Graduate assistant goals: Work with KEEP staff to revise the Framework for Sustainable Energy Education which includes a Climate Change and Sustainable Transportation Conceptual Framework and associated resources. An outcome of this assistantship is the development of curricular materials, evaluation tools, and/or teacher professional development opportunities using the Frameworks and integration ideas for existing KEEP activities and programming.

Details will be developed through conversations with KEEP and Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE) staff, KEEP advisory committee members, teachers, and teacher educators. The graduate project will be developed in collaboration with the faculty advisor. The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP), a program of the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE), promotes energy literacy in Wisconsin. KEEP is an innovative public-private partnership between educators and the energy industry. More information about KEEP is available at KEEPprogram.org. The WCEE fosters universal
environmental and social responsibility through the development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation of sustainability and environmental education programs in PK-12 schools and communities. The WCEE is a center of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin Extension – Cooperative Extension. More information about the WCEE is available at www.uwsp.edu/wcee.

Responsibilities:

1. Student will meet with supervisor and KEEP staff to develop a work plan for each semester. Activities will include:
   • Researching and updating Sustainable Energy Education Framework content
   • Integrating Framework content into existing KEEP activities and programming
   • Providing follow-up to educators who attend the Summer 2016 Institute on Climate Science
   • Coordinating professional development opportunities to further highlight and integrate climate change resources into PK-12 curricula, including through and for teacher educators
   • Promoting the Sustainable Energy Education Framework and accompanying resources in newsletters, social media, at  onferences/meetings, etc.
   • Becoming conversant with Environmental Issues Forums (EIFs), specifically the forum focused on climate choices and exploring connections with KEEP curricula.
   • Analyzing climate literacy survey data from undergraduate courses and professional development opportunities
2. Serve as a staff member of the WCEE and KEEP. In that capacity, generally help these programs pursue their goals and objectives. This may include assisting with displays or presentations at conferences, and helping to organize, promote or teach KEEP courses.