Teacher Resources
As a teacher or educator working with K-12 students, you may want to use some of the resources listed below to teach about solar energy.
The following curriculum support materials (downloadable PDFs) are courtesy of The National Energy Education and Development (NEED) project.
- Illinois Correlations Teacher Guide
- Schools Going Solar Teacher Guide
- Solar Primary Teacher Guide
- Solar Elementary Teacher Guide
- Solar Intermediate Teacher Guide
- Solar Secondary Teacher Guide
- EERE Energy Education
Teacher Workshops
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, in collaboration with NEED will sponsor teacher training workshops to introduce renewable energy related curricula and explain how solar PV systems work. Upcoming workshop information will be posted on this website. You can also contact info@illinoiscleanenergy.org for more information.

