NEW: Virtual "Energy!" Academy

Please join us for a virtual Energy! Academy, designed for educators who serve youth ages 11-18 to generate an understand of Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all? and how to implement it with their students. 
OVERVIEW:
This 10-hour professional development will support educators through learning about the Energy! guide, offering activities around sources of energy, energy production, and energy use in everyday life. The PD will feature student-driven investigations into their personal and their community connections to energy, and will provide opportunities to interact with energy experts. 
By attending this training you will:

• Learn about energy sources, how your community is connected to energy systems, and their impacts one a sustainable future

• Gain an understanding of how to facilitate inclusive, student-led, investigations, mapping, and modeling to support students taking action

• Develop an action plan for implementing the guide in your context 

HOW TO APPLY:

This opportunity is limited to 40 educators. To attend this Academy, educators must submit an application, due Friday, July 11, 2025. Selected educators will embark on an intensive 10-hour professional development Tuesdays and Thursdays: July 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31 from 12:00noon-2pm Eastern Time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
This training will be held virtually over Zoom. An interactive padlet will also be provided to provide educators extra support, resources, and materials for review. Through this dual approach, educators will receive insight on integrating the guide concepts and connections into their classroom from other educators in their cohort, professionals working at the Smithsonian Science Education Center, and from external collaborators. If you have additional questions about the Energy! Academy, please contact Katherine Blanchard at BlanchardKP@si.edu.