Southeast Texas Teachers to Benefit From $1 Million BP Grant Program.Educators to be Honored for Creative, Innovative Energy Programs TEXAS CITY, Texas -- Teachers from Pre-K through high school in six Southeast Texas Southeast Texas is a subregion of East Texas located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The subregion is geographically centered around the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown and Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan areas. counties are eligible to take part in an expanded $1 million grant program by global energy provider BP that rewards development of creative energy education programs. The A+ for Energy program has been expanded in its second year in Texas and now is open to accredited teachers in Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend Fort Bend was a blockhouse built in a large bend of the Brazos River in what is now Fort Bend County, Texas to provide protection against Indian raids. It was erected in November 1822 by several members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, including William W. , Galveston, and Harris Counties, as well as Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
Grants of $5,000 or $10,000 will be presented directly to teachers submitting creative classroom, after-school, extra-curricular or summer activities involving energy education and/or energy conservation. "We want to continue to recognize innovative ideas by awarding cash grants to teachers who spark creativity in their students," said Irene Brown, BP America Inc. national director of the A+ for Energy program. "Through these creative efforts of our teachers, we want to help students discover the boundless possibilities and promise of a quality energy education." The 2006 competition resulted in $1 million in grants going to 93 teachers from 69 schools in Southeast Texas, benefiting 38,027 students. A new feature in 2007 is a Sustainability Award for last year's winners who wish to apply for ongoing support. "We want to recognize Texas teachers who inspire learning by creating exciting and memorable experiences around the subject of energy," Ms. Brown said. "The subject becomes even more important with the realization that energy education is a vital component of Texas classrooms, and is supported by Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS TEKS Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (Texas educational standards for K-12) )." In addition to the grant award, BP will provide winning teachers with a scholarship to attend a three-day energy training conference, sponsored by BP and presented in partnership with the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project. The all-inclusive scholarship will cover the cost of travel, meals and lodging and a kit of instructional materials (tools and resources for teaching energy activities) valued at $500. The overwhelming success of A+ for Energy in both Texas and California has resulted in BP expanding the program this year to six new locations throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , including Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , Ohio and Alberta, Canada. BP partners with NEED to support energy education by helping supply course content and curriculum aligned with state standards for the core subject areas of science, math and social studies throughout all grade levels. Participating teachers must have applications postmarked by March 23. Grant winners will be notified by May 21. Applications are available online at www.aplusforenergy.com or by calling 409-943-2693. About BP BP is the single, global brand formed by the combination of the former British Petroleu, Amoco Corporation, Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) and Burmah Castrol. BP is a global producer, manufacturer and marketer of oil, gas, chemicals and renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. resources. Everyday BP provides energy solutions to approximately 13 million customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.bp.com. About NEED NEED provides energy education training and curriculum to K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States. NEED programs encourage a "Kids Teaching Kids" approach to education, and provide teachers with the background and content knowledge they need to teach energy in a fun and energizing energizing, adj giving energy to; revitalizing; rejuvenating. way. NEED materials are correlated to the National Science Education Standards The National Science Education Standards (NSES) are a set of guidelines for the science education in primary and secondary schools in the United States, as established by the National Research Council in 1996. and to the New Mexico Department of Education standards for science, language arts and social studies. NEED provides workshops and classroom materials to interested teachers and school districts in New Mexico  This is a complete listing of school districts in the State of New Mexico. . For more information about NEED, visit www.need.org.
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