2027 Energizing Student Potential Energy Education Workshop for Teachers – Washington, DC
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What Is The Energizing Student Potential Program?
The Energizing Student Potential Program is “STEM project-based,” combining classroom activities with a school energy audit by students, a student-run energy fair and an energy-focused STEM challenge.
Pepco and the Exelon Foundation, in partnership with the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project offer Energizing Student Potential (ESP), a STEM-focused energy program for grades 3 – 12. This program brings together standards-based curriculum for use by educators and media specialists in the library, classroom, and afterschool setting.
Energizing Student Potential is a collaborative educational initiative designed to empower students to explore opportunities in STEM fields and help them discover their own path to innovation through a variety of classroom subjects. ESP is designed to help educators bring energy into the school and to provide all the tools and resources necessary for students and educators to learn together, explore energy together, and teach their local communities about energy.
Program Offerings:
Teacher Training Workshops on a variety of energy topics – including the Science of Energy, Forms and Transformations, Energy Sources, Electricity, Transportation, Climate Science and Energy Efficiency. Substitute reimbursement available, and stipend for Saturday worksh0ps.
Teacher selected NEED energy kits and classroom curriculum valued at $1,000.
Opportunity for a mini-grant of up to $400 available via application to support additional ESP supplies or resources for the classroom.
An optional ESP Energy Fair kit for students to create an Energy Fair to share their knowledge with each other and the local community.
Resources for direct to student content – YouTube and Instagram Live sessions that connect to an ESP content area – electricity, solar, wind, efficiency, nuclear, as well as links to energy videos, virtual tours and more.
Opportunity for Student Energy Team Trainings for small group of students (clubs) with NEED’s Certified Energy Manager and other staff on managing energy use in the school (and in the home) Topics can include general energy, energy efficiency, engineering, and more.
Opportunities to request Exelon volunteers to chat with students to learn more about energy careers.
Exelon-wide Energy Innovation Challenge for students to “opt in” for participation within a class or individually.
Date and Location
February 12, 2027
Washington Marriott Metro Center
775 12th Street
Washington, DC 20005
For The Attendees:
• Hands-on kits and curriculum materials
• A great day of hands-on learning and professional networking
• Breakfast and lunch
• Stipend
Questions
Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or
call 1-800-875-5029
AGENDA
New Educator to Program Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration, Breakfast & Sign In
8:05 a.m. Mini Circuit Activity
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Overview of the Day
8:45 a.m. Program Overview and Expectations
9:00 a.m. Introduction to the Science of Energy
9:15 a.m. Science of Energy Breakouts
10:15 a.m. Forms & Sources and
Candy Collector
11:15 a.m. Energy Careers Round Up
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Natural Gas Story
1:00 p.m. Exploring NEED Kits
• Wind Activity
• Solar Activity
• Oil & Gas Activity
• Energy House Activity
3:00 p.m. Workshop Wrap Up paperwork
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
Returning Educator to Program Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration, Breakfast & Sign In
8:05 a.m. Mini Circuit Activity
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Overview of the Day
8:45 a.m. Program Overview and Expectations
9:00 a.m. Science of Energy Recap
9:30 a.m. Energy Enigma
10:30 a.m. Science of Electricity
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Understanding Climate
• Greenhouse in a Beaker
• Carbon Cycle Simulation
• Climate Web
2:00 p.m. Energy Industry Guess Who?
2:30 p.m. School Energy Teams
3:00 p.m. Workshop Wrap Up paperwork
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
