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Many argue that the conventional high school transcript has become
irrelevant to today's best practices in teaching, learning, and
assessment. With more and more school leaders turning to alternate,
competency-based approaches for learning, crediting and transcripts
can follow suit by drawing on badging, micro-crediting, digital
portfolios of student work, and other emerging tools. Reinventing
Crediting for Competency-Based Education explores the need for this
transformation while detailing the implementation of promising
models, particularly the Mastery Transcript Consortium. Written by
an experienced consultant and former school leader, this book will
assist school and district administrators in making a
forward-thinking crediting and transcript system work for their
students' futures.
Many argue that the conventional high school transcript has become
irrelevant to today's best practices in teaching, learning, and
assessment. With more and more school leaders turning to alternate,
competency-based approaches for learning, crediting and transcripts
can follow suit by drawing on badging, micro-crediting, digital
portfolios of student work, and other emerging tools. Reinventing
Crediting for Competency-Based Education explores the need for this
transformation while detailing the implementation of promising
models, particularly the Mastery Transcript Consortium. Written by
an experienced consultant and former school leader, this book will
assist school and district administrators in making a
forward-thinking crediting and transcript system work for their
students' futures.
Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the
twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been understudied and
underappreciated. His impact continues to this day every time you
check the weather forecast. Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of
Modern Weather Systems Science not only details Sutcliffe's life
and ideas, but it also illuminates the impact of social movements
and the larger forces that propelled him on his consequential
trajectory. Less than a century ago, a forecast of the weather
tomorrow was considered a practical impossibility. This book makes
the case that three important advances guided the development of
modern dynamic meteorology, which led directly to the astounding
progress in weather forecasting-and that Sutcliffe was the pioneer
in all three of these foundational developments: the application of
the quasi-geostrophic simplification to the equations governing
atmospheric behavior, adoption of pressure as the vertical
coordinate in analysis, and development of a diagnostic equation
for vertical air motions. Shining a light on Sutcliffe's life and
work will, hopefully, inspire a renewed appreciation for the human
dimension in scientific progress and the rich legacy bequeathed to
societies wise enough to fully embrace investments in education and
basic research. As climate change continues to grow more dire,
modern extensions of Sutcliffe's innovations increasingly offer
some of the best tools we have for peering into the long-term
future of our environment.
"Introduction to Weather and Climate Science" is a freshman-level
undergraduate introductory textbook. It is geared specifically to
the non-scientist, and requires no prior knowledge of meteorology.
Written in a conversational tone, the book is ideal for first
courses in the subject. It emphasizes the application of basic
ideas to improve understanding of the kinds of weather systems
encountered on a daily basis.
"Introduction to Weather and Climate Science" covers the following
topics:
- The Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere
- Radiative Transfer of Energy
- Moisture in the Atmosphere
- The Production of Clouds and Precipitation
- The Nature of Mid-latitude
- Tropical Weather Systems
This book gives instructors all the elements needed for an
excellent course requiring minimal background preparation. It can
be used effectively by any scientifically-literate
non-meteorologist.
Jonathan E. Martin is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric
and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where
he has taught since 1994. He has received numerous accolades for
his teaching, including the Underkofler Excellence in Teaching
Award. Professor Martin is a Fellow in the Teaching Academy of the
University of Wisconsin. He also has the distinction of being named
a Mark H. Ingraham Distinguished Faculty and a Hamel Faculty Fellow
by the university's College of Arts and Letters. In addition to
teaching, Professor Martin has research expertise in the study of
mid-latitude weather systems.
Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the
twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been understudied and
underappreciated. His impact continues to this day every time you
check the weather forecast. Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of
Modern Weather Systems Science not only details Sutcliffe's life
and ideas, but it also illuminates the impact of social movements
and the larger forces that propelled him on his consequential
trajectory. Less than a century ago, a forecast of the weather
tomorrow was considered a practical impossibility. This book makes
the case that three important advances guided the development of
modern dynamic meteorology, which led directly to the astounding
progress in weather forecasting-and that Sutcliffe was the pioneer
in all three of these foundational developments: the application of
the quasi-geostrophic simplification to the equations governing
atmospheric behavior, adoption of pressure as the vertical
coordinate in analysis, and development of a diagnostic equation
for vertical air motions. Shining a light on Sutcliffe's life and
work will, hopefully, inspire a renewed appreciation for the human
dimension in scientific progress and the rich legacy bequeathed to
societies wise enough to fully embrace investments in education and
basic research. As climate change continues to grow more dire,
modern extensions of Sutcliffe's innovations increasingly offer
some of the best tools we have for peering into the long-term
future of our environment.
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