Going EverGREEN believes that education is an essential component in creating a viable energy future. Therefore, we have developed this Directory of Resources to provide a list of alternative energy resources currently available to educators, students, parents, and the overall community.

We encourage teachers to leverage these resources within their classrooms to create a future workforce motivated to explore and exploit the opportunities alternative energy provides for business, government, and the Greater Bay Area.

We invite you to explore the many types of resources, websites, financial support, and programs available for educators, students, parents, and the greater community.

Directory of Resources

The following resources are divided into programs specifically for educators, students, parents, and the community. We are continually adding to and refining this list, so check back frequently.

Entrepreneurship

Forced Entrepreneurship

          The economic downturn and resultant layoffs have prompted many former employees to go into business for themselves. We talk with experts and those starting new businesses about the phenomenon some call 'forced entrepreneurship.'
            
            http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R904020900
            

For Educators

The following programs and resources offers teachers the opportunity to revitalize their research interests and skills while also providing valuable classroom applications and technical content.

Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (DOE)

The US Department of Energy administers this program of distinguished educator fellowships for elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teachers.

http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/Einstein/about.htm

The Coalition for Learning Opportunities and United Tutors (CLOUT) Program

This program is an after-school reading and hands-on science program that offers fourth grade students in the Evergreen public schools an opportunity to raise their science and reading skills to the present grade level or higher.

http://www.nrel.gov/education/elementary.html

EnergySmart Schools

The EnergySmart Schools public/private partnership through the U.S. Department of Education seeks to make significant improvements in energy efficiency in the nation's K-12 schools.

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energysmartschools/about.html

Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME)

IISME (Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education) is a consortium of companies, research laboratories, and government organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides summer fellowships to K-14 teachers within their workplaces, each teacher with a mentor.

http://www.nationalacademies.org/rise/examp23.htm

Laboratory Science Teacher Professional Development Program (DOE)

http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/LSTPD/about.htm (program not available for 2009)

NASA Educator Workshops and Fellowship Opportunities (NASA)

NASA offers numerous workshops and programs for educators at elementary, secondary and higher education institutions.

http://www.education.nasa.gov/divisions/eleandsec/programs/educator_programs.html

Preservice Teacher Program (PST) (DOE)

Offered through the U.S. Department of Energy, this program places people pursuing a teaching career in paid internships in Science, Math, and Technology working with scientists or engineers on projects on projects related to the laboratories' research programs.

http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/PST/about.htm

Research Experiences for Teachers (NSF)

The Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering program supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge of engineering and technological innovation into their classrooms.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5736&org=EEC

Teacher at Sea

Since 1990, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Teacher at Sea program has enabled more than 500 teachers to gain first-hand experience of science and life at sea.

For more information, go to http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov/

Teacher Leaders in Research Based Science Education (NOAO)

The NOAO sponsors many research projects, programs and workshops for teachers interested in research-based astronomy education.

http://www.noao.edu/education/arbse/

For Students

The following programs available for students help to involve them in the fundamentals of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (GEMS)

Sponsored by the U.S. Army, students in 8th to 12th grade spend one to four weeks in an Army lab performing experiments illustrating basic scientific principles.

http://www.usaeop.com/programs/GEMS/

Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Internships

Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors high school internship programs that incorporate education and training activities by using the Laboratory’s state-of-the-art equipment and instruments.

http://www.lanl.gov/education/precollege/internships.shtml

National Science Bowl®

The National Science Bowl^® is a national educational event and academic competition among teams of high school students who compete to solve technical problems in all branches of science and math.

http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/nsb/default.htm

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Student Research Apprenticeship Program

The Student Research Apprenticeship Program (SRAP) is a research-based educational internship experience for students who are members of ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in science and engineering (Hispanic, African American, or Native American in ethnic origin).

http://science-ed.pnl.gov/students/precollege/srap.stm

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Young Women in Science

The Young Women in Science Program offers current juniors in high school who meet the criteria to participate in a research appointment at PNNL.

http://science-ed.pnl.gov/students/precollege/ywis.stm

Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP)

The Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory during the summer.

http://seap.asee.org/

Student Volunteers (NRL)

A volunteer program offered through the U.S. Navy’s Naval Research Laboratory, this program exposes high school students to the work environment in the area of engineering and physical sciences.

http://hroffice.nrl.navy.mil/student/volunteer.htm

Summer Internship Program (NIH)

Offered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides high school students an opportunity to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the world’s leading scientists in an environment on biomedical research.

http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/

For Parents

A list of resources for parents will be added soon.

For the Community

Story Of Stuff

An enlightening look into the true costs of the $9.99 widget we buy.

http://storyofstuff.com/

Downloadable Content

A comparison of different solar vendor offerings compiled by the GoingEvergreen Initiative	SolarComparisonFinal PDF
Energy For America's Future: The National Policy which promotes the development and deployment of energy systems and practices that will provide current and future generations with clean, efficient, affordable, and reliable energy.	National Energy Documents zip
Learning about Fossil Fuels	link
Hydrogen Analysis	link