National Energy Education Development Project Inc

NEED DESIGNS & DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY EDUC. CURRICULUM & TRAINING TO K-12 SCHOOLS.

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL-YEAR, NEED OFFERS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON ENERGY AND ENERGY ISSUES INCLUDING THE SCIENCE OF ENERGY, ENERGY SOURCES, ELECTRICITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION. THE WORKSHOPS ARE ONE HOUR TO ONE-DAY IN LENGTH AND NEED PROVIDES PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS WITH SUBSTITUTE REIMBURSEMENT, CLASSROOM CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS. IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, NEED HOSTS APPROXIMATELY 300-600 WORKSHOPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL TOPIC WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDE CONTENT SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN ENERGY ISSUES - I.E. SOLAR, WIND, HYDROGEN, HYDROPOWER, OIL AND NATURAL GAS, EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION. ALL CURRICULUM TAUGHT AND PROVIDED AT THE WORKSHOPS IS ALIGNED TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. ADDITIONAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (WEEKLONG CONFERENCES) ARE HELD DURING THE SUMMER.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: NEED'S MISSION IS TO DESIGN AND DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND TRAINING. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, NEED ESTABLISHES AND ADMINISTERS MANY SIGNATURE PROGRAMS FOR AGENCIES, COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENERGY EDUCATION OUTREACH, CLASSROOM SUPPORT, AND CURRICULUM DESIGN. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE CURRICULUM, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND KITS ARE MENTIONED THROUGHOUT NEED'S FEDERAL FORM 990, BUT THESE PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE TURN-KEY STAFF SUPPORT OF LOCAL SCHOOLS - PROVIDING CLASSROOM VISITS, LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING, IN-CLASS TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES, TEACHER SUPPORT AND CLASSROOM TROUBLE-SHOOTING, DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF WEBSITES TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC GOALS, AND OVERALL ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS NEED HAS UNDERWAY EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, NEED HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG GRANT-MAKING CAPABILITY AND ADMINISTERS A NUMBER OF GRANT PROGRAMS THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL DONORS. ALL OF THESE GRANT PROGRAMS HAVE A RUBRIC AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWERS. NEED BOTH ADMINISTERS THE RECRUITMENT/MARKETING PHASE OF THE GRANTS AND THE ONLINE APPLICATION, SELECTION, AND ACTUAL PAYMENT OF THE GRANT TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL.

KITS AND MATERIALS: NEED'S GOAL IS TO DESIGN AND DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM. ALL NEED CURRICULA ARE UPDATED WITH NEW DATA, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ISSUES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. NEED'S HANDS-ON APPROACH TO ENERGY EDUCATION REQUIRES THAT EDUCATORS BE PROVIDED THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED IN THE CLASSROOM. NEED'S TEACHER ADVISORY BOARD AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CREATE HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS AND KITS FOR MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS AND FOR MULTIPLE CONTENT AREAS. THESE KITS ARE INTEGRATED WITH PRINTED NEED CURRICULUM AND ARE PROVIDED TO EDUCATORS ATTENDING NEED WORKSHOPS. NEED CURRICULUM MATERIALS ARE DESIGNED AT FOUR READING LEVELS - PRIMARY, ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND SECONDARY. EACH GUIDE CONTAINS A TEACHER GUIDE AND STUDENT LESSONS FOR THE ENERGY UNITS. THE ENTIRE NEED PORTFOLIO IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ONLINE AT WWW.NEED.ORG.