Using Real-World Data to Train Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions • NSF-funded for 5 years (2011-2016) • Introduced/enhanced geoscience and/or sustainability focused course components at MSIs that are signatories to the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) and/or members of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Parcipaon (LSAMP) • Partnered with Second Nature to recruit signatories • Introduced AMS Climate Studies to 101 faculty represenng 90 MSIs • Via a NSF no-cost extension, a 5th course implementaon workshop will be held in May 2017 • Apply online: www.ametsoc.org/climatediversity • Applicaon deadline is 15 March American Meteorological Society Educaon Program [email protected] ametsoc.org/EducaonProgram Like AMS Educaon on Facebook @AMSeducaon e 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). j Wendy E. Abshire Ira W. Geer Elizabeth W. Mills Kira A. Nugnes Abigail E. Stimach AMS Climate Studies Course Materials • Course materials include: (e)textbook, (e)Invesgaons Manual, RealTime Portal, faculty website, and faculty resources • Textbook: covers the fundamental science • Invesgaons Manual (IM): demonstrates textbook concepts using real-world data • RealTime Portal: offers weekly news and acvies with data for contextual learning; scholarship and career informaon for students • Faculty website: provides a secure locaon for answer keys that integrate with course management systems • Faculty resource materials: includes PowerPoint presentaons for each chapter, textbook image files, test bank quesons and answers, and a faculty manual with learning objecves and a guide to offering the course AMS Climate at a Glance App AMS trains faculty Faculty offer course; students learn Faculty share knowledge / experience AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project In support of the Annual Meeng’s theme of “observaons lead the way,” the Educaon Program highlights several iniaves that promote the use of real-world data while increasing diversity in the AMS-related fields. •Featured in the AMS Climate Studies Invesgaons Manual •Draws data from NOAA’s Climate at a Glance website •Enables user to easily evaluate data from hundreds of locaons across the U.S. and on mulple me scales to determine whether or not there is objecve evidence consistent with climate change The more a user plays, the more they learn about the real world! MSI-REaCH (Reconstrucng Earth’s Climate History) School of Ice • NSF-funded for 3 years (2015-2018) • Collaboraon with Consorum for Ocean Leadership and 7 other instuons/organizaons • Provides substanve professional development for MSI facutly and serves to enhance research-type experiences for students at parcipang instuons • Focuses on paleoclimate data gained through ocean sediment cores • Partners faculty with researchers and science instrucon experts who act as mentors as faculty implement what they learn • Lockheed Marn-funded • Partnered with the U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO) at Dartmouth College • Focuses on paleoclimate study through examinaon of the ice core record • Includes tours of ice processing facilies, university labs, and meengs with logiscs experts responsible for U.S. naonal research in polar regions • Faculty interact with research sciensts and educaon specialists that support faculty in implemenng ice core data/informaon into classroom • Apply online: hps://goo.gl/forms/UhomfScVIpdMVzLQ2 • Applicaon deadline is 12 February The AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project builds on highly successful, NSF-supported diversity projects for the AMS Weather and Ocean Studies courses (2001-2008). Together, the three AMS courses have reached 220 MSIs and more than 25,000 MSI students.

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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

American Meteorological SocietyEducation Program

[email protected]/EducationProgram

LikeAMSEducationonFacebook@AMSeducation

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).

jWendy E. Abshire Ira W. Geer Elizabeth W. Mills Kira A. Nugnes Abigail E. Stimach

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.