Education FAQs

What materials are available to me? The program has a complete curriculum including teaching guides that feature fun, interactive experiments. We also offer training, field trips, workshops and presentations by Petro Pros: industry professionals who personally visit your class.

Are any expenses involved (for me/school) in the program? No. The complete program with curriculum, teaching guides, and other materials is paid for by the Kansas oil and gas resources Fund (KOGRF).

Who can qualify to participate in the program? The educator program is designed to assist K-12 educators in providing a model for collaborative learning using crude oil, natural gas, and energy issues. Educators learn activities for a solid earth science and energy curriculum and receive resource materials and classroom supplies. Any teacher in the Kansas system is qualified.

How do I request a PetroPro to present to my class? Simply fill out the request form and we’ll have a Petro Pro contact you for more information.

This is a great program. How do I refer other teachers? Help spread the word about the program. Fill out the referral form and we’ll follow up to provide more information, and program specifics.

  • 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>