Opportunities for NASA Big Earthdata in the Community College Curriculum: VPCC/NASA Earthdata Brainstorm

This meeting will bring together members from NASA's Earthdata, NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center, GLOBE via NASA Langley Research Center, Virginia Peninsula Community College, and Virginia Space Grant Consortium to discuss needs and opportunities to broaden access and use of NASA Earthdata into STEM curriculum at the community college - level. November 26, 2024 NASA Langley Research Center Mentimeter - www.menti.com - Code 41743284 Driving Questions for Today What are the 21st C data skills required to for modern workforce and success in the STEM pipeline? What are the needs of HS/CC students in data literacy and fluency in the Earth sciences to get them high-paying jobs in these fields? How might we leverage NASA Earthdata to address gaps and opportunities for building essential knowledge/skills? Where do we go from here? Reflections: (See uploaded images) Resources: Links to project/programs discussed in meeting: Data Access ASDC Earthdata Forum Renewable Energy POWER k12 My NASA Data Data Literacy Dataspire Partners in Data Literacy Citizen Science GLOBE Commercial Satellite Data CSDA Wildland Fires FIRMS data visualization Disasters Reponse Program Competitions Space Apps Challenge Environmental Justice SERC's Integrate program Training Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) Transform to Open Science - Open Science 101 Curriculum Mentorship DEVELOP