Seminar in West Wales - 7th June 2011
 

Renewable Energy in Secondary School
7th June 2011 in Cardiff
National Museum of Wales, Cathays, Cardiff

 Aim

To produce an outcome which will share experience, expertise and stimulate discussion around renewable energy in secondary schools.

  • Its place in the curriculum
  • Use of renewables as a learning resource
  • Its contribution to reducing the green house gas emissions from school sites

In addition we will create a protocol for working effectively with teachers and other local authority staff who are not renewable energy specialists.
This event is being organised by the West Wales ECO Centre.
 
In preparation for the event we will be working with teachers and other school staff from different local authorities across Wales. Each of these groups will produce an output which will be shared at the seminar. 

The groups will be coordinated by Sustainable Education experts from the following organisations:
Centre for Alternative Technology    
National Botanic Garden of Wales
The National Museum of Wales SCAN project

To book a place at this seminar please contact tim@ecocentre.org.uk  
phone:  +44239 821903
 
Five working groups from across Wales will share their renewable energy education work.
 
There will also be a presentation on the RETs tool and how it could support the education sector.
 

Agenda

9:30am – 10:00 am Tea and coffee available
   
10:00 am – 11:00 am Setting the scene, RETs project and a taste of each groups work
   
11:15 am – 11:45 am Centre of Alternative Technology and Penweddyg  School
Development of a cross curricular approach to renewable energy
   
11:50 am – 12:20 pm National Museum of Wales.
Using resources at the St Fagans Museum for Baccalaureate students researching renewable energy
   
12:20 am – 12:50 pm

ESDGC Network and Sir Thomas Picton
Integrated learning approach to renewable energy
   
1.00 pm  -1.30 pm Lunch
   
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Centre of Alternative Technology and Coleg Menai
Renewable energy project with engineering students
   
2:05 pm – 3:05 pm National Botanic Garden of Wales
Using web 2.0 to improve pupils engagement and understanding of renewable energy issues
   
3:05 pm  – 3:15 pm Break
   
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm  RETs web tool and education.
Should this be adapted for professionals in education, would it enhance our ability to deliver renewable energy education in schools?
   
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Closing discussions and comments.