Undergrad faculty workshops from CLEAN and Cutting Edge....

From the CLEAN project:

Teaching Climate Complexity

An online workshop to be held May 7 - 16, 2012

Earth's climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system. As such, teaching about climate science involves an understanding of many different facets of the Earth system. This workshop is designed to help faculty expand their knowledge of the climate system and gain pedagogic strategies for effective teaching complex
topics. The workshop is held entirely online so no travel is necessary. There is no registration fee, but participants need to pre-register.

Registration closes today, April 13, but there are still 10 spots available, so we will continue to accept qualified applicants.

For details see http://cleanet.org/clean/community/workshops/climate2012/index.html

From On the Cutting Edge:

Teaching Climate Change: Insights from Large Lakes

June 19 -20 at the University of Minnesota-Duluth

In this workshop, we will introduce participants to an array of data that can be gathered from large lakes and used to study past climates and predict future climate changes. We will review how these data are are collected, analyzed, and interpreted. The workshop will provide hands-on opportunities to examine cores and historic images and use public-domain databases to develop classroom teaching exercises. It will also include an optional field trip that combines a tour of working core and research labs with a cruise on Lake Superior on the research vessel Blue Heron.

The application deadline is April 18. The fee to attend this workshop is $120, which includes the cruise on the research ship.

Details are at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatechange12/overview.html