Office of Educational Outreach

UTMB's 9th Annual Regional Science Teachers Conference will be held Saturday, November 15, 2008. 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 leading edge resource materials and equipment offered by exhibitors.

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM	Opening Speaker
9:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Coffee Break / Exhibits
11:00 AM - 12:25 AM	Session 2
12:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Lunch (complimentary) and speaker
1:45 PM - 3:10 PM	Session 3
3:15 PM - 4:40 PM	Session 4
4:45 PM	Grand Prize Drawing
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Poster Session / Reception

	Workshops 9:00 AM - 10:25 AM
1.	ALL Students Can Succeed in Chemistry, Grades 9-12 Joel Blasingame, It’s About Time, Herff Jones Education Division	Open
2.	Cool Chemistry: Activities for Elementary Students, Grades 4-6 Dr. J. W. McBride, Dr. M. Bhatti and Dr. M. Hannan, University of Texas-Pan American and Janette Trejo, Weslaco ISD	Open
3.	Cuttin' Up in Science, Grades K-10 Rosemary Martin, Supporting Science, Inc.	Full
4.	Exploring Wind Energy in the Classroom, General (K-12) Catherine Ryan, Alvin ISD	Open
5.	FOSS Solids and Liquids, Grades K-3 Kaz Kuzminski, Delta Education	Open
6.	Hands-on Middle and High School Science Technology Investigations, Grades 6-12 David Walling, SmartSchool Systems	Open
7.	Inquiring Minds Want to Know, General (K-12) Sally Wall, Clear Creek ISD	Open
8.	Reframing School Leadership to Meet STEM Education Challenges in the Global 21st Century Knowledge Society, Educational Leaders Dr. Marlene MacLeish, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia	Open
9.	Robot Invasion! Using Robots to Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!, Grades 6-12 Holly Ahern, Science Kit, Sargent-Welch, Ward's	Open
10.	Survey of Enacted Curriculum–A Tool for P-16 Alignment and Enhanced Curricular Focus, Grades 9-12 Kristian Trampus M.Ed., East Texas STEM Center at University of Texas-Tyler	Open

	Workshops 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM
1.	Change Over Time: Geosciences for Grades K-8, Grades K-8, Special Ed Catherine Ryan, Alvin ISD	Open
2.	DSM Simple Machines, Grades 4-6 Kaz Kuzminski and Alfonso Ramirez, Delta Education	Open
3.	Integrating Learning Style/Teaching Style Preferences into the Curriculum, General (K-12) Kristian Trampus M.Ed., East Texas STEM Center at University of Texas-Tyler	Open
4.	Lift as We Climb: Raising the Bar in K-12 STEM Education, General Dr. Yvonne Spicer, Associate Director for Formal Education (K-12) National Center for Technological Literacy (NCTL), Boston Museum of Science	Open
5.	Podcasting 101, General (K-12) Nancy Schultz, Texas A&M University at Galveston	Open
6.	Robot Invasion! Using Robots to Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!, Grades 6-12 Holly Ahern, Science Kit, Sargent-Welch, Ward's	Open
7.	Student-Authored Science Trade Book: Strategies for Integrating Reading, Writing and Science, Grades K-3 Hilda Borrego, Idea Quest Academy and Jackie Belmarez, Mission ISD	Open
8.	Teaching with Technology: SmartSchool Systems, Grades K-6 David Walling, SmartSchool Systems	Open
9.	The Challenge of Differentiating Instruction in the Math and Science Classroom, General (K-12) Freddie Renfro, Galveston ISD	Open
10.	Weight on a Roller Coaster, Grades 9-12 Joel Blasingame, It’s About Time, Herff Jones Education Division	Open

	Workshops 1:45 PM - 3:10 PM
1.	BLT?!, Grades 9-12 Dr. Michele Marquette, UTMB Educational Outreach	Open
2.	Enabling 21st Century Science Education, Grades 7-12 Gary Nicholson, PASO Scientific	Open
3.	Explore What Lies Beneath the Ocean Floor: The School of Rock, General (K-12) Meredith Keelan, Deep Earth Academy Consortium for Ocean Leadership	Full
4.	FOSS Chemical Interactions MS, Grades 7-8 Kaz Kuzminski and Alfonso Ramirez, Delta Education	Open
5.	HEADS UP: Nutrition/Physical Activity, Grades 6-8 Nathalie Sessions, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston School of Public Health	Open
6.	NXT LEGO Robotics, General Dr. Monique Micheaux-Gordon, Southeast Regional T-STEM Center at UTMB	Open
7.	Physics for All, Grades 7-12 Brian Lamore, The Chinquapin School	Open
8.	Using Problem-based Learning to Develop the Next Generation of Biomedical Students, General Dr. Joan Nichols, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Assistant Director, Laboratory of Regenerative and Nano-Medicine, Director, AIDS Clinical Support Laboratory, Director, Infectious Diseases Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, UTMB at Galveston	Open

	Workshops 3:15 PM - 4:40 PM
1.	DSM Force and Motion, Grades K-3 Kaz Kuzminski & Alfonso Ramirez, Delta Education	Open
2.	Dual Nature of Light Revealed: Activities for Inquiry Based Learning and Teaching, Grades 9-12 Dr. M. Bhatti, Dr. J. McBride and Dr. M. Hannan, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX	Open
3.	Exploring Hidden Worlds with Discovery Scopes!, General Sharyl and Jim Harvey, Discovery Scope and Associates	Open
4.	HEADS UP: The Immune System & Infectious Diseases, Grades 6-10 Nathalie Sessions, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston School of Public Health	Full
5.	Introduction to Grant Writing, General (K-12) Catherine Ryan, Alvin ISD	Full
6.	NXT LEGO Robotics, General Dr. Monique Micheaux-Gordon, Southeast Regional T-STEM Center at UTMB	Open
7.	Physics for All, Grades 7-12 Brian Lamore, The Chinquapin School	Open

The fee for the conference is $25.00.

The conference is being held at the San Luis Resort, Spa and Conference Center.
 
From Houston, take Interstate 45 South to Galveston. Take the 61st Street Exit and turn right on 61st Street. Stay on 61st Street to Seawall Boulevard. Turn left at Seawall Boulevard. The San Luis Resort is located on the left at 53rd Street and Seawall Boulevard.