A "project-based" program combining a classroom component with a school energy audit.
The PECO Energizing Education Program is "project-based", combining a classroom component with a school energy audit, a field trip and/or in-school program (optional), and a community project and an opportunity for students to present their energy project.
Teacher professional development is a primary component of the program. Schools are asked to send a team of educators to the two-day teacher training which launches the program. Breakfast, lunch, parking, and substitute reimbursement are provided. All participants will receive Act 48 credit. In addition, all school districts will be reimbursed for substitute teachers or stipends will be given for weekend participation.
NEED materials are at Intermediate 6-8 levels. NEED encourages teachers to review the materials before using them with their students. The program will include NEED's hands-on classroom kits including: The Science of Energy, Exploring Solar, Exploring Wind, Exploring Hydropower, Monitoring and Mentoring School Energy Management Kit, as well as Home Energy Efficiency Kits for students to share with their families.
All of the materials used meet, align, and exceed the National Science Education Content Standards and the Pennsylvania standards. Educators who use NEED materials report that their students score better on grade-level testing, are more actively engaged in learning, and develop leadership skills as members of the community.
NEED/PECO has chosen from over 120 teacher and student guides for teaching the science of energy, sources of energy, electricity and transportation, and efficiency and conservation. All educators participating in the PECO Program will receive a class-set of NEED's Energy Infobooks at grade level. These student readers serve as the text for a comprehensive energy education program.
The PECO Program was designed with a Systems Thinking approach to energy and environmental education. The program encourages students to learn about energy through direct engagement – discovering and applying energy knowledge to the energy choices and challenges we all face, both now and in the future.
Teams of students and teachers will work with NEED's certified energy manager on an Educational Energy Audit of their school building. Students will learn about energy efficiency while taking measurements and collecting data about energy use.
PECO and Exelon Generation offer opportunities for field trips or in-school programs to learn about various types of energy.
The PECO Environmental Education Program is a dynamic and teacher/student centered program – designed to teach today's students about the energy they use today and will use in the future.
PECO is helping prepare the workforce of tomorrow through its active support of educational initiatives with a special focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Education, Math) studies that help students grasp the importance of education to their future.
Preparing the workforce of tomorrow through active support of educational initiatives with a special focus on STEM studies.
PECO is helping prepare the workforce of tomorrow through its active support of educational initiatives with a special focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Education, Math) studies that help students grasp the importance of education to their future.
First established in Philadelphia more than 40 years ago by Philadelphia Electric Company and other civic leaders, career academies have become a widely used high school reform initiative that aims to keep students engaged in school and prepare them for successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment.
The Philadelphia Education Fund’s Math + Science Coalition fosters a collaborative, city-wide STEM stakeholder community to coordinate resources that support preparation of all Philadelphia public school students to become productive citizens in a 21st century STEM economy. PECO’s support allows for the Coalition’s to best identify and leverage community resource to realize its educator and student impact goals.
PECO serves as one of the lead sponsors for the Annual African American Children’s Book Fair. This is the largest and oldest single day events for children’s literacy in Philadelphia; and the only one dedicated to African Americans.
Exploring is a worksite-based program and is a part of Learning for Life's career education program under the Cradle of Liberty Council. The program serves at-risk young men and women, aged 14-21 programs emphasizing personal growth and long term goal setting, giving them the chance to break generational habits of poor choices and inspire them to stay in school.
