Education for a Sustainable Future

APS is committed to creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona. These materials and activities are specifically developed for teachers to give their students the background they need to make wise, safe decisions about the use of electricity. With topics ranging from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass; to energy conservation tips like keeping the refrigerator door closed; to the value of character education; these resources can help your students prepare themselves to be the future employees, community and business leaders, consumers and environmental stewards of our great state.

Assemblies at your school

  • Benjamin FranKlown
    A 20 minute interactive experience for students in grades PreK-4. Spend some time with Benjamin FranKlown as he entertains and educates students teaching the ins and outs of energy conservation!

Classroom Activities & Lessons

  • Energy Patrol
    Teach conservation, develop leadership, reduce consumption and costs.
  • Power Posse™
    Power Posse™ offers fun, interactive, hands-on exploration classroom activities for K - 8 students intended to raise their awareness about energy sources, safety and conservation.
  • Mission: Sustainability
    Fun and challenging for students and a great classroom tool for teachers. Mission: Sustainability™ contains curriculum for grades 4 and 6 including a teacher's guide, power point presentations, in-class activities, and experiments.

Professional Development

  • Lesson2Life
    APS, the Arizona K-12 Center (www.azk12.org) and Motorola invites K-12 educators to experience the Arizona workplace with your own eyes; a program that helps bridge the gap between education and the business world.
  • In just a few experience-rich days, educators will gain a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective of various industries (such as hospitality, high tech, finance, non-profit, and agriculture) to gain insights on how to focus their instruction to create learning opportunities that best prepare their students for an ever-changing global economy.
  • Institute for Teaching
    As a sponsor for the Arizona Science Center’s (ASC) Institute for Teaching, a variety of professional development opportunities are offered including the Back-to-School Resource Fair and Reception, educator memberships, field trips, and workshops. The Science Center (www.azscience.org) delivers effective, standards-driven programs designed to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s educators while supporting district, state, and federal mandates.
  • K-8 Workshops
    APS is collaborating with The Center for Teacher Success (www.centerforteachersuccess.org) to underwrite a series of professional development workshops for K-8 teachers. The workshops focus on "real world" applications of scientific content while integrating other academic disciplines. The Center for Teacher Success then partners with Arizona educators to build the capacity of teachers, schools, and districts so that all K-12 students in Arizona public schools can achieve their full academic potential.

General Information

Financial Resources

  • Scholarships (Post Secondary)
    Developing the leaders of tomorrow by helping young people achieve their academic goals today.
  • APS/Phoenix Suns Energy Exploration Mini-Grants
    Mini-grants of up to $2,500 are available to support innovative teaching strategies that improve student performance and enhance learning about energy exploration through science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics.
  • APS Corporate Giving
    Supporting our communities is not only good for Arizona, it is good business. We are dedicated to investing our time, energy, and resources to strengthen the communities we serve. We support non-profit organizations with a 501(c) Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status.
 

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