Education 2

Editor’s Note: These series are selected from manual Electric Vehicle Community Market Launch Manual: A Guide to Prepare Your Community for Electric Vehicles which was prepared by the Electric Transportation Coalition (ETC) and the Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (EVAA) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Studying EVs allows students of all levels to learn about new technology; examine and debate related social, government, and environmental issues; engage in meaningful hands-on activities (whether building table-top models or designing full-size conversions); learn about the public’s patterns of transportation and consumption; and become acquainted with the EV industry and its newly emerging job market.

Securing educators’ interest in teaching EV technology is the easy part. The challenge lies in providing them with resources to bring the technology to students. While progress is underway, unfortunately, there is very little to be found about EVs in today’s textbooks, instructional materials, or curriculum frameworks available to educators (see Volume III of this Manual for information on EV educational materials).

Until more educational materials about EVs are widely available, it is especially important that those involved and informed about the EV industry and its supporting infrastructure establish relationships with the appropriate programs in their local educational institutions. One strategy is to invite the local educational community to a ride-and-drive and information session about EVs .School and college administration offices can assist in identifying those most likely to teach EV-related disciplines. Another strategy is to participate in the National Energy Education Development (NEED) project, currently offeredin32states. The NEED program develops and promotes energy education curriculum for middle school and high school age students. The National Clean Cities program is working with NEED to develop a Let’s Talk Energy Show on Alternative Fuels that could be used by teachers in the 10 EV-Ready communities. A ride-and-drive using an electric school bus could be part of the activities (see Vol. III for more information on the NEED program and samples of NEED/Clean Cities educational materials).

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June 27, 2008 · Filed Under Electric Car Conversion Blog

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