NTHMP Educational Project Implementation Plan

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NTHMP Educational Project Implementation Plan

• Nicolás Arcos
• Nicolas.arcos_at_noaa.gov

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Educational Project Drivers

• Public Law 109-42 (Congress, 2006)
• Promote and improve community outreach and
  education
• Implementation of technical training and public
  education programs

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Educational Project Drivers

• Strategic Implementation Plan for Tsunami
  Mitigation Projects (Dengler, 1998)
• Why Education is essential to Mitigation
• Individuals must be able to take appropriate
  action on their own
• Inadequacy of the technical information available
• Information about tsunamis is highly technical
  and not easily accessible to emergency managers,
  local decision makers, and the public

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Goals

• ME Subcommittee develop and adopt NTHMP
  Educational Standards
• Provide all tsunami communities with Public
  Education that meets NTHMP Educational Standards
• Ensure all TsunamiReady Communities meet NTHMP
  Public education standards

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Objectives

• Focus on NTHMP Strategic Plan Educational
  Performance Measures
• Utilize NTHMP educational infrastructure
  State, Territory, and Commonwealth (STC) and
  TsunamiReady Program
• Engage STC expertise and talent especially
  professional Emergency Managers and Scientists

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Implementation Goal

• Establish Train the Trainer Programs (T3) to
  graduate qualified Tsunami Public Education
  Instructors
• Instructors teach Community-specific Tsunami
  Education Workshops

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Implementation Objectives

• Establish Templates for Community-Specific
  Educational Workshops and T3 Programs that can be
  adapted to the special needs and requirements of
  each Partner STCs

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Implementation Plan Components

• Organizational Structure
• Educational Standards
• TsunamiReady Program
• Community-specific Workshops
• Train the Trainer (T3)
• Web-based Educational Resources (WERS)

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Implementation Plan Components
Tsunami Warning Centers
Partner STCs experts (EM and Science/technical)
TsunamiReady
Educational Project Staff
Supports and sustains the Educational Project
efforts
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Implementation Plan Components
OPTIMUM
Educational Project Staff
Project Manager
Emergency Management Curriculum Specialist
Scientific Curriculum Specialist
Information Technology Specialist
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Implementation Plan Components
Develop Educational Standards
NTHMPs Mitigation Education Subcommittee
Partner STCs
NTHMP Strategic Plan Performance Measures
Develop Educational Standards by 2010
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Implementation Plan Components
TsunamiReady Program
Community Workshops
WERS
T3 Program
Public Law (Congress, 2006) Provide for
certification of prepared communities
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Implementation Plan Components
Formalize Community-specific Workshops

• Develop National Template via Pilot Program

Partner STC experts (EM and Science/technical)
Partner STC T3 graduates

• NTHMP Strategic Plan Performance Measures
  Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal
  communities
• Public Law (Congress, 2006) Implement Public
  Education programs
• Mitigation Projects Plan (Dengler, 1998) Need
  local-level knowledge

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Implementation Plan Components
Formalize Train the Trainer Programs
Develop National Template via Pilot Program
Partner STC experts (EM and Science/technical)
Educational Project Staff

• NTHMP Strategic Plan Performance Measures
  Develop an instructor training program and
  conduct a pilot training program by 2010
• Public Law (Congress, 2006) Implement
  technical training programs
• Mitigation Projects Plan (Dengler, 1998)
  Address need for technical information

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Implementation Plan Components
Develop Web-based Educational Resources
Partner STC experts and T3 graduates
Educational Project Staff
Partner STC T3 graduates
TsunamiReady

• NTHMP Strategic Plan Performance Measures
  Establish an accessible web-based repository for
  NTHMP-related products
• Mitigation Projects Plan (Dengler, 1998) Need
  for a Resource Center to provide information
  exchange and coordination

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Next Steps

• Year 1
• Approve NTHMP Education Project Implementation
  Plan
• Establish Organizational Structure
• Multi-State T3 Pilot Project (See FY2009
  Multi-State Proposal)
• Develop National Templates
• Develop Educational Standards
• Years 2 - Completion
• Expansion and Maintenance

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QUESTIONS?
Nicolás Arcos nicolas.arcos_at_noaa.gov