When

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
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Where

Rhode Island College Gaige Hall Multipurpose Room
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908



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Contact

Wendi Moss
The NEED Project
703-257-1117
wmoss@need.org
 

2018 Rhode Island Energy Education Workshop - Providence, RI 

If you are unable to complete your registration please email wmoss@need.org.

Who should attend?

  •  K-12 Teachers (science, technology, social studies, math and more)
  • Afterschool program leaders working with students in energy, environment, STEM programming and Pre-Service Teachers.

 

Register today!  Support from the EERMC provides:

  • Free workshop registration
  • Breakfast and Lunch
  • Substitute reimbursement
  • Parking
  • Energy Curriculum and Hands-On Kit
  • Rhode Island standards aligned curriculum
  • Helpful information about Rhode Island’s Energy Efficiency resources

AGENDA


8:00 a.m.             Registration
Pick up NEED materials and workshop supplies.  Continental breakfast will be served.  NEED curriculum kits are sponsored for each teacher attending the workshop.  

8:30 a.m.             Welcome!
Meet 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. 

9:00 a.m.             Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations and The Science of Electricity
After a brief refresh on the forms of energy and energy transformations, learn more about the forms of energy while experimenting with the NEED Project’s Science of Electricity activity.

10:30 a.m.           Electric Connections and Energy Round Up 

11:00 a.m.           Baseload Balance
This activity demonstrates how electricity supply is transmitted on the electric grid to consumers. It explores the differences between baseload and peak demand power, and how power companies maintain supply to ensure customers have power as they need it.

11:45 a.m.           Lunch and Learn

  • Learn about National Grid’s Innovation Hub as a location for school trips
  • Understand how energy efficiency can help with costs related to baseload and peak demand
  • Learn about Rhode Island’s national leadership in energy efficiency
  • Why should I care about EE? Why does my utility care about EE?
  • Learn about National Grid Energy Efficiency Programs that are available for schools, and residential homes

12:30 p.m.          Monitoring and Measuring Energy Use at Home and at School
Explore energy use at home and at school.  Learn the science behind energy efficiency and simple ways to reduce energy use and energy cost at home and at school. 

2:15 p.m.             Other Resources, Evaluation, Curriculum Orders and Wrap Up
Complete Workshop Evaluations, Post-workshop assessment, receive substitute reimbursement forms, and complete Order Forms for Curriculum and Kits

3:00 p.m.             Adjourn

 Special thanks to the Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council (EERMC) for supporting today’s workshop. 

Learn more about the EERMC at: 

https://rieermc.ri.gov/