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| KEEP Energy Education Courses |
KEEP is a program of the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE). The WCEE offers environmental education courses that qualify for Wisconsin continuing education credits including these KEEP courses (click on these links to read course descriptions as well as to register):
NRES 730 - Energy Education in the Classroom
NRES 731 - Selected Topics in Energy Education (Topics Vary)
NRES 732 - Doable Renewables: Renewable Energy Education in the Classroom
NRES 733
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Energy Education:
Concepts and Practices - Online Course
NRES 734 - School Building Energy Efficiency Education
NRES 735
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Renewable Energy Education - Online
Course
Check out what teachers are saying about KEEP!
| Fuels for Schools |
Fuels for Schools: Exploring Wood as an Energy
Source for Your School
April 9 & 10 at Crandon High School, Crandon, WI
The KEEP energy education program and LEAF forestry education program have teamed up. This fact-filled, idea-filled graduate course will answer such burning questions as What is woody biomass? What are the positive and negative effects of using woody biomass as an energy source? and How do we develop and manage woody biomass as an energy source? The course will include background information, activities you can use in your classroom, and additional resources to help you use woody biomass as a relevant learning opportunity for your students. The course is open to 7-12 grade teachers. Limited Scholarships Available! For more information visit the LEAF Professional Development Web Page.
| The Annual Energy Fair |
The 21st Annual Energy Fair will be June 18-20, 2010.
KEEP usually offers two graduate courses at the Energy Fair. One is for technology & engineering teachers and the other is for all other K-12 teachers. Each course is worth one graduate credit. Click here for information about the Energy Fair.
To learn more about the Energy Fair in general, visit the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Web site at www.the-mrea.org and click on Energy Fair.
| NRES 730 - Energy Education in the Classroom |
Energize your classroom! Through hands-on activities and class discussions learn how you can enhance students' understanding of what energy is, where it comes from, and how it affects their lives. You will also receive a copy of the KEEP Activity Guide, a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide, and be introduced to additional energy-related educational materials. This course is designed for teachers who want to experience it today and teach it tomorrow. Applicable to teachers of Science/Mathematics, Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology Education, Family Living and Consumer Education (FCE), or to anyone who wants to promote energy as part of their environmental education curriculum.
Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide $375 scholarships, and participants pay a co-pay. The In-service includes one graduate credit from UWSP (and all materials) to participants who are practicing K-12 teachers from Wisconsin schools in their territories.
Participants are responsible for paying the co-pay, attending the course, peer teaching from the KEEP Activity Guide during the course, and completing a class assignment to be turned in by an arranged date after the course. The assignment is designed to have teachers create a product that will support their efforts to integrate energy concepts into their classroom lessons.
Scheduled NRES 730 Courses:
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Location |
Sec |
Required Dates & Times (16 hours total) |
Sponsor |
Eligibility | Co-Pay |
Spaces Available |
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KESHENA Menominee Indian High School Instructor: Arndt |
88 |
Fri, March 5, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sat, March 6, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sun, March 7, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor Service Territory | $75 | 4 |
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WHITEHALL Memorial High School Instructor: Windjue |
881 |
Fri,
April 16, 4:30 PM 8:30 PM
Sat, April 17, 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
Sun, April 18, 8:00 AM 12:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor Service Territory | $75 |
Course Full Waiting List Available |
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APPLETON Fox River Academy Instructor: Schuller |
882 |
Mon, April 26,
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Wed, April 28,
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Mon, May 3,
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Wed, May 5,
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor Service Territory | $75 | 5 |
*Check back for updated schedules.
Register Here
After completing the form below, please fax or mail it in.
Please do not email it as it contains some sensitive personal
information. If you're having
problems with the application form please see the bottom of this page
for contact information.
Upon receipt of your registration form, KEEP will send you an email with "Receipt of Registration" and the course name in the subject line confirming your registration in the course. If you do not receive this email within a week, please call the KEEP office to make sure that we have received your registration and that you are enrolled in the course.
**Be sure you write in the location of the course on the registration form.
NRES 730 Registration Form:
NRES 730: Energy Education in the Classroom course Web support
| NRES 731 - Selected Topics in Energy Education (Topics Vary) |
This course builds on NRES 730 and offers the next step in hands-on activities and class discussions that focus on a certain topic, subject, or application. This course can be repeated on different topics for up to three credits.
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| NRES 732 - Renewable Energy Education in the Classroom |
NRES 732 - Doable Renewables: Renewable Energy Education in the
Classroom offers the next step in renewable energy hands-on activities,
class discussions, and classroom-based applications to help teachers
analyze energy information and create strategies and techniques to
enhance their students' understanding of renewable energy. The course
will highlight a renewable energy curriculum designed for teachers
to use in their classrooms.
Recommended for teachers
of grades 5-12, adaptable to younger grades.
Course Goals:
As a result of participating in NRES 732, students will:
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Have developed an appreciation that renewable energy technology works and is currently being used in Wisconsin and around the world;
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Gain knowledge about and hands-on experiences in renewable energy education;
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Develop strategies for using the renewable energy supplement and resources to integrate renewable energy concepts into their curriculum; and
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Learn about and appreciate the economic, environmental, and socio-political benefits of using renewable energy.
Cost:
Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide $375 scholarships, and
participants pay a co-pay. The In-service includes one graduate credit
from UWSP and all materials to participants who are practicing K-12
teachers from Wisconsin schools in their territories.
Expectations:
Participants are responsible for paying the co-pay, attending the
course, peer teaching from the
KEEP Renewable Energy Supplement
during the course, and completing a class assignment to be turned in
by an arranged date after the course. The assignment is designed to have
teachers create a product that will support their efforts to integrate
renewable energy concepts into their classroom lessons.
Scheduled NRES 732 Courses:
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Location |
Sec |
Required Dates & Times (16 hours total) |
Sponsor | Eligibility |
Co-pay |
Spaces Available |
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BEAVER DAM Moraine Park Technical College Instructor: Walz |
882 |
Wed, March 3, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Fri, March 5, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sat, March 6, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
WIRED Grant through Technical Colleges | Middle and High School teachers of all subjects within MATC, Moraine Park or Southwest Tech School District Regions | $75 (reimbursement upon completion of the course) | 3 |
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WAUSAU Wausau East High School Instructors: Gelhaus & Edlund |
881 |
Fri, March 19, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sat, March 20, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sun, March 21, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 Teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $75 | 16 |
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MADISON MATC Instructor: Walz |
883 |
Wed, April 7, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Fri, April 9, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sat, April 10,
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
WIRED Grant through Technical Colleges | Middle and High School teachers of all subjects within MATC, Moraine Park or Southwest Tech School District Regions | $75 (reimbursement upon completion of the course) | 11 |
*Check back for updated schedules.
Register Here
After completing the form below, please fax or mail it in.
Please do not email it as it contains some sensitive personal
information. If you're having
problems with the application form please see the bottom of this page
for contact information.
Upon receipt of your registration form, KEEP will send you an email with "Receipt of Registration" and the course name in the subject line confirming your registration in the course. If you do not receive this email within a week, please call the KEEP office to make sure that we have received your registration and that you are enrolled in the course.
**Be sure you write in the location of the course on the registration form.
NRES 732 Registration Form:
NRES 732: Doable Renewables: Renewable Energy Education in the Classroom
course Web support
| NRES 733 - Energy Education: Concepts and Practices - Online Course |
Energy Education: Concepts and Practices is a web-based course (Internet delivery) offered through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and developed by the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP).
The Web site component of this course is always
open to the general public with course content geared primarily
for K-12 educators. At certain times of the year, there is
university credit available for this course, see
Schedule
Information or contact the
KEEP office. See
Registration
Information to find out how to register. Enrolled students
also participate in an interactive online discussion and
complete assignments. On-campus students need instructor
permission to enroll in this course.
The course addresses energy concepts relating to energy
definitions, natural laws of energy, energy flows in living and
non-living systems, and
their relationships to understanding and evaluating
environmental issues.
Course activities include exploration of energy readings and
pertinent Web sites, online discussions, and home activities,
such as reading utility bills, home energy audits, and
calculating the wattages of various home appliances.
Course Goal: Participants gain a fundamental knowledge
about energy and appreciate the nature of energy in their every
day lives.
Next NRES 733 Online Course Offering:
SUMMER 2010
Dates TBD
Limited to 12 teachers
| NRES 734 - School Building Energy Efficiency Education |
Know the flow of energy in your school building! This course focuses on evaluating the energy use in school buildings and guiding K-12 teachers towards utilizing the school building as a learning tool for energy education. Take an informative tour of a school building's energy systems and learn how you and your students can make a difference on your school's utility bill. Participants in the course will develop action plans or unit plans highlighting opportunities in energy efficiency and conservation in their schools.
Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide $375 scholarships, and participants pay a co-pay. the In-service includes one graduate credit from UWSP and all materials) to participants who are practicing K-12 teachers from Wisconsin schools in their territories.
Participants are responsible for paying the
co-pay, attending the course and completing a class assignment to be
turned in by an arranged date after the course. The assignment is
designed to have teachers create a product that will support their
efforts to initiate energy efficiency plans in their school buildings
and energy education concepts in their classrooms.
NRES 734 is only open to teachers in the district where it is being held because it is specific to each district's energy goals. If you are interested in a NRES 734 course in your district please complete the NRES 734 Course Request Form.
Scheduled NRES 734 Courses:
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Location |
Sec |
Required Dates & Times (16 hours total) |
Sponsor |
Eligibility |
Co-pay |
Spaces Available |
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RHINELANDER Rhinelander High School Instructors: Barrett & Rickert |
883 |
Sat, March 13, 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Mon,
March 15, 4:00 PM 8:00 PM Wed,
March 17, 4:00 PM 8:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within the School District of Rhinelander | $75 | 7 |
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RANDOM LAKE Random Lake High School Instructors: Besharse & Kubish |
882 |
Thu, April 8, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sat, April 10, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Thu, April 15, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 Teachers of all subjects within the School District of Random Lake | $75 | 9 |
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MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS Kromrey Middle School Instructor: Jenson |
88 |
Tue, April 13,
4:30 PM
8:30 PM
Thu, April 15,
4:30 PM
8:30 PM
Tue, April 20,
4:30 PM
8:30 PM Thu, April
22,
4:30 PM 8:30 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within the Middleton-Cross Plains School District | $75 | 13 |
*Check back for updated schedules.
Register Here
After completing the form below, please fax or mail it in.
Please do not email it as it contains some sensitive personal information. If you're having
problems with the application form please see the bottom of this page
for contact information.
Upon receipt of your registration form, KEEP will send you an email with "Receipt of Registration" and the course name in the subject line confirming your registration in the course. If you do not receive this email within a week, please call the KEEP office to make sure that we have received your registration and that you are enrolled in the course.
**Be sure you write in the location of the course on the registration form.
NRES 734 Registration Form:
NRES 734: School Building Energy Efficiency Education course Web support
| NRES 735 - Renewable Energy Education - Online Course |
Renewable Energy Education is a web-based course (Internet delivery) offered through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and developed by the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP).
Course Goal: Participants will gain a fundamental knowledge of renewable energy and investigate renewable energy practices which they can incorporate into their lives.
Through online readings, activities, surveys, and discussions, enrolled participants will investigate renewable energy technologies and explore uses of renewable energy in communities across Wisconsin, the United States, and the World. Find out how to incorporate renewable energy into your life and discover what the future of renewable energy holds for you.
Next NRES 735 Online Course Offering:
Fall 2010
Dates TBD
Limited to 12 teachers
| More Information |
If you are interested in scheduling a course in your area, receiving a course application by mail, or would like more information about KEEP courses contact:
Jamie Mollica
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program
403 Learning Resources Center, WCEE
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
Phone 715.346.4818
Fax 715.346.4698
Email
energy@uwsp.edu
| Other Professional Development Opportunities |
Please check out these Web sites for additional professional development opportunities and courses:
- Masters in Environmental Education for K-12 Teachers
- Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
- EE in Wisconsin
- GET (Global Environmental Teachings Program)
- LEAF (The Wisconsin K-12 Forestry Education Program)
- EETAP (Environmental Education and Training Partnership)
- College of Professional Studies: Continuing Education
- UWSP Continuing Education
- Quality Educator Interactive (QEI)
Send comments and suggestions to KEEP, energy@uwsp.edu or call 715.346.4770.
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