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FOSS Weather and Water Workshop
July 21-25, 2008
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 Water Workshop at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma, on July 21–25, 2008. 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 contact Terry Shaw at terryshaw@aol.com.
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