1. Education and Outreach at CIRA Matt Rogers Education and Outreach Coordinator John Weaver Societal Impacts Coordinator Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Colorado State University CIRA Fellows Meeting 6 May 2015

2. Public Outreach at CIRA Oversight by E&O Committee Composed of CIRA researchers and staff who have shown interest in developing and running E&O projects Activities targeted at specific audiences K-12 Education Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Citizen Science Programs General Public Activities organized by four tiered structure Tier 1: Public Affairs and Media Relations Tier 2: Pilot E&O Programs Tier 3: Long-term E&O Programs Tier 4: Large-scale E&O Opportunities

3. Tier 1 Activities FORTCast Social Media/Public Relations CIRA Magazine School Activities

4. Tier 2 Activities Standards-Based Professional Development Role of Scientists in Science Education

5. Tier 3 Activities Professional Training Programs – VISIT and VLab Current Funding Opportunities Fire, Flood, and Drought Resiliency (NOAA ELG) Satellite Teacher Learning Academy (NASA C&E CAN)

6. Tier 4 Opportunities Subject-matter expertise in education: role of scientists in educating, developing, and evaluating education, communications, and outreach for program-level projects Professional Development for Educators – changing scene for STEM PD offers challenges, opportunities for CIs

7. CIRA’s Societal Impacts Program

8. Upcoming Projects in Societal Impacts New analysis on public attitudes for weather warnings and watches Follow-on from previous publication, larger scope VISIT Course on Social Science for Physical Scientists In-house draft of course detailing fundamentals of social science Social Science research methods Individual vs group behaviors Communicating risk to groups Course to be readied by July 2015 Severe Weather and Societal Response Course (Synergy with E&O Program) Synopsis: Overview of the varieties and causes of severe weather Hurricanes, winter weather, thunderstorms/tornadoes, flooding, essentials of climate – first 3 weeks Fort Collins flood tour

9. Opportunities for Education and Outreach at CIRA Engaged in public outreach Defined outreach plan focused on matching CIRA resources to audiences at appropriate level of engagement Prototype and proof-of-concept projects to transition to long-term, funded research Engaged in NOAA E&O Collaborations Helping develop communications to unify and improve the ‘NOAA Message’ across CIs and NOAA Offices Linked with NOAA (and now NASA) social media and content creation to broaden CIRA’s impact online Seeking new opportunities Funding opportunities to develop outreach supporting the breadth of CIRA capabilities Further enhance the visibility of CIRA research, the CI program, and NOAA in general