# Presentation: 484374

**Notes:**
- Glad to be back and listening to one of our core customers

- Comment on daughter's teaching career, update from AMS Long Beach meeting

## Slide 2

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Meteorologists and School Principals protect teachers and students from severe weather during the school day, and educate students so they know what to do at home.

- School administrators develop plans so their schools know what to do when severe weather threatens.

- Weather Information is available for teacher lesson plans, science fair projects

## Slide 3

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NWS will continue to improve the delivery of weather data, forecasts and information to teachers and students, in formats you can use.

- Teachers must be strong advocates for science in the classroom and its relevance in our daily lives

- Meteorology is a window into math and science

- NWS will continue to fund a AMS Graduate Fellowship

- We must be passionate about success!

## Slide 4

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 NOAA Weather Radio is the glue bonding teachers and meteorologists

- A goal for us: A NOAA Weather Radio in every school nationwide

## Slide 5

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NOTE: Read captions in the cartoon.

- American society is sensitive to weather events on all scales

- Americans don't want weather surprises

- Americans want accurate and timely forecasts and warnings

- Our success creates heighten expectations for weather services

## Slide 6

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A late or missed forecast can paralyze a city like Washington

- Parents become anxious when school buses are late

- Teachers must react quickly to protect students if severe weather occurs during a school day

## Slide 7

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The Drought Monitor Product can teach students about water conservation

- Threats Assessment can increase student awareness about impending weather and how their activities could be affected.

- Threats Assessments Map shows Hurricane Floyd approaching U.S. Coast.

## Slide 8

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Impacts electricity consumption

- Classrooms may become uncomfortable

- Students need to drink plenty of fluids when engaging in sports

- Outside activities might be rescheduled

## Slide 9

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Hurricane Floyd last year was the most accurate forecast track ever issued by the National Weather Service

- Inland flooding caused 48 of the 56 deaths during Floyd

- In the last 30 years, inland flooding has been responsible for more than half the deaths associated with tropical cyclones in the United States.ö ( Ed Rappaport, National Hurricane Center)

## Slide 10

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 Warning schools is an important component of Project StormReady

- Work closely with your local Emergency Management Office

- StormReady provides community recognition

## Slide 11

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NWS depends upon partnerships to reach teachers and students

- Teachers want material for the classroom without a lot of preparation time

- These partnerships include teachers to make sure the education kits are useful

## Slide 12

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Teachers and students interact with NOAA scientists and see how their data is used in producing weather observations and forecasts

- NWS has conducted several on-line chat sessions where our scientists interacted with students nationally and internationally

## Slide 13

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NWS scientists have a proud tradition of volunteering their own time, sometimes on weekends, to support Education Projects.

## Slide 14

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State of California will purchase 10,000 copies for their schools

- State of Florida will make a similar purchase

## Slide 15

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NWS and NOAA cooperate with educational organizations who bring their educational experience and combine it with NOAAÆ s science knowledge. 

- This is a winning combination for teachers and students.

- NWS contributed $100K

- OAR & NESDIS contributed similar amounts

## Slide 16

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ICE: Here is a great acronym for the classroom.

- Internet is a method of providing teachers with weather, water and climate information generated at taxpayers expense and allows them to use it in the classroom.

- Our goal is to have all NWS products on the Internet in a graphical format the public can use daily.

- You can access these sites through these home pages.

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NWS wants to involve the AMS-AERA teachers in improving our products and services to the American people.

- A satisfied teacher goes a long way in  having a satisfied public

## Slide 18

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 I will participate in your annual meetings

- I will listen to your comments

- I will do my homework, to ensure teachers and students are prepared and protected from severe weather

## Slide 19

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 Questions and answer session until lunch, at noon.