AMS Education Program Professional Development Courses Exploring the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dr. Jim Brey Director, AMS Education Program 2011 Maury Project July 14, 2011

American Meteorological Society Founded in 1919 Over 14,000 members Organizes over a dozen conferences annually Publishes nine leading journals Certifies consultants and broadcasters Significant educational activity since 1990 Our Mission: Promote the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications.

American Meteorological Society Mission To better equip students in science and math by providing: Professional development opportunities for teachers nationwide Project Atmosphere & the Maury Project DataStreme Courses Undergraduate course packages licensed to universities, colleges, and community colleges Including significant numbers of minority serving institutions This is what we are most concerned with and this is what we do best!

Opportunities in our Disciplines Prepare the next generation of earth scientists by promoting workforce development Encourage members of underrepresented groups to aspire to an Earth science career Provide insight into the excitement of Earth system science Illustrate the rewards provided by an Earth science career Introduce role models to emulate

Realizing the Driving Factors Global Change Issues Environmental Hazards Biodiversity and Environmental Health Globalization Human Interactions with the Earth System Technology and Access to Information Water Issues Air and Water Quality

Our First Mission: Work with Teachers Improve teachers’ competence and confidence Provide materials that are standards-based and scientifically accurate Transformed by teachers into discipline- and age-appropriate lessons Offer free graduate credits Create a structure for peer-training Training impacts felt in schools and communities Continued communication between trained teachers, scientists, and mentors

1991-Present: Project ATMOSPHERE Teacher Workshop Two-week summer workshop on meteorology. (NOAA, NSF support) Course taught by the National Weather Service and the AMS Leadership training for AMS Education Resource Agents (AERAs) 3 graduate credits SUNY Brockport National Weather Training Center Kansas City, MO

Project ATMOSPHERE Workshop

1994-Present: The Maury Project (NSF) Two-week summer workshop on oceanography U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD Office of Naval Research, Navy METOC, USNA, also NESDIS, NOS, and the MD Space Science Consortium 3 graduate credits SUNY Brockport

Maury Project Workshop

AMS DataStreme Project Distance-learning teacher enhancement courses Use near real time geoscience data Local Implementation Teams (LITs) provide mentoring by scientists and practitioners Customized textbook, investigations manual, & website Teachers serve as resource agents in their school districts Contribute to curriculum reform 3 graduate credits from SUNY Brockport

The DataStreme Model: Group meetings

DataStreme Courses ~ 15,498 K-12 Teachers have gone through a DataStreme Course (through Spring 2010)

Undergraduate Earth Science Courses AMS Weather Studies, AMS Ocean Studies, & AMS Climate Studies Introductory courses where students use real-world and real-time data Emphasis on hands-on investigations and critical thinking skills Designed by and licensed through the AMS NASA, NOAA, and NSF-supported Diversity Projects facilitate implementation at minority serving institutions (MSIs) nationwide

Course Structure & Components Fully-integrated packages; contain both printed and online learning materials Comprehensive 15-chapter, full color, hard cover textbook Investigations Manual with 30 laboratory-style activities Course website Faculty website Faculty resource CD Course Management System-compatible files

Preview Course Website Weekly Weather/Climate/Ocean News Weekly Current Weather Studies, Current Ocean Studies, & Current Climate Studies Supplemental Information Links to current environmental data and maps Student Resources Semester Archives Preview Course Website

Faculty Resource Materials Faculty CD Faculty manual Textbook images suitable for PowerPoint presentations Test bank questions Answers to review & critical thinking questions Course Management System-compatible files Faculty website Weekly discussions Answer keys Faculty mentoring

Course Implementation Instructor Course offering by experienced science faculty or those new to teaching the subject Setting Range from traditional lecture-based to totally online Students Receive local institutional credit Purchase course materials through their local bookstore AMS staff facilitate the mentoring of new faculty or those new to online instruction AMS Ocean Studies students at Washington Adventist University on a research boat

Conclusions & Future Directions AMS Weather, Ocean, and Climate Studies have introduced geoscience education to more than 600 institutions Turnkey course design make possible course introduction at U.S. minority serving institutions and other institutions globally Courses encourage additional student explorations of the geosciences, possibly leading to science careers DataStreme: Water in the Earth System and AMS Water Studies currently in planning phase, developmental funding will be sought Grant funding for AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project is being sought

Acknowledgements AMS Weather Studies diversity Project was funded by NSF grants GEO-0119740 (OEDG) and DUE-0126032 (CCLI-ND) AMS Ocean Studies Diversity Project is supported by NSF grant DUE-0442497 (CCLI-ND) AMS Climate Studies development supported by NASA grants NNX-09AP58G and NNX-09AN53G DataStreme Atmosphere and DataStreme Ocean are supported by NOAA award NA07SEC4690023

American Meteorological Contact Dr. Jim Brey Director AMS Education Program brey@ametsoc.org (202) 737-1043 American Meteorological Society Web: www.ametsoc.org/amsedu Email: amsedu@ametsoc.org Visit us at Booth # 325