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2017 EDUCATION MAGAZINE
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2017 Page 21
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s I have done some
research and looked into
other opportunities to provide
our students with up-to-
date curriculum in regard to
Building Construction, I have
found some great information
on an opportunity right here
at Lincoln Community High
School.
High schools struggle to get
and keep students engaged in
the study of science, while
industry struggles to
attract employees with
advanced technical skills. As
construction
trades and science teachers,
we see a great opportunity to
combine the growing
national interest in renewable
energy with lab science and
hands-on skills to provide a
truly integrated, contextual
curriculum to engage students.
Even here locally we are
expanding our energy sources
through increased Windmill
Energy, Geo-Thermal and
Solar Energy. All of these
fields are creating new career
opportunities for people in
Logan County and surrounding
areas.
Recently during the
presidential debates, an
important topic discussed
was “Renewable Energy,
Alternative Energy” and
decreasing our country’s need
for energy dependence with
other countries.
I have found some great
curriculum that other high
schools are doing, and have
also been in discussion with
Randy Jacobs, who teaches
a Renewable Energy class at
Heartland Community College.
New Renewable Energy
course a practical fit for
Logan County students
Renewable Energy to be taught by Building Trades instructor Justin Dietrich
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