Since 2014, the Duke Energy Foundation has supported a Clemson University graduate-level teacher education course for 16 K-12 teachers focused on the interactions between energy production and the environment. The course is held at the Duke Energy Bad Creek Outdoor Classroom at the Bad Creek hydroelectric plant and covers tuition, course materials and supplies, and food and lodging for those staying on campus.
Dr. Barbara Speziale, biological sciences professor and associate director of the Watt Family Innovation Center at Clemson, developed the course with Duke Energy to help teachers gain hands-on education experience with topics related to wildlife ecology and management, nuclear and hydroelectric power, ecosystem management, and geology. Feedback from teachers who have completed the course has been highly positive, and many course graduates have noted that they have been able to directly apply the knowledge they gained in the course to their lesson plans in classrooms across South Carolina.
Thank you, Duke Energy, for supporting education in our state!
