COOPERATIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Tuesday (Day 1)

0800    NWSTC DIRECTOR WELCOME     - Donna Layton, Director NWSTC

0815    ORIENTATION & INTRODUCTION

                        Welcome , hotel and contact information - Sky Young-Wick – Instructor NWSTC

                        Introductions – Class Members

0900    COURSE OVERVIEW & METHODOLOGY - Mike Asmus – RCPM, SR

What is the COOP program, who are our customers, what can I (the student) expect to get from the class, (who is the class intended for), will I get my hands dirty, who's who in the COOP program (NCPM, RCPM, NCDC, RCC) ?

                        Hello DAD, Hi LALA!

1000    HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE COOP PROGRAM - Mike

Where have we been and where are we going, how do we continue in the present environment, what about the old instruments, anything new coming, what is the      paperless initiative?

1045    NETWORKS  - A,B,C - Ralph Troutman – OPL OHX

1115    LUNCH

1230    COOP SITE TOUR - Mike & Ralph

                        What is an SRG, MMTS, F&P, EVAP, SOIL, FPU, and other letters of the

                        alphabet? 

1400    OBSERVER FORMS AND TRAINING - Ralph

B91, B92, B83, How to take an observation, the form (examples of obs), equipment care by observer, daily data ingest

1500    YOUR COOP SITE

                        Recruiting good COOP Observer, siting, climatologically compatible move

                        Is 5 miles and 100 feet always correct?

1615    DAILY WRAP-UP

                        Teams for morning observation.  Questions

DAILY GOALS

1) Initiate open / participatory classroom environment

2) Foster a team approach to the training

3) Provide students with information to make their stay comfortable & productive

4) Develop a sense of where the COOP program has been and where we are going

5) Explain different networks

6) Introduce students to equipment, observations and forms

7) Introduce students to the COOP observer

8) Ensure students understand how to take all elements of observations

9) Help students to develop a plan for recruiting and training good observers

10) Re-enforce student participation