OBJECTIVES:

• Participating educators will gain a better understanding of the North Dakota oil and gas industry components.
• Teachers will better understand all of the stages, work processes and the industry professionals that play a part in moving oil from the ground to the consumer.
• They will develop a factual basis/background of the substantial cost and risk required to explore, produce and refine a barrel of oil.
• Their gained understanding of the industry’s impact on North Dakota, paired with the knowledge of what skills companies are looking for in employees, will allow them to educate students on the possibility of a career in the oil and gas industry.
• The educators’ hands-on experiences and completed activities will provide them a foundation for integrating similar activities into their classrooms.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

All materials will be provided.

"THIS COURSE REALLY STRENGTHENED MY UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS WHICH ARE APPLIED IN THE OIL INDUSTRY. THE PAIRING OF CLASSWORK AND FIELD TOURS WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL."

"THE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES MADE AVAILABLE FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE PEER RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPED WITH OTHER TEACHERS."

"THE LECTURES BOTH AT THE COLLEGE AND ON SITE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WERE MOST INFORMATIVE, AND THOSE SPEAKING TO US WERE ALL VERY PROFESSIONAL AND REAL EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS. I HAD NOT REALIZED HOW MUCH NEW INFORMATION WE WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO, AND I FEEL ALL THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE GIVES ME A MUCH STRONGER BACKGROUND WHEN FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE COMMUNITY."

"THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT COURSE. I HOPE MORE TEACHERS BECOME AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OIL PRODUCTION THE STATE."

"VERY ORGANIZED WITH GREAT TIME SCHEDULING. VERY PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS."

"I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU DO THIS. THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING EDUCATORS ABOUT THE OIL INDUSTRY! I FOR ONE FEEL MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS OF GETTING THE OIL OUT OF THE GROUND TO THE CONSUMER!"

"THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT CLASS, ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE TAKEN AND I AM RECOMMENDING IT TO ALL OF MY TEACHER FRIENDS."

"AS A CTE PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY TEACHER, THE COURSE PROVIDED A LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND HANDS ON APPLICATIONS THAT I WILL USE IN MY CURRICULUM."

"THIS COURSE EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS; VERY INTERESTING AND WELL PUT TOGETHER. THANKS FOR THE MANY RESOURCES."

"I FOUND THE TOUR TO BE VERY VALUABLE AND PUT WHAT WE HAD LEARNED INTO PERSPECTIVE; ACTUALLY SEEING A DRILLING RIG AND HEARING ABOUT ALL THE JOBS NORTH DAKOTA HAS TO OFFER."

"THE PLETHORA OF INFORMATION THAT WE LEARNED FROM ACTUAL HANDS ON OUT IN THE FIELD...THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WERE VERY VALUABLE. ALL THE PRESENTERS OPENED OUR EYES TO THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE WE DID NOT POSSESS UNTIL WE TOOK THIS SEMINAR."

"THIS COURSE DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING TO ME THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIES AND SHOWING HOW IT IS PROCESSED."

"LEARNING ABOUT HOW THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY WORKS, AFFECTS OUR STATE, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS!"

"I REALLY APPECIATED THE OUTLINE OF THE COURSE, FROM MOLECULES TO THE GAS PUMP. THE TOUR ON TUESDAY WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME - THANK YOU!"

"THE COMPETENCY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS OF THE INSTRUCTORS. FOR ME, IT MADE THE COURSE RELEVANT AND ALLOWED ME TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION I WILL BRING TO MY STUDENTS."