NEED provides Educators with Curriculum & Professional Development Opportunities

NEED EDUCATORS

TOP TEACHER RESOURCES

DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES

Energy content and activity suggestions for students, teachers, and families affected by COVID-19 and distance learning.

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CHECK OUT THE NEED 2023-2024 CATALOG FOR BOOK & KIT PRICING

We also provide an outline of a basic energy curriculum unit, and matrix of all curriculum guides and options.

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Professional Development

Working with education and energy advisors, NEED designs and delivers professional development opportunities for teachers that not only educate, but also energize, and bring that energy into their classrooms.

Professional Development

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Curriculum

Access hundreds of teacher resources such as NEED curriculum guides, lesson plans, activities and resources covering all energy topics. Our K-12 curriculum is updated annually, both engaging & informative, and is always available for free download to all.

Curriculum

National Energy Conference

Over 5 interactive days each summer, The National Energy Conference for Educators brings together educators that are passionate about bringing energy education to their classrooms and students.

National Energy Conference

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

EVALUATIONS

Evaluation is a high priority for all of NEED’s programming areas. Teachers and students participate in pre- and post- knowledge assessments during training workshops and in the classroom.

EVALUATIONS

STUDENT RESOURCES

Energy Information & Resources for Students

STUDENT RESOURCES

BASIC CURRICULUM UNITS

Complete PDF Energy Infobooks and supplementary units for Primary, Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary Students that follow NEED’s eight step model.

Basic Curriculum Units

SPANISH CURRICULUM GUIDES

Download some of NEED’s most popular curriculum guides in Spanish.

Curriculum in Spanish

CURRICULUM CORRELATIONS

NEED provides teacher resources and curriculum guides correlated to NGSS and all state standards.

Curriculum Correlations

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Some of NEED’s most notable successes have come in the after-school environment with students engaged in learning in a setting that allows for more free exploration.

Afterschool Programs