[Wesleyan University]
Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics & Science

eesmartsTM

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Energy
Education
Workshops

eesmartsTM Summer 2009 Energy Education Workshops 
for Connecticut Teachers
Wesleyan University - Middletown, CT

  • Earn .6 CEUs per day!
  • Receive a stipend of $100 per day!
  • Receive FREE program materials for your classroom!
  • Gain knowledge, confidence and skills for teaching your students about energy and energy conservation!

All workshops are fully enrolled - applications are no longer being accepted


Grades PreK-3: July 13,14,15 -CLOSED
Grades 3-5: July 7,8,9 - CLOSED
Grades 6-9: June 29,30, July 1- CLOSED
 

Advanced Topics:
Grades 6-9: July 2 & 3 - CLOSED
Grades PreK-3: July 16 &17 - CLOSED

For information, please call (860)685-6454
 

Summer 2008


 

2008 Summer Energy Education Workshops

Nearly 200 teachers attended one of several workshops this summer to increase their knowledge of CT Framework topics: Integrating Science, eesmartsTM, and Mathematics, for teachers in Grades 3-5, and Middle School Energy Education Workshop, for grade 6-9 teachers, held in two locations: June 19 & 20 at Noah Webster School in Hartford and July 8-10 at Wesleyan University. An Advanced Topics in Middle School Energy Education was held at Wesleyan on July 15 & 16. Pre-k through 2nd grade teachers attend workshops Basic Science and Energy held in Hartford on June 18 and at Wesleyan on July 22 - 24.

Each workshop addressed grade-specific topics as outlined in the CT Science Framework relating to Energy, Energy Transfer and Transformations, Energy Conservation and Efficiency, and Science and Technology in Society. Elementary teachers focused on forms of energy, light bulbs, electricity and magnetism, and energy consumption and efficiency. Middle school teachers also looked at energy transformation, generators, energy sources, and electricity usage. Teachers first learned about the related science concepts and then engaged in
hands-on activities to reinforce the ideas using the scientific inquiry to explore basic phenomena.

Teachers were treated to breakfast and lunch, compliments of eesmartsTMprogram sponsor, The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund.. They received CEUs for full participation, and free curriculum materials that have been designed for the eesmartsTMprogram specifically relating to the CT Framework and standards.

Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-9 -  July 8-10

Nearly sixty teachers from schools all over Connecticut came to Wesleyan for two three-day workshops in basic energy concepts and in energy conservation. Click Here to see photos from recent Grade 6-9 and 3-5 eesmarts workshops held at Wesleyan

Advanced Workshop - Grades 3-5: July 15-16

 Nearly twenty teachers who had attended previous eesmarts™ workshops came back to Wesleyan for a workshop in advanced energy concepts and more energy conservation techniques. Click Here to see photos from the recent Grade 3-5, Advanced Concepts, eesmarts workshop held at Wesleyan

Grades PreK-2: July 22-24

 Over fifty early childhood teachers attended a three day workshop in energy and energy conservation activities for our youngest students. Click Here to see photos from the recent Pre-K - 2, eesmartsworkshop held at Wesleyan

 

 

Hartford Workshops - Grades Prk-2, Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-9 -  June 18-20 Click Here to see photos from recent Hartford eesmarts workshops 
eesmarts™ is an education program funded by the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund