Clean Energy Fellows
The primary objective of the Water Power Clean Energy Fellows program is for Fellows to develop a K-12 storyline and full units from grades K-12 on water power technology, to be utilized by a national audience of educators.
This cohort consisting leaders from across the Pacific Northwest (BPA service area) is tasked with building innovative and equitable tools for engaging students in the rapidly innovating water power sector. Primarily taking the form of curriculum development, this process will leverage the expertise of regional industry leaders as well as the localized educational knowledge of Fellows to broaden public understanding of the critical role that water power technologies have played in the Northwest in shaping the economy both past and present.
Curriculum Development: Fellows will work in a small cohort to collaboratively plan classroom activities and school programming that builds connections between students, the water power workforce, and the advanced grid. Fellows will utilize a K-12 storyline developed in an initial Institute, with essential questions and learning goals, to serve as a foundation for replicable activities to be shared broadly to educators with a variety of needs. Educators will align with CE’s Pedagogical Foundations, incorporating place-based issues of justice in their final product. See CE's Statement on Justice for details on how CE appraches equity and justice issues in its work with educators.
Amplifying Impact: Fellows will complete this experience equipped with the capacity to share findings and products they developed with national educator and industry audiences. Starting with professional development in their home districts, Fellows will continue to expand the reach of the program and tools through additional trainings and conversations in educational conferences, industry circles, CE trainings, and Fellow mentorship opportunities.
For more details on the program, timeline, eligibility, and activities, see our Program Details document.