Title: Taking learning beyond the textbook
Source: KSNV NBC 3 at 5pm.
Aired: 2/9/13
Keywords: dri, desert research institute, greenpower, teacher training, las vegas
Affiliation: GreenPower
Contact(s): Amelia Gulling
Description: Some local teachers became students today. Their assignment: learn better ways to connect the classroom with the real-world. The GreenPower Outreach Program under the Desert Research Institute hosted this hands-on training which touched on everything from climate change to renewable energy. The GreenPower Program offers resources, classroom materials, and industry experts to teachers.

Title: Going Green with the DRI GreenPower Program Teacher Training Workshop
Source: KLAS 8 News Now 6:30pm.
Aired: 2/9/13
Keywords: dri, desert research institute, greenpower, teacher training, las vegas
Affiliation: GreenPower
Contact(s): Amelia Gulling
Description:The Desert Research Institute hosted its annual GreenPower training workshop. Seventy teachers and students had the opportunity to participate. The idea was to show those in attendance ways to incorporate enviromentally friendly ideas into their instructional programs and their daily lives. NV Energy is a partner in the project as well.