Go Green

Part I Introduction with Dr. Suellen K. Reed
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Duration 6 min. 3 sec.

Dr. Suellen Reed provides an overview of Indiana Department of Education’s ongoing Learn Green, Live Green initiative.

Hybrid Electric Powered Bus
Duration 2 min. 20 sec.

Reed unveils Indiana’s first hybrid-electric school bus On January 25, Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Suellen Reed and the State School Bus Committee approved Indiana’s first-hybrid school bus to be put into daily routes at Randolph Eastern Schools.

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Geist Elementary School
Duration 3 min. 46 sec.

Second Grade Teacher Jacqueline Ward promotes green awareness through fun daily classroom activities as well as a special Earth Day unit. Students study the importance of being more environmentally conscious while learning second-grade academic standards at the same time.

Avon Middle School
Duration 2 min. 4 sec.

Seventh Grade Math Teacher Lisa Guthrie teaches her students the importance of conservation through a special unit she designed titled “Wasted Space: An Investigation in Product Manufacturing and Recycling.” The unit combines green concepts with seventh-grade academic standards.

Union City Community High School
Duration 4 min. 33 sec.

Science Teacher John Zakelj received a grant to erect a wind turbine as well as solar panels to help generate zero-carbon energy for Union City Community High School. Students help calculate and predict the amount of energy produced by the solar panels and wind turbine using science and mathematical applications.