Boone Electric Cooperative supports an exciting program for teachers to learn about energy and energy production and earn professional development credits
About the Program
Energy in Today’s Classroom is a two-day course offered through Central Electric Power Cooperative. Designed to fully support Missouri’s statewide educational standards, the course provides teachers with a background in energy and energy production. Teachers will earn 15 Professional Development hours.
Course Topics
Energy in Today’s Classroom offers participating teachers knowledge and information in the following areas:
- Energy basics
- Energy sources
- Power generation and transmission
- Economics and energy production
- Energy transfer
- The history and future of energy
- Tour of a substation
- Tour of an operating power plant