SPE Gulf Coast Provides Two Summer Teacher Workshops
June 2010 – For the fourth year, SPE’s Gulf Coast Section (GCS) is partnering with The Environmental Institute of Houston (EIH) / UH Clear Lake (UHCL) to offer Earth Science and Energy Education: A Summer Institute for Teachers.
The SPE GCS is currently requesting member participation in workshop activities on the morning of July 15, 2010 to participate as ‘Career Booth Custodians’, representing the following general disciplines/professions (1-2 members needed per discipline/profession):
- Petroleum Geology
- Geophysics
- Drilling Completions/Production Engineering
- Projects/Facilities/Construction
- Reservoir/Production Engineering
- Safety/Environment
- Land/Legal/Commercial
- Alternative Energy
- Academia
Participation requires very little pre-work/preparation – the goal is to teach the teachers through informal discussions about your discipline and career path.
The three primary goals of these summer development workshops for Houston-area 4th-8th grade science teachers are to:
- Train/educate teachers in aspects of geology, earth science, environmental science, and energy content areas
- Provide participants with lessons/materials for classroom integration
- Link workshop topics with student career considerations.
If you would like to participate (or know others who might), please forward contact information and discipline/profession preference to Rob Bruant (robert.bruant@bp.com, +1 (281) 366-2157).
