Posts by Kimberly Swan
Can You Hear The Electricity?
Blog Series #1 by Jim Brown In early February, one of my teaching colleagues asked if I knew about a particular leaky faucet. I responded yes, and added that a…
Read MorePG&E Virtual Internship Program Wraps Up!
PG&E and NEED just wrapped up the first-ever comprehensive paid “Virtual Internship Program”, with 15 students representing five high schools in four communities. Virtual Interns are Juniors or Seniors…
Read MoreClean Energy Transit Comes to Santa Cruz: Coast Futura!
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Read MoreUsing Career Maps to Help Students Connect Learning with Future Careers
Lessons from the Green Generation Workforce Development Initiative A new program in the Chicago area called the Green Generation Workforce Development Initiative is helping high school students prepare for quality,…
Read MoreGoing Green or Clean?
Going Green or Clean? By: Erin Twamley PDF version of this blog available here. It is National Clean Energy Week (September 20-24, 2021)! This week hosted by the Business Council…
Read MoreNEED Announces partnership for New Children’s Book Featuring 26 Energy Superheroes
The National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project is pleased to announce a new partnership with award-winning children’s book authors Erin Twamley and Joshua Sneideman. Together, this innovative partnership anticipates sharing the careers, stories, and superpowers of 26 female energy superheroes who are powering our planet with teachers and students across the US.
Read More1980 – 1989 Energy Highlights
1980 The National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project begins on March 21, 1980 as a one-day celebration as a Joint Congressional Resolution recognizes National Energy Education Day. In the same year,…
Read MoreKY Power Awards AEP Foundation Grant to Assist Schools, Teachers
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Read MorePower Outage Blog
Barry Scott, NEED State Program Director of California, wrote a really great blog about living without power with the California power shut offs to keep people safe during the fires.…
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