Education Portal

Professional and Academic Education

 

  • Eumetcal   Training courses
    Very rich site maintained as EUMETNET Programme with partners such as EUMETSAT and the MetOffice. Several training modules are translated to languages other than English.
  • UCAR COMET Communication and application of scientific knowledge
    Leading e-learning institution, managed by UCAR with the support of US Agencies (NOAA, NASA, ...)
  • The MetEd Meteorology Education and Training by COMET Programme of UCAR
    This is the part of COMET dedicated to modules in meteorology and climate. Some are available in Spanish or French.
  • Aviation meteorology Lectures
    Technical manual on aviation meteorology produced by Recreational Aviation Australie. Well implemented and comprehensive. For people with a relatively high level scientific background.
  • EUFAR Education & Training for students on airborne research>br> Training courses of one week duration for research scientists in a very specialised domain.
    EUFAR is an integrating research activity of the EU 7th Framework Programme.

 

School, College Education

 

  • DLESE Digital Library for Earth System Education
    Supported by NSF, DLESE is operated by NCAR. It provides material in electronic form for both teachers and learners: collections of educational resources, data sets and imagery, support services and communication networks. The site is characterised by an excellent ergonomy and by its efforts to guide the visitor step by step to an understanding of the available resources.
  • EducaPoles Educational website International Polar Foundation
    EducaPoles, operated by the International Polar Foundation (IPF) provides material not only about the polar regions but more generally about climate change to teachers of kids and teenagers. You need to register (free of charge) to access the material. IPF is a non-profit organisation based in Brussels. The site is available in English, French and Dutch.
  • The GLOBE project Hands-on school-based science and education programme
    "Worldwide Education Programme" for primary and secondary schools. Its aim is to bring together scientists, teachers and students in educational activities based on the analysis of actual observations of the environment gathered by the students themselves.
    It is a US interagency programme implemented through a cooperationagreement between NASA and UCAR.
    Some material on the web site is available in languages other than English. There are regional and national correpondents all over the world.
  • GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate
    This component of GLOBE is foreseen to start in 2011. It will adress studies of local climate and at larger scale through exchanges between teams. Note that GLOBE provides detailed measurement protocols for climate parameters and minimum specifications for measuring instruments.
  • Met Office Educational Site
    Professionally made, public oriented, userfriendly. Educational material for kids, teenagers and teachers fitting the UK curriculum. Plus in-depth articles about all elements of weather forecastings systems days to decades ahead.
  • Sustain.no Environmental Education Network
    A Norwegian based program, similar to GLOBE in concept. It is specifically oriented towards environmental protection. For instance, about weather and climate the emphasis is on how to behave to limit one's own CO2 emissions. Data and results are exchanged through the web site. Available in several languages.
  • Goddard space flight center education programs
    Summer internship opportunities designed to provide students with experiences that prepare them for careers in line with NASA Goddard and its industry and university partners requirements.
  • NASA The Planetary Atmospheres Data Node
    This is a portal listing a number of sites providing information and material about the planets (including Earth). A starting point to find beautiful pictures from space.
  • ESRI Virtual campus: GIS education and training
    ESRI is a commercial company specialising in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software and applications. They offer a comprehensive training programme, some of it free of charge.
  • Fluid Flow
    A project of several US universities aimed at subjects where numerical simulations plays a large role, including of course Fluid Dynamics. It contains modules for students in primary or secondary school. It is difficult to use and has not been maintained for years.
  • Meteorology Guide Online
    Proposed by the University of Illinois for high-school and undergraduate level. It provides online modules to learn about meteorology and weather forecasting. Rather outdated.
  • Amosphere and Ocean in a Laboratory
    This site of a "club" of three Japanese universities, describes and explains laboratory experiments about fluids. Interesting despite an ergonomy that makes it difficult to use.

 

Meteorological Societies' Educational Activities

 

  • The RMetS educational portal Resouces for children, teachers, training
    Very well done and comprehensive. It also provides,access to observation data of the Met Office archives.
  • AMS Education Information and projects
    Another very rich site acting as a portal for other institutions but also offering material on their own. Educational kits for teachers, pre-college and undergraduate programmes.
  • AMS Glossary of meteorology
    With 12000 definitions ...

 

Educational Catalogues and Databases

 

  • ECTOM2 European catalogue of training opportunities in Europe
    The ECTOM2 catalogue is not well developed yet. Access is provided to ECTOM1 but that information is difficult to read.
  • intute: Resource site on internet learning and teaching
    A portal listing 171 sites offering learning or resources. The sites are neither classified nor typified, making it very cumbersome to use. But what you need is probably there...
  • Athena Web Science videos online
    Including a number of videos about Atmosphere and Environment.

 

Miscellaneous

 

  • Weather Underground Educational sources
    Not education in its strictest sense. This site presents several articles about subjects in the climate and weather domains.
  • Natural History Museum Activities and resources
    Superbly made and designed for easy use. Unfortunately, there is very little about climate or meteorology.
  • Bildungsserver Resources on all aspects of education
    This site is maintained by the German National Institute for Research in Pedagogy. It contains an enormous amount of information, mainly about policy, organisation and practices in education. It also acts as a portal for access to many resources.

 

Meteorological Services, Institutes, Centres

 

  • Meteo-France Education pages In French
    General public as well as expert information. Articles on a large number of subjects, studies, glossary...
  • Meteo-France - Research Branch In French
    Research teams of Meteo-France provide for the public (three levels of knowledge) popularised articles on their research topics.
  • ESA - Education
    A lot of material, mainly about space techniques. There is an ESA site dedicated to Earth observation offering beautiful pictures.
  • NASA - Education
    For educators and students at all levels. A lot of excellent material (not much about climate and meteorology).
  • National Severe Storm Laboratory NOAA
    FAQ and lessons about weather, focusing particularly on severe weather associated with strong convection. Very clear and well done.

 

Schools

 

  • Science in school Highlighting the best science teaching and research
    This is an on-line quarterly journal supported by a consortium of seven large European scientific organisations. It acts as a sort of portal for the best initiatives for education in science in Europe. Many languages cohabit on the site. The access is free.
  • The GLOBE Programme Hands-on school-based science and education programme
    "Worldwide Education Programme" for primary and secondary shools. Its aim is to bring together scientists, teachers and students in educational activities based on the analysis of actual observations of the environment gathered by the students themselves. It is a US interagency program implemented through a cooperation agreement between NASA and UCAR. Some material on the web site is available in languages other than english. There are regional or national correspondents all over the world.
  • DLESE Digital Library for Earth System Education
    Supported by the NSF, DLESE is operated by NCAR. It provides material in electronic form for both teachers and learners: collections of educational resources, data sets and imagery, support services and communication networks. The site is characterised by an excellent ergonomy and by its efforts to guide the visitor step by step to an understanding of the available resource.
  • Klimahaus Educational climate museum Bremerhaven. In German and English
    Klimahauss is an exposition hall dedicated to understanding weather, climate and strategies to limit climate change.
  • Met Office Educational Site Secondary education materials
    Professionally made, public oriented, userfriendly. Educational material for kids, teenagers and teachers fitting the UK curriculum. Plus in-depth articles about all elements of weather forecastings systems days to decades ahead.
  • RMetS Education Home Page
    Resouces for children, teachers, training and more general Very well done and comprehensive. It also provides,access to observation data of the Met Office archives.
  • Earthwatch Research, Education and Engagement 
    An institute fostering sustainable environment through research and/or field projects involving the general public.
  • Stop Disasasters! A disaster simulation game from UN/ISDR  
    You select a natural disaster (tsunami, hurricane, flood, earthquake, forest fire) and you find yourself in charge of saving lives and property.
  • Manchester Metropolitan University EDU for kids
    Information sheets for children aged 5 to 11 about environmental issues (acid rain, global warming, etc.)
  • Windows to the Universe, UCAR
    Many pages explaining the Earth climate and climate change. The target is the general public. The articles are well written and illustrated. The organisation of the site is not very clear
  • Manchester Metropolitan University Atmosphere, Climate and Environment Information Programme
    "...to disseminate information, without advocacy or bias, on the causes, effects of and controls on air pollution and climate change..."
  • ESPERE
    An non-profit association open to individual persons, to provide information about climate to schools and students. Works in nine European languages.
  • Fluid Flow
    A project of several US universities aimed at subjects where numerical simulations plays a large role, including of course Fluid Dynamics. It contains modules for students in primary or secondary school. It is difficult to use and has not been maintained for years.

 

Education Policy

 

  • Education and Training Site of the European Commission
    Policies and programmes of the European Commission in the field of Education and Training.
  • EYRIDKE - education in Europe
    The Eurydice Network provides information on and analyses of European education systems and policies. Eurybase is a comprehensive source of information on education systems in 31 European countries.