Start: 11/03/2025- End: 12/08/2025
Workshop Location: Online Virtual
Eight live sessions are scheduled on November 3rd, 10th, 17th, 20th, 24th, and December 1st, 4th, and 8th, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern time.
Workshop Overview
This immersive professional learning experience is centered around the compelling and real-world context of the Texas power crisis of February 2021. Explore how to guide students in making sense of the complex social, environmental, and physical systems involved in meeting community energy needs.
Throughout this virtual series, you will experience key lessons from the unit as a student would—engaging with phenomena, analyzing data, and developing explanatory models that span multiple scales, from electrons moving through circuits to decisions made by power companies. You will see how the unit supports students in understanding energy transfer, evaluating the reliability of different energy sources, and applying engineering design principles to propose solutions that meet the real needs of their communities.
Register NowInstructor
Lisa Johnson-Bowers
B.S., 8-12 Comprehensive Science, M.A. Science Education/Professional Development
Chemistry (and Physics) 28 years, Softball Coach 23 years.
Primary Goal - Helping teachers to reach their professional and personal goals.
Personal Interests : Family, Golfing, and Helping teachers to reignite their passion for teaching, overcome burnout.