AMS Board on Higher Education

Wow! This will be an extra-exceptional learning experience for students in Purdue's Severe Storms Field Work course! 🌪️

We are always impressed by, and appreciative of, student presentations at #AMS2026! The future of our field is so bright!

Ever wonder how case studies and science communication are used in classrooms? What common climate and weather misconceptions students have? And much more! Catch Part II of Atmospheric Science Education Research on Thursday, 8:30-10 AM, in Rm 350D! #AMS2026

And - for tomorrow and Thursday! Come learn about Python teaching resources, evaluation of effective teaching strategies, the evolving role of 2-year colleges - and much more! #AMS2026

We are *hyped* for the incredible education-focused sessions this week! To begin, here's the schedule for Monday and Tuesday! #AMS2026

We'd love to start highlighting the hard work of our board's working groups! First up: check out this interesting evaluation of the current atmospheric dynamics curriculum in the US! journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science Adopted by the AMS Council 17 November 2023

This *new* AMS Best Practices Statement was recently approved by AMS Council! BHE members contributed to this statement, which acts as a supplement to the recently-revised AMS Bachelor's Degree Statement: www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

AMS Best Practice Statement on Preparing Students for Employment in the Private Sector Adopted by the AMS Council on 12 January 2025

Students, faculty, and folks in the private sector: Check out these EXCELLENT tips on how to best prepare students in our community for private sector employment:
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

From Monday to Thursday, you can catch talks and discussions on: novel teaching and assessment techniques, education research, how to better prepare students for private sector jobs - and much more! 🥳

Next up - some (of many!) highlights of the #AMS2025 Conference on Education!

Next - a town hall at #AMS2025 focused on discussing considerations for potential proposed changes to the Meteorology 1340 series!

We're thrilled to highlight some of the many exciting education sessions at #AMS2025! First up: an *interactive* special session focusing on challenges and opportunities in atmospheric science education research! @ametsoc.bsky.social

The American Meteorological Society Board of Higher Ed is thrilled to finally be on social media! In the coming weeks and months, we'll highlight education-related talks and events at the 2025 @ametsoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting, as well as the many overall efforts our Board is involved in!