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Carrie McDougall NOAA, Office of Education

WorkshopA*endees

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Workshopthreads•  Crea9ngrelevanceforvisitorsandconnec9ngSOStootherin-houseexhibits,

programs,andins9tu9onalgoals•  Crossroadsoflearning:NGSSandotheropportuni9esforusingSOStoengage

formalK-12andhighereduca9onstudents•  ExploringnewcontentfromNOAAandNASA;VRandaugmentedreality•  Climatechangeresilience,sustainabilityandyouthinvolvement•  Volunteerengagementincludinga*rac9ngvolunteers,trainingprograms,and

scriptdevelopment•  Contentcrea9on-Sharingbestprac9cesandtechniquesforcrea9ngnewdata

visualiza9onsandnarra9vesforthesphere•  Technicalopera9ons-Sharinghowtointegratetechnologyintoseamlesssphere

presenta9ons

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Day-by-dayoverview Day1:Tuesday•  1:00-2:45pmOpeningremarks&UpdatesfromBoulder

•  2:45-3:15pmBreak•  3:15-4:00pmKeynote:DavidJohnson,KansasCityArea

Transporta9onAuthority

•  4:00-5:30pmConcurrentsessions•  5:30pmOp9onalHappyHour:SPIN!NeapolitanPizza

Day-by-dayoverview(2) Day2:Wednesday•  8:00-9:00amBreakfast•  9:00-9:45amLightningtalks•  9:45-10:30amKeynote:CynthiaSharpe,ThinkwellGroup•  10:30-11:00amBreak•  11:00-NoonConcurrentsessions•  Noon-1:00pmLunch•  1:00-3:00pmConcurrentsessions•  3:00-3:45pmExtendedbreak&TourofScienceCity(op9onal)•  4:00-5:30pmConcurrentsessions•  6:00-8:30pmEveningrecep9on•  7:00-7:45pmKeynote:Dr.DavidBurnham,KU’sBiodiversityIns9tute

Day-by-dayoverview(3) Day3:Thursday•  8:00-9:00amBreakfast•  9:00-9:45amLightningtalks•  9:45-10:30amKeynote:Dr.WalterHFSmith,NOAA’sLaboratoryforSatellite

Al9metry•  10:30-11:00amBreak•  11:00-noonConcurrentsessions•  Noon-1:00pmLunch•  1:00-2:30pmConcurrentsessions•  2:30-3:00pmBreak•  3:00-4:30pmConcurrentsessions•  4:30-5:00pmClosingceremony

FieldtriponFriday(op9onal)•  Des9na9on:Na9onalWeatherService,CentralRegion

Headquarters&Na9onalWeatherServiceTrainingCenter•  Behind-the-scenestourwhereyouwilllearnabouthow

weatherforecastsaremadeandthenfollowthedatathroughtodissemina9ontothepublicandtoavia9onservices.

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SOSNetwork:AnIdealPartnership

The general public

Data &

information

Data collection

Analysis

Scientific Expertise

Context & Annotation

Audience-appropriate presentation

Mass dissemination

Collect Feedback from audience

Areas of Expertise

Trusted provider of science information

Suppor9ngtheNetwork’sEffortsNOAAOfficeofEduca9on’sEnvironmentalLiteracyGrants•  Supportedinstalla9onof16spheres•  43grantstoNetworkmembers•  $14.1Mprovidedsince2005

Evalua9on•  55reportsgeneratedbyNetworkmembersandsubmi*edtoNOAA

•  38areavailableonourNetworkwebsite

Whathavewelearned?•  71% of interviewees responded they had learned something new and were able to

provide specific examples of what they had learned. •  82%ofvisitorsstatedthatseeinginforma9ononthespherechangedhowthey

understoodtheinforma9on.•  87%ofvisitorswhohadafacilitatedsphereexperiencereportedlearningsomething

new•  Bestprac9cesfortrainingdocentsandinterpreters•  Bestprac9cesforcrea9ngcontent•  Howtomakesphericalmovies•  Challengesassociatedwithinterpre9ngreal9medata•  Importanceofusingstories,localexamples,andframingtechniques•  Thevalueofsharingwhatwe’relearningwitheachotheraswe’relearningit.

Helpusadvance:beaFutureWorkshopHost

Spring2020WestorEastCoastLoca9on

Stayengagedwitheachother–  SOSNetworklistserv–  Yahoogroup–  SOSEduca9onForum–  ASTCannualconference“meetups”–  GordonResearchConferenceVisualiza9oninScience&

Educa9on,July2019–  FutureSOSnetworkworkshops,nextoneisinthespringof2020–  Makenewconnec9onsoverthese3days