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Can You Hear The Electricity?

Blog Series #1 by Jim Brown In early February, one of my teaching colleagues asked if I knew about a particular leaky faucet. I responded…

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PG&E Virtual Internship Program Wraps Up!

  PG&E and NEED just wrapped up the first-ever comprehensive paid “Virtual Internship Program”, with 15 students representing five high schools in four communities.  Virtual…

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Clean Energy Transit Comes to Santa Cruz: Coast Futura!

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Using Career Maps to Help Students Connect Learning with Future Careers

Lessons from the Green Generation Workforce Development Initiative A new program in the Chicago area called the Green Generation Workforce Development Initiative is helping high…

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Going Green or Clean?

Going Green or Clean? By: Erin Twamley PDF version of this blog available here. It is National Clean Energy Week (September 20-24, 2021)! This week…

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NEED Announces partnership for New Children’s Book Featuring 26 Energy Superheroes

The National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project is pleased to announce a new partnership with award-winning children’s book authors Erin Twamley and Joshua Sneideman. Together, this innovative partnership anticipates sharing the careers, stories, and superpowers of 26 female energy superheroes who are powering our planet with teachers and students across the US.

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Over 45 Years of Putting Energy into Education!

Celebrating an Outstanding Educator!🤩

We’re excited to share a special pre-announcement recognizing longtime NEED and Energizing Student Potential (ESP) IL teacher, Vida Cantieri, for being selected as a 2026 recipient of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award for Illinois and the North Central Section! 🌎

Vida’s dedication to engaging students in hands-on, real-world energy and Earth science learning truly embodies the spirit of this prestigious recognition. Through her work with NEED and ESP, she has inspired countless students to explore energy concepts, think critically, and connect classroom learning to the world around them.

We’re proud to celebrate this incredible achievement and look forward to the official announcement!

👏 Join us in congratulating Vida on this well-deserved honor!
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