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Energy Education Study For 7-12 Teachers Deadline May 15
Jan DeWaters, dewaters@clarkson.edu Tuesday May 06, 2008
Jan DeWaters at Clarkson University's Center for the Environment, in Potsdam, NY has extended an invitation for teachers of students in grades 7 through 12 to become involved in a study funded by the National Science Foundation that looks at Energy Literacy and Energy Education in K-12 schools. The survey contains questions about energy-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and can be completed within one 35 minute classroom period....[Read the full story]
Green Grand Prix Showcases Alternative Transportation Technologies
Shawn Reeves, Saturday May 03, 2008
The Green Grand Prix is an annual competition and educational event in Watkins Glen, New York. Drivers compete in a road rally for mileage, timing, and reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. Young children enter fantastic designs of alternatively fueled vehicles. High school and college teams, and individuals, show off interesting vehicles and energy-education displays....[Read the full story]
Summer Institute For Mass. Teachers Includes Energy, Climate, Water
Emily Wade, mits@mits.org Tuesday April 22, 2008
MITS Inc., (the Museum Institute for Teaching Science) is holding its annual Summer Institute July 7th to July 18th. The program offers K-8 teachers (MA and other states) professional development opportunities to learn inquiry-based, hands-on methods of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in nine regions of Massachusetts...[Read the full story]
Winter 2008 News Available For Download
Shawn, editor@energyteachers.org Tuesday March 25, 2008
This issue of our newsletter includes two articles, one about an interscholastic challenge to reduce energy, and another describing an alternative-vehicle event to occur in May. Also included are selected, annotated links recently acquired....[Read the full story]
May 3 Green Grand Prix To Celebrate Alternate Fueled Vehicles
Robert Gillespie, rgillesp@roadrunner.com Sunday March 23, 2008
Entries are now being accepted for the May 3 event, a unique time-speed-distance road rally through the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Central New York. The rally is the only road rally for alternate fueled vehicles and hybrids in the United States sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. The rally brings together a diverse mix of hybrid and alternate fueled vehicles and their owners, businesses promoting renewable energy and related products, environmental groups, students and faculty members from elementary to university level, and the general public....[Read the full story]
Month-long Interscholastic Energy Challenge Complete
Shawn Reeves, Friday February 22, 2008
There are 39 independent schools from Maine to Florida competing in the Green Cup Challenge this year. The school that decreases its energy consumption most (as measured by percent change in campus-wide electricity use) will win the so-called Green Cup....[Read the full story]
New Sustainable Energy Teaching Project For MA Teachers
Greenfield Community College, silverm@gcc.mass.edu Friday February 22, 2008
Massachusetts Teachers are invited to participate in a professional development and curriculum project where Teachers study global climate change and solutions including sustainable building and transportation and renewable energy...[Read the full story]
Junior Solar Sprint Workshops For Teachers In Northeast
Susan Reyes, sreyes@nesea.org Tuesday February 05, 2008
Join NESEA at one of their FREE Teacher and Mentor Workshops this Winter and Spring. Workshops are designed to help prepare participants for a successful experience in leading middle school kids through Junior Solar Sprint, where kids design, build and compete with model solar electric cars. Teams can enter their cars in local design and race competitions with top winners invited to NESEA's annual championship....[Read the full story]
National Student Sustainable Design To Culminate On Earth Day In DC
Suzanne Ackerman, Tuesday January 29, 2008
Tthe People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) sustainability design competition features projects from teams of university students....[Read the full story]