Program: 10th Symposium on Education (The 81st AMS Annual Meeting)

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Saturday, 13 January 2001

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 13 January 2001

Workshop Registration

Sunday, 14 January 2001

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 14 January 2001

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 14 January 2001

Conference Registration

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 14 January 2001

Poster Session 1

Educational Outreach Activities

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Marianne C. Hayes, Devers Elementary School; Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladue Jr. High School

P1.1

Ensure training and proficiency in the NWS

P1.2

Energy budget studies in the Big Horn Mountains

Susannah M. Burrows, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and M. B. Garrison, W. L. Serencsits, and L. Smith

P1.3

Paper Transfered to Session 4, New Paper Number 4.3A

P1.4

Ten years of the COMET Residence Program

Gregory Byrd, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and T. Spangler and M. Kelsch

P1.5

The maury project: a teacher enhancement program to promote ocean science in the k–12 classroom

P1.6

Synergistic Expansion: Maury Project and Atmospheric Resource Agents Join Forces

Faye McCollum, AMS/AERA, Muscogee County Schools, Columbus, GA

P1.7

Nature's Artistic Phenomena

Faye McCollum, AMS/AERA, Muscogee County Schools, Columbus, GA

P1.8

Earth Systems Science Celebrations

Steve M. Carlson, AMS/AERA and Hermiston School District, Hermiston, OR

P1.9

Reaching across the University

David E. Stooksbury, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

P1.10

Weather Education in Arkansas: The National Weather Service

Rene' T. Carson, AMS/AERA, Little Rock School District, Little Rock, AR; and G. Wilken

P1.11

Experiential Learning in Geography and the Earth and Environmental Sciences: Enhancing Public Awareness of Atmospheric Environments Through Field Studies

George G. Meldrum, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; and T. C. Arnold

P1.12

Influence of Climatic Variables on the Hydrology of a Montane Wetland

Emily R. Chiswick-Patterson, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and Z. J. Hershey, M. B. Garrison, M. T. Ackerman, J. Hamil, S. Miller, and K. Short

P1.13

A Limnological Investigation of a High Alpine Lake and the Influences of Climate

Charu Chander, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and L. Guralnick, W. Serencsits, and S. Warburton

P1.14

Investigating Successional Vegetation Changes and their Relation to Sensitive Small Mammal Habitats in a Primitive Montane Riparian Environment

Jennifer M. Vrentas, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and N. Petrovic, S. Crandall, and M. Richardson

P1.15

Importance of Construction Mapping Coordinates for the Presentation of Spacial Distribution of Climatic Data within an Alpine Environment

Adam P. Steele, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and E. Hirshon, K. Heil, R. Higgins, and T. Engelder

P1.16

Recent Training and Results from the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training

Brian C. Motta, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Bikos, B. Zajac, S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, B. Grant, J. LaDue, A. Mostek, P. Wolf, J. Weaver, and R. Zehr

P1.17

The MIT Industrial Liaison Program: Bridging the University and Private Sector

Todd Glickman, MIT, Cambridge, MA

P1.18

WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE: An Interactive Interdisciplinary Earth and Space Sciences Website

David Mastie, Pioneer High School, Chelsea, MI; and M. Hayes

P1.19

Pennsylvania Science Standards are supported by AMS Educational Initiatives

P1.20

DataStreme in the Secondary Geography Classroom

Peggy Lynne Killam Smith, St. Mary's High School, Annapolis, MD; and S. Hottle-Schultz

P1.21

Earth2class: a unique workshop/on-line/distance-learning teacher-training project

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and K. Corder, C. M. Assumpcao, F. D. Baggio, and C. Roushias

P1.22

Earth2class: educational technologies to support teacher enhancement programs

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and C. M. Assumpcao, F. D. Baggio, K. Corder, and C. Roushias

P1.23

Earth2Class: teacher enhancement through workshop/Internet/distance learning

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and K. Corder, C. M. Assumpcao, F. D. Baggio, and C. Roushias

P1.24

Who learns more, the student or the scientist? Experiences in mentoring a high school student

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO

P1.25

Weather educational tools to help students and teachers.

Mike J. Arellano, Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and J. F. Hasling

P1.26

Women in Natural Science (WINS) Programing at the Blue Hill Observatory Science Center

William E. Minsinger, Blue Hill Observatory, Milton, MA; and C. Orloff, M. Micheals, and H. M. Mogil

P1.27

Visualization And Data Analysis At USF: Integrating Meteorology, Hydrology, and related geophysical sciences

Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and G. A. Tobin

P1.28

Earth System Science—Multiple teaching styles impacting teacher training programs

Lawrence E. Greenleaf, AMS/AERA, Belfast Area High School, Belfast, ME

P1.29

Expanding Datastreme's North Carolina Cyber-Campus Sites

Frankie Vann, AMS/AERA,, Clinton, NC

P1.30

A Model for Enhancing Public Awareness through Collaborative Education Programs

John D. Moore, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Blackwood, NJ; and J. Nese, K. Orr, and R. P. Wanton

P1.31

The Role of Atmospheric Science in University Earth System Science Curricula

P1.32

The Omega Project: A multidisciplinary module in earth and environmental science

P1.33

Using a "menu" approach to design and implementation of outreach programs

Bryan Yeaton, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

P1.34

CoCo RaHS (Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study) Simple Science with Significant Results

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

P1.35

The "Celebrating 20th Century Pioneers in Atmospheric Sciences: Examining 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities" Workshop

Vernon R. Morris, Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres/Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and G. S. Jenkins, E. Joseph, R. Petty, and C. Watkins

P1.36

Climate Change Education and Outreach in Atlantic Canada

Anne-Marie Leger, EC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

P1.37

Preparing for WES in Northern Virginia

Beth A. Jewell, AMS/AERA and West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA

P1.38

A Field Experience for High School Meteorology Students—Students Track Potential Killers with the Experts: How the AMS, NWS, NSSL, SPC & Oklahoma University Create a Unique Field Experience for Students

P1.39

The DataStreme Project: reaching a milestone

Robert S. Weinbeck, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and E. J. Hopkins, B. A. Blair, I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, and M. M. Ficek

P1.40

HPVCI—Distance Learning

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy and P. J. Fitzpatrick

P1.41

The Weather Classroom: How about a Career in Meteorology!

Mishelle Michaels, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

P1.42

INCREASING WEATHER AWARENESS IN LOCAL SCHOOL THROUGH DATASTREME: EXPERIENCES OF OF THE ALBUQUERQUE LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.

Jim Smith, Moriarty High School, Moriarty, NM; and K. M. Jones

Monday, 15 January 2001

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Registration continues through Thursday, 18 January

8:15 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Session 1

K–12 Educational Initiatives (Part I)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Jon W. Zeitler, NOAA/NWSFO; Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladau Jr. High School

8:15 AM

1.1

Introductory Remarks

8:30 AM

1.2

Example Damage to School Structures from the 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak: How Safe Is Your School’s Tornado Emergency Plan?

Andrea Dawn Melvin, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel

8:45 AM

1.3

Lightning Safety For Schools

William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and R. J. Vavrek, F. C. Brody, J. T. Madura, and D. E. Harms

9:00 AM

1.4

Inquiry-based Weather Lessons Utilizing Real-Time Data

Christopher Duvall, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and M. Holzer

9:15 AM

1.5

Using meteorological data to teach teachers about inference: An adaptation of existing programs

Eric A. Pani, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and P. A. Watts

9:30 AM

1.6

Talking about science in remote places: Climatology at a rural museum

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM

1.7

The Mount Washington Observatory Travelling Outreach Programs

Bryan Yeaton, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-11:59 AM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Session 2

K–12 Educational Initiatives (Part II)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladau Jr. High School; Jon W. Zeitler, NOAA/NWSFO

10:30 AM

2.1

Earth2class: what research scientists can share with classroom teachers

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and J. D. Ortiz, D. Witter, C. Small, M. Visbeck, A. Lerner-Lam, R. Lotti Bond, O. R. Anderson, R. Sambrotto, J. Armbruster, and K. Griffin

10:45 AM

2.2

Educational Outreach Activities of a State Climate Office

David A. Robinson, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and C. Duvall

11:00 AM

2.3

Exploitation of weather satellite imagery in the K–12 classroom

P. H. Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and W. R. Lusher

2.4

Helping science educators bring the bay into their classroom

11:16 AM

2.5

Introducing Meteorology in a topic based curriculum of Secondary Education Physics

Agueda Benito-Capa, Universidad Europea/CEES, Madrid, Spain

11:31 AM

2.6

Meteorological Education at School in Europe—Prospects and Some Projects

Werner Wehry, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany

11:46 AM

2.4a

The Weather Classroom: How about a Career in Meteorology!

Mishelle Michaels, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

12:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Lunch Break

1:15 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Joint Session 1

Delivery of Scientific and Technical Information on the World Wide Web Pertaining to the Atmosphere, the Oceans and the Coastal Zone:Part I (Joint between 10 Symp on Education and 17 Conf on IIPS; Cosponsered by the Committee on Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone)

Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Education; and the 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; Paul H. Ruscher, Florida State University; Henry Robinson, NOAA/NWS

1:15 PM

J1.1

Application of the NWS/COMET® Case Study Library to Development of Web-based Training

Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and P. O'Reilly, J. Weber, and D. Kiessling

1:30 PM

J1.2

Weather for the common man (or woman): a web course for the masses

Debbie M. Schaum, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and R. C. Bagby

1:45 PM

J1.3

Webcasts: A Method for Rapidly Delivering Expertise and Training

Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Parrish, J. Lamos, and G. Byrd

2:00 PM

J1.4

Using the Web to support teaching introductory classes in meteorology

Steve A Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker

2:15 PM

J1.5

How the Maury Project Supports Teaching and Learning about Marine and Coastal Environments

David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and I. W. Geer and D. E. McManus

2:30 PM

J1.6

Using VISITview for real-time collaborations

Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Grant, S. Bachmeier, T. Mostek, B. Motta, K. Schrab, and G. Wade

2:45 PM

J1.7

Navy Weather and Ocean charts available to Educators via the open Internet for use in classroom training

Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Coffee Break

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Joint Session 2

Delivery of Scientific and Technical Information on the World Wide Web Pertaining to the Atmosphere, the Oceans and the Coastal Zone: Part II (Joint between 10 Education and 17 IIPS; Cosponsered by the Committee on Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone)

Organizers: Paul H. Ruscher, Florida State University; Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; Henry Robinson, NOAA/NWS

J2.1

AMS Educational Intitiatives Foster Internet Resource on the World Wide Web

3:45 PM

J2.2

Water in the Earth System (WES): A Report on First Year Activities

Ira W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and D. R. Smith, J. M. Moran, and R. S. Weinbeck

4:00 PM

J2.3

Improving hydrologic literacy and the web

Jim Washburne, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Woodard, J. Luft, and K. Carpenter

4:15 PM

J2.4

Integrating GLOBE Student Data Observations at NCDC in Climate Monitoring Activities

Thomas F. Ross, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. C. Chhak and W. M. Faas

4:30 PM

J2.5

A Digital Library for Earth System Education

Mary R. Marlino, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Manduca, D. Mogk, K. Ginger, D. Fulker, and T. Sumner

4:45 PM

J2.6

The Technology Behind a Virtual Exploratorium: A Resource for Discovery-Based Learning in the Geosciences

Daniel J. Bramer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and K. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, R. Pandya, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, and B. Wilhelmson

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Oral Sessions end for the day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 16 January 2001

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Session 3

Special Session on Increasing Awareness of Meteorology and Oceanography through Popular and Informal Educational Activities

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Howard A. Friedman, NOAA/AOML/HRD; Jon M. Nese, The Franklin Institute Science Museum

8:30 AM

3.1

Stories my meteorologist told me: how journalists craft popular understanding of weather, oceans, and the sciences

Jeffrey O. Rosenfeld, Weatherwise Magazine, El Cerrito, CA

9:00 AM

3.2

Balloons, Raindrops and Streaming Media: Meteorological Fun and Fact for All Ages

Cynthia Schmidt, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Foster

9:15 AM

3.3

Increasing the Level of Scientific Outreach Through Television Weathercasts

Dave Jones, NBC4 WRC-TV, Washington, DC

9:30 AM

3.4

Why the Public Should Care about the Mud at the Bottom of the Sea: Ocean

Shelly M. Lauzon, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

9:45 AM

3.5

Museum Education in Atmospheric and Oceanic Hazards

Jon M. Nese, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Coffee Break

10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Exhibit Hours

10:30 AM-11:59 AM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Session 4

University Educational Initiatives (Part I)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Mohan K. Ramamurthy, University of Illinois; Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University

10:30 AM

4.1

Enhancing public awareness of climate through a COMET outreach project

Julie Adolphson, NOAA/NWSFO, Syracuse, IN; and D. Vincent, A. Lese, S. Lashley, J. Giovannettone, B. O'Hara, T. Reaugh, G. Lamberty, and S. O'Connor

10:45 AM

4.2

Delivery of NWP Training Materials over the Internet

Richard Cianflone, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and W. Schreiber-Abshire, W. Bua, and S. Jascourt

4.3

Aviation meteorology: a new degree for industry

11:01 AM

4.4

The UltraViolet Impacts Network: Linking atmospheric education and health risk assessment

Melanie A. Wetzel, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. Jenrow

11:16 AM

4.5

Sensible use of streaming video in a college-level course in applied climatology

Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and M. D. Mullen

11:31 AM

4.6

National Dissemination of Online Weather Studies: a college-level distance-learning course on the basics of meteorology

Ira W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and B. A. Blair, M. M. Ficek, R. S. Weinbeck, J. A. Brey, E. J. Hopkins, and J. M. Moran

11:46 AM

4.3A

The Jackson State University Meteorology Program's Role in Diversity in Atmospheric Science Research and Teaching: Current Success and New Initiatives (Formerly poster P1.3)

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Annual Meeting Luncheon

12:15 PM

Details on Luncheon Speakers

Jim Hartz and Rick Chappell

2:15 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Session 5

University Educational Initiatives (Part II)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University; Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Univ. of Illinois

2:15 PM

5.1

"The Business of Weather": A seminar course designed to overcome a gap in the traditional meteorological curriculum

Amanda S. Adams, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Samenow and G. J. Tripoli

2:30 PM

5.2

"Thunderstorms in a Box": Using the UW-NMS and VIS5D to aid students in the understanding of supercell thunderstorms

Amanda S. Adams, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli

2:45 PM

5.3

Creation of a Virtual Tornadic Thunderstorm: Enabling Student-Centered Learning about Complex Storm-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics

Douglas N. Yarger, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr., C. Cruz-Neira, K. Meinert, and R. Heer

3:00 PM

5.4

Teaching atmospheric sciences: A graduate course

Donna J. Charlevoix, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. J. Wuebbles

3:15 PM

5.5

Using a Dynamical Atmospheric Model to Develop a Virtual Atmospheric Laboratory

Glenn E. Van Knowe, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and K. R. Tyle, K. T. Waight III, J. W. Zack, and J. T. Moore

3:30 PM

5.6

Using the virtual exploratorium to support inquiry-based learning in introductory geoscience courses: An ENSO example

Rajul E. Pandya, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; and D. J. Bramer, K. E. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. K. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, and R. B. Wilhelmson

3:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Exhibit Hours

3:45 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Symposium Ends

3:45 PM-4:15 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Coffee Break

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001

Grand Poster Night

Wednesday, 17 January 2001

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001

President's Symposium

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001

Coffee Break

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001

President's Symposium Continued

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001

Reception (Cash Bar)

7:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 18 January 2001

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001

Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001

Closing Keynote Address

6:30 PM

Details on Closing Keynote Address

J. M. Cousteau

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001

Fiesta

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