Cindy Shellito

Case Study 2.2 - Climate Variability in the North Atlantic part of Climate of Change
This activity walks students through a data set depicting climate variability in the North Atlantic, associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NOA). Students examine anomalies of precipitation and pressure ...

Case Study 2.1 - Climate Variability in the Equatorial Pacific part of Climate of Change
This activity engages students in examining tropical Pacific pressure, sea-surface temperature, and precipitation data over a 10 year time span. Students work in groups to understand a data set, then debrief as a ...

Climate Around the World part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
This exercise is designed to provide students with an overview of regional climate variations around the world and promote discussion of factors that create differences in climate around the world. This assignment ...

Exploring the Link between Hurricanes and Climate using GCM Results part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
This activity requires students to examine global climate model output available online and consider the potential impact of global warming on tropical cyclone initiation and evolution. As a follow-up, students ...

Modeling Early Earth Climate with GEEBITT part of Early Earth:Activities
This activity requires students to use a simple spreadsheet model to consider the roles of solar luminosity, planetary albedo, and greenhouse gases in controlling surface temperature in the present and during the ...

Promoting Inclusion in the Geosciences with an Equity-Minded Syllabus part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Poster Sessions:Posters
The syllabus provides a first opportunity to leave an impression on your students and can go a long way in helping to promote an inclusive environment in your course, especially for marginalized students. ...

Getting (and Keeping) Northern Colorado Students in the Door: Broadening Participation by Attracting and Supporting All Students part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday B
Strategies to broaden participation in geosciences are varied. Many in the geosciences know we can do a better job, but how? The InTeGrate implementation program at the University of Northern Colorado (UNCo) ...

Developing InTeGrated Curriculum for Upper Division Courses in Earth Sciences part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Poster Sessions:Thursday
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science at the University of Northern Colorado is presently serving as an InTeGrate implementation site. Our focus is on promoting recruitment and retention in the Earth ...

Curriculum & Student Assessment; Routes to Recruitment part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
After two years working in the Assessment Leadership Institute (ALI) at the University of Northern Colorado, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty crafted student learning outcomes based on ...

Career Profile: Cindy Shellito part of Early Career:Workshop Leader Profiles:Career Profiles
Career Profile: Cindy Shellito is a webpage featuring an in-depth interview with Cindy Shellito, Associate Professor of Meteorology at the University of Northern Colorado, detailing her educational background, teaching and research challenges, institutional fit, work-life balance strategies, and advice for early-career geoscience faculty, as part of the "Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty" series by On the Cutting Edge.

The Weather-Ready Student: Bringing Meteorology into your Course part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Afternoon Mini Workshops
Are your students weather-ready? This workshop is aimed at educators across a range of disciplines, from those who teach courses in meteorology, to those who simply wish to prepare their students for fieldwork with ...

University of Northern Colorado - Inviting diverse students to sustain their future part of Integrate:Program Design:InTeGrate Program Models:University of Northern Colorado
× The faculty at the University of Northern Colorado set about increasing the recruitment and retention of students in geoscience, including a focus on increasing the diversity of those students. Their ...

Cindy Shellito part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Workshop 08:Participant Profiles
Personal profile page of Cindy Shellito, an Assistant Professor of Meteorology at the University of Northern Colorado, detailing her interdisciplinary research in paleoclimatology and climate modeling, teaching interests in meteorology and Earth sciences, and her integration of hurricanes and climate change topics into undergraduate and graduate courses, particularly within the context of a 2008 NAGT professional development workshop.

What is our current understanding about the origin of the atmosphere? part of Early Earth:Key Questions about the Early Earth
This educational web page from the Teach the Earth portal explores current scientific understanding of the origin of Earth's atmosphere, contrasting older volcanic outgassing theories with newer models involving water-rich planetesimal impacts, and provides classroom integration strategies and references for educators.

Teaching Atmospheric Science part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Morning Workshops:Atmospheric Science
This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss, develop, and share ideas on what works in atmospheric science education. Focusing primarily on undergraduate and graduate education settings, ...