As a WES Resource Teacher, you will be expected to introduce other teachers and administrators in your school, parents, and members of the community to the benefits of utilizing electronically-delivered environmental data streams as vehicles for learning across the curriculum. The WES Project expects to develop a long-term working relationship with WES course participants. The goal is to upgrade scientific literacy by motivating teachers and through them, their students, to develop and nurture active interests in science, mathematics, and technology. Contact your nearest WES LIT Leader by clicking on the heading 'Locate WES Team by State' , listed at the top of this Homepage and request information and application materials for the next offering of the WES course. You will be notified of the status of your application by the local LIT leader.
Enrollment is limited and selection is based on a number of criteria.
The WES Project operates through the combined efforts of several people working together to provide a unique enhancement opportunity for K-12 teachers. At the local level, it consists of about 35 three-member Local Implementation Teams spread throughout the United States. These typically consist of trained master precollege teachers, local college faculty members, and professional scientists, including National Weather Service personnel and television weathercasters. WES Central, located at the AMS Education Office in Washington DC, is a team that develops instructional materials, provides logistical support to the LITs, conducts the credit-bearing course in which most WES participants enroll, and administers the overall project. Dr. Edward Hopkins, University of Wisconsin - Madison, writes the WES Weekly Water News.