Building the Energy Workforce of the Future

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• Building the Energy Workforce of the Future

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Public education
isnt important because
it serves the public, it is important
because it creates the
public. -- Benjamin Barber
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What is the Good News?
More AP Courses Offered Texas's public high
schools are offering more and more challenging
courses. Since 1996 the proportion of schools
offering Advanced Placement (AP) courses has
increased by 32!
Writing Scores Are Among The Nation's Best Texas
8th grade students are among the Nation's best in
writing. The proportion of 8th grade students
scoring at the highest two levels of writing
achievement is the 3rd highest in the nation.
Texas Is Best in the Nation in Proportion of
Students Taking Advanced Math Courses! It is No.
1 in the nation in the proportion of students
taking calculus, AP calculus, and AP statistics.
TAKS Scores Are Up! When scores were expected to
drop in spring 2004 due to the release of a more
rigorous TAKS exam, Texas third graders in fact
exceeded expectations, scoring 91 passing in
reading.
- Statistics provided by Friends of Texas Public
Schools
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Even Better News!

• Project Based Learning can push achievement
  higher.
• Students learn better when they are doing
  project- and problem-based applied learning set
  in the context of the environment, according to
  Closing the Achievement Gap Using the
  Environment as an Integrating Context for
  Learning.
• Project based learning improves test scores by as
  much as 92 and reduces discipline and management
  challenges by as much as 95.

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Exciting Projects from the Energy Industry in
Engineering and Design
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Innovative Projects from Deep Ocean Rigs and
Platforms
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• The OEC is a private, nonprofit organization
• OEC Mission Statement The Offshore Energy
  Center is dedicated to expanding the awareness of
  the vast energy resources beneath the worlds
  oceans, and to chronicle the unique heritage and
  technological accomplishments of the industry
  that discovers, produces and delivers these
  resources in a safe and environmentally
  responsible way

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Three Initiatives
OceanStar
EducationOutreach
Hall ofFame
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Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum
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The Offshore Energy Center and the American
Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) provide
a FREE Mobile Exhibit entitled the Knowledge Box

• Grades 6 through 12
• Interactive technology
• Teacher guides
• Hands-on activities
• Posters and multimedia presentations
• 6 hour training class equips teachers
• 30 day use policy following training class

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Educational Programs Guide

• Aligned with National Science Education Standards
• Program topics include
• History of petroleum use
• Principles of petroleum geology
• Career information
• Petrochemistry
• Environmental science

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Project E3 Expanding Energy Education

• Correlated to National Science Standards
• Project-based learning with an offshore energy
  theme

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Impact of Programs

• 245,000 visitors since 1997
• gt 850 teachers trained
• Playing with Petroleum (5-11 yrs)
• Knowledge Box (11-18 yrs)
• Knowledge Box gt 175,000 students reached since
  2001

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Recommendations for Systemic Change

• Research from the Cultural Change Working Group
  indicates the following
• Ongoing promotion is essential, as individual
  campaigns often only have short term impact on
  behavioural change.
• Using education in schools is key to educating
  the young . . .
• Building partnerships with key allies will give
  a campaign greater impact and credibility as well
  as access to new audiences.
• Understand your target audience.
• Consistency and continuity are key.

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The 2005 Energy Bill Important Resource for
Change

• Sec. 133 Public Energy Education Program
• a. IN GENERAL. Not later than 180 days after
  the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
  shall convene an organizational conference for
  the purpose of establishing an ongoing,
  self-sustaining national public energy program.
• b. PARTICIPANTS. The Secretary shall invite to
  participate in the conference individuals and
  entities representing all aspects of energy
  production and distribution. . .
• Together we can work to keep Houston the Energy
  Capital of the World!

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For the Energy Industry!!