The Nebraska Earth Science Education Network Initiative

The Nebraska Earth Science Education Network (NESEN) was organized in October 1992 and currently has 165 members. NESEN is sponsored by the Conservation and Survey Division (CSD) of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. To our knowledge, the leadership role that CSD has taken in coordinating a state-wide earth-science-education network is unique among state geological surveys.NESE N has three primary goals, the two most important of which are to: 1) promote and enhance K-12 earth-science education and 2) improve the transfer of earth-science information to the state's K-12 science-teaching community. NESEN has initiated the following activities: a modified lesson-plan share-a-thon; workshops on earth-science topics as a basis for lesson-plan development; a NESEN electronic bulletin board (an opportunity to exchange information using electronic media). NESEN also produces a quarterly newsletter and is an active participant in coalitions formed as part of the Nebraska Math and Science Initiative. Together the...