ES:CSP Mentor
Engage Your Community in Eclipse Learning & Activities
You can support the Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project (ES:CSP) and its scientific mission by being an Eclipse Soundscapes Mentor! As a mentor you will be the direct link between your communities and ES:CSP. As such we hope to be in contact answering questions and collaborating with you to ensure that you and your communities can participate in ES:CSP in a meaningful way for everyone! As an ES:CSP mentor you will gather a group of participants from your community and introduce and guide them in some or all of the ES:CSP roles available. More information below about how to become an ES:CSP mentor and the ES:CSP Mentor activities are below.
Application Period to be a 2023 ES:CSP Mentor for the 2023 Annular Eclipse now open! Deadline 7/10/2023
If you are interested in staying updated on when 2024 Total Solar Eclipse ES:CSP Mentor applications are posted and other updates sign up here!
How to be an ES:CSP Mentor
APPLY
Annular Eclipse Application Period 5/15/23-7/10/2023
FREE ONLINE MENTOR TRAINING
COMING in JULY 2023
Complete by 8/31/2023 for 2023 annular eclipse
ENGAGE YOUR COMMUNITY!
Annular Solar Eclipse: 10/14/2023
Total Solar Eclipse: 4/8/2024
Mentor Activities
As ES:CSP mentors you will guide your communities in eclipse scientific exploration by introducing and guiding your patrons in some or all of the ES:CSP roles available.
Guiding ES:CSP Apprentices
The role of Apprentices is to learn about eclipses. Guiding ES:CSP apprentices is supporting them in this. This could be a one time event during which you utilize what you know and learned during mentor training. All videos and info from trainings are free for you to use. We’d also love to discuss with a mentor conducting an event like this the possibility of a subject matter expert zoom-in for some Q&A!
Guiding ES:CSP Observers
Before the eclipse: Meet to discuss how to observe in a multi-sensory way.
Eclipse Day: Observe together or individually on eclipse day.
After the Eclipse: Meet to discuss observations and submit the observations to the project.
Guiding ES:CSP Data Collectors
Before the eclipse: Meet to discuss how to collect data and explore the ES:CSP kit tools and equipment.
* Mentors eligible for 1 free kit after application acceptance and upon completion of mentor training.
2 Days Before the eclipse: Head outside together or as the lead and deploy the AudioMoth device.
2 Days After the eclipse: Head outside together or as the lead and collect the AudioMoth device and submit the data via upload or by mailing MicroSD card.
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