Teacher training course goals and structure
The EnergyTech UP faculty course is designed for educators who can leverage mentorship and resources to develop implementation plans for ideas to consolidate or expand energy technology commercialization and entrepreneurship activities at their institutions. These ideas could include:
Integration of new core educational modules into existing courses/programs, development of new courses/programs, creation of accelerator or incubator programs, creative co-teaching situations involving faculty from different disciplines, creative distance learning modules/courses, creation of new student-centered materials that actively engage learners in the classroom, development of new content presentation materials (for face-to-face or online learning), and any other approaches determined to be effective by faculty and supported by the department/administration.
As part of EnergyTech UP, faculty (or teams of faculty) develop proposals through three competitive phases: a research phase, a development phase, and an implementation phase.
Faculty who submit their entry for the Explore phase by January 5, 2024, will be eligible to win one of ten $4,000 Faculty Explorer awards.
Throughout the research and development phases, all faculty will be provided with a DOE mentor and exclusive access to DOE resources, such as the Adoption Readiness Level (ARL) Framework. These mentors will provide competitors with insight and feedback on their proposals in preparation for implementation submission.
By the time faculty reach the implementation stage, their suggestions will reflect how their ideas can be integrated into student activities, including implementation timelines.
