Renewable energy teacher training summer institute app extended
Submitted by Kenneth Walz
2011-03-04 17:34:50
The Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology still has several open slots to fill for our summer Renewable Energy Train the Trainers Academies. We have extended the application deadline a couple weeks to try and recruit more teachers. Please consider applying, or forwarding to others that might be interested.
SUMMER 2011 RENEWABLE ENERGY TRAIN THE TRAINER ACADEMIES
APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 20, 2011 !
The Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET) announces that applications are now open for the following Summer 2011 Renewable Energy Train the Trainer Academies:
BIOFUELS – June 12-16, 2011, Madison, WI
This hands-on academy will cover the fundamentals of biofuels with an emphasis on fuel production, quality control, engine performance, and vehicle emissions. Participating teachers will produce biodiesel by the transesterfication process and perform ASTM measurements to determine chemical and physical properties of fuel. They will also perform a distillation to process ethanol fuel from a fermented feedstock. Test engines will be operated on biofuels to evaluate both performance and emission properties.
PHOTOVOLTAICS, July 24-30, 2011, Paonia, CO
This hands-on academy offers hands-on installation practice with photovoltaic (solar electric) systems at Solar Energy International’s world-class PV Lab training facility in Paonia, Colorado. Participants will install, teardown, dissect, and reinstall multiple types of grid-direct PV systems. The academy will focus on safe installation and commissioning procedures, and techniques for teaching PV in the classroom.
The CERET Train the Trainer Academies have been funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DUE #0903293) to provide professional development for the next generation of renewable energy two-year college and high school educators. The academies are administered through a partnership between Madison Area Technical College, Solar Energy International, and the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. These academies will give educators from across the nation authentic hands-on renewable energy experiences taught by veteran industry installers and experts. Academy participants will share classroom strategies, instructional materials, and best practices for teaching renewable energy technology in the high school and two-year college settings.
Current high school and two-year college science and technology instructors from across the U.S. are invited to apply. INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND TO COVER ALL TRAVEL EXPENSES, LODGING, MEALS, AND TUITION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACADEMY. Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive one graduate credit issued by the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Additional details, informational flyers, and application forms are available on the CERET Web Site at:
<a href="http://www.ceret.us/trainer">http://www.ceret.us/trainer</a>
Send your application and a letter of recommendation as directed on the CERET website and application forms. (Please note that late or incomplete applications may not receive full consideration.)
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For more information contact:
Kenneth A. Walz, Ph.D.
Chemistry and Engineering Instructor
Madison Area Technical College
3550 Anderson Street
Madison, WI 53704-2599
email: [see email image]
Office: (608) 246-6521
Cell: (608) 843-0126
Fax: (608) 246-6880