THE PROPOSED PROJECT LEVERAGING NASA EARTH SCIENCE DISASTER PROGRAM RESOURCES TO BROADEN THE AMS PROJECT ATMOSPHERE K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE WILL ENHANCE THE WEATHER-BASED NATURAL DISASTERS RISK AND RESILIENCE CONTENT OF THE ONE-WEEK IN-RESIDENCE PORTION OF THE 8-WEEK PROJECT ATMOSPHERE SUMMER WORKSHOP AND WILL ADD ABOUT NINE PARTICIPANTS TO REACH A ROBUST TOTAL OF TWENTY-FIVE. THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS) PROJECT ATMOSPHERE WORKSHOP PROVIDES AN ACTIVE VENUE FOR NOAA/NASA EARTH SCIENCE COLLABORATION REVIEWING THE STATE OF THE SCIENCE IN BOTH INSTITUTIONS AND SUPPORTS THE STRATEGIC PLANS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. PROJECT ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING TOGETHER K-12 EDUCATORS TO LEARN HOW TO MONITOR NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS SEVERE WEATHER HURRICANES AND WINTER WEATHER. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE TO TEACHERS HOW THEY CAN USE THESE DATA AND RESOURCES WITH STUDENTS AND IN PEERTRAINING ACTIVITIES. THE WORKSHOP IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT ATMOSPHERE COURSE WHEREBY PARTICIPANTS GAIN GRADUATE CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE CONDUCT OF POST-WORKSHOP PEER-TRAINING SESSIONS. NOAA PROVIDES FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT ATMOSPHERE COURSE AND NASA SUPPORT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND ENABLE NASA MISSION DATA AND RESOURCES TO TAKE A MORE PROMINENT POSITION IN THE CURRICULA. THE IN-PERSON PORTION OF THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD FROM 28 JULY - 3 AUGUST 2019 AT THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRAINING CENTER IN KANSAS CITY MO. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED USING A RUBRIC THAT CONSIDERS INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS WITH A 50% OR GREATER POPULATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORT. PROJECT ATMOSPHERE IS FOR K-12 TEACHERS WHO CURRENTLY TEACH SCIENCE COURSES WITH ATMOSPHERIC CONTENT AND THOSE SEEKING TO INCORPORATE THESE STEM CONCEPTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. SINCE 1992 MORE THAN 500 TEACHERS HAVE ATTENDED PROJECT ATMOSPHERE WORKSHOPS. THE PROJECT ATMOSPHERE WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENTAL SCIENTIFIC AND PROGRAMMATIC PRESENTERS GROUP WORK ON WEATHER MODULES AND FIELD EXPERIENCES. SUPPORT WILL ENABLE AMS TO INCREASE FOCUS ON WEATHER-BASED NATURAL DISASTERS RISK AND RESILIENCE USING NASA SATELLITE DATA RESOURCES DISTRIBUTED BY NASA EARTH SCIENCE DISASTERS PROGRAM AND EXPERT PROGRAM SCIENTISTS IN THE AGENDA. PROJECT EXTERNAL EVALUATION WILL HELP AMS ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BROADENING PROJECT ATMOSPHERE BY LEVERAGING NASA RESOURCES