NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

Kits and materials: need's kits and materials are delivered to teachers with sponsorship support via need teacher workshops and conferences.

Program administration: need's mission is to design and deliver comprehensive energy education curriculum and training. As part of this effort, need establishes and administers many signature programs for agencies, companies and organizations who provide funding for energy education outreach, classroom support, and curriculum design. These programs include curriculum, training workshops, and kits are mentioned throughout need's federal form 990, but these programs also include turn-key staff support of local schools - providing classroom visits, local community support for programming, in-class teaching opportunities, teacher support and classroom trouble-shooting, design and delivery of websites to support programmatic goals, and overall administration of the energy education programs need has underway each year. In addition, need has developed a strong grant-making capability and administers a number of grant programs thanks to the support of several donors. All of these grant programs have a rubric and independent reviewers. Need both administers the recruitment/marketing phase of the grants and the online application, selection, and actual payment of the grant to the individual school.

Need's youth awards for energy achievement recognizes schools and students who make a commitment to energy education outreach in their communities. Projects reviewed as exceptional are invited to attend the need youth energy conference and awards each year.

Need maintains, expands and develops new curriculum within its 150 module curriculum portfolio on a regular basis. This curriculum is available online and via need's teacher and student workshops.

Need hosts the need energy conference for educators each year. Designed as an intensive energy course for teachers, the week-long program provides participating educators with a depth of energy knowledge, classroom plans, and networking opportunities.

Program development