Educators Blog

Teacher Energy Workshops

Kansas Strong Communications Director, JL White, will be meeting with many important groups through the end of the year. She will be sharing information on Kansas Strong's efforts to educate about the vital role the oil and gas industry plays.

Kansas Strong television campaign launches

Kansas Oil & Gas Resources Fund (KOGRF) announced the launch of a new statewide multi-media public education campaign. The outreach initiative titled Kansas Strong® is designed to inform Kansans about the significant contributions of their natural gas and oil industry to the state and throughout the nation. “This new phase in KOGRF’s efforts to illustrate the productive impact of our industry is a significant step,” said J.L. White, KOGRF Director of Communications.

  • I think it is important for my students to see a lot of different careers. So they see someone from the oil industry come into the classroom and it just sort of sparks their interest in maybe something they might think about in the future.
    - Michele Cross, 4th Grade Teacher>
  • What I enjoy most about the presentation is when I feel like I am talking directly to somebody that is interested and that has a chance of picking something up that will help them. If I feel like I am helping somebody, then I feel like I have done my job.
    - Jim Stegeman, Petro Pro>
  • When guest speakers come into the classroom it is different mainly because they give you a different perspective from what a teacher gives you.
    - Erin Taylor, High School Freshman>
  • The materials provided, they really did help give the kids more to see. There were newer graphics that I was able to obtain at some of the workshops that just help supplement what I already have.
    - David Schooler, 7th Grade Teacher>
  • By being able to go into the classroom as a Petro Pro I am able to share things about the industry that most kids, and most parents, don not know today. And I am able to create some excitement and interest in a field and a subject that they probably did not have a lot of interest before.
    - Brandi Biggs, Petro Pro>