HAYS, Kan. – Dr. Janet Stramel, associate professor of teacher education at Fort Hays State University, has been awarded a Noyce Sub-Grant to engage regional teachers and their students in weather training project.

Stramel was awarded the Noyce Sub-Grant by the National Science Foundation at the recent 2019 Midwest Annual Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference in St. Louis. Stramel’s grant was one of only two awarded.

Stramel’s project, “Water is Life,” is a partnership between Fort Hays State, Noyce Mentor Teachers, and Noyce Teacher Leaders. The teachers will participate in GLOBE Weather training that will engage them and their students in solving real-world problems and answering complex questions.

GLOBE Weather is an educational resource for secondary school teachers provided by GLOBE Observer, an international citizen science initiative to understand our global environment.

“Through the grant, we will promote community connections by engaging with the National Weather Service in Dodge City, with GLOBE Observer and with CoCoRahs,” said Stramel.

CoCoRahs is the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, a network of volunteer weather observers in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas.

Participating teachers will also attend the 2020 Noyce Summer Conference.

Cutline: Elle Stein, math teacher at Ellis High School; Julie Weber, science teacher at Wamego Middle School; Dr. Janet Stramel; Elaina Garrett, math teacher at Oxford Junior/Senior High School; Noyce Scholar Seth Boxberger, Russell junior majoring in math education; and Alysia Bixenman, science teacher at Hoxie Junior/Senior High School.