2009 National Weather Association

Teacher's Weather Workshop

Wednesday Afternoon Oct 21, 2009

Sheraton Waterside Hotel

Norfolk, Virginia

1:30 - 6:30 PM

Certificates for Teacher Continuing Educational Units (CEU's) will be provided

OBJECTIVE: A hands-on workshop to educate local area teachers (K-12) about weather and weather related resources; to help them inspire and enhance the educational learning process for their students.

REGISTRATION:

Please Complete the Following to Register for the FREE National Weather Association Teacher's Weather Workshop on Wednesday Afternoon Oct 21, 2009

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COST: FREE!! Extensive educational materials and resources are being provided for free to all educators as a service of the National Weather Association.  

CERTIFICATES: The National Weather Association will issue certificates of attendance to all educators attending the workshop. The certificate, along with the program, can be used for the local awarding of Continuing Education Units.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Russell G. Wright, Ed.D. Director, Master of Professional Studies - Middle Grades Science, George Washington University.

The Following Hands-On Training Sessions are Planned:

  1. Thunderstorms/Tornadoes: Thunderstorms produce hail, winds and occasionally tornadoes; learn the latest of how they form and how to explain these phenomena to your students.
  2. Hurricanes: Hurricane Katrina was our Nation's costliest natural disaster. Learn more about hurricanes and how to integrate tracking a storm to geography.
  3. Remote Sensing (Radar and Satellite): Students see Doppler radar and satellite images on television all the time, but do they know what these are? Get a quick lesson on remote sensing and how you can explain this science to your students.
  4. Lightning - Myths/Science and Safety: This presentation covers the basic science of lightning formation, dispels the myths associated with lightning, and reviews safety tips.
  5. Weather on the Internet: A search for "Weather" returns a billion sites - where to start? This presentation covers how to integrate real-time weather data from the Internet into your lessons.
  6. Hands-On Weather: Science is easier to learn when you can touch or see it. Learn different demonstrates that you can do to help your students master science principles.
  7. Air Masses, Fronts, and Clouds: The "nuts and bolts" of day to day weather analysis and forecasting; Learn how warm and cold air masses move, review types of fronts and the weather they produce, and learn how clouds tell us the "rest of the story."
  8. Preparing Students for the Sciences in College: Are your students fully prepared for college? Learn from college professors what is expected of the 21st Century student.
  9. GIS - Geographic Information Systems: Integration of GIS into the sciences including meteorology.
  10. WRAP-UP: Weather Jeopardy - Door Prizes!!