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Energy Literacy

Energy Literacy. Presenter: Joshua Sneideman. Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow US Department of Energy, EERE-EEWD Joshua.sneideman@ee.doe.gov. MOSS Imagines Tomorrow. Energy Literacy Initiative. Previous Literacy Work Atmospheric Science Literacy Framework

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Energy Literacy

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  1. Energy Literacy Presenter: Joshua Sneideman Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow US Department of Energy, EERE-EEWD Joshua.sneideman@ee.doe.gov MOSS Imagines Tomorrow

  2. Energy Literacy Initiative Previous Literacy Work • Atmospheric Science Literacy Framework • Climate Literacy Framework • Earth Science Literacy Framework • Ocean Literacy Framework

  3. The Energy Literacy Framework Download http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/energy_literacy.html

  4. Energy Literacy • A better understanding of energy can: • Lead to more informed decision • Improve the security of the nation • Promote economic development • Lead to sustainable energy use • Reduce environmental risks and negative impacts • Help individual and organizations save money

  5. Widely accepted set of Fundamental Energy Principles and Concepts Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education document. • Derived from the engagement of an expansive and broad assortment of stakeholders • 250 different offices, organizations, and education partners • Energy Literacy Wiki of 4,587 registered users and 177,222 page views • Final Language drafting by Inter-Agency Education Working Group • Accuracy review by Federal Agency content experts • 13 USGCRP agencies approved document language (DOE, DOD, DOC, HHS, DOI, State, DOT, EPA NASA, NSF,USAID, DO Ag, Smithsonian Institute) WH-Office of Science and Technology Policy

  6. Others Implementing Energy Literacy Principles Next Generation Science Standards K-12 National Energy Education Development Project AP Energy Course (in discussion) Discovery Education Energy STEM Camp CLEAN Collection and Community National Geographic Education Connect! Transform the Future Documentary iBook on Renewable Energy by Ecodads Search Databases of Lesson Plans http://cleanet.org http://www.need.org https://www.facingthefuture.org http://energyliteracyprinciples.org/basic_search.aspx

  7. Energy Literacy: 7 Essential Principles

  8. World Wide Energy Consumption More than Double in Next 25 Years

  9. Energy’s Elevated Role: Energy is one of the NGSS seven crosscutting concepts that bridge disciplinary boundaries, uniting core ideas throughout the fields of science engineering. The purpose is to help students deepen their understanding of the disciplinary core ideas and develop a coherent and scientifically based view of the world. (NGSS, 2013, p79)

  10. CCS and NGSS: Call for Interdisciplinary Approach • The CCSSare designed to ensure real understanding. The materials are designed to go deeper into fewer topics, so kids master the material instead of memorizing. At the same time, the learning is more hands-onwith a focus on what students will use in life. • Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development is based on extensive research establishing the need for college and career ready students to be proficient in reading complex informational text independently in a variety of content areas. • “Educators around the country are exploring innovative ways to teach the new common-core literacy standards, and some are calling attention to an approach they say is working well: interdisciplinary thematic units” from Education Week Online- By Liana Heitin

  11. Multidisciplinary Systems Based Approach

  12. The Energy Literacy Scaffold The Energy Literacy Framework is not prescriptive, it is a scaffold. • The principles are meant to be broad categories representing big ideas. • Each fundamental concept under the principles is intended to be unpacked and applied as appropriate for the learning audience and setting. • The concepts are not intended to be addressed in isolation. A given lesson on energy will most often connect to many of the concepts.

  13. Biology, English & History Unite

  14. Math, History and English Working Together

  15. Quiz time: Who reads their electric bill?

  16. Math, Government, and English

  17. Systems Thinking

  18. Social Justice

  19. Over a billion people without access to electricity worldwide

  20. Access to energy correlates to wealth

  21. Global Energy Challenge Sustainable Energy System Today’s U.S. Energy System TRANSFORMATION • U.S. Produces 25% of the world’s • carbon emissions; • Dependent on foreign sources; subject to price volatility; • Increasingly vulnerable energy delivery systems; and • 2/3 of source energy is wasted. • Carbon neutral; • Diverse, homegrown supply options; • Sustainable use of natural resources; • Creates American jobs; • Accessible, affordable and secure; and • 20% more efficient by 2020. “The evidence is overwhelming, the science is clear, and the threat from climate change is real and urgent. This is my judgment and it is the almost universal judgment of the scientific community.” – Secretary Department of Energy, Ernest Moniz

  22. American Energy Literacy • 3 of 4 Americans think they have “a lot” or “a fair amount” of knowledge about energy, but only about 1 in 10 passed a basic quiz on energy topics. • More than 50% think that the U.S. generates its electricity from pollution free energy sources. • 90% of Americans think that schools should teach energy conservation. • 88% of Americans think that federal agencies should place more emphasis on educating adults to solve energy problems. conducted by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation in 2002, “Energy Literacy in America,” energy problems.

  23. From One Educator to Another What and how we say it matters! 80% of girls are interested in a STEM career, but only 13% choose a STEM field as their career choice. “Girl Scouts Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math” pg. 26; Girl Scouts Research Institute, 2012. Hispanics, African Americans, and American Indians make up 24% of the overall American workforce, but they only account for 9% of the workforce in science and engineering. Right now, women and minorities make up 70 percent of college students, but only 45 percent of undergraduate STEM degree holders.

  24. Search Databases of Lesson Plans http://energyliteracyprinciples.org/basic_search. http://cleanet.org http://www.need.org ResourcesEnergy Literacy Principles

  25. Curriculum Search Tool

  26. Curriculum Search Tool

  27. Curriculum Search Tool

  28. www1.eere.energy.gov/education/

  29. B.I.T.E.S. SCENARIOS

  30. Contact US We are interested in your feedback! energyliteracy@ee.Doe.gov

  31. NEXT STEPS Read • Download energy literacy framework • http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/energy_literacy.html Do • apply it to your class or curriculum • Visit www.CLEANET.org and www.NEED.org for resources • Share this resource with fellow educators Connect • Email us your success story • Like us on Facebook at EERE • #EnergyLiteracy #Energy101 • Follow our blog EE/DOE Blog http://energy.gov/news-blog

  32. Disclaimer The opinions and information presented here today are the opinions of Joshua M. Sneideman and do not necessarily represent the thoughts and opinions of the DOE or represent the Einstein Fellowship Joshua M. Sneideman Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow joshua.sneideman@ee.doe.gov Download E.L.F. www.globalchange.gov/resources/educators .

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