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Apply now for the next Meteorology for Educators MOOC
The next course that will run January 1 - March 31, 2027. We will start making decisions on December 1, 2026.
This course is an online, asynchronous course, designed to take about 3-hours/week for 12 weeks to complete. Each week covers a single topic and includes interactives, activities, and a brief quiz. The final project involves developing a new lesson for your students about what you have learned in the course. The AMS staff and mentors will provide personal feedback throughout the course. The course runs in Google Classroom, so a Google account will be required. We also use Slack to engage in discussion and maintain connections after the course has ended. View the course outline
Upon completion, you will receive official AMS certificates. We are also happy to provide custom certificates and transcripts to those who need them for professional advancement. Please note that this program is not officially affiliated with any university, so official course credit is not available.
Please send any questions to [email protected]
Participants who complete the course are eligible to apply for the one-week residency, Project Atmosphere, in July 2027 at the National Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City, MO.
The residency centers on meteorology and remote sensing, featuring speakers from government, private sector, and broadcast weather enterprises. Scientific and technical sessions will cover remote sensing fundamentals, using remote sensing data in forecasting, radar technology and analysis, aviation weather, storm chasing, weather modification, and more.
Sessions will focus on sharing classroom challenges and success stories, learning how forecasters create weather forecasts, and hands-on meteorological data analysis activities.
We are especially excited to announce the return of the Doppler on Wheels (DOW) vehicles. One full day will focus on a tour of a DOW vehicle and, weather permitting, an activity where participants analyze their own data collected with the radar.
We aim to make these courses free for educators and provide stipends for food, hotel, and travel.
Applications will open in March 2027 for those who have completed the online course
We acknowledge NOAA for continued support of the DataStreme courses.