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	Room 1022 Large Auditorium	Room 1001 Small Auditorium	COMET Classroom	Room 1002	Room 1003
Monday, June 19, 2000 -- Need and Opportunities for Educational Leadership
8:00 AM	Bus to Workshop
8:30 - 8:45	Welcome: Tony Rockwood Metro. State College, Denver
8:45 - 9:30	NSF Vision: Cliff Jacobs, NSF
9:30 - 10:15	Tim Killeen NCAR Director
10:15 - 10:30	BREAK
10:30 - 10:45	Photoshoot
10:45 - 11:30	Challenges in Undergraduate Introductory Courses: John Snow University of Oklahoma
11:30 - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00 - 1:40	Crossing to Deeper Learning: A Hiker's Guide Susan B. Millar University of Wisc.
1:40 - 2:20	The Integration of Research and Education, K-Through-Infinity Terry Millar University of Wisc.
2:20 - 2:35	BREAK
2:35 - 5:00			Lab I Presentation of Internet-Based Learning materials in a University Setting John Nielsen-Gammon Texas A&M Univ.	Lab II Making and Using Java-based Learning Activities Tom Whittaker University of Wisc.	Lab III Creating Learning Environments Doug Yarger Iowa State University
Tuesday, June 20 -- Exemplary Approaches to Learning Meteorology
8:00 AM	Bus to Workshop
8:30 - 9:10	A Virtual Exploratorium for Geoscience Education Mohan Ramamurthy University of Illinois-Urbana
9:10 - 9:50	Interactive Homework Assignments for Survey Courses Perry Samson University of Mich.
9:50 - 10:00	BREAK
10:00 - 12:30pm			Lab I Presentation of Internet-Based Learning materials in a University Setting John Nielsen-Gammon Texas A&M Univ.	Lab II Making and Using Java-based Learning Activities Tom Whittaker University of Wisc.	Lab III Creating Learning Environments Doug Yarger Iowa State University
12:30 - 1:30	Lunch
1:30 - 2:10	Using the Web in Introductory Courses Steve Ackerman University of Wisc.
2:10 - 2:30
2:30 - 5:00			Lab I Presentation of Internet-Based Learning materials in a University Setting John Nielsen-Gammon Texas A&M Univ.	Lab II Making and Using Java-based Learning Activities Tom Whittaker University of Wisc.	Lab III Creating Learning Environments Doug Yarger Iowa State University
5:00	Optional Hike: (Beginning and Intermediate Available) or return to College Inn
7:00	Hikers Head for College Inn or Pearl Street Mall for Dinner
Wednesday, June 21 -- Weather and Beyond
8:00 AM	Bus to Workshop
8:30 - 9:00	Case Studies: Air Chemistry Rich Clark Millersville University
9:00am - 9:30	Level 2 Radar Data Acquisition and Applications Fred Carr University of Oklahoma
9:30 - 10:00	Educational Applications of Mesoscale Modeling James Steenburgh University of Utah
10:00 - 10:15	BREAK
10:15am - 12:30pm			Lab IV Use of Codiac Case Studies: Lynn McMurdie University of WA	Lab V Severe Weather Learning: Bill Gallus Iowa State University	LabVI Best of the Web Ben Domenico, Unidata and 11:00 Departure Trip to Mesa Lab
12:30 - 1:30	LUNCH
1:30 - 4:00			Lab IV Use of Codiac Case Studies: Lynn McMurdie University of WA	Lab V Severe Weather Learning: Bill Gallus Iowa State University	LabVI Best of the Web Ben Domenico, Unidata and 2:45 Departure Trip to Mesa Lab
4:00	Early Day End
5:15	Flagstaff Dinner
7:15	Return to College Inn
Thursday, June 22 -- New Technologies and Resources
8:00 AM	Bus to Workshop
8:30 - 9:10	The VisAD Component Library Bill Hibbard University of Wisc.
9:10 - 9:50	MetApps: Building Tools for the Future Charlie Murphy Kean University of New Jersey
9:50 - 10:00	BREAK
10:00 - 12:30pm			Lab VII Hands on MetApps Charlie Murphy Kean University	Lab VII Hands on MetApps Don Murray Unidata	Lab VII Hands on MetApps Dave Dempsey San Francisco State
12:30 - 1:30	LUNCH
1:30 - 2:10	Digital Libraries for Earth System Education Mary Marlino UCAR/DLESE
2:10 - 2:30	BREAK
2:30 - 5:00			Lab IV Use of Codiac Case Studies: Lynn McMurdie University of WA	Lab V Severe Weather Learning: Bill Gallus Iowa State University	LabVI Best of the Web Ben Domenico, Unidata and 3:45 Departure Trip to Mesa Lab
Friday, June 23 -- Wrap-up
7:45 AM	Bus to Workshop
8:15 - 8:45	Roberta Johnson Director of Education and Outreach UCAR
8:45 - 9:15	Thinking Strategically about Unidata' Future Dave Fulker, Director Unidata Program Center
9:15 - 10:45	Focus Group Discussion Dave Fulker	Focus Group Discussion Ben Domenico	Focus Group Discussion Tony Rockwood	Focus Group Discussion Doug Yarger	Focus Group Discussion Charlie Murphy
10:45 - 11:00	BREAK
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Plenary panel summary and discussion; conclusion
12:15	Bus back to College Inn or Lunch in Cafeteria
1:15	Final Bus Trip to College Inn

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