FAQ: Teachers

• No, we will provide one kit for each student enrolled in the class.
• However, there are a limited number of kits for each school  year.
• When this maximum number of kits has been ordered, no more classrooms will be able to participate until the following school year.

The programs emphasize:

• Focusing on environmental education.
• Introducing students to the concept of a resource.
• Extending that knowledge to natural resources and the concept of how we use renewable and nonrenewable resources in our world.

All programs include:

• Detailed materials
• Classroom activities
• Resource-saving products for use in students' homes

Our programs also correlate to your state's academic standards.

• In most cases, sponsors will accommodate requests to send a representative to your classroom.
• Please contact 1-888-GETWISE or info@getwise.org with your request.

Generally, local utilities, merchants, or government agencies sponsor our programs, though any group may be a sponsor.

• AM Conservation is a company that develops award-winning educational programs for utility partners nationwide.
• The programs are designed to teach students easy ways to use energy and water more efficiently in their homes.
• Over the last 20 years, hundreds of thousands of families across the country have participated in the GetWise portfolio of programs, yielding tremendous energy and water savings.
• Program content supports state educational standards, so eligible schools can provide this fun-filled enrichment program while meeting educational benchmarks.

The program comes with:

• A Teacher Book filled with lesson plans
• Activity books
• Engaging activities that can be used inside and outside of the classroom

Each teacher and student will receive:

• An individual Student Guide
• Take-Home Workbook
• Program Kit, which includes products that will help students implement classroom lessons at home

• Your school has the opportunity to work with local utilities, merchants, or government agencies on a select program that makes an impact in your community.
• In addition to teaching lessons that promote wise use of energy and water that lasts a lifetime, participating teachers may be eligible to receive a Mini Grant for their classroom when 80% of their student surveys are completed and returned within the required time frame.
• Check your program kit to find out if you are eligible to receive a Mini Grant and the due date for completed materials.
• Mini Grants can be used for any school need.

• The program is designed to incorporate into your existing curriculum, so your timeline will vary.
• You can spend as little as one class/subject session and as much as a month or longer; it's up to you.

• Students' completed surveys as well as the Teacher Program Evaluation, which can be found in your Teacher Materials Folder.
• Thank-you notes from students and parents, and Program-endorsement letters are also appreciated.
• A self-addressed postage-paid Tyvek envelope has been provided in the Teacher Materials Folder for you to return these items.

• Participation requirements are minimal.
• All we ask for your participation in the program is that your students complete a short student survey.
• The student survey contains a pre-program and post-program quiz.
• Survey responses help gauge the knowledge gained by each student during the program.
• If your students take a pledge to be energy and water-efficient and return their student survey forms, each student will receive a certificate of achievement!
• A self-addressed postage-paid return envelope is provided in your Teacher Materials folder, so that you may return your students' completed surveys.

• Recycling your LED bulbs is one way to dispose of them.
• Call your local government or waste management company to learn the recycling policy in your area.