A Smart Energy Future Curriculum

Ilene Kantrov, Director, Pathways to College and CareersLearning and Teaching Division

Based outside Boston, EDC is one of the world’s leading education and health nonprofits. We work with individuals, schools, communities, and governments in the U.S. and in 35 countries.

Pathways to College and Careers

Mission: Support the intellectual and career development of learners in order to prepare the next generation of leaders and the workforce of the future.

Work: Design, research, and professional development to provide rigorous learning experiences—in and out of school—that –Engage students–Build their knowledge and skills–Enable them to explore college and career options and make significant contributions to their communities

Partners: Advisors and ReviewersA Smart Energy Future Advisory Board•Dr. Antwi Aaron Akom, Associate Professor of Africana Studies, San Francisco State University•Michael Benjamin, Executive Director, Family, Community and Career Leaders of America (FCCLA)•Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Board Chair, National Religious Partnership for the•Environment•Sandra Longcrier, Director of Communications, Oklahoma Gas & Electric•Dr. Emir Jose Macari, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science, California State•University, Sacramento•Dr. Deirdre Snyder, Director, Oakland (CA) Technical High School’s Green Academy•Rick Thompson, Editor, Greentech Media•Marzia Zafar, Smart Grid Project Team Member, California Public Utilities Commission

EDC Teacher Advisory Board•Skye Dicker, Highlands High School, San Antonio, TX•Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Salt River High School, Scottsdale, Arizona•Lisabeth Mikolajczyk-Harper, Downriver High School, Brownstown, MI

A Smart Energy Future

Today• Overview of

Smart Energy Future curriculum

• Activity from Unit 1: Benefits of a Smart Grid

• Discussion/Question and answer session

A Smart Energy Future Units

Pair and Share

What’s the difference between the legacy of Alexander Graham Bell and that of Thomas Edison?

Pair and Share

What do you know about the smart grid?

A Smart Energy Future Units

Unit Components

• Framing Questions• Calendar• Lessons• Resources• Assessments

Unit Calendar

Lesson Components

• Learning Objectives• Advance Preparation• Materials• Procedures• Student Handouts

Develop a Public Service Announcement (PSA)• What kinds of PSAs have you

seen?• What are the benefits of the

smart grid? • How might you communicate

one of those benefits to people through a PSA?

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