This blog is a website to provide ongoing support to all teachers in their implementation of the Island Energy Inquiry Curriculum shared in teacher workshops throughout Hawai'i.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Lanai Workshop: Learning with friends
Our Island Energy Inquiry team was on Lanai this weekend, sharing lessons and experiences with our teaching friends Beth, Bridgette, and Doug. What a great setting, and what nice new buildings coming into play soon!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Maui Teachers--Time to join in!
Our Island Energy Inquiry team will be holding a hands-on, inquiry-based two day workshop on Hawaii's renewable energies, soon after the end of this school year. Join us in Kihei at the Malcolm Training Center, June 6-7. 100 % of our graduates have recommended this course! Here's the signup info:
http://www.womenintech.com/workshops.html
http://www.womenintech.com/workshops.html
Friday, March 22, 2013
Inquiring in Oahu
Island Energy Inquiry team member Denissa Andrade leads our Oahu teacher in Photovoltaic (PV) Inquiry on Thursday. Our teachers had a busy two days...along with running through five lab activities, they met with Hawaii professionals in Energy Audit, OTEC, Algal Biofuels, and Wind Turbine technologies. Ready to launch in our Hawaii classrooms!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Creating new lessons
We visited Baldwin High School on Maui to try out a new lesson for Island Energy Inquiry. Wait...are those popcorn kernels? Cell phones?
Join one of our IEI teacher workshops and earn a stipend or PD credits for implementing lessons in your classroom
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Transferring the Sun's energy
STEM teachers...join our upcoming Island Energy Inquiry workshops to learn classroom lessons like this solar hot water activity. We hope to see you!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Counting down to Oahu's next IEI Workshop
Oahu-based teachers...next Island Energy Inquiry workshop is March 20-21; we hope you're one of the lucky teachers who already pre-registered!
Want to know about algal biofuels? Ocean thermal energy conversion? Auditing your own energy use? Efficiency of your wind turbine design? Prepare to be enlightened!
If you missed the March 20-21 signups, check our http://womenintech.com website for workshops in May and June, Oahu and Maui. See you there?
Want to know about algal biofuels? Ocean thermal energy conversion? Auditing your own energy use? Efficiency of your wind turbine design? Prepare to be enlightened!
If you missed the March 20-21 signups, check our http://womenintech.com website for workshops in May and June, Oahu and Maui. See you there?
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Another Oahu Workshop!
Oahu-based teachers...we'll be doing another IEI workshop March 20-21, and you'll be learning about wind turbines, photovoltaics, energy audit, and solar water heating--plus other renewables being explored in Hawaii. You can register for a spot at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IEI_March2013
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