Difference between revisions of "02-13-2013 Education telecon"

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1. Welcome & Introductions
 
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:Chair Roberta Johnson welcomed everyone and inquired about the results of the Doodle poll. It appears as if Tuesdays at 4:30 Eastern are workable for most everyone. Everyone was encouraged to participate in the poll which will inform a final selection date. <br>
 
:Chair Roberta Johnson welcomed everyone and inquired about the results of the Doodle poll. It appears as if Tuesdays at 4:30 Eastern are workable for most everyone. Everyone was encouraged to participate in the poll which will inform a final selection date. <br>
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2. Election of Committee Vice Chair
 
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3. Setting the Tone for the Year
 
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:ESIP Summer Meeting Opportunities
 
:ESIP Summer Meeting Opportunities
::Carol Meyer noted the Summer ESIP Meeting will be held July 9-12 at UNC Chapel Hill. The call for sessions will open on March 1. A special feature at this meeting will be an afternoon at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, where different platforms - Daily Planet, Immersive Theater, Visualization Lab - are available to participants to showcase their work.
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::Carol Meyer noted the Summer ESIP Meeting will be held July 9-12 at UNC Chapel Hill. The call for sessions will open on March 1. A special feature at this meeting will be an afternoon at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, where different platforms - Daily Planet, Immersive Theater, Visualization Lab - are available to participants to showcase their work. There is a general interest in education within ESIP but it has been hard to engage the broader community. There is interest in focusing a session on the Next Generation Science Standards, which will be data intensive and facilitating some interactions between teachers, learners, users and the provider community.
  
  

Revision as of 13:33, February 21, 2013

Agenda

  1. Welcome & Introductions
  2. Election of Committee Vice Chair
  3. Setting the tone for the year
    • ESIP Summer Meeting Opportunities
    • About NESTA & NSTA Opportunities
    • Re-starting the Climate Change Education Working Group
  4. Other Business


Meeting Notes

Participants: Preston Lewis (NASA Langley), Erin Robinson (Foundation for Earth Science), Carol Meyer (Foundation for Earth Science), Denise Hills (Geologic Survey of Alabama), Roberta Johnson (SUNY @ Albany; NESTA), LuAnn Dahlman (NOAA/Climate Program Office), Bruce Caron (New Media Studio), Margaret Mooney (University of Wisconsin, Madison/CIMSS), Patricia Reiff (Rice University), Alan Gould (Global Systems Science project/Berkeley)

1. Welcome & Introductions

Chair Roberta Johnson welcomed everyone and inquired about the results of the Doodle poll. It appears as if Tuesdays at 4:30 Eastern are workable for most everyone. Everyone was encouraged to participate in the poll which will inform a final selection date.
Introductions ensued for everyone on the call.

2. Election of Committee Vice Chair

The Chair ask for nominations from the Committee for Vice Chair. LuAnn Dahlman nominated Margaret Mooney to be Vice Chair. Without discussion, the Committee accepted the nomination without objection.

3. Setting the Tone for the Year

ESIP Summer Meeting Opportunities
Carol Meyer noted the Summer ESIP Meeting will be held July 9-12 at UNC Chapel Hill. The call for sessions will open on March 1. A special feature at this meeting will be an afternoon at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, where different platforms - Daily Planet, Immersive Theater, Visualization Lab - are available to participants to showcase their work. There is a general interest in education within ESIP but it has been hard to engage the broader community. There is interest in focusing a session on the Next Generation Science Standards, which will be data intensive and facilitating some interactions between teachers, learners, users and the provider community.


Action Items

  • Outreach to NC Science Teachers