2026 Webinars

Sign Up Today! Empowering the Next Generation of Energy Technicians Through Hands-On Wind & Solar Projects Discover how the University of Arizona and presenter Ed Franklin is engaging high school students and educators in energy through innovative, hands-on learning experiences. This project brings wind and solar technologies to life through the KidWind PVC Wind Turbine

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube Energy and sustainability courses rely on current data, but textbooks often become outdated. This webinar explores how tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can help instructors and students create real-time data visualizations using the latest energy data. Drawing on classroom experience at Hawai’i Community College, the session will demonstrate

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube Explore how energy meets real-world demand in this engaging CREATE innovation webinar focused on pumped storage systems and solar power. Using a large-scale project planned in Arizona as inspiration, this session highlights how Pumped Storage Systems (PSS) store solar energy by moving water between reservoirs and releasing it

This Event is Complete View on YouTube Bring energy concepts, hands-on learning, and real-world impact into your classroom with “Sunshine in a Jar.” In this engaging webinar, participants will build a solar-powered lantern using photovoltaic panels, rechargeable batteries, and a custom circuit board—while learning practical electronics skills. Aligned with NGSS Physics and NRC Framework standards,

This Webinar is Complete! View on YouTube This webinar provides an overview of the research study conducted at Rutgers investigating the role of community college technician programs in economic development. The research included interviews with NSF ATE project personnel, in-depth case studies of technician programs at 8 colleges across the country, labor-market studies, and regional

This Webinar is Complete! View on YouTube From Wind to Watts: Investigating Energy Storage and System Efficiency is a hands-on webinar with presenter Tom Buchanan that immerses students in one of the most critical challenges of modern energy systems: how to store energy when the wind isn’t blowing. Using KidWind turbines as the primary energy

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube Looking for an engaging way to introduce students to energy and hands-on STEM learning? Join the CREATE Energy Center and Dr. Vidya Schalk for a webinar highlighting “Shining a Light on Solar Energy,” an interactive four-day solar energy camp. This session provides an overview of the camp model

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube Ready to take the CREATE Energy lessons deeper and learn more? In this interactive webinar, discover how to pair Google’s NotebookLM with the 7 C’s Energy Research Inquiry Framework—Collect, Conduct, Connect, Craft Questions, Compose, Create, and Consider—to transform existing CREATE activities into rich, interdisciplinary projects. See how lessons

Sign Up Today! View Playlist on YouTube For the past five years, CREATE has sponsored the Call for Innovative Ideas, spotlighting exceptional faculty work that integrates technology, engages students with industry-relevant tools, and fosters student-centered, hands-on learning. This year, we are excited to announce our lineup of Innovation presentations—30-minute webinars that showcase the outstanding work

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube When Math Powers Circuits: Exploring Inverse Proportion through Arduino and IoT is a hands-on webinar designed for high school through introductory college STEM educators seeking to make algebra tangible and relevant. Led by instructor Marlon Matilla, this session demonstrates how applied mathematics, electronics, and IoT technology can be

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube This interactive webinar immerses participants in a hands-on an energy engineering lesson that explores how solar panel angle affects electrical output and system performance. Using the Flinn Scientific Solar-Powered Cars Kit and digital multimeters, students collect real electrical data, build and test a functional solar car, and optimize