Dr. Smith et al., AERAS HOST TEACHER WORKSHOP - HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 75(10), 1994, pp. 1839-1845
Project ATMOSPHERE atmospheric educational resource agents (AERAs) rep
resenting the mid-Atlantic states pooled resources to conduct a region
al workshop for teachers. This conference used hazardous weather as it
s central theme. Over 150 people attended this one-day event held in R
ichmond, Virginia, which included three concurrent sessions of eight p
resentations each. The workshop included presentations by meterologist
s and educators from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati
on, Virginia Power, and television stations, as well as the AERAs them
selves. The presentations were designed to develop basic understanding
s about hazardous weather and to provide guidance for establishing haz
ardous weather emergency action plans for schools. The orientation of
the program was hands-on, including a number of activities for teacher
s to implement in the classroom. This workshop demonstrates how educat
ors and scientists can form partnerships to improve science education.