CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Attracting and Developing

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Attracting and Developing Interest among Teachers and Students in Energy Workforce Options Gary Swan Vice President, Development

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting About the National Energy Foundation • 501 (c) (3) non-profit • K-12 energy education • 32 year track record • Our HQ - Salt Lake City, Utah • Our work – national • Our board – EEI, AGA, NEI, API, NMA, APPA, USEA, INGAA, NGVC

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting About the National Energy Foundation The mission of the National Energy Foundation is to cultivate and promote an energy literate society

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting What is Energy Illiteracy? • What does it mean to be illiterate? • Is illiteracy a problem for our society? • So what does it mean to be energy illiterate? • Is energy illiteracy a problem for our society? • Is energy illiteracy a problem for your company?

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Three Energy Illiteracy Case Studies • The heart surgeon • The ad exec • The geophysicist

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting What is Energy Literacy? • Many different definitions • We’re even working on a new one • Let’s consult the Conceptual Framework for Energy Education. . .

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting The Seven Concepts to Understand are: v Sources v Uses and applications v Forms and conversions v Impacts v Limits v Future v Conservation and management

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Does Energy Literacy Really Matter? ? v Let me introduce to you. . . v My son!

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Yes, Energy Literacy Matters! Energy literate teachers help produce energy literate students, and energy literate students are much more likely to enter the energy workforce pipeline. Energy literacy matters!

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting So, How Do We Do It? • Good instructional materials • Correlations to national, state, district standards • Relationships at state, district, school levels • Relationships with colleges and junior colleges • Exciting professional development opportunities for teachers • Exciting learning opportunities for students

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Instructional Materials • Teacher Guides – grade level specific • Instructional Posters • Energists • School-to-Home Resources • Learning Activity Kits

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Professional Development for Teachers • Teacher Training Workshops • Study Tours • Pre-Service Workshops • Recertification Credit • University Graduate Credit

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Learning Opportunities for Students • Student competitions • Career fairs • Science fairs • Energy patrols • School-to-home

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Funding • Community Relations Budget? • Corporate Communications Budget? • Your Company’s Foundation Grant? • Partnership with Other Energy-Related Groups or Companies? • Partnership with Other Workforce-Related Groups? • STEM Funding

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Examples of NEF Partnerships • NYSERDA (New York) • Think! Energy Indiana – Vectren, NIPSCO, IPL, Citizens Gas (Indiana) • Johnson Controls, Inc. /Philips Lighting (National) • Academy for Natural Gas Education (30 states) • Energy Systems Technology Education Center (Idaho) • Western Energy Training Center (Utah)

CEWD 2008 Midwest Regional Meeting Thank You! Gary Swan Vice President, Development National Energy Foundation 145 S. 400 East Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Tel: 801 -908 -5800 gary@nef 1. org