2010 Kentucky Energy Conference for Educators

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The 2010 Kentucky Energy Conference for Educators brings together educators, from around the Commonwealth, who are passionate about bringing energy education to their classrooms.  In five interactive days, the conference provides teachers with the most up-to-date information on all aspects of energy including the science of energy, sources of energy, transportation, consumption, electricity, efficiency and environmental and economic impacts.

Participants will travel via tour bus, visiting energy sites across Eastern KY and will have the opportunity to meet with Kentucky’s energy professionals.   Educators will receive the materials necessary to implement innovative hands-on energy units for their classrooms, multi-disciplinary teams, and after-school programs.

Conference Details

• There is no cost for conference participants.  The conference is funded by our Kentucky NEED sponsors.

• The conference is not for the faint of heart - but has been noted as the most fun a teacher could have while learning. 

• Attending teachers receive complimentary loan of the NEED Science of Energy or Energy Works Kit, a class-set of NEED Energy Infobooks (at grade level), access to all NEED Curriculum Guides, and supplemental resources. 

Goals of the Conference

To expand educator knowledge of the following subjects related to energy:
· the science of energy, forms of energy, and energy transformations
∙ Kentucky’s energy resources and energy professionals
· renewable and nonrenewable energy resources, their development, use, and impact on economics and  
  environment
· generation and transmission of electricity
· development and use of transportation fuels and the connection of all fuels to the economy and the
  environment
· efficient use of energy and the use of energy technologies for conservation and reduction of waste
∙ integrating energy curriculum materials into classrooms at any grade level and with any group of students
  and with all learning styles
∙ focusing on the successful achievement of state and national education goals using correlations of NEED
  materials to the National Science Education Standards and state standards.