Using Real-World Data to Train Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions
•NSF-fundedfor5years(2011-2016)•Introduced/enhancedgeoscienceand/orsustainabilityfocusedcoursecomponentsatMSIsthataresignatoriestotheAmericanCollege&UniversityPresidents’ClimateCommitment(ACUPCC)and/ormembersoftheLouisStokesAlliancesforMinorityParticipation(LSAMP)
•PartneredwithSecondNaturetorecruitsignatories•IntroducedAMSClimateStudiesto101facultyrepresenting90MSIs•ViaaNSFno-costextension,a5thcourseimplementationworkshopwillbeheldinMay2017•Applyonline:www.ametsoc.org/climatediversity•Applicationdeadlineis15March
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The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Department of Commerce, or the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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AMS Climate Studies Course Materials•Coursematerialsinclude:(e)textbook,(e)InvestigationsManual,RealTimePortal,facultywebsite,andfacultyresources
•Textbook:coversthefundamentalscience•InvestigationsManual(IM):demonstratestextbookconceptsusingreal-worlddata•RealTimePortal:offersweeklynewsandactivitieswithdataforcontextuallearning;scholarshipandcareerinformationforstudents
•Facultywebsite:providesasecurelocationforanswerkeysthatintegratewithcoursemanagementsystems
•Facultyresourcematerials:includesPowerPointpresentationsforeachchapter,textbookimagefiles,testbankquestionsandanswers,andafacultymanualwithlearningobjectivesandaguidetoofferingthecourse
AMS Climate at a Glance App
AMS trains faculty
Faculty offer course;
students learn
Faculty share knowledge / experience
AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project
InsupportoftheAnnualMeeting’sthemeof“observationsleadtheway,”theEducationProgramhighlightsseveralinitiativesthatpromotetheuseofreal-worlddatawhileincreasingdiversityintheAMS-relatedfields.
•FeaturedintheAMSClimateStudiesInvestigationsManual
•DrawsdatafromNOAA’sClimateataGlancewebsite•EnablesusertoeasilyevaluatedatafromhundredsoflocationsacrosstheU.S.andonmultipletimescalestodeterminewhetherornotthereisobjectiveevidenceconsistentwithclimatechange
The more a user
plays, the more
they learn about
the real world!
MSI-REaCH(Reconstructing Earth’s Climate History)
School of Ice
•NSF-fundedfor3years(2015-2018)•CollaborationwithConsortiumforOceanLeadershipand7otherinstitutions/organizations•ProvidessubstantiveprofessionaldevelopmentforMSIfacutlyandservestoenhanceresearch-typeexperiencesforstudentsatparticipatinginstitutions
•Focusesonpaleoclimatedatagainedthroughoceansedimentcores•Partnersfacultywithresearchersandscienceinstructionexpertswhoactasmentorsasfacultyimplementwhattheylearn
•LockheedMartin-funded•PartneredwiththeU.S.IceDrillingProgramOffice(IDPO)atDartmouthCollege•Focusesonpaleoclimatestudythroughexaminationoftheicecorerecord•Includestoursoficeprocessingfacilities,universitylabs,andmeetingswithlogisticsexpertsresponsibleforU.S.nationalresearchinpolarregions
•Facultyinteractwithresearchscientistsandeducationspecialiststhatsupportfacultyinimplementingicecoredata/informationintoclassroom
•Applyonline:https://goo.gl/forms/UhomfScVIpdMVzLQ2•Applicationdeadlineis12February
TheAMSClimateStudiesDiversityProjectbuildsonhighlysuccessful,NSF-supporteddiversityprojectsfortheAMSWeatherandOceanStudiescourses(2001-2008).Together,thethreeAMS
courseshavereached220MSIsandmorethan25,000MSIstudents.
