EcoRise: Green Bldg Teacher PD: Walpole, MA

Interested in green building curricula?

Join LEED Prep teachers and mentors for a full day of professional development* at Norfolk County Agricultural High School from 9am-3pm. All teachers are welcome!

We'll be exploring connections between green building and climate stability. We'll also be discussing this year's Student Innovation Showcase, The EcoRise Ambassador Program, and the LEED Green Associate Exam.

Thanks to Norfolk Aggie teacher Pete Kane, who will also be hosting a tour of his net positive home that incorporates photovoltaic, solar thermal, passive solar, super insulation, and has no furnace, boiler, or wood stove.

Sample Agenda

• 8:30-9am: Light breakfast
• 9-9:15am: Welcome
• 9:15-10:30am: Case study #1 & LEED Green Associate Exam preparation
• 10:30-10:45am: Break
• 10:45-11:45: Case Study #2 & LEED Green Associate Exam preparation
• 11:45am-1pm: Tour of net positive home (lunch included!)
• 1-2pm: Break-out (Student Innovation Showcase or LEED Green Associate Exam registration)
• 2-3pm: Case Study #3 & LEED Green Associate Exam preparation

Thanks to Norfolk Aggie staff for hosting. Special thanks to USGBC & Eversource Energy for supporting the Green Building Program in Massachusetts.

Questions? Contact Green Building Program Manager Gamal Sherif (gamal@ecorise.org).

* EcoRise will be providing teachers with 6 hours of PD Points for Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. LEED-credentialed teachers and mentors may submit self-reported LEED CE hours as applicable.