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Pre-residence online work: 27 May-21 June 2025 On-site residence experience: 22-28 June 2025 Post-residence online work: none for 2025
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
PLEASE NOTE: We closely monitor potential health and safety impacts on the planned residence component of this course. A decision regarding the residence component also going virtual will be made BEFORE invitations to participate are sent.
Project Ice is an online and in-residence teacher professional development course with a one-week residence experience offered by the American Meteorological Society's Education Program in partnership with COLDEX and Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest). This course is specifically designed for K-12 teachers who desire to include climate content in their curriculum.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
Cost and Resources:
For Summer 2025, the academic fee is being waived for all who are selected to participate.
After successful completion of course activities, participants will:
To be eligible for Project Ice, teachers and supervisors of science at the K-12 level should:
Participants will be selected to provide a national geographic distribution and a cross-section of school environments. Teachers interested in promoting participation by those traditionally underserved in STEM are strongly encouraged to apply.
There are three main components to Project Ice: the residence experience, online activities, and post course peer training. Successful completion of all aspects of these components is required to earn the graduate credits for the course.
Residence Experience: The Project Ice on-site portion will be held at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The on-site, in-person portion of the course includes lectures, tutorials, seminars, hands-on laboratory exercises, and field trips. Faculty and staff from Oregon State University, as well as other scientists and science educators, will present course topics. Presentations will be articulated with science content and climate science education presentations led by course faculty. Participants will have an active role in the course and will be placed in breakout groups at times to collaborate with other colleagues on how materials can be integrated into their classrooms.
Online Activities: Prior to arrival at Oregon State University, teacher-participants will be enrolled in the PennWest Global Online program and course management system, D2L. Teacher-participants will be required to complete multiple, asynchronous online learning modules related to the climate and related sciences. This preparatory work will enable teacher-participants to engage at a similar level of competency prior to arrival at Oregon State University. Participants will also have online modules/activities to complete after the conclusion of the in-person component of the course.
Post Course Peer Training: After the on-site and online components conclude, participants are required to submit a plan for and/or lead a peer training for other K-12 teachers in their schools, districts, or communities that utilizes the concepts and materials learned during their Project Ice experience. More information about this component can be found on the page linked here (although in-depth details are shared with participants during the residence experience).
The course will include the following topics (online or on-site):
On-site activities typically extend from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM PDT each day, with the possibility of later afternoon and/or evening activities.
You will need a computer and high-speed Internet connection. If you are reading this on-screen with your own equipment and you can print it out, you are essentially ready for the online portion of Project Ice. Course registration with Pennsylvania Western University will provide you with your own PennWest student email address and other resources and benefits available to all students at the University. Technical requirements for course engagement can be found here: https://online.pennwest.edu/learning/
Project Ice will be held in Corvallis, OR with research activities being conducted in and around the area. The in-residence portion of the course will include one or more field trips.
Participants will be expected to stay in housing accommodations arranged by the AMS, as the course will be intensive and involve several evening meetings. Informal interaction among participants during meals and evenings will be an integral component of the course.
Participants should attend without families as their presence is likely to detract from full participation. No support will be provided for dependents.
Participants who complete all course requirements, including the submission of a follow-up report on their peer-training session, will earn three semester hours of graduate credit in ATMS 5016: Selected Topics in Paleoclimatic Studies through Pennsylvania Western University.
Credit will be awarded upon successful course completion and may be applied to a university post-baccalaureate certificate.
The 2026 application process will open in mid/late Fall.
Click here to learn how to apply to Project Ice.
The application deadline will be posted in mid/late Fall, the same time as the instructions to apply.
In selecting individuals for participation and otherwise in the administration of this course, the AMS will not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, and status as a Vietnam Era or disabled veteran.
Questions regarding Project Ice 2025 should be directed to [email protected].