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SPEAKERS
The geothermal power wizard of Alaska will be the kickoff speaker October 7 at 9 a.m. Bernie will also conduct a workshop about the many alternative energy projects based at his Chena Hot Springs Resort outside Fairbanks. A former construction worker, mechanic, gold miner and honest-to-goodness Green Economy pioneer, Bernie finished first by a long shot in a survey of favorite attractions at the 2009 Green Expo. Learn more about Bernie and his revolutionary geothermal power plant here and here and about Chena Hot Springs here. Earn a Trip to Chena - Bernie was named the 2010 Alaska business person of the year by students at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks because of his many contributions to education including his annual Renewable Energy Fair. Reflective of that commitment, Bernie is donating three free days and nights for two at the Chena Hot Springs Resort. The trip will be awarded to a teacher participating in the Expo who makes the best proposal for incorporating the experience into a learning activity with their students. Learn more at the Green Expo. Education and action for a sustainable future is the theme of the Expo keynote address by Dr. Debra Rowe, president of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development. Based at Oakland Community College in Michigan, Rowe brings together people from business, education, government and faith-based organizations to pursue sustainability initiatives. Debra will speak during the lunch program on Oct. 7. She’ll also be available for follow up discussions.
Kick off - Bernie Karl 
Key Note - Dr. Debra Rowe
| Green Expo Match Grants | |
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Green Expo scholarships are available to help support teacher participation in the Green Expo as are matching grants to support teachers conducting green technology projects with their students. The financial support is made possible by the Washington State Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) and other Expo cosponsors. |
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The Imagine Tomorrow initiative at Washington State University encourages high school teachers and students to develop innovative ways to speed our transition to alternative energy resources. Sponsors provide more than $100,000 in prize money. WSU staff will be at the Expo to explain how schools can participate. A list of past winners is available here. |
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Project Lead The Way is a national program that trains teachers in all 50 states to make the most of hands-on learning with a focus on applied math, science and technology. Teachers trained through the program reach 350,000 students in more than 4,200 schools. In Washington, PLTW has trained over 150 teachers working in 108 schools. PLTW curriculum training is available for green technology, aerospace and bio tech. PLTW’s Judy D’Amico will conduct a workshop. |
| Curriculum Swaps | |
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Learn how to do green learning projects with your students from teachers who have already done one. Curriculum swaps will be incorporated into both days of the Expo. |
| STEM Center | |
| Washington will soon have a new State STEM Center to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. More info will be available about the STEM Center prior to the Expo. |
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| Green Jobs | |
| Facts, fictions and what most people don’t know about the Washington state economy. Presentations both days by the Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle will explain reports about green jobs by the US government and the State of Washington. | |
| Locavore Lunches | |
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Lunches on Oct. 7 and 8 will be served by the South Seattle Community College culinary program with as much food from as close to the college as is practical. College hospitality Dean Mike Ryan will explain how the meals were pulled together. |
| Expo Reception | |
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Mingle and share your Green Expo experiences with colleagues at the reception Oct. 7 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Enjoy appetizers from the culinary students of South Seattle Community College and award winning wines from the Northwest Wine Academy students. (Other beverages available for those under 21.) |
| Shop Girls | |
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An all-girl shop program at Granite Falls HS built a car that earned international recognition at the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas in Houston, Texas. The girls named the car the "Iron Maiden" because it tortured them, but they mastered it in the end and the car gets 470 miles to the gallon. The girls will display the car on Oct. 7. Teacher Michael Werner will explain how it all came together at a workshop Oct. 8. Learn more here and at http://live.gfalls.wednet.edu/ecoteam/. |
| Biodiesel at Heritage HS | |
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Located outside Vancouver, WA., the Heritage program earned the Grand Prize at the 2010 Imagine Tomorrow science competition at Washington State University. The biodiesel plant will be on display Oct. 7 and the teachers will conduct a workshop Oct. 8. Biodiesel is part of an outstanding program developed by shop, chemistry and math teachers. Learn more here. |
| Colville HS Alternative Energy | |
| Located in the northeast corner of Washington, Colville is so far off the beaten track some families live "off the grid," relying on their own power systems for electricity. This fact of rural life helps enrich a variety of energy projects at Colville High School that are both highly innovative and very practical. Teachers and students will exhibit their growing collection of electric vehicles on Oct. 7 with workshops on Oct. 8. Learn more here. | |
| Ride the Roadster | |
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A drawing will be conducted for free rides in a Tesla Roadster, the all electric sports car that can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 4 seconds while creating zero greenhouse emissions. The Tesla is being provided by Green Expo volunteer of the year, Chad Schwitters. |
| Electric Car Displays | |
| The Seattle Electric Vehicle Association will display a wide variety of electric vehicles Oct. 7. |
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| Vehicle Conversion Program | |
| A program at South Seattle Community College enables students to learn how to convert vehicles from gasoline to electric power systems. The program and related processes will be displayed all day Oct. 7. | |
| Energy Appreciation | |
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Most of us have no real grasp of how much energy we all consume, but it will become a little clearer at the Expo thanks to an exhibit by the Cascade Bicycle Club that will show how hard you’d have to pedal just to power a household blender. The pedal-powered blender will be on display Oct. 7. |
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The North Seattle Community College EcoBike is a spin bike that has a DC electrical generator and a Grid-tied power inverter attached to the fly wheel. The bike can generate ranges from 50 to 135 watts to offset consumption of gym devices such as a TV, stereo, and treadmills. In addition to creating energy the EcoBike will be primarily used as a learning tool to generate Energy Awareness on NSCC's campus, but it will also have the ability to charge a cell phone or iPod while working out! |
| Green Manufacturing | |
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Learn curriculum for greener manufacturing processes and materials at a workshop Oct 8 by the Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing. |
| Smart Grid | |
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Green energy is not just about how energy is produced; but how it is distributed from generation to consumers. The evolution of the Smart Grid is creating new and exciting green career opportunities in the energy and manufacturing sectors. Currently the RETC as part of the Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy is developing workforce training models for ten key job positions that will provide exciting career pathways in the coming decades. |
| Rolling Machine Shop | |
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The Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) has acquired an Aerospace, Manufacturing and Inspection Mobile Training Unit (AMI-MTU). The AMI-MTU is a tool that can be used by education and industry to help open up high-wage industrial career paths for K-12 students, incumbent and dislocated workers, veterans, youth at risk, and the general population. It will also support a broader effort to expose more young people to career opportunities in aerospace and other advanced manufacturing sectors. The training unit will be used in many forums and can be brought to schools to engage students and those who influence their career pathways. This 21st Century educational opportunity will provide unique training for highly skilled occupations necessary to uphold the regional economy. The AMI-MTU will make access available to state of the art equipment and software that allows training throughout the entire machining process from product planning, designing, programming, testing, setup, machining, inspection and reporting as well as multi-occupation inspection training. Learn more at AJAC workshops on Oct. 7 and 8. |
| Sustainable Agriculture | |
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How much? How fast? How come? Learn more about the practical and public policy aspects of sustainable agriculture at a panel discussion on Oct. 7 that will provide lots of opportunity for audience participation. |
| Ag Ed | |
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Some of the most sophisticated applications of science, math and technology are made in one of our oldest endeavors – agriculture. Learn hands-on lessons that are ready to implement related to water, soil, plants, and sustainability on Oct. 8 at a workshop facilitated by Jamie Clark, Director of the Agriculture Center of Excellence and presented by Sarah Fry, K-12 Outreach Specialist of the William A. Grant Water & Environmental Center at Walla Walla Community College. |
| Anaerobic Digester | |
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Digester technology can convert cow manure to methane to electricity, creating eco friendly ways to reduce methane emissions, a highly potent greenhouse gas. Lew Keliher from Auburn High School and Tony Judah from the Yelm School District are building a prototype digester to help gauge the feasibility of students building digesters as school projects. The learning opportunities and obstacles are both significant. The digester will be displayed Oct. 7 with a workshop Oct. 8. Learn more at More on Methane. |
| Real Life Digester #1 | |
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Established in 1935, Andgar Corporation specializes in all facets of construction and project management. Located in Ferndale, Andgar partners with GHD, Inc to market and construct their two-stage plug flow anaerobic digester for farmers and others across the western US. The benefits of a GHD, Inc/Andgar Corp. anaerobic digester is the integration of the entire system from start to finish including permitting, utility correspondence, and manure handling into your new or existing farm. Andgar Corp. is in the business of turning animal waste and other organic wastes into profits for the owner, while simultaneously improving the environment for every person in the world. Andgar Corp. will be exhibiting and providing information concerning anaerobic  digester technology and what skills are required to design and produce a green technology. |
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The Metro wastewater treatment plant in Renton is a huge underground anaerobic digester. Treating human waste from half the homes in King County, the plant creates commercial grade natural gas as a byproduct that is piped straight into the distribution network of Puget Sound Energy. The plant will be open for teacher tours during the Expo. |
| STEM Tried and True | |
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Apprenticeship instructors have been teaching STEM-based learning since the Middle Ages. The Duwamish Apprentice Education Center is one of the largest apprentice education facilities in the nation with teaching programs that serve nearly 30 high-wage industrial trades. The Duwamish center is on the same campus as the Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center. Several opportunities will be provided to teachers on Oct. 8 to learn more about apprenticeship programs and share ideas with apprentice instructors. |
| STEM Innovators | |
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There are reasons why plumbers and pipefitters make so much money, and one of them is the training center for Local 32 of the Plumbers and Pipefitters union. The center provides highly rigorous training in metal fabricating, material science, carpentry, electronics and the applied math necessary to measure, cut and work with the longitudinal rectangles and columns required to move air and liquid through buildings or the earth. Local 32 also supports an innovative program at the Puget Sound Skill Center in Burien that enables students to learn welding and related technical skills at the Local 32 training center. A presentation will be provided Oct. 8 by skill center Principal, Sue Shields. |
| STEM in Middle School | |
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Students in James Sullivan's Science Math and Technology classes at Brier Terrace Middle School monitor the impact of weather conditions on electricity produced by two rooftop solar panels at the school. They also use the electricity to power a variety of alternative energy projects. Learn how they do it at a workshop Oct. 8. |
| Greener Boat | |
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Retired teacher, Dr. Gene Fusch spent 22-years as a CTE educator in both the K-12 and college/university system and currently works under contract designing aerospace engineer training curriculum. In addition to his work experience and deep connections with industry, Gene recently shifted his personal passions from his hobby farm; to designing and building a custom home on the Hood Canal; to renovating, building and sailing boats. Dr. Gene Fusch will share the green strategies he is using to build a 42’ junk rigged schooner sailboat. |
| KCIA & Maybe a 787 | |
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King County International Airport – also known as Boeing Field – is now a regular stop for the first 787s that are undergoing performance testing. We can’t make promises, but a close-up view of a 787 might be possible during a tour of the airport provided by King County. KCIA is one of the most diverse general aviation airports in the world, serving everyone from airborne emergency medical teams to Seattle-based billionaires to final assembly and service crews for the Boeing 737. More than 40 years after it was introduced, the 737 remains the most successful commercial airplane in the world and its future is a key to Boeing’s prospects in the decades ahead. Built in Renton, every 737 is completed at Boeing Field then delivered to customers. |
| Opportunity Skyway | |
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One of the best shop programs that hardly anyone knows about is an aviation oriented hands-on learning program at KCIA called Opportunity Skyway. The program is a joint venture of the Seattle public schools and the airport. OS director Kjell Rye uses aviation and green technology to engage students. His students recently built an airplane with a 30-foot wing span. OS will be included in the KCIA tour. |
| WITEA Activities | |
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Oct. 8 will serve as the fall conference day for members of the Washington Industrial Technical Education Association and the day will include professional development workshops in robotics and STEM applications. More information is available at www.witea.org. |
