Office of Educational Outreach

Annual Regional Science Teachers Conference

Conference Information

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.

Objectives

Through sharing scientific knowledge, participants will:
  • Gain expertise in current trends of science education
  • Enhance science-teaching for science education

Audience

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

Purpose

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.

2010 Agenda

7:00 AM - 8:30 AMRegistration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Show
8:10 AM - 8:30 AMEarly Bird Door Prize Drawings!! (Must be present to win!)
8:30 AM - 9:50 AMSession 1
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMCoffee Break / Exhibits / Door Prizes (Atrium)
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMSession 2
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMComplimentary Lunch / Door Prize Drawings (Levin Hall)
1:10 PM - 2:30 PMSession 3
2:40 PM - 2:55 PMMore Door Prizes!
3:00 PM - 4:20 PMSession 4
4:30 PM SharpGrand Prize Drawing (Atrium)

2010 Workshops

 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

Conference Fee

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

Directions

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.
 

For More Info

For additional information, please contact Dr. Michele Marquette, Dr. Marguerite Sognier, or Alicia Simmons.


 

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