Earn one graduate credit and leave with the tools and information you need to easily build energy education into your curriculum. |
Energy Education in the Classroom The Energy Education in the Classroom course was held August 2-4, 2010 and was a success! Check back for information on the Energy Education in the Classroom course for 2011. If you are a K-12 teacher, this is an excellent opportunity! Great River Energy and its 28 member cooperatives again bring you this course to help you easily build energy education into your curriculum. If you have any questions, please contact us. View fact sheetRead teacher feedback » |
Aug. 2 – 4, 2010
Great River Energy
12300 Elm Creek Boulevard
Maple Grove, MN 55369
If you are a teacher who lives or teaches in an area served by one of Great River Energy’s 28 member cooperatives, Great River Energy will provide you with a $420 scholarship. Taught by faculty from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, this course is part of the popular Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP), and has received positive feedback from teachers since it began in 1997. The course is limited to 20 teachers on a first-come basis. NOTE: Teachers who teach in schools where there are students whose parents are served by one of Great River Energy’s 28 member cooperatives also would receive the scholarship. If you have any questions, be sure to contact us.
You will leave this course with the tools and knowledge you need to easily build energy education into your curriculum. You will:
1) Complete and fax or mail the registration form to:
Jamie Mollica
KEEP 403 LRC
UW Stevens Point
Stevens Point WI 55481
Fax: 715-346-4698
2) Minnesota teachers must apply for reciprocity by visiting the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Choose University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Apply for reciprocity.
Upon receipt of your registration form, KEEP will send you an e-mail with “Receipt of Registration-Maple Grove 730” in the subject line confirming your registration in the course. If you do not receive this e-mail within a week, please call the KEEP office to make sure that we have received your registration and that you are enrolled in the course.
Please send no money now. A $75 fee will be due at the first class meeting.
Stephen Knudsen has been with KEEP since its inception in 1995. He is a physics teacher at Newman Catholic High School in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Mon., Aug. 2
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Snack provided
Tues., Aug. 3
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Morning snack and lunch provided
Wed., Aug. 4
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Snack provided
Optional power plant tour at 1:30 p.m. in Elk River
Please make your own arrangements for lodging, if needed. Great River Energy has a negotiated rate with the following hotels. Simply ask for Great River Energy’s corporate rate. A block of rooms will be held until July 22.
Holiday Inn & Suites‐Arbor Lakes
11801 Fountains Way
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: 763-425-3800
Great River Energy negotiated rate: $99/night
Courtyard by Marriott
11871 Fountains Way N
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: 763-425-5355
Great River Energy negotiated rate: $119/night
From the south
Follow I‐494 north and merge onto I‐94/I‐694E. Take the County Road 61/Hemlock Lane exit. Turn right on Hemlock Lane. Turn left on Elm Creek Boulevard.
From the west
Follow I‐494 north and merge onto I‐94/I‐694E. Take the County Road 61/Hemlock Lane exit. Turn right on Hemlock Lane. Turn left on Elm Creek Boulevard.
From the east
Follow I‐694W and take County Road 61/Hemlock Lane exit. Turn right on Hemlock Lane. Turn left on Elm Creek Boulevard.
From the north
From 35W south, merge onto I‐694W. Exit at the County Road 61/Hemlock Lane. Turn right on Hemlock Lane. Turn left on Elm Creek Boulevard.
