Energy and Education

Why Teachers Development Programs are necessary ?

Teacher professional development keeps teachers up to date on new techniques of how children learn. Since a professional teacher is necessary for a student to be successful, it becomes important for every teacher to continue learning everything they can in order to improve their teaching skills and implement new teaching methods in organizations. Since the job of a teacher is so complex and ever-changing, it is very important for teachers to be constantly aware of new opportunities for growth.

An effective professional-development program, designed to address the gap, is job-embedded and provides teachers with five critical elements:

1. Collaborative learning

2. Links between curriculum, assessment, and professional-learning

3. Active learning to apply new knowledge.

4. Deeper knowledge of subject and how to teach it

5. Sustained learning, over several days and weeks

Learn more about Benefits of teacher training and development programs

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DriveChange - facilitating energy management services, conservation and empowerment programs

Drivechange focusing on designing energy conservation plans, empowerment programs, teacher development and sustainability services also conduct energy audits, implements Bio-Waste to Energy projects. 

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10 Ways to Conserve Energy in a Conventional manner

“EnergyConservation” is a simple term that has a broad and number of meanings, but we’re mainly concerned with the one that relates to saving energy in businesses, public-sector/government organizations, institutes and homes.

Top 10 ways to update to Conserve energy in Schools, Offices and organizations are : 

1.Turn off all of the lights and electronic appliances when they are not in use at home and offices.

2. Utilizing solar panels is a great help.  Though it cost a lot of money but it will be a wise future investment in energy savings programs.

3. Metering your energy consumption and collecting the data.

4. Use natural daylight in school, offices and home when possible.

5. Turn off the lights in classrooms, offices, and institutes when the rooms are not being occupied.

6. Improve Insulation : Adding up the insulation in your house’s attic, walls, floors and ceilings slows the flow of air between inside and outside, making it easier to control your home’s temperature.

7. Recycling organic waste would be a great help in conserving energy.

8. Always make sure the air conditioning shuts off at the end of each day.

9. Insulation is another great way. By using this technique you can keep your home cool in summer and warm in winter. This will also save money on heaters and fans.

10. Preventing greenhouse gas emissions can be done in many ways:

• Insulation
• Window treatments
• Power saving appliances
• Power saving lighting

One organization that has taken the responsibility of energy planning and energy conservation is DriveChange. It is an organization that works to make the world a better place for all. DriveChange, based in Singapore has executed Education and Energy projects in schools and organizations in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. DriveChange has been awarded a grant to pilot an energy program for the Singapore government.
The team at DriveChange is a balanced blend of educators, engineers and business associates.
Visit http://drivechange.in for more information.