Zachary Handlos

The State of Active Learning in the Atmospheric Sciences: Strategies Instructors Use and Directions for Future Research part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Oral Sessions:Oral Session VI
Extensive research within STEM fields has demonstrated that active learning leads to greater educational success for students relative to traditional lecture methods. While studies have explored active learning ...

Teaching Atmospheric Dynamics to Improve Learning and Engagement part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Atmospheric dynamics represents a challenging hurdle in the undergraduate meteorology/atmospheric sciences curriculum, and is arguably the hardest material to teach well for comprehension, application, and ...

Standing on the Shoulders of DBER Giants to Advance a New Community: Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER) part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program
Join the ASER working group for a discussion and brainstorming session about the current state of ASER and plans for the future. We especially welcome those with a historical perspective on the evolution of GER who ...

Designing Student-Centered Activities to Increase Engagement and Learning within Atmospheric Dynamics Courses part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Morning Workshops:Designing Student-Centered Activities to Increase Engagement and Learning within Atmospheric Dynamics Courses
The goal of this 2-day workshop is to provide participants an opportunity to develop their own hands-on, student-centered (i.e., active learning) dynamics activity that participants can then readily use within ...