2026 Energizing Student Potential Energy Workshop – 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
October 13, 2026
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
8:00 a.m. Registration, Breakfast & Sign In
8:20 a.m. Welcome & Overview of the Day
8:30 a.m. Introduction to the Science of Energy
Learn more about the forms of energy and energy transformations while experimenting with the Science of Energy kit.
10:00 a.m. Electric Connections and Candy Collector
Electric Connections teaches how different energy sources contribute to the generation of electricity. Candy Collector is a fun game to introduce students to the terms “renewable” and “nonrenewable”.
11:00 a.m. Energy Careers Round Up
Energy Careers Roundup is a good activity to introduce careers in the industry.
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. Exploring NEED Kits
• Wind Activity – Wind Blade Investigation and Wind Can Do Work
• Solar Activity – Solar Oven and UV Beads
• Climate Science – Greenhouse in a Beaker and Climate Web
3:00 p.m. Workshop Wrap Up paperwork
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
**Supporting library books will be discussed for each of the activities with appropriate grade bands.
