19th Symposium on Education

Program Chairs: Rajul E. Pandya , UCAR/SOARS ; David R. Smith , United States Naval Academy

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Sunday, 17 January 2010

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Annual Meeting Registration Begins

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Weatherfest

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


First-Time Attendee Briefing
Location: B314 (GWCC)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards
Location: B314 (GWCC)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Fellows Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Monday, 18 January 2010

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Registration Open

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Presidential Forum
Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1 and 2 (GWCC)

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 1
K-12 Education
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Susan Q. Foster, UCAR; Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator
  11:00 AM
1.1
An Approach to Thinking about Global Warming for Students in Elementary Schools
Michihiko Tonouchi, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Fujimori, T. Iwaya, and T. Nakagawa
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (124.8 kB)

  11:15 AM
1.2
Lessons learned through climate change education programs at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Roberta M. Johnson, NESTA, Boulder, CO; and S. Henderson, S. Q. Foster, E. Gardiner, T. Eastburn, D. L. Ward, R. Russell, K. Meymaris, B. Hatheway, and L. Carbone
Recorded presentation

  11:30 AM
1.3
Chromakey curriculum for a high school meteorology class
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. G. Coffin
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

  11:45 AM
1.4
A weather activity day for local schools in the Dept of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK
Ross Reynolds, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Recorded presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 14
Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Sciences
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator; Susan Q. Foster, UCAR
  1:30 PM
J14.1
Mapping the UK's urban heat islands
Sylvia .H.E. Knight, Royal Meteorological Society, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. Fordham
Recorded presentation

  1:45 PM
J14.2
Educating citizens about severe weather awareness following the 22 May 2008 Northern Colorado tornado
Paul Nutter, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; and D. Gaardner
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (544.1 kB)

  2:00 PM
J14.3
Weather & Climate—Weatherwise Magazine's Newest Series
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and M. Benner
Recorded presentation

  2:15 PM
J14.4
Climate adaptation in coastal communities: A Sea Grant Climate Network approach to outreach
Jessica C. Whitehead, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, Charleston, SC; and C. Conger, R. H. Bacon, and J. Brown
Recorded presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Recording files available
Poster Session 1
Poster Session
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Marianne J. Hayes, AMS Education Resource Educator; Laura Furgione, NOAA
 
1
Developing an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Climate Change and Society
Fred H. M. Semazzi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and G. Comstock, M. Correa, J. Fountain, J. Kiwanuka-Tondo,, M. Overton, S. Pantula, C. C. Hennon, J. F. Fox, E. Katz, and G. Voos

 
2
A comparison of implementing the AMS Weather Studies course in a traditional vs online classroom
Kelly Esslinger, Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ

 
3
Teaching climate change with Earth system science modules: A fishy story
Steve LaDochy, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and P. Ramirez, W. C. Patzert, and J. K. Willis

Handout (173.5 kB)

 
4
Integrating complex and nonlinear systems thinking into the secondary education science curriculum
Benjamin J. Hatchett, DRI, Reno, NV; and S. Gronstal, M. Slayden, D. R. Koracin, J. Ewing-Taylor, and J. C. Chow

 
5
At the front lines of K-12 geoscience education: Perspectives from the 2008 survey of National Earth Science Teachers Association members
Roberta M. Johnson, NESTA, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Passow, A. Herrold, and P. Pennington

 
29
The SUNY Oswego Storm Forecasting and Observation program's participation with VORTEX-2
Scott M. Steiger, SUNY, Oswego, NY
Recorded presentation

 
6
Global climate change literacy for educators: Using on-line professional development to integrate content and pedagogy
Donna L. Woudenberg, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and D. C. Gosselin, R. J. Bonnstetter, C. S. Larson-Miller, and R. Low

 
7
Online Weather Studies at Gavilan College: recent developments and future plans
Andrew H. Van Tuyl, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA

 
8
AMS Online Weather Studies at College Southern Nevada
Barbara Graham, College Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV

 
9
Standards-Based Science Teaching - So, Your State is Ready to Adopt New Benchmarks, GLEs, and Materials?
Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

 
10
Teaching AMS undergraduate courses at a small, rural minority-serving community college
Michael T. Leach, New Mexico State University - Grants, Grants, NM

Handout (20.5 kB)

 
Online Weather and Ocean Studies on the rolling plains of West Texas

 
11
A hybrid Online Weather course using archive files
Pedro Ramirez, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy

Handout (48.9 kB)

 
12
Bringing Weather Studies home
Rick Wiedenmann, New Mexico State University – Carlsbad, Carlsbad, NM

 
13
Creating a good atmosphere in your Online Ocean/Weather Studies courses
Virginia M. Ragan, Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods, Kansas City, MO

 
14
Online Ocean Studies at Amarillo College
Richard D. Hobbs, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX

 
15
Three years of progress teaching an introductory oceanography class using the American Meteorological Society's Ocean Studies course
Jacquelyn Hams, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA

 
16
The weather, the ocean, and cyberspace: Are they compatible?
Barbara Hillery, SUNY, Old Westbury, NY; and A. Manzi

Handout (138.9 kB)

 
17
Application of Online Ocean Studies and Weather Studies at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, New Mexico
Roene Neu, New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM

 
18
Online Weather and Oceanography: Meeting the needs of a diverse student body at Alaska Pacific University
Richard L. Myers Jr., Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK

Handout (22.0 kB)

 
19
The AMS Online Ocean Studies program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
John J. Kelley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and C. Gering, C. Lott, H. Olson, and D. W. Norton

 
20
An HBCU AMS Diversity Project Weather Studies course enhanced with community engagement content in support of inner-city emergency preparedness and response efforts
David A. Padgett, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN

 
21
The Experience and Evaluation of a new undergraduate course on Climate Change
Patrick L. Lawrence, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

 
22
The Earth system science education alliance and global climate change education
Michael R. Witiw, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide, Everett, WA; and R. J. Myers and J. Botti

Handout (31.0 kB)

 
23
MOSAIC for the Science Classroom: Mesospheric ozone investigations by high school students
Melinda Lekberg, Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. E. E. Rogers and M. Needles

 
24
EARTH2CLASS: connecting classroom teachers with climate change research
Michael J. Passow, Dwight Morrow HS and NESTA, Englewood, NJ; and C. M. Assumpcao and F. D. Baggio

 
25
Educational resources about clouds, weather, climate, and modeling from the Windows to the Universe program and the Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes
Susan Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Johnson, D. A. Randall, A. S. Denning, L. Gardiner, B. Hatheway, J. Genyuk, and R. Russell

 
26
The DOE Global Change Education Program (GCEP): Mentoring Future Global Change Researchers
Rickey Petty, Department of Energy, Washington, DC; and J. S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, and M. Constantin

Handout (43.2 kB)

 
27
A Digital Archive of Significant West central and southwest Florida weather events to improve the public's response to future warnings
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and J. Colson, K. J. Pugh, and J. M. Collins

Handout (714.7 kB)

 
28
Creation of a new forecasting- and measurement-intensive field course at SJSU
Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State University, San Jose, California; and C. Clements and M. Voss

 
30
The 2009 JCSDA Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Baker, S. Lord, M. Rienecker, J. V. Zapotocny, P. A. Phoebus, S. J. Goodman, and K. Carey

 
31
Curriculum expansion for AMS Weather and Ocean Studies at the University of Houston Downtown (UHD)
Ayorinde O. Idowu, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX

Handout (76.2 kB)

 
32
The Collaborative Science Technology and Applied Research Program (CSTAR): The First Decade
Samuel P. Contorno, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Waldstreicher

 
33
NOAA: Teachers in the Lab
Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. W. Fairall, P. D. Blanken, and D. M. Stanitski

Handout (395.7 kB)

 
34
From the sea floor to the classroom: IODP Deep Earth Academy educational outreach
Michael J. Passow, Dwight Morrow HS and NESTA, Englewood, NJ; and L. Peart and S. Katz Cooper

 
35
Who is the citizen scientist? What have they learned from participating? Survey results from CoCoRaHS (the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network)
Missy Holzer, Rutgers University and Chatham High School, New Brunswick, NJ; and H. Reges, N. J. Doesken, R. Cifelli, Z. Schwalbe, and J. Turner

Handout (989.1 kB)

 
36
NCAS Summer Weather Camps - Opening Doors To CAREERs in Meteorology
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and D. V. R. Morris

 
37
Meteorology and climatology education outreach: weathering the education paradigm
Quyen Arana, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Gruntfest

Handout (208.7 kB)

 
38
ESIP teacher workshops
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. B. Meyer, N. L. Jackson, and T. Jasmin

 
39
Engaging K-12 students from diverse backgrounds in atmospheric sciences – Hosting high school research internships at NCAR/UCAR
Lynette L. Laffea, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker-Santos, K. Hunter, C. Loya-Hernandez, and R. Pandya

 
40
AMS pre-college teacher professional development courses: A hands-on exploration of the dynamic Earth system
Ira W. Geer, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and J. A. Brey, R. S. Weinbeck, J. M. Moran, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley Jr., and E. E. Ruwe

 
41
The NOAA- National Weather Service Education Products and Services:
Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Cain

 
42
10 Years of Online, Earth System Education through DLESE
Jamaica Jones, NCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO

 
43
Bringing Global Climate Change Education to Alabama Classrooms
Marie Wooten, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and M. Simon, K. Fielman, M. K. Lee, Y. Lin, and L. Marzen

Handout (113.7 kB)

 
44
Developing Chemistry Education Modules for High-School Global Climate Change Education (GCCE)
Ming-Kuo Lee, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and P. Norgaard, J. Cox, L. Marzen, M. Simon, and M. Wooten

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Education Initiatives on Climate Variability and Global Climate Change
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA; David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  4:00 PM
J2.1
Satellites, weather and climate (SWAC): Remote sensing meets the atmospheric sciences to enhance climate literacy
Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT

  4:15 PM
J2.2
Climate Variability: Learning by Experience
Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and H. Reges, R. Cifelli, J. Turner, and Z. Schwalbe
Recorded presentation

  4:30 PM
J2.3
AMS Climate Studies: Using real-world datasets in promoting climate science literacy
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley Jr., and E. E. Ruwe
Recorded presentation

  4:45 PM
J2.4
Public participation in climate science research: Plant phenology, climate change, and Project BudBurst
Sandra Henderson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Meymaris, P. Alaback, K. Havens, and J. Schwarz
Recorded presentation

  5:00 PM
J2.5
Using video to support targeted behaviors on climate change
Joseph Cone, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR
Recorded presentation

  5:15 PM
J2.6
Participating the climate change in school: an Italian case study
Valentina Grasso, Italian National Research Council, Institute of Biometeorology, Florence, Italy; and F. Manzoli, F. Conti, F. Zabini, and T. Ercoli
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (365.6 kB)

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session 2
Diversity in the Workplace and the Pipeline
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Rajul Pandya, UCAR; Rickey Petty, Department of Energy
  8:30 AM
2.1
The meteorological "pipeline", 1980 to 2005
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and M. A. LeMone
Recorded presentation

  8:45 AM
2.2
Gender and Atmospheric Sciences: A snapshot of demographics of atmospheric science students
Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (108.5 kB)

  9:00 AM
2.3
Building a Better Future by Preparing Ph.D.s for Tomorrow
Wendy Diaz, Kean University, Union, NJ; and P. J. Croft and J. Toney
Recorded presentation

  9:15 AM
2.4
Science and education outreach: A case study of mutual learning between children and young scientists
Lumari Pardo-Rodriguez, SOARS, UCAR, Lajas, PR; and S. Henderson and R. Pandya
Recorded presentation

  9:30 AM
2.5
Broadening participation in the Atmospheric Sciences though participatory research
Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded presentation

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Joint Panel Discussion 1
Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research )
Organizers: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR; Rajul Pandya, UCAR
Panelists: Quinton L. Williams, Jackson State Univ.; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR; Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas
  11:00 AM
PD1.1
Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services: Panelist 2
Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Exhibits Open
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Kuettner Symposium Luncheon
Location: B208 (GWCC)
  12:00 PM
B1.1
Joach Kuettner—A Man in Love with the Sky
Einar Enevoldson, The Perlan Project, Emeryville, CA


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
Recording files available
Panel Discussion
2010 AMS Policy Statement on the Bachelor of Science Degree in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Moderator: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy
  12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Recorded presentation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 3
University Education
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO; Lourdes Avilés, Plymouth State Univ.
  1:30 PM
3.1
Assessing our assessment, how well do our meteorology majors learn?
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and B. J. Wolf and C. A. Clark
Recorded presentation

  1:45 PM
3.2
Requesting use of NSF facilities for education
Jose Meitin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Baeuerle
Recorded presentation

  2:00 PM
3.3
The COMET Program: 20 Years of Innovative and Evolving Education and Training for the Atmospheric and Related Sciences
Timothy Spangler, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Lamos
Recorded presentation

  2:15 PM
3.4
Using Operational and Experimental Observations in Education: Highlights from the 2009 Unidata Users Workshop
Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and S. Arms, L. D. Oolman, D. G. Lackmann, M. K. Ramamurthy, and L. I. Miller
Recorded presentation

  2:30 PM
3.5
Bringing authentic science practice to the undergraduate classroom
Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Lasher-Trapp and E. M. Riggs
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (137.2 kB)

  2:45 PM
3.6
Eloquent Science: A course to improve scientific and communication skills
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Presentation PDF (716.7 kB)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Using Technology to Move Beyond Lectures
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Cochairs: Lola M. Olsen, NASA; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Rajul Pandya, UCAR
  3:30 PM
J5.1
LectureTools: An Advanced Student Response System for the Geosciences
Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  4:00 PM
J5.2
An internet based aviation meteorology course
Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (25.2 kB)

  4:15 PM
J5.3
The impact of online applets on learning in an introductory meteorology lecture
Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman
Recorded presentation

  4:30 PM
J5.4
The Lecture – what is it and why do we do it?
Steven Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

  4:45 PM
J5.5
Blended learning course development at Western Illinois University: meeting the needs of the first-generation college student in a hybrid class
Redina L. Herman, Western Illinois Univ., Macomb, IL
Recorded presentation

  5:00 PM
J5.6
Lessons Learned from Conducting an International Student Climate Investigation: Data, Collaboration and Social Networking
Donna J. Charlevoix, The GLOBE Program, Boulder, CO; and E. E. Geary and M. Hoffman
Recorded presentation

  5:15 PM
J5.7
A low-cost electronic chart wall for undergraduate program enhancement
Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Perrotte and C. Mouchyn
Recorded presentation

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1-4 (GWCC)

Thursday, 21 January 2010

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7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Washington Symposium Breakfast
Location: B208 (GWCC)

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


AMS 90th Annual Meeting Adjourns
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