8th Symposium on Education

SUN 10 JAN___________________________
7:30 AM-6:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
6:30 PM WELCOME RECEPTION
6:30-8:00 PM POSTER SESSION P1: EDUCATION POSTER SESSION
Chairperson(s): Marianne C. Hayes, NC; and
Kathleen A. Murphy, Villa Duchesne Elementary School, St. Louis, MO
P1.1 METEOROLOGY CHARCS. Paul J. Croft, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS
P1.2 YOUNG SCHOLARS IN METEOROLOGY- A CLOSER LOOK AND ASSESSMENT. Paul J. Croft, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS
P1.3 A DISTANCE LEARNING DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR WORKSTATION-BASED CURRICULUM. Scot C.R Rafkin, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
P1.4 SHARED AIR- ON-LINE STUDY OF VISIBILITY DEGRADATION. Perry J. Samson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. Masters and N. Butler Songer
P1.5 "HOW'S THE WEATHER?" - RESOURCES FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE-SCHOOL METEOROLOGY CURRICULA. Jonathan D. Kahl, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
P1.6 THE "TERM PAGE"- STUDENT-CREATED WEB SITES IN A FRESHMAN METEOROLOGY COURSE. Jonathan D. Kahl, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
P1.7 THE INTEGRATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN A MULTIDISCIPLINE GEOSCIENCES COURSE. Kenneth A. Hart, U.S. Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, CO; and J. W. Harris and B. E. Heckman
P1.8 EMPOWERING FACULTY TO DEVELOP INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COURSEWARE- EXPERIENCES FROM COMET AND PAGE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. Brian E. Heckman, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. Weingroff and K. Ginger
P1.9 ASMET- MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN AFRICAN METEOROLOGICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING. Kathryn Ginger, UCAR/PAGE, Boulder, CO; and M. W. Weingroff, B. Heckman, K. Attitso, E. Kploguede, J. Kagenyi, and J. G. Kongoti
P1.10 THE CASE STUDY TEMPLATE- A TOOL FOR SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING. Kathryn M. Ginger, UCAR/PAGE, Boulder, CO; and L. Davis, M. Weingroff, and B. Heckman
P1.11 THE METED WEBSITE- A NEW RESOURCE FOR METEOROLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING. Timothy C. Spangler, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and J. Lamos, J. Syverson, D. Ward, S. Jesuroga, and G. Byrd
P1.12 DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONALLY-FOCUSED TRAINING MATERIALS. Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and E. M. Page
P1.13 USE OF COMET CASE STUDIES IN OPERATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY TRAINING. Elizabeth M. Page, DOC/NOAA/NWS/UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Kiessling and E. R. Davis
P1.14 THE DATASTREME PROJECT- K-12 TEACHER ENHANCEMENT THROUGH DISTANCE-LEARNING. Robert S. Weinbeck, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and I. W. Geer, E. J. Hopkins, J. M. Moran, and B. E. Blair
P1.15 DOWNLOADING LESSONS FROM NWSTC- A LOOK INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. James Kaplafka, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO
P1.16 THE NWS TRAINING PROGRAM- NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND A NEW PLAN. LeRoy E. Spayd Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Spayd and G. Mandt
P1.17 NWS TRAINING- CHANGES TO THE WARNING AND COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST TRAINING. Henry W. Robinson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Dombrowsky
P1.18 PAPER WITHDRAWN.
P1.19 THE 7 WEATHER ALMANAC -- BRINGING WEATHER & CLIMATE TO THE COMMUNITY. Mishelle Michaels, WHDH-NBC Affiliate, Boston, MA
P1.20 FLORIDA EXPLORES! EFFECTIVE USE OF WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGERY IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM. Kevin A. Kloesel, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and P. Ruscher, D. Aumack, J. Birch, R. Hyde, S. Kahn, M. Porter, and L. West
P1.21 SURFACE-BASED AND SATELLITE-BASED CLOUD OBSERVATIONS FOR GLOBE. Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL; and K. Kloesel and D. LaHart
P1.22 SATELLITE RADIATION DATA SETS FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES. T. Dale Bess, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and A. B. Carlson, C. Mackey, F. M. Denn, A. Wilber, and N. Ritchey
P1.23 RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT THE OKLAHOMA WEATHER CENTER- SUMMER 1998. Mark H. Palmer, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, Norman, OK
P1.24 A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER. Mark H. Palmer, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, Norman, OK
P1.25 PROMOTING SEVERE WEATHER SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN TEXAS -- PART 1- A REVIEW OF PROJECT TWISTER 1998. Nezette N. Rydell, NWSFO, New Braunfels, TX; and J. Coleman and J. W. Ladd
P1.26 PROMOTING SEVERE WEATHER SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN TEXAS- PART 2 - FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS FOR PROJECT TWISTER. Gary R. Woodall, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and R. A. McCarty and C. A. Parsons
P1.27 PROJECT TWISTER AND ITS IMPACTS ON NORTH TEXAS SCIENCE STUDENTS WITHDRAWN. Richard H. Dittmann, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX
P1.28 UPDATED LIGHTNING SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS. R. James Vavrek, Henry W. Eggers Middle School, Hammond, IN; and R. L. Holle and R. E. Lopez
P1.29 IMPLEMENTING WEATHER AND OCEAN EDUCATION IN THE NEW NEW YORK STATE REGENTS-ONLY STANDARDS. Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY
P1.30 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT- EXPERIENCES AND TIPS FOR K - 12 PEER TRAINING. Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY
P1.31 GULF STREAM WEB SITE. Pamela Phillips, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and T. D. Sikora and R. F. Gasparovic
P1.32 COLLABORATIVE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING. Don M. Curry, Clark County Schools, Las Vegas, NV; and M. P. Fryar
P1.33 THE MAURY PROJECT- A TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE OCEAN SCIENCE IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM. Debra S. Brice, San Marcos Unified School District, San Marcos, CA
P1.34 TOPEX/POSEIDON- PERSPECTIVE ON AN OCEAN PLANET, AN INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL CD FOR THE 6-12 CLASSROOM. Debra Brice, Twin Oaks Elementary, San Marcos Unified School District, Vista, CA
P1.35 THE EVOLUTION AND FUTURE OF A UNIQUE OCEANOGRAPHY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. George W. Rumpp, Colonial Middle School/Colonial School District, Norristown, PA; and P. E. Rumpp and J. Muscarella
P1.36 KIDS AS GLOBAL SCIENTISTS AT THE BALA CYNWYD MIDDLE SCHOOL. Phyllis E. Rumpp, Bala Cynwyd Middle School, Bala Cynwyd, PA
P1.37 CONSTRUCTIVISM AND PRIMARY SCIENCE IN THE LOUISIANA DELTA. Eric A. Pani, Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA; and P. A. Watts, E. L. Kern, and B. Armfield
P1.38 THE EFFECT OF INQUIRY BASED LEARNING ON CHARACTERISTICS OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS. Patty A. Watts, Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA; and E. A. Pani, E. L. Kern, and B. Armfield
P1.39 TEACHING BASIC WEATHER MEASUREMENTS -- IT'S IMPORTANT AT ANY LEVEL. Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. B. McKee
P1.40 STUPID CALCULATOR TRICKS IV- ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS OF THE EADY CYCLONE THEORY. John A. Knox, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN
P1.41 RECONSTRUCTING 500MB GPH SURFACES FOR HISTORIC EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES USING A COMPOSITE SKETCH METHOD. Jonathan F. Byrne, Consulting Meteorologist, Boston, MA
P1.42 AERA INTERACTION WITH THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA'S AMS CHAPTER. Frankie C. Vann, Roseboro Middle School, Roseboro, NC
P1.43 ATMOSPHERIC EDUCATION RESOURCE AGENTS- TRAINING FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. Faye McCollum, Georgia AERA - DataStreme Project, Columbus, GA
P1.44 INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE ON THE VEGETATION AND HYDROLOGY OF THE OLIVER CREEK BASIN OF THE CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS AREA IN WYOMING. Deirdre Mandryk, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and D. J. Scherba, M. Acquistapace, and E. Roose
P1.45 INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF FOREST FIRES ON THE PROGRESSIONAL MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENT AND GROWTH OF VEGETATION IN THE CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS AREA OF WYOMING. Jessie Beers-Altman, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and P. Bruckner
P1.46 INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCES OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE ON THE CHEMISTRY AND BIOTIC REALMS OF MELT WATER STREAMS. Trisha M. Montalbo, State College High School, State College, PA; and D. C. Mandryk, E. Roose, and M. Acquistapace
P1.47 ENERGY BUDGET OF THE OLIVER CREEK BASIN. Jennifer L. Ackerman, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and D. J. Scherba and H. E. Gittings
P1.48 STUDIES ON OLIVER CREEK IN THE CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS AREA. Matthew Brezina, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and J. Guillard and N. Guillard
P1.49 PROJECT EARTHSTORM- OKLAHOMA MESONET DATA USED IN THE CLASSROOM TO PREDICT OZONE ALERT DAYS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. Jeff L. Lawrence, Lowrey Elementary, Tahlequah, OK
P1.50 USING THE OKLAHOMA MESONET TO GATHER SCIENTIFIC DATA FOR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS. Patrick Sullivan, Byng Elementary School, Ada, OK; and D. Matlock, A. Plunk, J. Hendrix, and H. Lewis
P1.51 PROJECT EARTHSTORM- A DISPLAY OF OUTSTANDING METEOROLOGY SCIENCE FAIR EXHIBITS FROM THE MESONET SCIENCE FAIR. Jenne Richardson, Sulphur Jr. High, Sulphur, OK; and L. Cheatwood
P1.52 MESONET FROM CLASSROOM TO COMMUNITY. Lori R. Painter, Monroe Elementary School, Enid, OK; and G. Ratzlaff
P1.53 MIGHTY MESONET. Lori R. Painter, Monroe Elementary School, Enid, OK; and C. Painter
P1.54 PAPER WITHDRAWN.
P1.55 PAPER WITHDRAWN.
P1.56 THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY’S NEW WEB SITE FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS. Andrea D. Melvin, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson
P1.57 USING OKLAHOMA MESONET AND ARM WEATHER DATA WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS. Marilyn McComber, Emporia High School, Emporia, KS
P1.58 HARRAH MIDDLE SCHOOL’S. Linda Cheatwood, Harrah Middle School, Harrah, OK
P1.59 COLD FRONTS IN OKLAHOMA EDUCATION. Randall Coffman, Nicoma Park Junior High, Midwest City, OK
P1.60 “AL, JR.”- A PROTOTYPE WEATHER DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR THE ALVA (OK) MIDDLE SCHOOL. Maris Ward, Alva Middle School, Alva, OK; and T. W. Hughes, J. Farris, and D. Knous
P1.61 REAL TIME WEATHER ON A LOCAL AREA NETWORK. Steve M. Carlson, Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
P1.62 MODELING WEATHER IN THE CLASSROOM. Steve M. Carlson, Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
P1.63 DOES WEATHER IN THE CLASSROOM SUPPORT NC STANDARDS?. Marianne Ceritelli Hayes, AMS AERA, Fayetteville, NC
P1.64 COLLABORATIVE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING. Mary Fryar, AMS AERA, Jacksonville, FL; and D. Curry
P1.65 WET AND WILD- TEACHING ABOUT BIODIVERSITY-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS IN THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST. Kathy Murphy, AMS AERA, House Springs, MO
P1.66 ALTERNATIVE PRECOLLEGE STUDENT ASSESSMENTS IN ATMOSPHERE SCIENCES. Craig Wolter, AMS AERA, Windom, MN
P1.67 SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION- AMS CHAPTER PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL. JoAnn Mulvany, AMS AERA, Mechanicsville, VA

MON 11 JAN___________________________
7:00 AM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
8:15 AM JOINT SESSION J1: EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY (Joint with 11th Conference on Applied Climatology)
Chairperson(s): Jon W. Zeitler, NOAA/NWS, Houston, TX; and David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL
8:15 AM INTRODUCTION
8:30 AM J1.1 APPLIED CLIMATE PROBLEMS- EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS. Peter J. Robinson, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 AM J1.2 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY EDUCATION IN APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY. Stephen J. Stadler, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK; and J. E. Oliver
9:15 AM J1.3 ENHANCING ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE UNIVERSITY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. Anthony J. Brazel, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
9:30 AM J1.4 PROVIDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERGRADUATE METEOROLOGY EDUCATION- AREAS OF CONCENTRATION. Claude E. Duchon, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
9:45 AM J1.5 FROM RAGS TO RICHES -- SEVEN YEARS IN THE LIFE OF A CLIMATE OFFICE'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. Renee A. McPherson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and K. Crawford, J. M. Wolfinbarger, A. D. Melvin, and D. A. Morris
10:00 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:30 AM J1.6 THE USE OF CLIMATOLOGICAL INDICES IN APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY TEACHING METHODS. Laurence S. Kalkstein, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and S. C. Sheridan, J. E. Detwiler, and N. Elguindi
10:45 AM J1.7 APPLICATION OF THE CLIMATIC WATER BUDGET FOR K-12 EDUCATION, MONITORING CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, AND APPLIED RESEARCH. Robert A. Muller, Southern Regional Climate Center, Baton Rouge, LA; and D. R. Legates and J. M. Grymes III
11:00 AM J1.8 PAPER WITHDRAWN.
11:15 AM J1.9 RCCS AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC FORUMS. Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV
11:30 AM J1.10 A CLIMATE SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR THE K-16 CLASSROOM. Steven J. Meyer, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. F. Dewey
11:45 AM J1.11 A COMPUTER-BASED HANDS-ON DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN BASIC WEATHER AND CLIMATE CONCEPTS. Kenneth F. Dewey, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. J. Meyer
12:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM SESSION 1: K-12 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
Chairperson(s): Renee A. McPherson, Oklahoma Climatology Survey, Norman, OK; and
Kathleen A. Murphy, Villa Duchesne Elementary School, St. Louis, MO
1:30 PM 1.1 DEVELOPING WEATHER AWARENESS AND OUTREACH THROUGH COLLABORATIVE TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS. John D. Moore, AERA and Burlington County Institute of Technology, Blackwood, NJ; and R. P. Wanton and T. Lamaine
1:45 PM 1.2 UNIVERSITY - HIGH SCHOOL COLLABORATION IN METEOROLOGICAL EDUCATION USING VIDEOCONFERENCING. Jonathan D. Kahl, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2:00 PM 1.3 AN EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESSFUL TEACHER-SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIP IN THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY'S EARTHSTORM PROGRAM. John V. Cortinas Jr., CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and P. Sullivan
2:15 PM 1.4 YOUNG (MINORITY FEMALE) SCHOLARS IN METEOROLOGY- A CLOSER LOOK. Monesa Watts, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and P. J. Croft
2:30 PM 1.5 COCO RAHS -- THE COLORADO COLLABORATIVE RAIN AND HAIL STUDY. Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2:45 PM 1.6 IMAGE-IN -- A WWW-BASED SATELLITE IMAGERY INTERPRETATION COURSE. Kevin A. Kloesel, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and P. Ruscher, D. Aumack, J. Birch, R. Hyde, S. Kahn, M. Porter, and L. West
3:00 PM COFFEE BREAK
3:30 PM 1.7 METEOROLOGICAL EDUCATION AT THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE- 1824-1999. Jon M. Nese, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA
3:45 PM 1.8 THE CERES S'COOL PROJECT- OPERATIONAL BUT NOT ROUTINE. Lin H. Chambers, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and D. F. Young, C. J. Green, M. P. Haeffelin, and A. M. Racel
4:00 PM 1.9 ENVIRONMENT CANADA’S, PRAIRIE AND NORTHERN REGION, WARNING PREPAREDNESS METEOROLOGISTS- A NEW LINK TO THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY. John K. Parker, Prairie Storm Prediction Centre, Environment Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
4:15 PM 1.10 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL FOR GLOBE - RELATIVE HUMIDITY. Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and K. Kloesel and D. LaHart
4:30 PM 1.11 LESSONS FROM SHEBA. Kerry J. Claffey, U. S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and K. Porter
4:45 PM 1.12 THE MONTEREY ACADEMY OF OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY- COLLABORATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. T. F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Clark, P. Phoebus, S. Brand, F. J. Turk, S. Clark, and W. Cruzan
5:00-7:00 PM FORMAL OPENING OF EXHIBITS WITH RECEPTION (Cash Bar)

TUE 12 JAN___________________________
7:30 AM REGISTRATION CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY, 15 JANUARY
8:30 AM SESSION 2: UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES (PART I)
Chairperson(s): Paul J. Croft, Jackson State Univerity, Jackson, Mississippi; and
Patricia A. Phoebus, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, California
8:30 AM 2.1 SUMMARY OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF HEADS AND CHAIRS OF DEPARTMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC, OCEANIC, HYDROLOGIC, AND RELATED SCIENCES. Julie A. Winkler, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
8:45 AM 2.2 THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - REVISION OF THE 1995 AMS STATEMENT. Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and F. H. Carr, P. J. Croft, and D. R. Smith
9:00 AM 2.3 RESULTS FROM 1996 AND 1997 SURVEYS OF PH.D. EMPLOYMENT IN EARTH & SPACE SCIENCES. Eugene W. Bierly, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC; and J. Giesler
9:15 AM 2.4 PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. Scot C. R. Rafkin, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
9:30 AM 2.5 USING FOCUS GROUPS AND SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTIONAL DIAGNOSIS METHODS TO EVALUATE HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES- WAYS TO IMPROVE COURSES AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY. Brian E. Heckman, USAF Academy, USAFA, CO; and K. A. Hart and J. W. Harris
9:45 AM 2.6 CONTENT KNOWLEDGE RETENTION BY UNDERGRAUATE STUDENTS IN SURVEY COURSES IN METEOROLOGY. Donna J. Charlevoix, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Stofflett
10:00 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:30 AM SESSION 3: SPECIAL SESSION ON USES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
Chairperson(s): Mary R. Marlino, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and
David R. Smith, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
10:30 AM 3.1 USING TECHNOLOGIES AS COGNITIVE TOOLS. Thomas C. Reeves, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
11:00 AM 3.2 WEATHER FORECASTING AS THE TOOL TO ILLUSTRATE META-COGNITION/META-IGNORANCE IN A SURVEY LEVEL COURSE. Perry J. Samson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
11:15 AM 3.3 THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY- A MODEL FOR TEACHER ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT . I. W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and D. R. Smith, R. S. Weinbeck, and J. M. Moran
11:30 AM 3.4 THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE METEOROLOGY PROGRAM AT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY- CREATING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE. Robert S. Ross, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
11:45 AM 3.5 EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING- IMPLEMENTING CONTRUCTIVIST LEARNING THEORY IN A METEOROLOGY COURSE. Douglas N. Yarger, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; and J. P. Boysen and R. Thomas
12:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:15 PM REMOTE SENSING LECTURE
2:30 PM SESSION 4: UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES (PART II)
Chairperson(s): Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and Patricia A. Phoebus, NRL, Monterey, CA
2:30 PM 4.1 EARTH SYTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION (ESSE) AT FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Julie A. Eardley, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and M. R. Witiw and G. A. Maul
2:45 PM 4.2 ONLINE WEATHER STUDIES- A DISTANCE-LEARNING COURSE FOR THE INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE LEVEL. Ira W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and J. M. Moran, E. J. Hopkins, J. A. Brey, R. S. Weinbeck, and B. A. Blair
3:00 PM 4.3 INTEGRATING REAL-TIME WEATHER INTO AN INTERNET LEARNING ENVIRONMENT- WW2010 CURRENT WEATHER PRODUCTS. Daniel J. Bramer, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. P. Wojtowicz, J. Plutchak, R. B. Wilhelmson, and M. K. Ramamurthy
3:15 PM 4.4 INTERACTIVE WEB MODULES FOR TEACHING BASIC METEOROLOGY. Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker
3:30 PM 4.5 A VIRTUAL REALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. Noah Nigg, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and M. Ramamurthy, R. Wilhelmson, J. Plutchak, D. Wojtowicz, and D. Bramer
3:45 PM 4.6 AN INTERACTIVE SATELLITE METEOROLOGY LABORATORY MODULE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. Gregory Byrd, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and T. Spangler, S. Kemner-Richardson, J. Lamos, K. Ginger, M. Wetzel, and A. Mostek