EARTHSTORM (Earth-system Education for Science Teachers using the Oklahoma Regional Mesonetwork

该项目是一项为期三年的教师培训计划，目标是对将实时环境数据纳入课堂活动感兴趣的初中/高中科学和数学教师。项目活动将在俄克拉荷马大学校区进行。这个多学科的项目将结合气象学、气候学、计算机图形学、电信、地理学、地质学和农业等一系列应用环境活动。该项目将利用现有的俄克拉荷马州中间网络，即107个自动化环境监测站的阵列。在该项目的每一年，该项目将提供工具，用于启动、实施和评估在参与课堂上使用MESONet数据的情况，方法是：a)为期三天的计算机课程，b)为期三周的师范教育学院和课程开发会议，C)下一学年为期两天的科学博览会和会议；d)计算机通讯；e)教师计算机公告栏和电子邮件系统；f)持续导师计划。除了国家科学基金会，该项目还得到了俄克拉何马州、俄克拉何马大学、当地学区和大气辐射监测项目(美国能源部)的支持。

This project is a three-year teacher enhancement program targeting middle/high school science and mathematics teachers who are interested in the incorporation of real-time environmental data in their classroom activities. The project activities will be conducted at the University of Oklahoma campus. This multi-disciplinary project will combine meteorology, climatology, computer graphics, telecommunications, geography, geology, and agriculture in a series of applied environmental activities. This project will utilize the existing Oklahoma Mesonetwork, an array of 107 automated environmental monitoring stations. For each year of the project, the project will provide the tools for initiation, implementation, and evaluation of the use of Mesonet data in participant classrooms by offering: a) a three-day computer course, b) a three-week teacher education institute and curriculum development session, c) a two-day science fair and conference during the following school year, d) a computer newsletter, e) a computer bulletin board and e- mail system for teachers, and f) a continuing mentorship program. In addition to the National Science Foundation, this project is supported by the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma University, local school districts, and Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring project (US Department of Energy).