDUCATOR NEEDS. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: LAUNCH AN UPGRADED PRODUCT REVIEW SITE THAT IS RESPONSIVE AND ENSURES THE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED MOST EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO REVIEW RESULTS BY NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. DEVELOP TEST AND INTEGRATE NEW CRITERIA FOR K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP PRODUCT DEVELOPERS MEET TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEEDS FOR RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE NEW VISION FOR STEM EDUCATION CALLED FOR IN NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. DELIVER QUARTERLY WEBINARS TO ENSURE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THESE NEW CRITERIA. IMPROVE TRANSITION OF METADATA FROM THE REVIEW TO NASA WAVELENGTH. ENGAGE AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TO IDENTIFY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. RESOURCES REVIEWED ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH NASA-SMD FUNDED PROJECTS AT CENTERS UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR ALL LEVELS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION. IGES WILL MANAGE THE ENTIRE REVIEW PROCESS FROM RELEASING CALLS FOR PRODUCTS TO PROVIDING REVIEW RESULTS TO NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. THE INSTITUTE WILL ALSO FOLLOW-UP WITH SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT DEVELOPERS TO ENSURE REVISIONS ARE ADDRESSED. IGES WILL CONVENE QUARTERLY EXPERT PANELS (35-40 ANNUALLY) OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS TO REVIEW THE PRODUCTS USING CRITERIA RELATED TO SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND RELEVANCE TO NASA S SMD SCIENCE AND EDUCATION GOALS ALIGNMENT TO EDUCATION STANDARDS QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATION DOCUMENTATION EASE OF USE AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND APPEAL TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE. THE REVIEW PROVIDES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO NASA AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY INCLUDING: DELIVERS AN EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT APPROACH TO PEER REVIEWING NASA LEARNING RESOURCES. SETS HIGH STANDARDS FOR NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCTS. PROVIDES ESSENTIAL DATA FOR ANALYZING AND CATALOGING THE NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT PORTFOLIO. PROVIDES HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK TO NASA PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. ENABLES NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION. ENGAGES THE NASA EDUCATION COMMUNITY. PROVIDES NASA WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. MAXIMIZES NASA S INVESTMENT BY RAISING THE PROBABILITY ITS EDUCATION PRODUCTS WILL MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS AND BE USED. $334.0k 2/18/20 Not listed SINCE 1995 NASA HAS SPONSORED INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS OF EDUCATION MATERIAL RELATING TO EARTH SCIENCES AND IN 1999 SPACE SCIENCES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION PRODUCTS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY AND MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS. THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CONDUCTS THESE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS. THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO CONTINUE AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCT REVIEW PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO NASA AND EDUCATOR NEEDS. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: LAUNCH AN UPGRADED PRODUCT REVIEW SITE THAT IS RESPONSIVE AND ENSURES THE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED MOST EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO REVIEW RESULTS BY NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. DEVELOP TEST AND INTEGRATE NEW CRITERIA FOR K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP PRODUCT DEVELOPERS MEET TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEEDS FOR RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE NEW VISION FOR STEM EDUCATION CALLED FOR IN NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. DELIVER QUARTERLY WEBINARS TO ENSURE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THESE NEW CRITERIA. IMPROVE TRANSITION OF METADATA FROM THE REVIEW TO NASA WAVELENGTH. ENGAGE AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TO IDENTIFY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. RESOURCES REVIEWED ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH NASA-SMD FUNDED PROJECTS AT CENTERS UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR ALL LEVELS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION. IGES WILL MANAGE THE ENTIRE REVIEW PROCESS FROM RELEASING CALLS FOR PRODUCTS TO PROVIDING REVIEW RESULTS TO NASA AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. THE INSTITUTE WILL ALSO FOLLOW-UP WITH SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT DEVELOPERS TO ENSURE REVISIONS ARE ADDRESSED. IGES WILL CONVENE QUARTERLY EXPERT PANELS (35-40 ANNUALLY) OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS TO REVIEW THE PRODUCTS USING CRITERIA RELATED TO SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND RELEVANCE TO NASA S SMD SCIENCE AND EDUCATION GOALS ALIGNMENT TO EDUCATION STANDARDS QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATION DOCUMENTATION EASE OF USE AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND APPEAL TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE. THE REVIEW PROVIDES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO NASA AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY INCLUDING: DELIVERS AN EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT APPROACH TO PEER REVIEWING NASA LEARNING RESOURCES. SETS HIGH STANDARDS FOR NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCTS. PROVIDES ESSENTIAL DATA FOR ANALYZING AND CATALOGING THE NASA SMD EDUCATION PRODUCT PORTFOLIO. PROVIDES HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK TO NASA PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. ENABLES NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION. ENGAGES THE NASA EDUCATION COMMUNITY. PROVIDES NASA WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. MAXIMIZES NASA S INVESTMENT BY RAISING THE PROBABILITY ITS EDUCATION PRODUCTS WILL MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS AND BE USED. $0 12/21/18