SEET Project: Sustainable Energy Education and Training Workshops for Future Energy Technicians

地球系统科学(40)这个ATE专业发展项目正在建设能源和环境技术人员的能力，以应对21世纪工作场所可持续能源的挑战。该项目在国家实验室为50名高级高中和社区大学技术教师举办了两个为期十天的研讨会，一个是能源效率研讨会，一个是能源节约研讨会。内容专家分享关于能源技术研究进展、对技术人员的各自要求及其对可持续能源未来的影响的知识。所有参与该计划的教师都被邀请在一个在线社区中相互支持，因为他们实施了可持续能源课程的组成部分。该项目为参与项目的教师提供了在当地机构为其他教师举办有关可持续能源概念的研讨会的工具，扩大了该项目的影响。对该项目的评估侧重于参与者的学习和对技术人员能力建设的贡献。该项目的调查结果正通过会议讲习班和出版物以及教育和环境文献中的相关文章进行传播。该项目通过财政援助，使全国各地代表性不足的群体得以广泛参与。通过该项目，社区大学和高中教师通过与能源研究人员的直接互动获得了当前研究的知识，研究人员也获得了了解当前能源技术人员及其教师需求的机会。

Earth Systems Science (40)This ATE Professional Development Project is building the capacity of energy and environmental technicians to meet the challenges of sustainable energy in the 21st century workplace. The project is holding two ten-day workshops, one in energy efficiency and one in energy conservation, at national laboratories for 50 upper level high school and community college technology instructors. Content experts are sharing knowledge about research advances in energy technology, the respective requirements for technicians, and their implications for a sustainable energy future. All instructors participating in the program are being invited to support one another in an on-line community as they implement sustainable energy curriculum components. The project is giving participating instructors the tools to hold workshops for other instructors at their local institutions in sustainable energy concepts, expanding the impact of the program. Evaluation of the project focuses on participant learning and contribution to building technician capacity. Findings from this project are being disseminated through conference workshops and publications as well as associated articles in educational and environmental literature. The project is allowing broad participation of underrepresented groups from across the country through financial assistance. Through this project, community college and high school instructors are gaining knowledge of current research through direct interaction with energy researchers, and researchers are getting an opportunity to learn about the needs of current energy technicians and their instructors.