The NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a 90-minute professional development Web seminar for educators on Dec. 13, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. EST.

Participants will learn to use the data from NASA's research satellite program in their meteorology lessons. This Web seminar features "Monitoring the Global Environment," one of eight modules within the satellite meteorology course. The activities within this module incorporate the use of authentic data acquired by NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites and Polar Operational Environmental Satellites. Attendees will learn how to locate and download satellite data then use the data to create graphs.

For more information and to register online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar17.aspx.

Link to the NES Virtual Campus home page.