Events AIRS has participated in a variety of public events at JPL and in the Los Angeles area. AIRS, in conjunction with the other JPL EOS projects, additionally has taken and plans to continue to take its display to local education and public fairs, conferences, and other events. The AIRS Outreach Program has benefited from its participation in the strategic planning process of the MTPE Education Office. Public Outreach covers those areas not included in formal education. Teacher Preparation and Enhancement Teachers are the key to integrating MTPE curricula into the classroom.
Teachers use materials with which they are comfortable.
By ensuring that teachers are competent and comfortable with the subject matter and materials that we provide, we have a higher likelihood of their use. These new teachers can then use these materials and knowledge in their future classrooms. AIRS plans to provide relevant data sets and assist with the coordination of access to other Earth science data for use in education and public workshops, data repositories, and curriculum development. We also plan to provide support to CSU in their development of Earth science curricula and measurement systems for use by CSU students and classrooms. Additionally, the experience of our staff as participants, lecturers, and coordinators in the Summer School for Earth Sciences and the Global Change Workshop for Teachers, hosted by JPL and the California Space Institute, will be useful in developing workshops for pre-service teachers and the public.