Data Lens Exploring Earths Visual Stories (NOAA SOS) Webinar

Modern innovations in data visualization and infrastructure have made large datasets accessible to the public. Students must learn how to interpret these visualizations to excel in standardized testing and make informed decisions in today’s data-driven world. This webinar will equip teachers with tools to help their students engage with and understand complex scientific data.

Learn how to teach scientific data visualizations without having to know the right answers!
Participate in a full (10–20 minute) Data Lens activity as a student.
Discover strategies for implementing these activities in your classroom.
Receive resources and lesson plans directly to your inbox.
Gain insights from Hilary Peddicord, NOAA’s SOS Education Lead, about the research and data literacy approach behind Data Lens.

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About the Presenter

Hilary Peddicord is the Education Lead for Science On a Sphere® at the NOAA Office of Education within the CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation at CU Boulder. She played a key role in launching SOS Explorer®, a freely available flat screen version of Science On a Sphere that makes a portion of the extensive SOS Dataset Catalog accessible to the public. Hilary is responsible for organizing professional development and training for science teachers and informal educators, creating scientific storytelling content for SOS and SOSx platforms, and leading a global network of SOS users in sharing best practices for content and audience engagement. Recently, she has been a Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation-funded project aimed at integrating arts-based teaching methods and visualizations of real science data into educational practices to enhance students' data literacy and critical thinking skills. Hilary earned degrees in Zoology and Dance from the University of Wyoming and a certification to teach secondary science from the University of Colorado, Boulder.