2:00-8:30 p.m.         "Teaching Renewable Energy Awareness in Schools"

                            Sponsored by the Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Fund
                                        – US Department of Education, The University of Georgia and GA
                                      Agricultural Innovation Center.

                            University of Georgia
                            Tifton Campus Conference Center
                            Tifton, Georgia

                     Just in time for the start of the new school year, the organizers of
                            the Aug 1-3, Georgia BioEnergy Conference 2006 will host a free
                            workshop on “Teaching Renewable Energy Awareness in Schools”.
                            The keynote speaker and workshop moderator will be Jim Bosch,
                            National Renewable Energy Lab’s Education Outreach Coordinator.

                            Workshop topics will include:

                            Renewable Energy Awareness in Schools

                            Keynote speakers and workshop moderators, Jim Bosch and Rick Shin of the
                            National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, CO will introduce to teachers many
                            renewable energy forms—but emphasize bioenergy as a future energy source (as it
                            relates to Georgia, the nation and world). Renewable energy from the teacher’s
                            perspective will be their focus. Most of these would be hands-on lessons that the
                            teachers could implement in the classroom. They will discuss the NREL Education
                            programs for Interns, Pre-service Teachers and the Laboratory Science Teacher
                            Development (LSTPD) Program. Area school teachers will join Jim and Rick in
                            sharing their experiences in teaching renewable energy awareness.

                            Renewable Energy Initiatives in Georgia

                       Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia and USDA will
                               give an overview of ongoing energy research in the state.  Representatives
                               from area businesses using or creating renewable energy will describe the
                               benefits of moving beyond fossil fuels. 

                            Into the Classroom – Renewable Energy Demonstrations

                        Workshop participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations of solar,
                                wind, wave, and bioenergy experiments to take back to the classroom.