1. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD NTHMP Educational Project Implementation Plan Nicolás Arcos Nicolas.arcos@noaa.gov

2. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Educational Project Drivers Public Law 109-42 (Congress, 2006) Promote and improve community outreach and education Implementation of technical training and public education programs

3. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD 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

4. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Goals M&E 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

5. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD 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

6. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Goal Establish Train the Trainer Programs (T 3 ) to graduate qualified Tsunami Public Education Instructors Instructors teach Community-specific Tsunami Education Workshops

7. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Objectives Establish Templates for Community-Specific Educational Workshops and T 3 Programs that can be adapted to the special needs and requirements of each Partner STCs

8. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components Organizational Structure Educational Standards TsunamiReady Program Community-specific Workshops Train the Trainer (T 3 ) Web-based Educational Resources (WERS)

9. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components Supports and sustains the Educational Project efforts Educational Project Staff Tsunami Warning Centers Partner STCs experts (EM and Science/technical) TsunamiReady

10. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components Educational Project Staff Emergency Management Curriculum Specialist Scientific Curriculum Specialist Project Manager Information Technology Specialist OPTIMUM

11. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components NTHMP Strategic Plan Performance Measures: Develop Educational Standards by 2010 Develop Educational Standards Partner STCs NTHMP’s Mitigation & Education Subcommittee

12. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components Public Law (Congress, 2006): Provide “for certification of prepared communities” TsunamiReady Program WERS Community Workshops T 3 Program

13. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components - 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 Formalize Community-specific Workshops Partner STC T 3 graduates Develop National Template via Pilot Program Partner STC experts (EM and Science/technical)

14. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components - 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 Formalize Train the Trainer Programs Educational Project Staff Develop National Template via Pilot Program Partner STC experts (EM and Science/technical)

15. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Implementation Plan Components - 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 Develop Web-based Educational Resources Partner STC T 3 graduates TsunamiReady Partner STC experts and T 3 graduates Educational Project Staff

16. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD Next Steps Year 1: Approve NTHMP Education Project Implementation Plan Establish Organizational Structure Multi-State T 3 Pilot Project ( See FY2009 Multi-State Proposal) Develop National Templates Develop Educational Standards Years 2 - Completion: Expansion and Maintenance

17. NTHMP Annual Meeting 19 November 2008 - Silver Spring, MD QUESTIONS? Nicolás Arcos nicolas.arcos@noaa.gov