Northern Ohio Teacher's Weather Summit - Sponsored by the National Weather Association

2006 Northern Ohio

Teacher'sWeather Summit

Revised: January 2, 2008

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  1. Thunderstorms/Tornadoes (Gary Garnet): Thunderstorms produce hail, winds and occasionally tornadoes; learn the latest of how they form and how to explain these phenomena to your students.

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  2. Hurricanes (Dr. Tony Lupo): 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) (Jeffrey Tongue): 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 (Gary Garnet): This presentation covers the basic science of lightning formation, dispels the myths associated with lightning,  and reviews safety tips. 

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  5. Weather on the Internet (Eleanor Vallier-Talbot): 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 (Faith Borden): 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 (Frank Brody and Brian Hoeth) : 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 (Dr. Thomas Schmidlin, Dr. Scott Sheridan and Paul J. Croft): Are your students fully prepared for college? Learn from college professors what is expected of the 21st Century student.

Presenters Included:

Faith Borden
Lead Forecaster/Meteorologist
NOAA/ National Weather Service
Calera, AL

Frank Brody
Meteorologist-in-Charge
SpaceFlight Meteorology Group
Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX

Dr. Paul J. Croft
Professor of Meteorology
Department of Geology and Meteorology
Kean University,
Union, NJ

Gary Garnet
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NOAA/ National Weather Service
Cleveland, OH

Brian Hoeth
Techniques Development Meteorologist
SpaceFlight Meteorology Group
Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX

Dr. Anthony R. Lupo
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
Director of Graduate Studies
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

Dr. Thomas W. Schmidlin
Department of Geography
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Dr. Scott Sheridan
Department of Geography
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Jeffrey Tongue
Science and Operations Officer
NOAA/ National Weather Service
Upton, NY

Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
Meteorologist/Outreach Program Leader
NOAA/ National Weather Service
Taunton, MA