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Environmental Education Professional Learning / Professional Development Provider

Professional Learning Overview: During a Solar One Professional Development workshop, Solar One educators train teachers on Green Design Lab’s hands-on activities in Energy, Water, Materials, Air and Food. Every workshop includes lesson planning time for integrating content into coursework, standards alignment (NYSSLS, Next Gen, NYS Regents etc.), and discussions on best practices for using GDL as a tool for highly effective teaching. Teachers receive detailed instructional guides for the activities covered.

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Program Description: The NYC Solar Schools Education Program includes professional learning training opportunities for teachers, in-school classroom residencies with students, and a Career and Technical education program. The GDL curriculum explored during the training includes a combination of hands-on activities that give context for why solar is important – such as an introduction to power plants, fossil fuels, and climate change – and explores the science and applications of solar energy through building mini-solar systems, field studies, and experiments.

Grade Level: Elementary School (Grades 1-4), Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

Other Services: Field Trips, In-Class Programs, Online Lesson Plans/Curricula