Teachers

Welcome to Innovation!

Welcome to the Innovation program teacher support page. Here you will find classroom resources, curriculum correlations and everything else you will need to earn a full mini-grant. For additional inquiries or assistance, please contact your program administrator, Megan Hirschi.

Teacher Registration

Click here to register for spring 2024.

Home Energy Worksheet

Click here if you know your teacher ID to submit your Home Energy Worksheet

or

Click to look up your ID and submit

Program Evaluation

Click here to submit a Program Evaluation

Pre-Post-Survey

Click on this link for the Pre-Post-Survey. To receive results, email your coordinator and they will be emailed to you.

Kahoot! Games

Log in to Kahoot and then click on the links below to play Kahoot! games. You need a Kahoot account to view and play. Kahoot accounts are free for teachers.

Kahoot link - Energy Say What?

Kahoot link - Energy Scramble

Kahoot link - Think! Energy Quiz

Kahoot link - Which kit item is important to install?

FAQs



Mini-grant Information

How do you determine the amount of my mini-grant?

An initial $50 mini-grant is earned when the kits are sent home with students. The remaining mini-grant amounts are determined by dividing the number of submitted Home Energy Worksheets by the number of kits signed for on the kit reconciliation form. If the resulting number is at least 80 percent, the full mini-grant amount is earned, an additional $150. Forms that are returned with no questions answered and duplicate forms are discarded and do not count towards the grant.

How long will I need to wait for my mini-grant?

  • Mini-grants are processed after a teacher reaches 80 percent of submitted Home Energy Worksheets or after the program deadline.
  • You will receive an email to verify online entries every day there is a submission or when your mailed packet is received.
  • Log in at pas.nef1.org/teacher-portal with your last name and Teacher ID. This link is included in the emails from your scheduler for easy access. On this site you can see:
    • Students whose forms you mailed in.
    • The number of forms we are expecting from you based on the reconciliation form you signed at the presentation and your current percentage returned.
    • The grant you have earned to date and the status of your grant payment.

What are the rules for spending the grant money?

Grant funds can be used for any purpose the designated teachers choose that will benefit students.

Signing up for the program

When can we sign up for next year?

Teacher registration is always open. Click to register and be added to the first available program for which they qualify. Eligibility for Fall and/or Spring programs is determined by the utility service received by the school.

How can other teachers I know enroll?

Please feel free to share the program information enrollment website with colleagues!

Do you do these programs for other groups?

At this time, we can only provide PNM Innovation presentations and kits to high school classrooms in schools.