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SUMMARY:2026 Connecticut Energy Education Workshop for Teachers - Milford\, Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n \nExperience the impact of NEED’s hands-on energy education workshops! Each year\, educators across the country join NEED to explore engaging\, standards-aligned activities\, discover free curriculum resources\, and leave ready to bring energy concepts to life for their students. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting learning experience. Register for a workshop today! \nDon’t just take our word for it! See what workshop attendees had to say about their recent PD experience: \n“I had a wonderful time as well as I learned so much knew knowledge. All activities were applicable to my teaching and can’t wait to share with my fellow teachers.” \n“Great workshop and terrific investment of my time. I learned so much I didn’t know about energy in real world applications\, this will be so very useful in my classroom. Thank you so much!” \n“This was highly engaging workshop! One of the best I have ever attended in 31 years of teaching!” \nDate and Location:\nDecember 1\, 2026\nSpringhill Suites by Marriott\n50 Rowe Avenue\nMilford\, CT 06460 \nWho Should Attend:\n\n3rd to 12th grade science educators\nCTE educators\nAfterschool program leaders\n\nFor The Attendees:\n\nNEED Science of Energy Kit\nChoice of a NEED Energy Management Kit\nSubstitute Reimbursement\nProvided\nNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned curriculum\n\nQuestions:\nContact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or call 1-800-875-5029 \nAgenda\n8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions\nMeet your fellow participants and the sponsors of today’s workshop. Review goals and ob-jectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. \n9:00 a.m. The Science of Energy\nLearn more about the forms of energy while experimenting with the NEED Project’s Sci-\nence of Energy kit. Kits will be provided to participating educators. \n10:30 a.m. Connecticut Electric and Energy Connections\nAfter learning about the forms of energy\, discover how the different energy sources contrib-ute to the generation of electricity in Connecticut. Check out the Connecticut numbers for all energy used. \n11:00 a.m. Introduction to Energy Efficiency and Conservation\nHow do you use energy in your daily life at school? Learn how energy is consumed and easy steps you and your students can take to reduce energy use at home and at school. An introduction to the tools provided in the NEED Efficiency and Conservation kits to ex-plore energy use at home and at school. \n12:00 p.m. Lunch \n1:00 p.m. Renewables\nExplore some fun renewable activities for your classroom.\n• Wind Can Do Work\n• Solar Oven \n2:30 p.m. Climate Web\nThis activity helps students to visualize climate as a system with many items feeding into it and relying on its function. \n2:30 p.m. Creating and Facilitating School Energy Teams\nA tool for schools seeking to lower energy consumption through the adoption of school energy policies and the formation of a student energy team. \n2:45 p.m. Q&A\, Post Assessment and Evaluations\nEvaluations and post assessment! \n3:00 p.m. Adjourn
URL:https://www.need.org/event/2026-connecticut-energy-education-workshop-for-teachers-milford-connecticut/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Connecticut,Educators,Workshop
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SUMMARY:2026 Massachusetts Energy Education Workshop for Quincy Public Schools - Quincy\, Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n \nExperience the impact of NEED’s hands-on energy education workshops! Each year\, educators across the country join NEED to explore engaging\, standards-aligned activities\, discover free curriculum resources\, and leave ready to bring energy concepts to life for their students. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting learning experience. Register for a workshop today! \nDon’t just take our word for it! See what workshop attendees had to say about their recent PD experience: \n“I had a wonderful time as well as I learned so much knew knowledge. All activities were applicable to my teaching and can’t wait to share with my fellow teachers.” \n“Great workshop and terrific investment of my time. I learned so much I didn’t know about energy in real world applications\, this will be so very useful in my classroom. Thank you so much!” \n“This was highly engaging workshop! One of the best I have ever attended in 31 years of teaching!” \nDate and Location \nDATE AND LOCATION\nAugust 19\, 2026\nQuincy Public School Coddington Building\n34 Coddington Street\nQuincy\, MA 02169 \nWHAT DO YOU RECEIVE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION?\n• Choice of a NEED Science of Energy Kit\, Energy Management Kit or Solar Kit\n• Stipend\n• 10 PDP credits available\n• Massachusetts aligned curriculum. \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND?\n• K-12 Grade Teachers\n• CTE Teachers\n• Afterschool program leaders \nQUESTIONS?\nContact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or call 1-800-875-5029 \nAGENDA \n8:30 a.m. Registration\nPick up NEED materials and conference supplies. Continental breakfast will be served. NEED curriculum kits are sponsored for each teacher attending the workshop. Packets include supplemental classroom materials\, Energy Infobooks at 3 grade levels\, and much more! Complete a pre-workshop assessment.\n8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions\nMeet your fellow participants and the sponsors of today’s workshop. Review goals and objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. Energy Bingo.\n9:00 a.m. Forms and Sources of Energy\n9:30 a.m. The Science of Energy\nLearn more about the forms of energy while experimenting with the NEED Project’s\nScience of Energy kit. Kits will be made available to participating teachers.\n10:45 a.m. Baseload Balance\nLearn about how Regional Transmission Organizations work to bring to bring electricity made using the least expensive fuels onto the grid to meet ever changing demand.\n11:00 a.m. Stock it Up\nDuring peak demand times\, RTOs have to resort to using very expensive supply to meet demand\, raising prices for everyone. Deploying more storage can help lower or shift the peak\, making electricity more affordable for all. Learn about storage options being deployed to help lower the peak.\n11:30 a.m. Energy Careers Guess Who\nPlay a game to learn more about careers in energy. This game can be adapted to cover a wide variety of careers or other topic.\n12:00 p.m. Lunch\n1:00 p.m. Hands on Energy Activities\nSolar –With grade band groups\, explore activities to help meet your standards related to energy transformations.\n• Primary: Solar Oven & Solar Balloon\n• Elementary: Solar Bugs\n• Intermediate: Passive Solar House\n• Secondary: Measuring Voltage and Current in Circuits Connected using Breadboards\nEfficiency & Conservation – Conducting School and Home Energy Audits\n• Explore Audit Tools\n• Conducting Energy Audits\n2:15 p.m. Energy Carnival\n2:30 p.m. School Energy Teams and Community Education\n3:00 p.m. Explore the Website\, Q&A\, Post Assessment and Evaluations\n3:30 p.m. Adjourn
URL:https://www.need.org/event/2026-massachusetts-energy-education-workshop-for-quincy-public-schools-quincy-massachusetts/
LOCATION:Quincy Public Schools Coddington Building\, 34 Coddington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educators,Massachusetts,Workshop
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