1. Green Program of Study Pilot Grant Bergen County Technical Schools Progress Report: March, 2012

2. Recruitment & Enrollment  Two-pronged approach  Getting students to select grade 9 courses as part of their 9 th Grade exploratory experience (24 students selected in pilot year)  All 60 9 th grade students enrolled in new integrated science class, “Science of Sustainability,” which builds interest through the exploration of topics such as:  The power of tsunamis and rogue waves  Wind turbine design

3. Hands-on Exploration  Students working in groups of 3-5 to use kits to build wind turbine models  Students apply formulas (i.e. Ohm’s Law) in the analysis of their turbine model  Use analysis to brainstorm on ways to improve the design Developed with the guidance of Essex County Tech

4. Professional Development  Spring 2011: Orientation  Summer 2011: Week-long training  Used the Yammer and Dropbox accounts to share information/resources with other grantees  GEF Institute’s online Green Building coursework  Building Science training from the Energy Coordinating Agency: April 3 rd -5 th

5. What’s next?  Conversations with Fairleigh Dickinson University, re: synergies with their B.S. in Construction Technology  Integration of multiple industry certifications from C-Tech Associates:  Energy Management Systems: Smart Home technologies, energy auditing, and home systems programming  Green Technology Systems: Rules of energy; energy action planning, energy and climate

6. For questions, please reach out to: Rich Panicucci, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Project Director of the Green Program of Study Pilot Program, Bergen County Technical Schools ricpan@bergen.org