17th Symposium on Education (Expanded View)

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Program Chairpersons:
David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy
Rajul E. Pandya, UCAR/DLESE

Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 20 January 2008
7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008
Conference Registration
 
12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest
 
5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Poster Session 1 Educational Initiatives Poster Session
Cochairs: Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator, St. Louis, MO; Marianne J. Hayes, AMS Education Resource Educator, Columbus, OH
 P1.1New NOAA-NWS Education Products  
Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 P1.2Clustering key concepts when teaching Oceanography online  
Horacio Ferriz, California State Univ., Turlock, CA
 P1.3Visualizing the environment: processing data and imagery to produce effective communication and education tools  extended abstract
Daniel P. Pisut, I.M. Systems Group, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Powell, T. Loomis, and M. Pulliam
 P1.4Weather Break: meteorological outreach, university recruiting, and improvement of student communication skills via a radio program  
Jon M. Schrage, Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE
P1.5An Online Oceanography Studies Experience in Conjunction with TESSE and GAMEP Programs at Dillard University During Spring 2008  
Abdalla Darwish, Dillard Univ., New Orleans, LA
 P1.6Reworking an earth systems science course at Gallaudet University  
Henry David Snyder, Gallaudet Univ., Washington, DC
 P1.7Fostering GK-12 International Activities between U.S. and Senegal Middle Schools  
Tamara L. Battle, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and J. Perrella, M. Alfred, and G. S. Jenkins
 P1.8Oceanography on the High Plains of Texas (Wayland Baptist University)  
Tim R. Walsh, Wayland Baptist Univ., Plainview, TX; and M. Bryan
 P1.9Using Online Ocean Studies to Chart a New Course in Science Teacher Education  
Julie Lambert, Florida Atlantic Univ., Key Biscayne, FL; and J. Hargis
 P1.10Online weather at Gavilan in 2007  
Andrew H. Van Tuyl, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA
P1.11Online Ocean Studies brings the sea to the Mid-Continent USA  
Virginia M. Ragan, Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO
 P1.12Status of the Online Oceanography Course at California State University, Los Angeles  extended abstract
Pedro Ramirez, California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy
 P1.13Teaching the course of Online Ocean Studies at Houston Community College System, Southeast College  
Cheng Ting, Southeast College, Houston, TX
 P1.14Integrating OWS materials into an existing introductory meteorology class  
Meredith L. Leonard, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, CA
 P1.17Introduction of Online Ocean Studies to New Mexico Junior College  
Roene Neu, New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM
P1.15Initial progress in three-stage plan to implement On-line Ocean Studies at New Jersey City University  
John M. O'Brien, New Jersey City Univ., Jersey City, NY
P1.16Online Weather Studies for the Millennial Generation  
Erik N. Christensen, South Florida Community College, Avon Park, FL
 P1.18An oceanography course to enhance earth sciences offerings at an HBCU  
David Padgett, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN
 P1.19The use of near real-time data for research and teaching at an HSI: leveling the playing field  extended abstract
LeeAnne Martínez, Colorado State Univ., Pueblo, CO
 P1.20Oceans affecting Environment at Rosebud Indian Reservation  
Subodh Singh, Sinte Gleska Univ., Mission, SD; and N. Singh and V. K. Singh
 P1.21Demand on online weather and atmosphere courses offered by CSUN  extended abstract
Gong-Yuh Lin, California State Univ., Northridge, CA
 P1.22Implementing Online Weather into the quarter system using archive files  extended abstract
Steve LaDochy, California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA
 P1.23Incorporating the AMS Online Weather Studies resources in the design of a new meteorology course  
Stephen L. Arnold, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
 P1.24The sea and sky connection in a high school physical science class  
Ann Kelly, AMS/AERA, St. Louis, MO
 P1.25Creating user-friendly tools for data analysis and visualization in K-12 classrooms: A Fortran dinosaur meets Generation Y  extended abstract
Lin H. Chambers, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and S. Chaudhury, M. T. Page, A. J. Lankey, J. Doughty, S. Kern, and T. M. Rogerson
 P1.26NWS & AMS—Education Outreach at its Best  
Robert P. Wanton, NOAA/NWS, Mt. Holly, NJ; and J. D. Moore and J. Poirier
 P1.27DLESE-Facilitating High Quality Earth Science Education  extended abstract
Steve Michael Carlson, AMS/NOAA Project Atmosphere AREA, White Salmon, WA
 P1.28Enhancing Elementary School Students' Understanding of Hurricanes  
William R. Huskin, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA
 P1.29Kids' Weather Hour at WFO Amarillo—using NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio as an educational tool  extended abstract
Matthew R. Kramar, NOAA/NWSFO, Amarillo, TX; and J. J. Brost
 P1.30Meteorology in an integrated activity-based Summer Science Institute for middle school students  
Richard Wagner, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO; and L. S. Johnson
 P1.31Teaching an online oceanography laboratory course using the American Meteorological Society Online Ocean Studies Curriculum  
Jacquelyn Hams, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA
 P1.33Updated Tornado Safety Preparedness for Schools  
Timothy W. Troutman, NOAA/NWS, Huntsville, AL; and H. M. Allen, J. M. Coyne, and D. Nadler
 P1.34Science on a Sphere - educational applications at the Nauticus museum  
John Anderson, Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith, R. L. Beale, B. H. Maggi, S. Ackerman, and M. Fisher
P1.32Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science-STEM Education for the General Public  
Emilie Lorditch, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD
 P1.35Two courses missing from US university meteorology programs  extended abstract
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Murillo and J. F. Mejia
 P1.36International Summer Experiences for Students in Senegal – Year 2  
Gregory Jenkins, Howard Univ., Washington, DC
 P1.37European Meteorological Society and education in atmospheric sciences  
Tomas Halenka, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Belda
 P1.38Radar-Based Laboratory Exercises Taught at Lyndon State College  
Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT
P1.39Constant Proportions in the Ocean: A Constructivist approach to teaching seawater compostion  
Andrew C. Muller, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
 P1.40Kean University's Weather Hazard Education & Research for Ecosystems of Urban Relevance in NJ (Kean University's WHERE – UR – in New Jersey!)  extended abstract
Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ
 P1.41Integrating Weather in a tank: From non-major freshmen to junior meteorology majors and graduate dynamicists  
Amit Tandon, Univ. of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, MA; and L. Illari, J. Marshall, S. Lee, G. McKinley, M. C. Morgan, R. D. Clark, T. W. N. Haine, and K. Mackin
 P1.42Teaching with tanks: geophysical fluid experiments in undergraduate education  
Richard D. Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and S. Clevenstine, L. Illari, J. Marshall, A. Tandon, S. Lee, T. W. N. Haine, G. McKinley, M. Morgan, and K. Mackin
 P1.43Summer Season Convective Initiation – Students as Independent Researchers  extended abstract
Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ
 P1.44Implementing Weather Studies in Multiple Formats for Non-Science and Science Majors  extended abstract
Bruce E. Allison, Wesley College, Dover, DE
 P1.45Ocean studies: from the virtual world to the real  extended abstract
Barbara Hillery, SUNY, Old Westbury, NY
 P1.46Online Lab Science Course: Meeting the needs of a non-traditional student  
James E. Edson Jr., Univ. of Arkansas, Monticello, AR
 P1.47Developing online teaching tools using Python, Zope, and Plone  
Jeffrey G. Pittman, Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX
 P1.48An assessment of a weather forecasting contest in multi-leveled meteorology classes  extended abstract
Joby Hilliker, West Chester Univ., West Chester, PA
 P1.49YouTube as a tool for meteorological education  
Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman
 P1.50Lessons learned from Katrina - diabetes preparations before the next storm  
Peggy B. Bourgeois, Southeast Association of Diabetes Educators (S'eLADE), Baton Rouge, LA
 P1.51Service learning through Earth Gauge  
Redina L. Herman, Western Illinois Univ., Macomb, IL
 P1.52A new operational forecasting webpage at the University of Oklahoma  
Kevin H. Goebbert, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. M. Shafer, P. T. Marsh, and M. J. Laufersweiler
 P1.53Hurricane Weather Support and Education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University  extended abstract
Randell J. Barry, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL
 P1.54International focus group– virtually there with VISITview  extended abstract
Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and V. Castro, M. Davison, A. Mostek, and T. M. Whittaker
 P1.55An Online Textbook: A Rich Resource for Tropical Meteorology Education  extended abstract
Arlene Laing, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Evans and W. Abshire
 P1.57Cyclones, cones, and confusion: Perspectives from forecasters  
Gina M. Eosco, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
 P1.58The IODP “School of Rock: Exploring Ocean Cores at the Gulf Coast Repository”  
Michael J. Passow, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and L. Peart, M. Leckie, D. Thomas, and S. Katz Cooper
 P1.59The NCAR Climate Discovery Online Course Sequence for Middle and High School Educators  
Roberta M. Johnson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Henderson, L. Gardiner, B. Hathaway, K. Meymaris, R. Russell, D. Ward, and S. Foster
 P1.60Online Ocean Studies  
Carlos J. Ayarza Real, Univ. of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
 
Monday, 21 January 2008
7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
 
8:30 AM-10:45 AM, Monday 2008, 209
Joint Session 1 Increasing public awareness on tropical cyclone forecasting (Part 1) (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Education and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium)
Cochairs: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; Robert Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
8:30 AMWelcoming Remarks  
David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and R. Hart
8:45 AMJ1.2Preparing the public for the onset of the next hurricane   wrf recording
Ahsha Tribble, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL
9:15 AMJ1.3Introducing America's Emergency Network   wrf recording
Bryan Norcross, WFOR/CBS-TV, Miami, FL
9:30 AMJ1.4Building hurricane awareness in Florida  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and B. Nelson
9:45 AMJ1.5Hurricane research to operations: Bridging the "valley of death"  
Christopher Landsea, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL
 
10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday 2008
Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)
 
10:45 AM-11:45 AM, Monday 2008, 209
Joint Session 2 Increasing public awareness on tropical cyclone forecasting (Part 2) (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Education and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium)
Cochairs: Robert Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
10:45 AMJ2.1Improving Public Awareness to Enhance National Preparedness   wrf recording
John P. Philbin, FEMA, Washington, DC
11:15 AMJ2.2Communicating hurricane awareness through distance learning  
Timothy Spangler, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO
 
11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday 2008, 209
Session 1 Informal Educational Outreach
Cochairs: Susan Q. Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO; Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL
1:30 PM1.1Why does NOAA Invest in Education?  extended abstract wrf recording
Louisa Koch, NOAA, Washington, DC
2:00 PM1.2Solar max and the radio wave : MIT Haystack Observatory's multifaceted approach to Space Weather outreach  extended abstract wrf recording
Madeleine Needles, MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA; and P. J. Erickson and P. Pratap
2:15 PM1.3CoCoRaHS (The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network) the Accidental Network: Evolving Collaborations  extended abstract wrf recording
Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, R. C. Cifelli, and J. Turner
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008, 209
Session 2 K-12 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Cochairs: Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; Susan Q. Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO
4:00 PM2.1NSTA National Meetings:Wild About Weather Short Courses   wrf recording
Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator, St. Louis, MO; and J. Kramper and K. Ehrhardt
4:15 PM2.2Discovery of coastal environments   wrf recording
Barbara K. Walton-Faria, Thompson Middle School, Newport, RI
4:30 PM2.3Understanding clouds, weather, climate, and modeling: education and outreach from the Center for Multi-scale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes   wrf recording
Susan Q. Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Denning, D. A. Randall, R. M. Johnson, J. Bergman, H. Drossman, L. Gardiner, B. Hatheway, R. Russell, B. Jones, J. Lanting, R. Pandya, L. Pitot, and D. Swartz
4:45 PM2.4Atmospheric Science and Climate Literacy Workshop Progress Report   wrf recording
Roberta M. Johnson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. T. Snow, S. Q. Foster, S. M. Buhr, M. McCaffery, F. Niepold, P. Pennington, and C. Manduca
5:00 PM2.5EarthWatch Institute's Climate Change at Arctic's Edge: Live from the Field   wrf recording
John D. Moore, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Medford, NJ
5:15 PM2.6Earth system science education for teachers in western Washington  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael R. Witiw, Seattle Pacific Univ., Seattle, WA; and E. Close
 
5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
 
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 209
Session 3 Technology and Teaching Tools in the University Classroom
Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Diane M. Stanitski, Geocation, LLC, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM3.1Integrating LEAD Research in Education   wrf recording
Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and E. N. Wiziecki, R. D. Clark, E. C. Meyers, H. Gadde, T. Daley, R. Junod, S. States, S. Cecelski, and J. Kurdzo
8:45 AM3.2Reflections on a large-lecture, introductory meteorology course: Goals, assessment and opportunities for improvement   wrf recording
Jonathan D. W. Kahl, Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
9:00 AM3.3Technology & Research Integration – An Atmosphere of Learning for Students (TRIALS)  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ
9:15 AM3.4Experiences in undergraduate teaching with ‘Weather in a tank'  extended abstract wrf recording
Lodovica Illari, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and J. Marshall, A. Tandon, R. D. Clark, S. Lee, T. W. N. Haine, G. McKinley, M. C. Morgan, and K. Mackin
9:30 AM3.5Use of a business process model as a teaching tool in an undergraduate weather forecasting course  extended abstract wrf recording
John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
 
11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 209
Session 4 Extending our Reach in Atmospheric Science
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; Donna J. Charlevoix, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL
11:00 AM4.1The National Weather Service Tallahassee Student Mentorship Program  extended abstract wrf recording
Kelly G. Godsey, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and J. S. Rubio and A. I. Watson
11:15 AM4.2A long-term plan for eliminating the lack of diversity in the atmospheric sciences   wrf recording
Quinton L. Williams, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS
11:30 AM4.35. A multidisciplinary research course on hurricane Katrina for Freshman students at Howard University   wrf recording
Gregory Jenkins, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and G. Middendorf and J. Reidy
11:45 AM4.4NC-FIRST: weather information and training for North Carolina emergency managers  extended abstract wrf recording
Jessica L. Proud, Renaissance Computing Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane
Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 209
Joint Session 3 Using technology to enhance learning: innovations and evidence (Part 1) (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Education and the 24th Conference on IIPS)
Cochairs: Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO; Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
1:30 PMJ3.1Connecting students to science through the interactive use of NASA Earth science climate data  extended abstract wrf recording
Erica J. Alston, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and L. H. Chambers, P. C. Oots, S. W. Moore, C. S. Phelps, and D. Diones
J3.2The sky's the limit – developing and implementing a technology-based, interdisciplinary course in atmospheric science for high school students  
Eric A. Walters, Marymount School of New York, New York, NY
1:45 PMJ3.3On-line education activities and opportunities   wrf recording
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman, T. Whittaker, and L. Avila
2:00 PMJ3.4Applications of automated weather stations in an extension service setting   wrf recording
Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL
2:15 PMJ3.5Educational mismatches between traditional dynamic meteorology lessons and applied forecaster training with high-resolution gridded diagnostics  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul Nutter, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2:30 PMJ3.6The National Severe Weather Workshop Scenario: Interactive adult learning for integrated warning team members  extended abstract wrf recording
Dale A. Morris, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Arndt, J. Burchett, S. J. Corfidi, J. T. Ferree, D. Freeman, G. Kitch, D. S. LaDue, D. McCarthy, J. McLaughlin, E. M. Quoetone, P. T. Schlatter, R. Smith, and J. L. Winslow
2:45 PMJ3.7ANew Tools, Old Dogs   wrf recording
Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
 
3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, 209
Joint Session 4 Using technology to enhance learning: innovations and evidence (Part 2) (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Education and the 24th Conference on IIPS)
Cochairs: Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO
3:30 PMJ4.1Are we graduating too many atmospheric scientists? An update  extended abstract wrf recording
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
3:45 PMJ4.2Undergraduate experience with technology in an education and research program to measure and understand the climatology of storms in Southeast Texas   wrf recording
Larry J. Hopper Jr., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. Schumacher, K. Brugman, C. Hernandez, U. Karadkar, M. Nordt, and R. Furuta
4:00 PMJ4.3Preparing a blended learning course in atmospheric sciences: curriculum, assessment and the online experience   wrf recording
Eric R. Snodgrass, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. J. Charlevoix and J. V. Clark
4:15 PMJ4.4Classroom Response Systems in Statistics Courses  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. J. Murphy, C. C. McKnight, and R. Terry
4:30 PMJ4.5Satellite observations in science education   wrf recording
Tommy Jasmin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker and S. Ackerman
4:45 PMJ4.6Building a framework to facilitate interactive and dynamic educational case study modules  extended abstract wrf recording
Jeff Weber, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and B. Etherton and S. O. Holmberg
5:00 PMJ4.7Utilizing UNIDATA's Integrated Data Viewer as an undergraduate meteorology classroom tool   wrf recording
Mark S. Kulie, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman and R. Bennartz
 
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
5:15 PM, Wednesday 2008
17th Symposium on Education Adjourns
 
7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel
 

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