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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
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| NRES 730 - Energy Education in the Classroom |
Description: 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.
Goals: As a result of participating in NRES 730, participants will:
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To appreciate the need for energy education
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Review fundamental energy concepts
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Increase awareness of energy resource issues in
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Gain knowledge about and hands-on experiences in energy education
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Become familiar with energy education support materials
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Develop strategies for using KEEP’s Education Guide and other resources to integrate energy concepts into curriculum
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Become active members in a statewide network of energy educators.
Cost: Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide scholarships, and participants pay a co-pay. The course 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 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 & Flyer |
Sec |
Required Dates & Times (16 hours total) |
Sponsor |
Eligibility | Co-Pay |
# Scholarships Available & Registration Form |
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MENOMONIE Menomonie High School Instructor: Charlie Schneider |
88 |
Friday, February 10, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, February 11, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $100 |
2 Registration Form |
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DODGEVILLE Dodgeville High School Instructor: Susan Schuller |
881 |
Friday, April 13, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, April 14, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday, April 15, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $100 |
9 Registration Form |
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FISH CREEK Gibraltar High School Instructor: Terrie Cooper |
882 |
Thursday, April 19, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, April 21, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Thursday, April 26, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $100 |
10 Registration Form |
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MAPLE GROVE, MN Great River Energy Instructor: Charlie Schneider |
88 (summer) |
Tuesday, August 7, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Wednesday, August 8, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
Great River Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $100 |
Registration Form Coming Soon |
*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) |
These courses build 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 number can be repeated on different topics for up to three credits.
Generic NRES 731 Registration Form:
| NRES 732 - Renewable Energy Education in the Classroom |
Description:
This course offers 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
highlights 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 scholarships, and participants pay a co-pay. The course 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 & Flyer |
Sec |
Required Dates & Times (16 hours total) |
Sponsor | Eligibility |
Co-pay |
# Scholarships Available & Registration Form |
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RHINELANDER WPS Office Instructor: Kelly Zagrzebski |
881 |
Thursday, April 12, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Friday, April 13, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday, April 14, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Focus on Energy and KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $100 |
10 Registration Form |
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EAU CLAIRE Eau Claire North High School Instructor: Jeanine Gelhaus |
885 |
Saturday, April 14, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday, April 21, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Focus on Energy and KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects in WI | $100 |
5 Registration Form |
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FORT ATKINSON MATC-Fort Atkinson Campus Instructor: Ken Walz |
88 |
Wednesday, April 18, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, April 21, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Wednesday, April 25, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
We Energies | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor electric service territory | $100 |
9 Registration Form |
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WAUPACA WPS Office Instructor: Kelly Zagrzebski |
883 |
Thursday, April 26, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Friday, April 27, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, April 28, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Focus on Energy and KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor service territory | $100 |
11 Registration Form |
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MILWAUKEE Havenwoods State Forest Instructor: Jeanine Gelhaus |
882 |
Saturday, April 28, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday, May 12, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
We Energies | K-12 teachers of all subjects within sponsor electric service territory | $100 |
9 Registration Form |
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SHEBOYGAN Maywood Environmental Park Instructor: Pat Arndt |
884 |
Friday, May 4, 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, May 5, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday, May 6, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Focus on Energy and KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects in WI | $100 |
10 Registration Form |
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SUN PRAIRIE WPPI Energy Instructor: Pat Arndt |
88 (summer) | June, exact dates TBD | KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects in WI | $100 |
10 Registration Form Coming Soon |
*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 |
Description:
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 website 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 websites, online discussions, and home activities,
such as reading utility bills, home energy audits, and
calculating the wattages of various home appliances.
Goal:
As a result of participating in NRES 733, participants will gain a fundamental knowledge
about energy and appreciate the nature of energy in their every
day lives.
Cost: Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide scholarships, (includes one graduate credit from UWSP) to participants who are practicing K-12 teachers from Wisconsin schools in their territories. Participants pay a co-pay.
Expectations: Participants are responsible for paying the co-pay, participating in the course and completing a class assignment to be turned in by an arranged date after the course. The assignment is designed to help you integrate energy into your classroom.
Next NRES 733 Online Course Offering:
March 2-April 1, 2012
Final Assignments Due April 30
COURSE FULL
| NRES 734 - School Building Energy Efficiency Education |
Description: 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. Each participant will receive an Energy and Your School Activity Guide with 14 K-12 activities. Participants in the course will develop action plans or unit plans highlighting opportunities in energy efficiency and conservation in their schools.
Goal:
As a result of participating in NRES 734, teachers will
learn…
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The
basic energy systems within a school building
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How schools consume and are billed for energy
use
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How building occupants can reduce energy consumption
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Ways to incorporate energy systems into curriculum
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How to develop an effective energy action plan
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Who to communicate with for energy-related needs
Cost: Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide scholarships, and participants pay a co-pay. The course 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 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 & Flyer
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Sec |
Required Dates & Times (16 hours total) |
Sponsor |
Eligibility |
Co-pay |
# Scholarships Available & Registration Form |
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MILWAUKEE Parkview Elementary Instructor: Janie Besharse |
88 |
Wednesday, March 7, 4:30 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, March 14, 4:30 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, March 21 , 4:30 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, March 28, 4:30 - 8:30 PM |
Focus on Energy and KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects within Milwaukee Public Schools | $100 |
9 Registration Form |
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RIVER FALLS Meyer Middle School Instructor: Charlie Schneider |
883 |
Wednesday, March 21, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, March 28, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, April 4, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, April 11, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
KEEP and River Falls Municipal Utilities | K-12 teachers of all subjects within School District of River Falls | $100 |
19 Registration Form |
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ALLOUEZ St. Matthew School Instructors: Jenny Brinker and Scott Liddicoat |
886 |
TENTATIVE: Wednesday, April 4, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, April 11, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, April 18, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, April 25, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
KEEP and Focus on Energy | K-12 teachers of all subjects within Village of Allouez | FREE |
8 Registration Form |
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MADISON St. James School Instructor: Jim Jenson |
885 |
Tuesday, April 17, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, April 19, 4:00 PM - 8:0 PM Tuesday, April 24, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, April 26, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
KEEP and MGE | K-12 teachers of all subjects in the Madison Diocese | $50 |
16 Registration Form |
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COLBY Location TBD Instructor: Melissa Rickert |
881 | Spring 2012 - Dates TBD | KEEP | K-12 teachers of all subjects within Marshfield School District | $100 |
10 Registration Form |
*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 |
Description: 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).
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.
Goal: As a result of participating in NRES 735, participants will gain a fundamental knowledge of renewable energy and investigate renewable energy practices which they can incorporate into their lives.
Cost: Focus on Energy and select Wisconsin utilities provide scholarships, (includes one graduate credit from UWSP) to participants who are practicing K-12 teachers from Wisconsin schools in their territories. Participants pay a co-pay.
Expectations: Participants are responsible for paying the co-pay, participating in the course and completing a class assignment to be turned in by an arranged date after the course. The assignment is designed to help you integrate renewable energy into your classroom.
Next NRES 735 Online Course Offering:
TBD
| 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
| Energy Education Certificate |
Energy Education
Certificate Available through the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
If you are looking for ways to
enhance your teaching portfolio and to verify your
professional development in energy education, you
may be interested in the opportunity to earn a
certificate in energy education through the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Energy
Education Certificate is available to practicing
K-12 teachers only. The certificate reflects
comprehensive professional development and
experiences in energy content and teaching
competencies. The certificate is awarded after
completing at least three Wisconsin K-12 Energy
Education Program courses and providing evidence of
involvement in at least three energy education
activities. Please use the following form to
submit your application:
NOTE: The certificate does
not certify the recipient for any degree nor is it
part of any licensing program or requirements;
rather, it supports and documents preparations and
improvements in level of success in an area of
practice—in this case energy education.
Achievement for the certificate can be verified
through examination of a transcript showing courses
completed and is directly associated with the
quality control asserted within the overall academic
institution.
| Other Professional Development Opportunities |
Please check out these websites for additional professional development opportunities and courses:
- Masters in Environmental Education for K-12 Teachers (MSNREE)
- Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE)
- Global Environmental Teachings (GET)
- LEAF (The Wisconsin K-12 Forestry Education Program)
- EE in Wisconsin
- Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP)
- UWSP College of Professional Studies: Continuing Education
- UWSP Continuing Education
- Quality Educator Interactive (QEI)
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Environmental Education (WCEE) fan page on
facebook.
Send comments and suggestions to KEEP, energy@uwsp.edu or call 715.346.4770.
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