[Proflist] Workshop on Atmospheric Science and Climate Literacy
Michelle Flores
michelle at ucar.edu
Wed Oct 17 10:08:42 MDT 2007
Scientists, Educators, and Policy Specialists Invited to Attend Workshop
on Atmospheric Science and Climate Literacy, November 27 – 29, Boulder, CO
Applications due by October 26!
A limited number of spaces (with travel support) are available for
scientists, educators, and policy specialists to attend the Atmospheric
Science and Climate Literacy Workshop on November 27 – 29 at UCAR in
Boulder, Colorado.
The objective of the workshop, which is funded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF), is to develop a consensus framework for enhancing our
nation’s atmospheric science and climate literacy. The participants
(about 60 people), will include a diverse group of teachers, scientists,
informal educators, and policy specialists. The agenda will build on the
efforts of numerous organizations and subgroups that have sought to
define standards and benchmarks for science education in general and,
more specifically, to identify key concepts and linkages among weather,
climate, and ocean literacy. The draft consensus framework will be
revised based upon further review and feedback from participants in
meetings of the nation’s leading geoscience and science education
societies. The final draft document will be submitted to the NSF by July
31, 2008, with the intent that it will be used by decision makers to
more effectively shape the nation’s priorities and strategies for
science education.
Please go to http://eo.ucar.edu/ascl/registration.html to complete the
online workshop application form. Participants will be selected from the
applicant pool to ensure the workshop includes a diverse set of
participants with disciplinary, institutional, and geographic balance.
Applicants will be notified by November 2 of selection decisions for the
workshop.
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