Office of Educational Outreach

Information about the 2013 Annual Regional Science Teachers Conference will be posted at a future date.
 
The conference is a one-day event held each year in the Fall to provide regional K-12th grade teachers with the opportunity to network and enhance their professional development. Leading educational speakers present workshops that have been recruited at the National Science Teachers Association Conferences and from across the United States. Topics range from hands-on, inquiry-based activities to a wide variety of professional development enrichment opportunities.

Through sharing scientific knowledge, participants will:

• Gain expertise in current trends of science education
• Enhance science-teaching for science education

Kindergarten through 12th grade science teachers and administrators from public and private schools in Galveston County and surrounding districts are invited.

The conference will provide science teachers with the opportunity to share ideas and concepts regarding the constantly changing world of science. This forum will enable educators to:

• Learn new hands-on, inquiry-based methods of teaching science concepts.
• Receive free science activity handouts and materials. Win free science education kits!
• Obtain information about enrichment programs.
• Network/Interface with other educators.
• View cutting edge resource materials and equipment offered by exhibitors.

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Show
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM	Early Bird Door Prize Drawings!! (Must be present to win!)
8:30 AM - 9:50 AM	Session 1
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Coffee Break / Exhibits / Door Prizes (Atrium)
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM	Session 2
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Complimentary Lunch / Door Prize Drawings (Levin Hall)
1:10 PM - 2:30 PM	Session 3
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM	More Door Prizes!
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM	Session 4
4:30 PM Sharp	Grand Prize Drawing (Atrium)

	Workshops 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
1.	Cuttin’ Up in Chemistry, Grades: 7-8, 9-10 Rosemary Martin, Supporting Science, Inc.	Open
2.	Elementary Students Understand Newton’s 3rd Law., Grades: 4-6 Dr. John McBride, Dr. Mohammad Hannan, Dr. Muhammad Bhatti, UT-Pan American	Open
3.	Exploring with the SmartScope Digital Microscope, Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Education, General David Walling, SmartSchool Systems	Open
4.	Labs Investigations For the New TEKS, Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Education, General Dr. Terry Talley, UTMB SRT-STEM	Full
5.	Literacy and Language Through Differentiated Science Content, Grades: 4-6, 7-8 Kaz Kuzminski, Millmark Education	Full
6.	ScholAR Chemistry In-the-Bag Inquiry Activities Hands-on Workshop, Grades: 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Melissa Jones, Shelley Abernathy, VWR Science Education	Open

	Workshops 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
1.	Datalogging with the Q5 / Solus Datalogger, Grades K-3,4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Education, General David Walling, SmartSchool Systems	Open
2.	Elementary Students Understand Newton’s 3rd Law., Grades 4-6 Dr. John McBride, Dr. Mohammad Hannan, Dr. Muhammad Bhatti, UT-Pan American	Open
3.	Hands-on STEM Workshop, Grades: 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, General Kevin Kibler, PASCO Scientific	Full
4.	Let Go My LEGO: LEGO MINDSTORMS® NXT Basic Training, Grades: General Dr. Monique Micheaux, UTMB SRT-STEM	Open
5.	Literacy and Language Through Differentiated Science Content, Grades: 9-10, 11-12, Special Education Kaz Kuzminski, Millmark Education	Open
6.	Rookie Science Teachers – Surfing through PDAS by using the 5E Model, Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Education, General Dr. Terry Talley, UTMB SRT-STEM	Open
7.	ScholAR Chemistry In-the-Bag Inquiry Activities Hands-on Workshop, Grades, 7-8, 9-10, 9-10, 11-12 Melissa Jones, Shelley Abernathy, VWR Science Education	Full

	Workshops 1:10 PM - 2:30 PM
1.	Energy and the Rollercoaster, Grades: 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Ed Sally Dudley, Kat Woodring; CPO Science, A Division of School Specialty	Full
2.	Let Go My LEGO: Machines and Mechanisms, Grades: General Dr. Monique Micheaux, UTMB SRT-STEM	Full
3.	Making Connections: Integrating Multimedia Content with Inquiry-based Instruction, Grades: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, Special Education, General Franki Dockens, DebbieLopez, Edumatics Corporation (Educsmart Science)	Full
4.	Newton’s 3rd Law, Grades: 9-10, 11-12 Dr. Muhammad Bhatti, Dr. Mohammad Hannan, Dr. John McBride, UT-Pan American	Open
5.	Rookie Teachers - If the Walls Could Talk… Using the Walls for Classroom Instruction, Grades: K-3, 4 -6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Education, General Dr. Terry Talley, UTMB SRT-STEM	Full
6.	Say Hello To the Heliosphere Part 1, Grades: 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Sally Wall, Nancy Fiegel, CCISD	Open

	Workshops 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
1.	CASTLE (Capacitor-Aided System for Teaching and Learning Electricity), Grades: 4-6, 9-10, 11-12 Janie Head, Foster High School	Open
2.	Let Go My LEGO: LEGO® Education WeDo™ Robotics, Grades: General Dr. Monique Micheaux, UTMB SRT-STEM	Full
3.	Plate Tectonics-NOT just for Map GEEKS, Grades: 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Ed Sally Dudley, Kat Woodring; CPO Science, A Division of School Specialty	Full
4.	Rookie Teachers – What do you mean: No Hypothesis for this Lab?, Grades: 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, Special Education, General Dr. Terry Talley, UTMB SRT-STEM	Open
5.	Say Hello To the Heliosphere Part 2, Grades: 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Sally Wall, Nancy Fiegel, CCISD	Open
6.	Something SMELLY by the Sea: Science and Mathematics for English Language Learners and YOU!, Grades: 4-6 Dr. Andrea Foster, Sam Houston State University	Full

The fee for the conference is:

• $25.00 through October 10th
• $35.00 through October 20th
• $50.00 on-site, the day of the conference

The conference is being held at the School of Health Professions / School of Nursing Building at UTMB.
 
From Houston, take Interstate 45 South to Galveston. Stay on I-45 South as it becomes Broadway Boulevard. Turn left onto 14th Street. Turn right onto Mechanic Street. Free parking is available in any one of the flat lots located between 11th and 14th Streets along Mechanic.