1. E 3 A: Exploring Energy Efficiency & Alternatives Applying Energy Education to Agricultural Risk Management

2. Purpose of E 3 A Energy Risk Management – Correct assessment of risk (input price and financial) – Appropriate risk management strategies for identified risk Prepare Agricultural Educators to Address Energy – Varied backgrounds of agricultural educators – Need to integrate with existing educational work – Need for standardized curriculum

3. Self-Contained Toolkit Contents E3A – Nine folders, over 80 fact sheets, and lesson plans User Guide & Programming Materials – Map and General Energy Info. – Programming Resources – Online Resources (PPT, Links, etc.) Six Technology Folders – Micro-hydro – Small wind – Solar Electric (PV) – Solar Hot Water – Biodiesel – Anaerobic Digesters Two Energy Efficiency Folders – Home Energy – Farm Energy

4. Understanding Energy Risk − Assess Objectives − Indentify Information Needs − Identify Faulty Logic − Understand “Other” Risk Leading to Desire for Energy Change

5. Exploratory Workshops: Guided Exploration

7. General Energy Concepts in E 3 A  Energy Pyramid  Sources and Uses  Net Metering  Off-Grid  Green Building  Understanding Consumption Worksheet  Carbon and Energy  Importance Scale Survey

8. Programming Folders Easy to reference specific topics Self-guided folders Step-by-step process for increasing understanding Consistent format and content structure

9. E 3 A Fact Sheets Material Design Suitability Checklists Step-by-Step Process for Understanding Key Considerations Detailed Fact Sheets – Quick overviews – Sufficient detail to enable informed decision making

12. Online Tools (e3a4u.info)

13. An overview of the User Guide Supplement

14. Grab and Go Lesson Plans

17. Mail it out to confirm speaker Ensure speaker understands expectations Structures content in advance

18. E3A Evaluation Can be used with all programs Excel spreadsheet for tabulation available online at www.e3a4u.infowww.e3a4u.info – Tools for Teachers – User Guide

19. Press and Promotion Tools

20. Engaging Faculty in Energy Using E3A, educators can: – Assess Objectives and Risk – Educate Strategies for energy behavior change Specific education on renewable topics – Chose Their Own Adventure Use stand-alone materials for low intensity Moderate intensity 15-30 minute programming Expert-level content