Westerville Energy Education Project

Westerville Energy Education Partnership
Advisor: Andy Boatright, Westerville Electric Division
The partnership is a collaboration between Westerville City Schools, the City of Westerville Electric Division, and the Ohio Energy
Project. The goal of the partnership is to impact students, teachers, schools, homes and the community through excellent
professional development, materials and energy education programs.
The City of Westerville Electric Division (WED) is the funding partner for the program, hosts community events, provides home
energy efficiency materials and guest speakers for schools.
Westerville City Schools (WCS) provides opportunities for professional development, facilities and of the course the most
important people in the partnership – teachers and students.
Ohio Energy Project (OEP), NEED’s state affiliate in Ohio, is involved in the partnership by providing professional development for
teachers, energy education programs for students, and assistance in coordinating school events. OEP also provides access to
NEED curriculum and materials.
Goal One – Leadership
To provide students with the opportunity to receive training in leadership and communication
skills as well as hands-on energy and efficiency education.
ENERGY CONTENT ACTIVITIES:
• Four half day Leadership Summits at 3 Westerville
high schools
• Six classes of 7th graders from the 4 Westerville
middle schools involved in Leadership Summits
Hands-on learning about sound
STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
• 240 high school leaders trained
• 152 middle school leaders trained
RESOURCES:
• NEED curriculum and OEP hands-on exploration
stations
EVALUATION:
• 11 teachers led Leadership Summit teams
• High and middle school leaders impacted 1,063 fifth
graders
Understanding how
heat is measured with
a thermal imager
Leaders in Action!
Watt’s UP?
Exploring how
many watts
different
appliances require
using a watt meter
Leaders learning the
science of energy with
hands-on
exploration stations
Goal Two – District Wide Energy Education Programs
To provide quality energy education programs
for Westerville students.
ENERGY CONTENT ACTIVITIES:
• OEP hosted school based Energy Fairs that were held at all 14
Westerville elementary buildings. This allowed for every 5th grader
in the district to participate in 90 minutes of hands-on energy
explorations and NEED’s energy carnival games.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
• 240 high school leaders trained
• 152 middle school leaders trained
RESOURCES:
• NEED curriculum and OEP hands-on exploration stations
• School based resources
Students understand
energy transformation by
playing with toys!
EVALUATION:
• 1,063 5th graders learned about energy at the Energy Fairs
• All 21 buildings in the district were impacted by the Westerville
Energy Education Partnership.
• The average knowledge gain on the pre vs. post polls was 36%
Learning
about light
with Laser
Maze game
ENGAGED learners everywhere!
5th Grade Programs
School
Number of Students Pre-Poll Post-Poll Percent Increase
Alcott ES
97
60%
88%
47%
Annehurst ES
66
56%
76%
36%
Cherrington ES
68
64%
78%
22%
Emerson ES
63
none
84%
na
Fouse ES
132
49%
71%
45%
Hanby ES
71
61%
79%
30%
Hawthorne ES
99
none
72%
na
Huber Ridge ES
100
39%
61%
56%
Mark Twain ES
77
52%
68%
31%
McVay ES
66
50%
73%
46%
Pointview ES
45
none
66%
na
Robert Frost ES
62
62%
81%
31%
Whittier ES
41
54%
65%
20%
Wilder ES
76
50%
65%
30%
Total Number 5th Graders
1063
The RESULTS are IN!
The average increase gain in knowledge from
pre to post poll survey was 36%!
The IMPACT of district wide energy education programs are only
possible due to the commitment of the teachers and student leaders in
the Westerville School District!
Leadership Teams
School
Numbe
r of
Student
s
Blendon MS
29
Patrick Schubert
Genoa MS
48
Julie McSwords/Danielle Koch/Debbie Pellington
Heritage MS
52
Amber Harper/Debbie Pellington
Walnut Springs MS
23
Phil Carney
Westerville Central HS
23
Stephanie Martin
Westerville North HS
174
Lyndsey Manzo/Cait Malloy/Kyle Campbell
Westerville South HS
43
Beth Eddy
Total Number Leaders
392
Teacher
Goal Three – District Wide Professional Development
To promote energy education to Westerville educators providing them with excellent
professional development opportunities and up-to-date resources
ENERGY CONTENT ACTIVITIES:
• Six teachers trained at the 3rd grade training
• Five teachers trained at the 4th grade training
• Fifteen teachers trained at the 5th grade training
• Seven teachers trained at the Be E3 Smart (energy efficiency
education) workshop
• Two teachers participated in the Energy Sources Tour
STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
• Students involved in the Be E3 Smart program installed energy
saving devices in their homes
RESOURCES:
• NEED Infobook and Energy Works
• Curriculum & NEW 5th OEP Light & Sound Kit
• Curriculum & 4th Thermal Energy & Electricity
EVALUATION:
• 37 teachers participated in a professional development workshop
impacting over 2,000 students with the materials
• Efficiency kit installations provided residents with a 442 potential
megawatt/hours of electricity savings and $48,715 in electricity
savings
“I do not have a textbook for light & sound so
all the activities and teaching kit have been a
huge help for my energy unit.”
Jenny Findell, Emerson Elementary, Westerville
5th Grade Teachers learn
about light and sound at the
district wide professional
development day at Central
High School
Teachers go “behind the scenes” to learn
about energy on the Energy Sources Bus
Tour around the state
Goal Four – Community
Outreach/Energy Efficiency
To promote energy education to Westerville educators
providing them with excellent professional
development opportunities and up-to-date resources
Students putting the “school to home” approach in
action by replacing IL’s with more efficient CFL’s
ENERGY CONTENT ACTIVITIES:
•
Xxx number of 5th grade students completed a home energy survey evaluating the
type of lighting in their homes (incandescent vs. CFL) and energy conservation
behaviors of their family members
• 442 students received an energy efficiency kit through the Be E3 Smart program
and installed them at home. This also included a home energy audit
• Uptown Westerville’s 4th Friday – on the 4th Friday of every month, the city of
Westerville hosts a street festival involving OEP student leaders
• Arbor Day – the Westerville Electric Division donated 1,110 pine seedlings to fifth
grade students to plant in their yards. Four large trees were planted at elementary
schools with a tree planting ceremony led by Barry Gierard, utility forester for the
Westerville Electric Division
• Family Science Night – was planned and conducted by Wilder Elementary
STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
• 4th Friday - Westerville student leaders facilitated Energy Bike lessons as well as
distributed CFL’s and energy efficiency materials in collaboration with the
Westerville Electric Division
• Students put classroom labs into practice with a “school to home” approach
teaching their families about energy efficient measures being installed at home
and also conducting an energy audit and identifying one behavior they could do to
save energy
• Fifth grade students were the facilitators of all the Arbor Day ceremonies
RESOURCES:
• Energy Bike
• Westerville Community Partners and Collaborators
EVALUATION:
• Efficiency kit installations provided residents with a 442 potential megawatt/hours
of electricity savings and $48,715 in electricity savings
• Home Energy Survey results
What is one thing we will do as a family this week to use
energy more efficiently? One student responded:
Installing a door sweep to prevent
drafts from coming into the home!
“Switch our light bulbs. This project made my dad aware
of the energy consuming light bulbs and we will use more
LED’s.”
Holly M. Huber Ridge Elementary School
Westerville teachers
participating
in an energy efficiency
workshop
Students learning about energy
efficiency through the “Lighting
Lab” lesson in the Be E3 Smart
curriculum
5th Grade Home Energy Survey Results
Percent of Homes with at Least One
CFL
2%
9%
Incandescent Light Bulbs
Compact Fluorescent
Light Bulbs
31%
Fluorescent Tube Lights
58%
LED Light Bulbs
Percent Energy Efficient Lighting
(CFL + LED)
50%
29% 28%
30%
18%
20%
21%
32% 33%
23%
100%
13%
5%
8%
80%
Percent Energy
Efficient Lighting
(CFL + LED)
70%
60%
82%
78%
73%
69%
Percent Incandescent
Bulbs
67%
62%63%
59%58%
50%
0%
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Percent of Homes
with at Least One CFL
Percent Incandescent Bulbs
90% 85%
40%
10%
100%
89%86%89%88%
90%
80%83%83%
74%
80%
70%
60%
50% 43%
38%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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