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FOSS Weather and Water Workshop
July 6-10, 2009
The Full Option
Science System
(FOSS) staff from
the Lawrence Hall of
Science (University
of California), in
cooperation with the
University of Oklahoma
and the National
Weather Service, is
presenting a FOSS
Weather and WaterWorkshop at the
National Weather Center
in Norman, Oklahoma,
on July 6-10, 2009. The National Weather Center, opened in 2007,
is the premier weather research facility in the world..
Who should apply:
- Science education leaders from universities, educational
service agencies, or school districts who are responsible
for facilitating the implementation of the FOSS Weather
and Water Course.
- Teachers using or planning to use the FOSS Weather and
Water Course in their classrooms..
What will happen at the workshop?
- Hands-on training in the FOSS Weather and Water Course including information about and examples of notebooking,
assessment, inquiry instruction, and effective class discussion
techniques.
- Sharing ideas for professional development and assisting
teachers who are implementing the FOSS Weather and
Water curriculum.
- Presentations on weather-related research and content by
research meteorologists from the National Storm Prediction
Center, the National Severe Storms Lab (made famous by
the NOVA programs featuring their storm chasers), and the
University of Oklahoma.
- Field trips to meteorology research, weather-data gathering
facilities, and businesses that market weather research and
weather data.
- The opportunity to learn how to locate and use local weather
information using Web resources that may be unique to your
geographical area.
- An introduction to weather visualization software that you can
use to enhance the FOSS materials.
- Networking with other teachers and science education leaders
from across the country.
For more information, see the online FOSS Professional Development Calendar or contact Terry Shaw
at terryshaw@aol.com.
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