88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

Poster Session 1: Educational Initiatives Poster Session

Sunday, 20 January 2008: 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
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Cochairs:  Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator and Marianne J. Hayes, AMS Education Resource Educator
Papers:
 
P1.1
New NOAA-NWS Education Products
Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

 
P1.2
Clustering key concepts when teaching Oceanography online
Horacio Ferriz, California State Univ., Turlock, CA

 
P1.3
Visualizing the environment: processing data and imagery to produce effective communication and education tools
Daniel P. Pisut, I.M. Systems Group, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Powell, T. Loomis, and M. Pulliam

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)
 
P1.4
Weather Break: meteorological outreach, university recruiting, and improvement of student communication skills via a radio program
Jon M. Schrage, Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE

 
P1.5
An Online Oceanography Studies Experience in Conjunction with TESSE and GAMEP Programs at Dillard University During Spring 2008

 
P1.6
Reworking an earth systems science course at Gallaudet University
Henry David Snyder, Gallaudet Univ., Washington, DC

 
P1.7
Fostering 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

 
P1.8
Oceanography on the High Plains of Texas (Wayland Baptist University)
Tim R. Walsh, Wayland Baptist Univ., Plainview, TX; and M. Bryan

 
P1.9
Using Online Ocean Studies to Chart a New Course in Science Teacher Education
Julie Lambert, Florida Atlantic Univ., Key Biscayne, FL; and J. Hargis

 
P1.10
Online weather at Gavilan in 2007
Andrew H. Van Tuyl, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA

 
P1.11
Online Ocean Studies brings the sea to the Mid-Continent USA

 
P1.12
Status of the Online Oceanography Course at California State University, Los Angeles
Pedro Ramirez, California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy

Poster PDF (493.6 kB)
 
P1.13
Teaching the course of Online Ocean Studies at Houston Community College System, Southeast College
Cheng Ting, Southeast College, Houston, TX

 
P1.14
Integrating OWS materials into an existing introductory meteorology class
Meredith L. Leonard, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, CA

 
P1.15
Initial progress in three-stage plan to implement On-line Ocean Studies at New Jersey City University

 
P1.16
Online Weather Studies for the Millennial Generation

 
P1.17
Introduction of Online Ocean Studies to New Mexico Junior College
Roene Neu, New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM

 
P1.18
An oceanography course to enhance earth sciences offerings at an HBCU
David Padgett, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN

 
P1.19
The use of near real-time data for research and teaching at an HSI: leveling the playing field
LeeAnne Martínez, Colorado State Univ., Pueblo, CO

Poster PDF (448.7 kB)
 
P1.20
Oceans affecting Environment at Rosebud Indian Reservation
Subodh Singh, Sinte Gleska Univ., Mission, SD; and N. Singh and V. K. Singh

 
P1.21
Demand on online weather and atmosphere courses offered by CSUN
Gong-Yuh Lin, California State Univ., Northridge, CA

Poster PDF (221.8 kB)
 
P1.22
Implementing Online Weather into the quarter system using archive files
Steve LaDochy, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Poster PDF (446.3 kB)
 
P1.23
Incorporating the AMS Online Weather Studies resources in the design of a new meteorology course
Stephen L. Arnold, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA

http://www.gentoogeek.org/geography

 
P1.24
The sea and sky connection in a high school physical science class
Ann Kelly, AMS/AERA, St. Louis, MO

 
P1.25
Creating user-friendly tools for data analysis and visualization in K-12 classrooms: A Fortran dinosaur meets Generation Y
Lin H. Chambers, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and S. Chaudhury, M. T. Page, A. J. Lankey, J. Doughty, S. Kern, and T. M. Rogerson

http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/usedata.html

Poster PDF (487.5 kB)
 
P1.26
NWS & AMS—Education Outreach at its Best
Robert P. Wanton, NOAA/NWS, Mt. Holly, NJ; and J. D. Moore and J. Poirier

 
P1.27
DLESE-Facilitating High Quality Earth Science Education
Steve Michael Carlson, AMS/NOAA Project Atmosphere AREA, White Salmon, WA

Poster PDF (98.5 kB)
 
P1.28
Enhancing Elementary School Students' Understanding of Hurricanes
William R. Huskin, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA

 
P1.29
Kids' Weather Hour at WFO Amarillo—using NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio as an educational tool
Matthew R. Kramar, NOAA/NWSFO, Sterling, VA; and J. J. Brost

Poster PDF (343.1 kB)
 
P1.30
Meteorology 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

 
P1.31
Teaching an online oceanography laboratory course using the American Meteorological Society Online Ocean Studies Curriculum
Jacquelyn Hams, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA

 
P1.32
Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science-STEM Education for the General Public

 
P1.33
Updated Tornado Safety Preparedness for Schools
Timothy W. Troutman, NOAA/NWS, Huntsville, AL; and H. M. Allen, J. M. Coyne, and D. Nadler

 
P1.34
Science on a Sphere - educational applications at the Nauticus museum
John Anderson, Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith Sr., R. L. Beale, B. H. Maggi, S. Ackerman, and M. Fisher

 
P1.35
Two courses missing from US university meteorology programs
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Murillo and J. F. Mejia

Poster PDF (155.3 kB)
 
P1.36
International Summer Experiences for Students in Senegal – Year 2
Gregory Jenkins, Howard Univ., Washington, DC

 
P1.37
European Meteorological Society and education in atmospheric sciences
Tomas Halenka, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Belda

 
P1.38
Radar-Based Laboratory Exercises Taught at Lyndon State College
Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT

 
P1.39
Constant Proportions in the Ocean: A Constructivist approach to teaching seawater compostion

 
P1.40
Kean University's Weather Hazard Education & Research for Ecosystems of Urban Relevance in NJ (Kean University's WHERE – UR – in New Jersey!)
Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ

Poster PDF (36.2 kB)
 
P1.41
Integrating 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

 
P1.42
Teaching 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

 
P1.43
Summer Season Convective Initiation – Students as Independent Researchers
Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ

Poster PDF (350.4 kB)
 
P1.44
Implementing Weather Studies in Multiple Formats for Non-Science and Science Majors
Bruce E. Allison, Wesley College, Dover, DE

Poster PDF (370.2 kB)
 
P1.45
Ocean studies: from the virtual world to the real
Barbara Hillery, SUNY, Old Westbury, NY

Poster PDF (201.3 kB)
 
P1.46
Online Lab Science Course: Meeting the needs of a non-traditional student
James E. Edson Jr., Univ. of Arkansas, Monticello, AR

 
P1.47
Developing online teaching tools using Python, Zope, and Plone
Jeffrey G. Pittman, Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX

 
P1.48
An assessment of a weather forecasting contest in multi-leveled meteorology classes
Joby Hilliker, West Chester Univ., West Chester, PA

Poster PDF (223.4 kB)
 
P1.49
YouTube as a tool for meteorological education
Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman

 
P1.50
Lessons learned from Katrina - diabetes preparations before the next storm
Peggy B. Bourgeois, Southeast Association of Diabetes Educators (S'eLADE), Baton Rouge, LA

 
P1.51
Service learning through Earth Gauge
Redina L. Herman, Western Illinois Univ., Macomb, IL

 
P1.52
A 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

 
P1.53
Hurricane Weather Support and Education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Randell J. Barry, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL

Poster PDF (70.2 kB)
 
P1.54
International focus group– virtually there with VISITview
Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and V. Castro, M. Davison, A. Mostek, and T. M. Whittaker

Poster PDF (170.7 kB)
 
P1.55
An Online Textbook: A Rich Resource for Tropical Meteorology Education
Arlene Laing, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Evans and W. Abshire

http://www.meted.ucar.edu/tropical/textbook/

Poster PDF (2.5 MB)
 
P1.57
Cyclones, cones, and confusion: Perspectives from forecasters
Gina M. Eosco, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY

 
P1.58
The 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

 
P1.59
The NCAR Climate Discovery Online Course Sequence for Middle and High School Educators
Roberta M. Johnson, NESTA, Boulder, CO; and S. Henderson, L. Gardiner, B. Hathaway, K. Meymaris, R. Russell, D. Ward, and S. Foster

 
P1.60
Online Ocean Studies
Carlos J. Ayarza Real, Univ. of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR

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