NYS Clean Energy
Educator Workshops
Are you an educator in NYS? Could your students benefit from the thousands of career opportunities in clean energy?
Join us for our hands-on professional development workshops on NYS' clean energy goals!
You'll gain:
- Clean energy lesson plans
- Materials to use in your classroom
- Leadership opportunities
- Confidence to speak about clean energy
- CTLE credits
- Stipends
*Educators can attend our Institutes or Workshops only once
Upcoming Events
We are hosting various Clean Energy institutes and workshops across New York State over the next two years.
1-Day Workshops:
- April 25, 2024 - Jamestown - Applications open
- May 10, 2024 - Rochester - Applications open
- School Year 2024/2025 - Syracuse, Mid-Hudson, Ithaca
4-Day Institutes:
- July 15-18, 2024 - New York City
- July 22-25, 2024 - Buffalo
*Venues subject to change
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Know someone who would love to attend one of our Institutes or Workshops?
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All they need to do is mention your name in their application.
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Ready to Take Your Clean Energy Education
Into Your Own Hands?
Clean Energy Resources
Lesson Plans, Units of Study, Tools, Training, Grids, and Maps to help you and your students build awareness and understanding of how to make a difference in order to meet NYS' ambitious Clean Energy goals over the next 10 years.
Additional Clean Energy Resources
We've compiled a vast list of clean energy resources from around the web, all vetted for your classroom.
NYSERDA
WhyMaker is proud to have the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as the sponsor for our series of Clean Energy Educator Institutes.
A public benefit corporation, NYSERDA has been advancing energy solutions and working to protect the environment since 1975. NYSERDA offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Through advancing clean energy innovation and investments to combat climate change, NYSERDA helps to improve the health, resiliency and prosperity of New Yorkers and deliver benefits equitably to all.
"I don’t remember the last time I had so much fun at a PD and felt like a student again. Thank you for engaging educators from many different areas, levels, backgrounds, experiences, and districts in New York.
I can tell that for you, your team, and your partners at NYSERDA #representationmatters."
Francisca H.
Teacher
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