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SUMMARY:2026 Energize CT Summer Institute Day 1 - Orange\, Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nYou are invited to the eesmarts™ Summer Institute for Teachers. Teachers may choose to attend both days or one day. Agendas have been designed to cover forms of energy\, sources of energy\, natural gas\, electricity\, climate change\, energy efficiency and energy careers. Join us for an engaging summer experience. \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\n$150 Stipend per day\nNGSS aligned curriculum\n\nQuestions:\nContact Wendi Moss at moss@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 objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. Take a short pre-assessment.\n9:00 a.m. The Science of Energy\nLearn more about the forms of energy while experimenting with the NEED Project’s Science of Energy kit. Kits will be provided to participating educators.\n10:30 a.m. Forms and Sources: Connecticut Electric and Energy Connections\nAfter learning about the forms of energy\, discover how the different energy sources contribute to the generation of electricity in Connecticut. Check out the Connecticut numbers for all energy used.\n11:00 a.m. Candy Collector\n11:30 a.m. Lunch\n12:15 p.m. Introduction to Renewables\nTake a look and explore hands-on solar\, hydropower\, and wind activities\nPV Panel Exploration and UV Beads\nMoving Water Can Do Work\nWind Blade Investigation\n2:00 p.m. Energy Career Explorations\nTake a look at our Energy Career Excursion sampler and ways to incorporate into the classroom. Play a round of Energy Guess Who and Energy Careers Round Up.\n2:30 p.m. Pretzel Power\nThis activity will help with the understanding of energy efficiency of different kinds of transportation and list the benefits of carpooling.\n2:45 p.m. Q&A\, Post Assessment and Evaluations\nEvaluations and post assessment!\n3:00 p.m. Adjourn \n 
URL:https://www.need.org/event/2026-energize-ct-summer-institute-day-1-orange-ct/
LOCATION:Courtyard by Marriott Orange\, 136 Marsh Hill Road\, Orange\, CT\, 06477\, United States
CATEGORIES:Connecticut,Educators,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wendi Moss":MAILTO:wmoss@need.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T083000
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SUMMARY:2026 Energize CT Summer Institute Day 2 - Orange\, Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nYou are invited to the eesmarts™ Summer Institute for Teachers. Teachers may choose to attend both days or one day. Agendas have been designed to cover forms of energy\, sources of energy\, natural gas\, electricity\, climate change\, energy efficiency and energy careers. Join us for an engaging summer experience. \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\n$150 Stipend per day\nNGSS aligned curriculum\n\nQuestions:\nContact Wendi Moss at moss@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 objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. Take a short pre-assessment.\n9:00 a.m. The Science of Energy\nLearn more about the forms of energy while experimenting with the NEED Project’s Science of Energy kit. Kits will be provided to participating educators.\n10:30 a.m. Energy Round Up\nThis activity will introduce teachers to the leading sources of energy.\n11:00 a.m. Sidekick Circuits\nThis activity will show a fun way to learn about simple and parallel circuits\n11:30 a.m. Lunch\n12:15 p.m. Energy Efficiency and Conservation\nLearn about efficiency\, conservation\, and exploring energy use at home and at school with an introduction to the tools provided in the NEED Efficiency and Conservation kits. Build and Energy House.\n1:45 p.m. Climate Science\nLearn about climate and climate science while exploring Greenhouse in a Beaker and Climate Web Activity.\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-energize-ct-summer-institute-day-2-orange-ct/
LOCATION:Courtyard by Marriott Orange\, 136 Marsh Hill Road\, Orange\, CT\, 06477\, United States
CATEGORIES:Connecticut,Educators,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wendi Moss":MAILTO:wmoss@need.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T083000
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Wendi Moss":MAILTO:wmoss@need.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260828T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260828T150000
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SUMMARY:2026 Phillips 66 Energy Education Workshop for Teachers - Carlsbad\, New Mexico
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\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\nAugust 28\, 2026\nEddy Training Center\nCarlsbad Municipal School\n700 W Stevens Street\nCarlsbad\, NM 88220 \nFor The Attendees:\n• It’s FREE\n• Breakfast and lunch provided.\n• Substitute Reimbursement\n• A NEED Science of Energy Kit\n• State standard aligned curriculum. \nWho Should Attend?\n• 4th – 12th Grade Science Teachers\n• CTE Teachers\n• Math Teachers\n• Social Science 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\, Sign-in\, Continental Breakfast\, and Pre-Survey \n9:00 a.m. Welcome to the Workshop! \n9:15 a.m. The Science of Energy\nLearn more about the forms of energy and energy transformations while experimenting with the Science of Energy kit. \n10:30 a.m. Energy Enigma \n11:30 a.m. Oil and Natural Gas 101 \n11:45 a.m. Phillips 66 Speaker and Q & A\n12:00 p.m. Lunch \n12:45 p.m. Exploring Oil and Natural Gas\nLearn about exploration\, production\, refining\, chemical manufacturing\, transportation\, marketing\, and uses of petroleum\, natural gas\, and their products in the industrial sector.\n• Pipeline Push\n• Refining Maze\n• Petroleum Ponder \n1:15 p.m. Oil & Gas Career Roundup \n2:00 p.m. Efficiency and Conservation Bingo \n2:30 p.m. Explore NEED Resources: About the NEED Website\, Curriculum Packet and Student Engagement Opportunities \n2:45 p.m. Post-Survey\, Q&A\, Kit Selection\, and Evaluation \n3:00 p.m. Adjourn
URL:https://www.need.org/event/2026-phillips-66-energy-education-workshop-for-teachers-carlsbad-new-mexico/
LOCATION:Eddy Training Center/Carlsbad Municipal Schools\, 700 W Stevens Street\, Carlsbad\, NM\, 88220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educators,Phillips 66,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wendi Moss":MAILTO:wmoss@need.org
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