Poster Session 1 Poster Session I—Education

Monday, 8 January 2018: 4:15 PM-6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: 27th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO and Ann Reiser, NOAA, n/a, n/a, CO

Education initiatives are highlighted.

Papers:
119
Simulations, Games, and VR for Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric Science Education
Randy Russell, UCAR, Boulder, CO

120
The Use of VR and AR Applications for Meteorological Education
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and P. Dorofy

121
Mixed Reality Visualization of Rocket Launch Weather Criteria
Armani L. Cassel, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and E. Munoz and N. McHenry

122
Using Physical Intuition To Teach Concepts in Dynamics
Robert G. Fovell, Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY

123
Students of Purdue Observing Tornadic Thunderstorms for Research (SPOTTR): A Severe Storms Field Work Course at Purdue University
Robin Tanamachi, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and D. T. Dawson II, M. E. Baldwin, and L. Carleton Parker

Handout (8.3 MB)

124
Student Knowledge Structures: Considering a Fluid Parcel
Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL; and L. Saucer

125
Precipitating Change: Integrating Meteorology, Mathematics, and Computational Thinking
Amanda Hendrix, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and N. Marcum-Dietrich, C. Staudt, T. Moher, and M. Bruozas

126
Creating and Using OER Materials in an Intro-Level Atmospheric Science Class
Alison D. Nugent, Univ. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI; and J. D. S. Griswold and C. Karamperidou

127
Impacts of the NSF-Funded ACES S-STEM Project on Atmospheric Sciences Students at a Public Liberal Arts University
Douglas K. Miller, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; and M. Cameron, C. M. Godfrey, J. D. Brock, and C. C. Hennon
Manuscript (411.5 kB)

Handout (3.9 MB)

128
Teaching with Visualizations, Models, and Online Data: Tracking the Onset, Propagation, and Variability of the North American Monsoon
Dorothea Ivanova, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, AZ

129
The Views of an "Adjunct" Teaching Upper Division Meteorology
George Frederick Jr., Univ. of the Incarnate Word, Georgetown, TX

130
Engaging Prospect Students in Meteorology with a Mobile Weather Station at the Alamo Colleges District
John Strybos, Alamo Colleges–San Antonio College, Live Oak, Texas

131
Using Twitter and Interactive Broadcasts to Engage and Empower Meteorology Students
Theresa Ruggiero, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Concord, MA

Story – Science – Solutions: A new middle school science curriculum that promotes climate-friendly behaviors

133
Updates to "Modtran Infrared Light in the Atmosphere"
Douglas Pease, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and D. Archer

134
Increased Student Learning in an Introductory Climate Change Course through the Use of Role Playing
Daria B. Kluver, Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI

135
Participatory decisionmaking: using games to understand the implications of decisions related to drought

136
Cloudy or Not, Here Comes the Meteorology!
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and K. H. Goebbert and A. J. Stepanek

137
Cloud Identification Exercise
Wendilyn J. Flynn, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Manuscript (34.3 kB)

Handout (34.3 kB)

138
The AMS Student Conference "Tools of the Trade" Session: An Open-Access Resource for Developing Computing Skills in the Atmospheric Sciences
Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. M. Hitchcock, C. T. Rhodes, S. W. Freeman, E. R. Nielsen, and J. A. Knox

Handout (9.0 MB)

139
Tips on Preparing Students for Careers Outside of Academia
Valerie Sloan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker and R. L. Batchelor

140
Communicating One's Skill Set: Learning to Translate Experiences for Future Employers in Meteorology
Adam J. Stepanek, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and T. M. Bals-Elsholz

141
Developing an Educational Program Using Science on a Sphere
Michelle Corcoran, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and R. Tone, J. A. Yuhas, and E. L. Russell

142
Expanding the Footprint of MBWS
Rebecca Tone, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and C. Norteman, M. Corcoran, J. Schneider, R. Carchia, J. Dubose, M. DeSimone, V. Sharma, and J. A. Yuhas

143
Creating a High School Weather Community: Information from Us, for Us
Henry Nelson, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Concord, MA; and W. Hickman, E. Marano, and T. Ruggiero

144
Professional Development Strategies to Support Weather and Climate in the New NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards

145
Collaborative Teaching to Enhance Science Elementary School Pre-Service Teacher Knowledge of Climate
Felicia Widerlewis, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL; and J. Arnold and A. Miller-Jenkins

146
Place-Based Learning about Climate with Elementary GLOBE
Lisa S. Gardiner, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Hatheway, J. Taylor, D. M. Stanitski, and T. R. Harte

147
An Intrusive Research Mentoring Program in Remote Sensing for Undergraduate Minority Students
Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, City Univ. of New York, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Liou-Mark, H. Norouzi, and L. Yuen-Lau

148
But Can I Use This on Monday Morning? Adapting Professional Development Curriculum in Atmospheric Science for Immediate Use in the Classroom
Richard Marshall Jones, Univ. of Hawaii, Kaploei, HI

149
Working Together with Campus Personnel: Encouraging Minority College Students to Take the AMS Climate Studies Course
Noriyuki Sato, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, CA

150
Undergraduate Student Experiences as Part of the NSF-IUSE Geoscience Engagement and Outreach Program: Student Research Using GIS-Based Spatial Analysis of Rain Rates
Corene J. Matyas, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and K. Stofer, J. Judge, H. Lannon, and B. Lanman
Manuscript (421.7 kB)

Handout (900.3 kB)

151
Pathways to Atmospheric Science Through Immersion in Geoscience Research
Melissa A. Burt, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. Bililign, A. S. Denning, K. Schimmel, A. Mekonnen, Y. L. Lin, J. Zhang, M. Jha, and B. Banks

152
The Next Generation of Leaders is Here! Taking the SOARS Program Nationally
Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Mayo, R. L. Batchelor, and D. A. Hence

153
Coloring as a Means to Lightning Data Exploration
Deborah K. Smith, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and T. Smith, L. Sinclair, A. M. Weigel, and K. Bugbee

155
Community-Based Problem Solving to Introduce Inclusive STEM Pedagogies
Richard Wagner, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, CO; and J. Johnson

156
Why Aren't More African Americans Drawn to the Atmospheric Sciences?

157
Inclusion in the Atmospheric Sciences: Latina SciGirls and the GLOBE Program
Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR, Boulder, CO

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