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SEET Project Outcomes and Deliverables

Materials                      Pilot Testing                      Dissemination 

General SEET Workshop Outcomes/Deliverables

Outcome/Deliverable

Detail

Due

% Complete

Contribute to group’s recommended resources list.

To be shared in a resource clearinghouse

Pre-workshop

 
Contribute a recommended instructional material.

For example, core curriculum, classroom activity, syllabus, lesson plan, etc. to be shared in a resource clearinghouse

Pre-workshop

 
Develop & present group activity.

Groups to be determined. Activity is to develop an instructional resource (e.g., activity, lesson plan, etc.) to be implemented in classroom & shared in resource clearinghouse. Activity starts during workshop, finishes through online group communication.

50% complete by end of workshop; 100% complete by end of fall semester

 
Participate in two follow-up group meetings.

Online meetings after the workshop

Oct & Jan 

 
Report on implementation of workshop-to-classroom learning.

Sustainable energy material from workshop implemented in the classroom

End of spring semester

 
Provide student impact information.

Included in report in item 5, for class(es) taught & workshop dissemination activities through pre- & post-testing, surveys, etc.

End of spring semester

 
Perform two dissemination activities.

“Train-the-trainer” type of activity to disseminate SEET knowledge to peers; local, regional, and/or national

Thru May

 
Provide workshop and project evaluations.

Written & online surveys, focus group

End of workshop & July

 

Instructional Materials Produced by SEET Workshop Participants:

(These materials are available as free downloads in ATEEC's Energy Resources products section.)

  • Anaerobic Digestion for Mitigation of Biodiesel Production Byproducts
  • Biogas: A promising sustainable energy source for rural based economy in LDC and MDC—Eco-Economic growth in China
  • Bringing Biodiesel into Your Classroom
  • Building an Energy Efficient and Healthy Home
  • Building Sustainability
  • Ec-FREE: Environmental Curriculum
  • Economics of Small Wind Turbines
  • Introduction to Photovoltaics: Sun Path Tracking
  • Program Framework and Collaboration: Sustainable Energy from High School
    to Community College
  • Solar PV Module
  • Towards a Sustainable Campus
  • Wind Whispers: Career & Technical Aspects of Wind Energy

SEET Instructional Materials Pilot Tested in Schools Across the Country:

Alvin High School, TX
Course: Integrated Physics and Chemistry
Lesson: Alternative Energy Sources—Wind Energy

American River College, CA
Programs: Electronics Tech & Engr/Natural Resources
Courses (co-taught): Energy/Energy and Sustainability

American River College, CA
Certificate: Solar Photovoltaic Technicians Certificate
Courses: Electrical/Mechanical Apps, NABCEP Requirements

Barton County Community College, KS
Course: Intro to Building Energy Efficient Homes (hs & vo-tech teachers)
Lesson: Building Efficient Residential Buildings

Bellows Falls High School, VT
Course: Intro to Biology
Lesson: Methanogenesis, and Ancient Fermentation Pathway; What Ratio of Manure to Oats Will Have the Highest Methane Yield?

Bronx Community College, NY
Program: Energy Services and Technology
Course: Intro to Energy Technology
Lesson: Orientation for High School Seniors, Career Pathways program

Cabrillo College, CA
Program: Construction and Energy Management
Course: LEED Workshop
Lesson: Planning & Managing LEED buildings

Cabrillo College, CA
Program: Construction and Energy Management
Course: Photovoltaic Systems Design and Installation
Lesson: Exploring the "Solar Window" (Set of Sun Sky Paths)

Cape Cod Community College, MA
Program: Clean Energy Program
Course: Introduction to Solar Energy
Lesson: Solar Energy Sizing Projects

Cascadia Community College, WA
Program: Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices
Course: Intro to Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices
Lesson: The Science Behind Solar

Cascadia Community College, WA
Program: Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices
Course: Themes and Methods in Environmental Science
Lesson: The Science Behind Solar

Central Carolina Community College, NC
Program: Alternative Energy Technology: Biofuels
Course: Introduction to Renewable Energies
Lesson: Biogas from Animal Waste

Christiansburg High School, VA
Course: HVAC and Electricity
Lesson: Introduction to Renewable Energy Issues

Community College of Denver, CO
Program: Environmental Science
Course: Global Environmental Challenges/World Resources
Lesson: Energy Use & Sustainable Energy Alternatives

Dakota County Technical College, MN
Program: Interior Design
Course: Residential Studio I
Lesson: Intro to Green Building

Diablo Valley College, CA:
Workshop: Train-the-Trainer, faculty
Lesson: PV Systems

Frederick Community College, MD
Course: Human Ecology
Lesson: Sustainable Building Practices

Golden West College, CA
Course: Career Pathway Project
Lesson: Renewable Energy Track for Instructors

Iowa Lakes Community College, IA
Program: Wind Turbine & Technology
Course: Intro to Wind Energy
Lesson: Economics of Small Wind Lab

Iowa Lakes Community College, IA
Program: Wind Energy and Turbine Technology
Lesson: Career Specialization in Wind Energy

Lapwai High School, ID
Course: Applied Science
Lesson: Energy Today

Madison Area Technical College, WI
Program: Renewable Energy Technology
Lesson: Biodiesel Fuel Lab

Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI
Program: Environmental & Pollution Control Technology program.
Course: Introduction to Environmental Health
Lesson: Sustainability, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy

Moanaloa High School, HI
Course: Physical Science
Lesson: Activities for Table Top Model House Project and Stabilization Wedges Game

Mount Wachusett Community College, MA
Course: Renewable Energy
Lesson: Biodiesel Lab

New River Community College, VA
Course: Electrical Engineering Technology
Lesson 1: Photovoltaic Orientation & Power Output
Lesson 2: Photovoltaic Module Outputs in Series and Parallel Circuits

Niagara County Community College, NY
Course: Environmental Issues
Lesson: Guest Lecturer, Renewable Energy Resources

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, WI
Program: Renewable Energy Certificate Solar Electricity
Course: Introduction to Renewable Energy and Sustainable Practices
Lesson: Building Sustainability - An Introduction

Red Rocks Community College, CO
Program: Construction Technology and Renewable Energy Technology
Lesson: Solar PV Grid Tied

Royalton-Hartland High School, NY
Course: Architecture
Lesson: LEED/Green Building
Program: Environmental Science

Shasta College, CA
Course: Renewable Energy Overview Series, Adult Education
Lesson: Various, including Energy Concepts, Peak Oil, Wind, Solar, etc.

Sinclair Community College, OH
Program: Advanced Automotive Electrical Systems
Course: Electrical/Electronics
Lesson: Alternative & Renewable Energy Resources

St. Clair County Community College, MI
Program: Alternative Energy
Course: Building a 3-Phase Wind Turbine

St. Mary’s High School, PA
Course: Environmental Science
Lesson: Charting solar path

SUNY Canton, NY
Course: Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems
Activity: Intro to Biodiesel (prerequisite or alternative to lab activity)

University of Phoenix, AZ
Course: Environmental Science
Lesson: Online discussion postings on global warming, energy conservation, peak oil, renewable/sustainable energy

Participants Disseminate SEET Workshop Knowledge Across the Country:

  • Alternate Energy Forum, Wayne County, Williamson, NY
  • Alternative Transportation and Energy Club meeting, Need for Change in Energy Production and Use, Niagara County Community College, Niagara County, NY
  • American River College Electronics Department Advisory Committee presentation, Sustainable Energy, Sacramento, CA
  • American River College faculty presentation, SEET Experience and NREL Activities, Sacramento, CA
  • Barton County Community College in-service faculty, Renewable Energy, Kansas
  • Cabrillo College faculty/administration presentation, SEET Workshop Applications to New Energy Management Degree, Aptos, CA
  • Cabrillo College faculty presentation, Overview/Evaluation of Energy Integration in 2008 Courses, Aptos, CA
  • Cabrillo College Faculty Workshop, Saving the World with Sky Power
  • California Council of Electronics Instructors Conference
  • Cascadia Community College Science faculty presentation, Integrating Solar PV Technology in Curriculum, Cascadia, WA
  • City University of New York (CUNY) professional development staff briefing, Sustainability, New York, NY
  • Co-op Power Conference, Energy Savings & Sustainable Campuses, Massachusetts
  • Creation of ReNews digital newsletter, including SEET network subscribers, New York
  • Dakota County Technical College Campus Sustainability Day workshop, Online Carbon Calculator, Rosemount, MN
  • Dakota County Technical College faculty workshop presentation, A Greener Curriculum, Rosemount, MN
  • Diablo Valley Community College faculty workshop on Renewable Energy and Sustainability in Education
  • Eastern Iowa Community College District faculty/administration presentation, Energy Efficient Building, Davenport, IA
  • Eastern Iowa Community College District faculty/administration presentation, LEED Standards in Building Design, Davenport, IA
  • Eastern Iowa Community College District faculty/administration presentation, Renewable Energy Technology Program Development, Davenport, IA
  • Environmental Education Association of Washington conference presentation, Using Solar PV to Teach Basic Scientific Concepts, Wenatchee, WA
  • Frederick Community College faculty presentation, Energy Future, Frederick, MD
  • Frederick Community College science faculty presentation, Energy in Your Future, Frederick, MD
  • Gateway Technical College faculty/administration presentation, Sustainable Biofuels/Local Climate Change Solutions, Racine WI
  • Green Cup Challenge Conference workshop, Teaching Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, Princeton, NJ
  • Green Energy Conference presentation, Green Energy, California State University, Sacramento, CA
  • Green Living Expo presentation, Biodiesel 101, Charlotte, NC
  • Golden West College Career Pathways Workshop presentation, Renewable Energy, Huntington Beach, CA
  • HIRE Education 2008 Workforce Development Conference presentation, Photovoltaic Technology Energy Systems with Battery Storage, VA
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals conference presentation, Sustainability in the Workplace, Green Bay, WI
  • International Symposium on Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia, Sustainable Energy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Iowa Lakes Community College Fall Retreat Professional Development presentation, Wind Energy, Estherville, IA
  • Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Energy Advisory Committee presentation for business and industry, Latest NREL Wind Research, Estherville, IA
  • Iowa Lakes Community College and Laramie County Community College faculty/administration presentation, Economics of Small Wind Lab, Estherville, IA
  • Iowa Lakes Community College and Laramie County Community College faculty presentation, Introduction to Small-Scale Wind Energy Systems, Estherville, IA
  • Kazan State Power University, Russia, International Gas Turbines Roundtable participant
  • Lapwai High School faculty in-service presentation, Renewable Energy, Lapwai, ID
  • Lapwai Middle School faculty in-service presentation, Renewable Energy, Lapwai, ID
  • La Mirada High School/British Petroleum A+ for Energy Grant/Golden West College presentation, Renewable Energy Day, La Mirada, CA
  • LEED 2009 Design Competition for Construction Industry Round Table and the ACE Mentor Program of America, Green Building, Washington, DC
  • Little Miami Intermediate School faculty/6th grade science presentation, Renewable Energy Technologies, Morrow, OH
  • Los Rios District Green Committee, Model Sustainable Energy Curriculum, Folsom Lake College, Folsom, CA
  • Metropolitan Association for Teachers of Science Annual Spring Conference presentation, Classroom Wind Energy Resources, Houston, TX
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College faculty presentation, Sustainability & Renewable Energy, Milwaukee, WI
  • Moanaloa High School faculty professional development Quest for Excellence conference, Sustainable Design, Moanaloa, HI
  • Moanaloa High School parent presentation and student showcase, Green Building and Tabletop House Model, Moanaloa, HI
  • Mount Wachusett Community College/Reservation Trustees, Renewable Energy Speaker Series with SEET Instructors, Massachusetts
  • National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Workshop on Wind Energy Education
  • New River Community College faculty/public presentation, Discussing the Need for Energy (and Energy Economics) Education in American Public Schools, Dublin, VA
  • New York State Apollo Alliance, Building Bridges to an Energy Efficient Economy
  • Niagara County Career Pathways/Tech Prep group presentation, Sustainable Energy Career Pathways at Niagara County Community College and Royal Hartland High School, Niagara County, NY
  • Niagara County Community College Faculty Senate presentation, Renewable Energy Technologies, New York
  • North Carolina State Fair Equipment Show, Biodiesel for Fleets
  • Northeast Wisconsin Technical College faculty presentation, Infusing Sustainability Into Curriculum, Green Bay, WI
  • Public lecture, Global Environmental Challenge: Our Quest for Alternative Energy Sources, Community College of Denver, CO
  • Public presentation, Discussing the Need for Energy (and Energy Economics) Education in American Public Schools, Dublin, VA
  • Pulaski County Board presentation, Renewable Energy Systems – Photovoltaic and Small Wind Turbines in Rural Areas, Dublin, VA
  • Quad Cities Sierra Club, Sustainable Campus Checklist, Moline, IL
  • Randolph Community College faculty presentation, Biodiesel 101, Asheboro, NC
  • Red Rocks Community College, Evaluation of Renewable Energy Technology Program, Colorado
  • Red Rocks Community College Advisory Committee presentation, Solar Grid Course Development, Colorado
  • Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Workforce Education Conference, Troy, NY, Training Agricultural Producers in Small-Scale Biodiesel
  • Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Workforce Education Conference, Troy, NY, Undergraduate Field Studies of Solar Hot Water System Reliability
  • Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Workforce Education Conference, Troy, NY, Wind Energy Education
  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Tribal Land Enterprise, and Sinte Gleska University representatives, Feasibility Study for Biorefinery for Processing of Tribal Grassland Product, South Dakota
  • Royal Hartland High School student presentation, Sustainable Energy and  Renewable/Recyclable Materials, Niagara County, NY
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District presentation, Energy, Sacramento, CA
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District Green Energy Conference presentation, Green Energy, Sacramento, CA
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Learning Week Courses on Energy, Sacramento, CA
  • Sacramento State University faculty presentation, Shared Energy and Sustainability Curriculum, Sacramento, CA
  • Science faculty workshop, Teaching Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, Gill, MA
  • Shasta College Economic and Workforce Development group presentation, Utility-Scale Wind Technician Training, Redding, CA
  • Sinclair Community College Dean's Executive Council presentation, Hybrid/Fuel Cell Vehicles, Dayton, OH
  • Sinte Gleska University faculty/administration presentation, Alternative Energies, South Dakota
  • Solidworks User Group meeting, Need for Change in Energy Production and Use, Niagara County Community College, Niagara County, NY
  • St. Clair Community College faculty/administration presentation, Alternative Energy, Port Huron, MI
  • St. Clair Community College faculty/administration briefing, Teaching High School Wind Turbine Class for College Credit, Port Huron, MI
  • University of Puerto Rico-Aguadillo faculty presentation, Climate Change/Renewable Energy, Puerto Rico
  • University of Puerto Rico-Aguadillo faculty presentation, Energy Efficiency, Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Green Building Council coordinating staff briefing for New York Curriculum Development Project, Green Building, CUNY, New York, NY
  • UTMB Annual Regional Science Teachers Conference presentation, Classroom Wind Energy Resources, Galveston, TX
  • West Coast Green Conference, The Future of Energy, San Francisco, CA
  • Wisconsin Department of Commerce Meeting, Scientific, Chemical and Safety Aspects of Biodiesel Fuel Production, Madison, WI