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Green Program of Study Pilot Grant

Green Program of Study Pilot Grant. Bergen County Technical Schools Progress Report: March, 2012. Recruitment & Enrollment. Two-pronged approach Getting students to select grade 9 courses as part of their 9 th Grade exploratory experience (24 students selected in pilot year)

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Green Program of Study Pilot Grant

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  1. Green Program of Study Pilot Grant Bergen County Technical Schools Progress Report: March, 2012

  2. Recruitment & Enrollment • Two-pronged approach • Getting students to select grade 9 courses as part of their 9th Grade exploratory experience (24 students selected in pilot year) • All 60 9th grade students enrolled in new integrated science class, “Science of Sustainability,” which builds interest through the exploration of topics such as: • The power of tsunamis and rogue waves • Wind turbine design

  3. Hands-on Exploration • Students working in groups of 3-5 to use kits to build wind turbine models • Students apply formulas (i.e. Ohm’s Law) in the analysis of their turbine model • Use analysis to brainstorm on ways to improve the design Developed with the guidance of Essex County Tech

  4. Professional Development • Spring 2011: Orientation • Summer 2011: Week-long training • Used the Yammerand Dropbox accounts to share information/resources with other grantees • GEF Institute’s online Green Building coursework • Building Science training from the Energy Coordinating Agency: April 3rd -5th

  5. What’s next? • Conversations with Fairleigh Dickinson University, re: synergies with their B.S. in Construction Technology • Integration of multiple industry certifications from C-Tech Associates: • Energy Management Systems: Smart Home technologies, energy auditing, and home systems programming • Green Technology Systems: Rules of energy; energy action planning, energy and climate

  6. For questions, please reach out to: Rich Panicucci, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Project Director of the Green Program of Study Pilot Program, Bergen County Technical Schools ricpan@bergen.org

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