26th Symposium on Education

Program Chairs: Diane M. Stanitski , NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division ; Jeffrey A. Yuhas , Morristown-Beard School
Reviewers: Rebecca L. Batchelor , UCAR ; Peter Dorofy , Rowan University ; Margaret Mooney , CIMSS, SSEC, University of Wisconsin ; Mark W. Seefeldt , CIRES/Univ. of Colorado ; Reginald Blake , New York City College of Technology, City University of New York ; Thomas A. Guinn , Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. ; Scott S. Lindstrom , CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin ; Ann Reiser , NOAA

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Monday, 23 January 2017

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10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 23 January 2017


Coffee Break (6th Floor Foyer)
Location: Washington State Convention Center

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017

Recording files available
Session 1
Pre-College Education Initiatives- Part l
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Peter Dorofy, Rowan University; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School; Stephen Lane, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School
11:00 AM
1.1
MISSION EARTH: Fusing GLOBE with NASA Assets to Build Systemic Innovation in STEM Education
John D. Moore, Institute for Earth Observations at Pamyra Cove, Laurel Springs, NJ; and K. P. Czajkowski
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
1.2
GOES-R Education Proving Ground and Teachers Workshop Report
Victoria L. Gorman, Medford Memorial Middle School, Medford, NJ
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
1.3
The GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium: Creating a Virtual Space for K-12 Students to Share Research
Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Murphy
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
1.4
Supporting Elementary Educators and Students in their Understanding of the Concepts Underlying Climate and Climate Change: A New Elementary GLOBE book on Climate
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO; and B. Hatheway, L. Gardiner, J. Taylor, and L. H. Chambers
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017

Recording files available
Lecture 1
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 31st Conference on Hydrology; the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 26th Symposium on Education; the 21st Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface; the 19th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 15th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 15th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 14th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography; the 14th Conference on Space Weather; the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Major Weather Impacts of 2016; the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Ninth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the Eighth Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health; the Eighth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Eighth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Seventh Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Fifth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the Fifth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Fifth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the Second Symposium on US-International Partnerships; and the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment )
Speaker: Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA
1:30 PM
L1.1
Developing Climate Risk Information for Cities: Key Findings from UCCRN ARC3.2
Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA, New York City, NY
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017

Recording files available
Session 2
Pre-College Education Initiatives- Part ll
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School; Peter Dorofy, Rowan University; Stephen Lane, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School
1:30 PM
2.1
An Innovative STEM Learning Model in Engineering Education: A case study of High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Engineering and Science
Shakila B . Merchant, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
2.2
Learning Programming and Electrical Engineering through Meteorology
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and T. Grant, H. Kern, and T. Margosian
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
2.3
Advancing Climate Change Education and Youth Empowerment: Preparing Our Communities with the Skills, Knowledge, and Passion to Push for and Develop Innovative Solutions
Max T. Edkins, Connect4Climate, Washington, DC; and F. Niepold, J. Bozuwa, J. Kretser, K. Poppleton, T. Ledley, and W. Staveloz

2:15 PM
2.4
2017 K-12 Teacher Award Winner: Weather as a Journey: Teaching Meteorology Through Trade Books and Current Events
Staci DeSchryver, Education, Centennial, CO
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

Poster Session 1
Poster Session I - Pre-College Education Initiatives
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Ann Reiser, NOAA
165
The Status of Geoscience Education at the K-12 Level Under NGSS - Redux
Paul Ruscher, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR

166
Online Visualization and Exploration of NASA Earth Science Datasets with GIOVANNI
Zhong Liu, George Mason Univ./Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems and NASA/GSFC/GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Acker and S. kempler

167
Evaluating GLOBE Data to Calibrate a Satellite Product for Snow and Ice Discrimination
Peter Dorofy, Rowan University, Palmyra, NJ; and J. A. Yuhas and R. Nazari

168
The AMS WebBook: Presenting Content in an Easier to Use Format
James A. Brey, AMS, Washington, DC; and W. Abshire, I. W. Geer, E. W. Mills, K. A. Nugnes, A. E. Stimach, B. A. Blair, R. S. Weinbeck, and K. L. O'Neill

169
Bringing Meteorology to Students through Social Media
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and O. Braunstein, M. Corcoran, R. Dorwart, S. Nadler, C. Norteman, and R. Tone

170
Teaching Climate and Hazard Resiliency in a Junior High using Local Data and Emergency Management
Danny E. Mattox, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Mattox, A. D. Melvin, M. A. Shafer, R. E. Riley, L. Kos, A. Petersen, and G. Longan

171
High School Students as Teachers, Researchers, and Mission Leaders: Collaborative Learning Through a Weather Balloon Launch
Matthew Murphy, Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord, MA; and T. Ruggiero and S. Lane

172
A K-6 STEM Educational Partnership focused on Geoscientific Research Applying NGSS Through Hydrologic Activities Methodology (GRANTHAM)
Casey Sylvain, Grantham Village School, Grantham, NH; and J. B. Eylander and S. L. LeGrand

173
Correlating NASA Digital Learning Network Modules with Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Mathematics Standards
Megan Elizabeth Buzanowicz, LRC, Hampton, VA; and C. Smith Long

174
Sharing Cutting-Edge Climate and Paleoclimate Research with Teachers and Students through Earth2Class
Michael J. Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and T. Takahashi, A. M. Fiore, O. E. Clifton, F. Nitsche, J. F. McManus, G. Winckler, A. Jacobel, C. Leland, M. Rao, and A. A. Wing

Handout (50.2 MB)


Poster Session 2
Poster Session II - University Education Initiatives
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Ann Reiser, NOAA
175
Introducing AMS Climate Studies with Hyperlocal Weather Data at San Antonio College
John Strybos, Alamo Colleges–San Antonio College, Live Oak, Texas

176
Utilization of Weather Data to Advance Analysis and Visualization Skills
Mark Hyer, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD

177
Improving Climate Change Literacy and Communication Skills in an Undergraduate Atmospheric Sciences Program
Janel Hanrahan, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, PA

178
Connecting the Observations to Theory Leads to Learning
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and K. H. Goebbert, C. A. Clark, B. J. Wolf, A. J. Stepanek, and D. Goines

179
World Food Security: Elements of Climate and Climate Change and Ramifications of Climate Change Events
David DuBois, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM; and M. O'Neill, M. Hennon, G. Cavanaugh, K. Cavanaugh, and G. Anzola Pardo

Handout (1.1 MB)

180
Killing Butterflies - How Meteorologists Get Rid of Undesirable Short Waves on Numerical Models
Isimar de Azevedo Santos, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Macaé, Brazil; and J. Buchmann and N. S. Ferreira


Poster Session 3
Poster Session III - Diversity
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Ann Reiser, NOAA
181
A Three-Year Success Story: AMS Climate Studies for the Diverse Student Population at the University of Hawaii West Oahu
Richard Marshall Jones, Univ. of Hawaii, Kaploei, HI

Handout (5.5 MB)

182
Improving Academic Performance and Retention for Environmental Sciences and Engineering Urban Students
Jorge Gonzalez, City College, New York, NY; and B. Gross, Y. Hassebo, K. Block, J. Ibsen, Y. Mejia, and N. Angulo

183
Latin American Network of students in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (RedLAtM)
Palmira Consuelo Cuéllar-Ramirez, RedLAtM, Mexico City, Mexico; and A. Maza-Vazquez, J. I. Ledesma-Ledesma, A. Martinez-Melgarejo, M. Llanos-Rodriguez, C. Dominguez-Sarmiento, and A. Lira

Handout (6.7 MB)

184
Using Real-World Data to Train Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions
Wendy Abshire, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, E. W. Mills, K. A. Nugnes, and A. E. Stimach

Handout (2.6 MB)


Poster Session 4
Poster Session IV - Outreach and Broader Impacts
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Ann Reiser, NOAA
185
On the Use of the GWCC Web Site for Expanding Global Weather Education
H. Michael Mogil, How The Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and J. L. Rabinowitz

186
How Can We Visualize El Nino/La Nina Teleconnections?
Joe Witte, JPL, Pasadena, CA

187
Weather Ready Nation: A Video Series Describing Advances and Roles within the NWS
Megan N Taylor, CIMMS, Kansas City, MO; and K. Runk and J. J. Zeltwanger

Handout (1.4 MB)

188
Pipeline for Remote Sensing Education and Application: Informal Education Programs at Pacific Science Center
Keni Sturgeon, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA; and S. Imholt, J. Kemper, and J. Delyria

Handout (1.8 MB)

189
UCARLive, UCARConnect & the NCAR Explorer Series: Fostering Connection among Research, Education, and Public Audiences
Teresa Eastburn, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Beres, S. Clark, J. Ristvey, C. Brinkworth, J. VanDamme, and P. Martinez

190
Staying Relevant With The Education Community

191
Stimulating Remote Sensing Education through Knowledge Augmentation Services
Amanda M. Weigel, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Bugbee, D. K. Smith, H. Conover, and R. Ramachandran

192
Collaborative Classroom and Immersive Visualization Applications for Meteorological Education
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and J. J. van der Veken Jr. and P. Dorofy

193
Experiential Models of the Atmosphere
Brandon M. Mechtley, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and C. M. Roberts, M. S. Bukovsky, and J. E. Stein

194
Secondary School Climate Kit: Students Making a Difference in Climate Change
Steve LaDochy, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and P. Ramirez, W. C. Patzert, and J. Willis

Handout (606.2 kB)

195
Make Every Water Drop Count: ERAU Weather Club Environmental Stewardship and Water Conservation Educational Campaign to Protect Arizona's Waters
Dorothea Ivanova, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, AZ

196
The Severe WeAther Tool (SWAT): A Citizen Science Activity to Expose Introductory Students to Authentic Geoscience Research
William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; and D. Flory, K. Subramanian, and C. Cervato


Poster Session 5
Poster Session V - Training and Hands-on Experiences
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Ann Reiser, NOAA
197
Development of L3 GPM-IMERG Product Training Utilizing the ADDIE Model
Andrea Pulido, NASA SPoRT, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan, A. LeRoy, and E. Berndt

198
Early-Career Professional Development Training for Stakeholder-Relevant, Interdisciplinary Research
Derek H. Rosendahl, South Central Climate Science Center, Norman, OK; and A. Bamzai, R. McPherson, and J. zak

199
Fifteen Years of the Pacific International Training Desk: Training Impacts in the Islands
Jennifer L.S. Strahl, Pacific International Training Desk, Honolulu, HI; and H. G. Porter
Manuscript (517.4 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

200
Contributions of the NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program to the Atmospheric Sciences Pipeline
Marlene Kaplan, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Jabanoski

201
Student Workshops for Severe Weather Warning Decision Making using AWIPS-2 at the University of Oklahoma
Alexander B. Zwink, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NWS/OCLO/WDTD, Norman, OK; and P. J. Ware, J. D. Hardy, S. Ernst, B. Holcomb, S. Riley, S. Mullens, M. A. Bowlan, C. D. Payne, A. V. Bates, B. Williams, and D. A. Morris

202
Preparing Atmospheric Science Students for Today's Workforce: Increasing Data Science and Scientific Computing Skills for Undergraduates
Keith Maull, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker

203
Teaching Teachers to Teach the Weather
Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS/Weather Forecast Office in El Paso, TX, Santa Teresa, NM; and J. Laney and M. Pazos

Handout (1.6 MB)

204
Investigating Earth from Space: Preparing the Next Generation of GLOBE Scientists
John D. Moore, Institute for Earth Observations at Pamyra Cove, Laurel Springs, NJ; and M. Jabot

205
Massive Open Online Climate Change Course
Aparna Bamzai, South Central Climate Science Center, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson and E. Martin

Handout (11.2 MB)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 2
Remote Sensing Education Experiences
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Symposium on Education; and the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies )
Cochairs: Margaret Mooney, CIMSS, SSEC, University of Wisconsin; Scott Lindstrom, Univ. of Wisconsin
4:00 PM
TJ2.1
ESIP Education Drones in STEM Initiative
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Olds, L. Dahlman, and P. M. Lewis
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
TJ2.2
Improving Data Literacy in the Classroom Using New Web Tools from NOAA
Daniel P. Pisut, IMSG, Silver Spring, MD; and T. Loomis, V. Goel, and E. MacIntosh
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
TJ2.3
Meteorological Satellite Training Workshops – From Theory to Application
Kathleen Strabala, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and L. Gumley, H. L. Huang, and W. P. Menzel
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
TJ2.4
Diversifying a Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing Undergraduate Research Program: Lessons Learned
Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Liou-Mark, H. Norouzi, and L. Yuen-Lau

5:00 PM
TJ2.5
Cloud Observation as an Entry Point to Remote Sensing Education
Sarah A. McCrea, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and M. A. McKeown, L. H. Chambers, K. Bedka, and T. M. Rogerson
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
TJ2.6
Hands-on Activities Designed to Familiarize National Weather Service Forecasters with Data from ABI on GOES-R and AHI on Himawari-8
Scott S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, J. J. Gerth, M. M. Gunshor, M. Mooney, and T. M. Whittaker
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017


Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017

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Session 3
Outreach and Broader Impacts
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Margaret Mooney, CIMSS, SSEC, University of Wisconsin; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School
8:30 AM
3.1
Galvanizing Excitement Around GOES-R with Science Teachers, Science Centers and TV Broadcasters
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit and M. Gunshor
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
3.2
Tutorial on Remote Sensing for Capacity Building
Kristina Katsaros, Northwest Research Associates, Inc., Redmond, WA; and G. Levy, A. Bentamy, S. King, J. F. R. Gower, and C. Wilson
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (5.6 MB)

9:00 AM
3.3
The Vancouver Island School-Based Weather Station Network
Edward Wiebe, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada; and A. Weaver
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
3.4
Weather Safety Kiosks at Wilderness Parks
Mark R. Conder, NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Lubbock, TX; and S. Cobb, G. Skwira, T. T. Lindley, W. Burgett, and J. Holsenbeck
Recorded Presentation

Handout (4.9 MB)

9:30 AM
3.5
Reaching the World with NOAA's Science On a Sphere, SOS Explorer, and Beyond
Elizabeth L. Russell, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and H. Peddicord
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
3.6
The Quaterly Climate Digest and Other Key Products from the EarthNow SOS Project
Richard A. Kohrs, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and M. Mooney, C. Suplinski, and S. A. Ackerman
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017


Coffee Break
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Recording files available
Session 4
University Education Initiatives-Part l
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Thomas A. Guinn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.; Mario Majcen, California University of Pennsylvania
10:30 AM
4.1
A Path to Teaching and the Lessons Learned Along the Way (Invited Presentation)
Mark William Wysocki, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
4.2
Building Community for Teacher-Scholars in Atmospheric Science Education
Todd D. Ellis, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; and C. J. Shellito, J. A. Knox, D. Kopacz, and W. J. Flynn
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
4.3
Adding Difficulty in Weather Forecasting Challenges to Enhance Learning
William Gregory Blumberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. A. Supinie
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
4.4
Undergraduate Summer Research: Expanding Atmospheric Sciences in a Small Liberal Arts College Setting
Neil F. Laird, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz

11:45 AM
4.5
Teaching, Assigning, and Grading Writing: Ugh!
Kevin H. Goebbert, Valparaiso Univ, Valparaiso, IN; and T. M. Bals-Elsholz
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (192.8 kB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Recording files available
Session 5
Innovative Teaching Strategies in University Instruction Focused on Atmospheric Physics
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Jana B. Houser, Ohio Univ.
1:30 PM
5.1
From Cloud to Crust: Integrating Atmospheric Microphysics and Snowpack Science
Richard Wagner, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, CO; and D. Lerach and N. Barlow
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
5.2
Teaching Wet-Bulb Temperature With the One-Third Rule: Theory and Applications
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and D. Nevius and P. N. Knox
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
5.3
Teaching Optics as Part of the Undergraduate Atmospheric Physics Curriculum
Lourdes B. Avilés, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
5.4
An Integrated Approach for Developing Concepts in Radiation, Energy Balance and Climate
Peter Pilewskie, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Recording files available
Session 6
University Education Initiatives-Part ll
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Mario Majcen, California University of Pennsylvania
4:00 PM
6.1
A National Cross-Institutional Graduate Program in Climate Science
Melissa A. Hart, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
6.2
Build Your Own Earth: A Climate and Paleoclimate Tool for Teaching and Research
David M. Schultz, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; and J. G. Fairman Jr., S. Anderson, and S. Gardner

Handout (16.2 MB)

4:30 PM
6.3
Using School of Ice Laboratory Tools for Undergraduate Climate Change Education
Gulnihal Ozbay, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and L. Phalen, A. Maloney, L. Morris, J. A. Brey, L. Huffman, and E. W. Mills
Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.8 MB)

4:45 PM
6.4
Insights from the Application of New Instructional Tools Developed to Support Synoptic Meteorology Education
Jeffrey B. Basara, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Smith and R. A. Jeffries
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
6.5
Improving Model Accessibility for Undergraduate Students
Timothy W. See Jr., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and G. Mullendore and J. Exby
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
6.6
Archived Weather Event Playback Capabilities for Universities using AWIPS-2
Dale A. Morris, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NWS/OCLO/WDTD, Norman, OK; and A. B. Zwink, T. Pham, and M. James
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM
Massive Open Online Climate Change Course - Renee McPherson

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017


Symposium on Education Town Hall
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the 26th Symposium on Education )
Organizer: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division
Chairs/Co-chairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School
5:30 PM
Town Hall Presentation
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017

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Session 7
Using Fieldwork (or Field Campaigns) to Create Experiential Learning Opportunities
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Thomas A. Guinn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.; Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division
8:30 AM
7.1
Storm Quest: Using Summer Field Courses on Convection to Enhance the Undergraduate Meteorology Experience
Shawn M. Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and T. Guinn and C. G. Herbster
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
7.2
Using a Field Experience as a Component of a Traditional REU Program
Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. Schumacher and C. J. Nowotarski
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
7.3
The Urban Heat Island Learning Experience at the University of the Incarnate Word
Gerald J. Mulvey, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
7.4
Ecological and Environmental Field Work Engaging Undergraduate Science Non-Majors at the Community College
Paul Ruscher, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR; and S. Holmes, S. Kiser, C. Owen, and A. Pooth
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017


Coffee Break
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017

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Session 8
Partnerships for Promoting Diversity
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology of the City Univ. of New York
10:30 AM
8.1
PROGRESS: PROmoting Geoscience Research Education and SuccesS Through Deliberate Mentoring
Emily V. Fischer, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. Adams, R. Barnes, B. Bloodhart, C. Bowker, M. A. Burt, S. M. Clinton, E. S. Godfrey, H. Henderson, P. Hernandez, L. Sample McMeeking, I. Pollack, and J. Sayers
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
8.2
Achieving Greater Diversity in Atmospheric Science:  Translating Best Practices into Success
Melissa A. Burt, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Haacker, R. L. Batchelor, and A. S. Denning
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
8.3
UCAR/NCAR Equity and Inclusion (UNEION): Addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at a Major National Laboratory
Carolyn Brinkworth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Gentile, A. Lauer, M. MIller, H. Moshak, and J. Young
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
8.4
Exposing Underrepresented Groups to Climate Change and Atmospheric Science Through Service Learning and Community-Based Participatory Research
David Padgett, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
8.5
Federal, Local, Private, and Institutional Partnerships for Promoting and Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences
Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Liou-Mark, H. Norouzi, V. Vladutescu, and L. Yuen-Lau

11:45 AM
8.6
Partnering for Diversity: A Year-Round Experiential Learning Project to Engage Community College Students in the Geosciences
Marianne Smith, Citrus College, Glendora, CA; and V. Sloan and L. M. Barge
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Recording files available
Lecture 2
Horton Lecture
Location: 602 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; the Second Symposium on Multi-scale Atmospheric Predictability; the Observation Symposium: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 26th Symposium on Education; the 21st Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface; the 19th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 15th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 15th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 14th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography; the 14th Conference on Space Weather; the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Major Weather Impacts of 2016; the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment; the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Ninth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the Eighth Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health; the Eighth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Eighth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 31st Conference on Hydrology; the Fifth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the Fifth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Fifth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Fifth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the Third Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Special Symposium on Greening the Built Environment; and the Events )
Organizer: John B. Eylander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lecturer: Hoshin V. Gupta, Univ. of Arizona
Cochairs: Michael Ek, NOAA; David J. Gochis, NCAR; John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
1:30 PM
L2.1
Learning with Models & Data: A Maximum Entropy Approach (Invited Presentation)
Hoshin V. Gupta, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (57.5 kB)

Handout (13.3 MB)

Recording files available
Session 9
Findings from Education and Pedagogical Research
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Rebecca L. Batchelor, UCAR; Ann Reiser, NOAA
1:30 PM
9.1
Spatial Thinking in Meteorology: A Task Analysis of the Forecasting Process
Peggy M. McNeal, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; and T. D. Ellis and H. L. Petcovic
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
9.2
Improving Pedagogical Abilities and Raising Environmental Literacy: Results from a Thorough Examination of DataStreme Atmosphere
Robert S. Weinbeck, AMS, Washington, DC; and W. Abshire, I. W. Geer, E. W. Mills, K. A. Nugnes, and A. E. Stimach
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
9.3
Impacts of the National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
Daphne LaDue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. Wakefield and E. M. Murillo
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
9.4
Fun and Games! Engaging Students with in-Class Activities
Rebecca L. Batchelor, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Sloan, R. Haacker, and A. U. Gold
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017

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Session 10
Building Tomorrow's Atmospheric Science Workforce
Location: 308 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 26th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Rebecca L. Batchelor, UCAR; Ann Reiser, NOAA
4:00 PM
10.1
A Phenomenological Investigation of Voluntary Exits from the Atmospheric Science Occupation
Amanda K. Kis, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
10.2
What Skills Are Needed in Today's Atmospheric Science Workforce? Insights from Professionals Reveal the Importance of Non-Technical Skills
Valerie Sloan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
10.3
Training the Next Generation of Weather Professionals: The Penn State Weather Risk Management Program
Jon M. Nese, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and R. A. D. W. Titley and G. S. Young
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
10.4
Career Development for Geosciences Postdoctoral Researchers
Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Brinkworth, V. Sloan, and P. Fisher

5:00 PM
10.5
Continuing to Educate the Instructors
Gerald J. Mulvey, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
10.6
The WPC International Desks: Trainings on Weather and Climate Forecasting since 1988
Jose Manuel Galvez, SRG / NOAA / National Weather Service, College Park, MD; and M. Davison
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Recording files available
Awards Banquet Reception
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )
5:30 PM
Awards Banquet Reception
Recorded Presentation

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Recording files available
97th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: Ballroom 6ABCE (Washington State Convention Center )
7:00 PM
97th AMS Awards Banquet
Recorded Presentation

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