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Using Smart School Data Loggers in the Classroom (Force and Motion) -– Day 5 of the Optional Continuation of Summer Institute. [ Registration Closed ] Learn how to TEKS aligned force and motion experiments using datalogger, car, ramp, and timers. For a change of pace, learn physics and chemistry experiments using probeware. STMs take equipment with them for classroom use. Contact Hours: 8 Target Audience: Educators Presenter: Tony Zahn Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 6/21/2013 End Date: 6/21/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 5:00 PM |
[ Register ] The focus will be in using effective instructional strategies and incorporation of 21st Century Skills in the development of PBL activities that are classroom ready. (GT Credit Available) Participants will be involved in PBLs in their immersion of the Engineering Design Process. Develop a PBL that can be used in their classroom in the next school year. Assessment strategies for both formative and summative assessment will be developed. Information for hotels with contracted government rates will be available upon registration. Contact Hours: 18 Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. And Monique Micheaux-Gordon, Ed.D. Location: Harmony Campus located near I-59 and Hwy 8 in SW Houston Registration Cap: 40 | Start Date: 6/24/2013 End Date: 6/26/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Participants will be developing integrated PBL units that are classroom ready. Feedback will be given and received through Tuning Protocols. Emphasis will be placed on entry events, entry documents, authentic audiences and aligned assessments. Information for hotels with contracted government rates will be available upon registration. Contact Hours: 12 Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. And Monique Micheaux-Gordon, Ed.D. Location: Harmony Campus located near I-59 and Hwy 8 in SW Houston Registration Cap: 40 | Start Date: 6/27/2013 End Date: 6/28/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] An introduction and a series of 3 elementary engineering projects that teachers will plan for implementation of one lesson based on their TEKS. Resources for the implementation will be provided for those completing the development and implementation a lesson plan using the Engineering Design Process. Third day (8 hours) of credit is for online submission of a lesson plan. K-7th GRADE TEACHERS ONLY, PLEASE. Contact Hours: 18 Target Audience: General Presenter: Nancy Schultz, Dr. Terry Talley Location: TBA Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 7/1/2013 End Date: 7/2/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:00 PM |
[ Register ] The focus will be in using effective instructional strategies and incorporation of 21st Century Skills in the development of PBL activities that are classroom ready. (GT Credit Available) Participants will be involved in PBLs in their immersion of the Engineering Design Process. Develop a PBL that can be used in their classroom in the next school year. Assessment strategies for both formative and summative assessment will be developed. Information for hotels with contracted government rates will be available upon registration. Contact Hours: 18 Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. And Monique Micheaux-Gordon, Ed.D. Location: La Marque High School Registration Cap: 40 | Start Date: 7/22/2013 End Date: 7/24/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Participants will be developing integrated PBL units that are classroom ready. Feedback will be given and received through Tuning Protocols. Emphasis will be placed on entry events, entry documents, authentic audiences and aligned assessments. Information for hotels with contracted government rates will be available upon registration. Contact Hours: 12 Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. And Monique Micheaux-Gordon, Ed.D. Location: La Marque High School Registration Cap: 40 | Start Date: 7/25/2013 End Date: 7/26/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have clearly outlined the practices expected in STEM Classrooms for students to be competitive on a National basis. Participants will engage in chemistry and physics based investigations that model use of the 8 Scientific and Engineering Design Practices. Based on the TEKS there are three types of Scientific Investigations – these will be clearly delineated and connections to STEM Literacy and lab conclusions using the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning format will be used. Information for hotels with contracted government rates will be available upon registration. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Educators Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: La Marque High School Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 8/1/2013 End Date: 8/1/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
STEPPING into STEM: Instructional Strategies, 21ST Century Skills for Student Engagement and College and Career Ready Classrooms [ Register ] This includes an in depth-look into the research of Robert Marzano concerning instructional strategies and vocabulary development that impact student achievement. Modeling and practicing behavior management techniques that blend instruction and critical thinking strategies. Participants will participate in several activities that promote 21st Century Skills within the STEM Classroom as well as develop a personal action plan for turning the STEM Classroom into one that promotes College and Career Readiness through collaboration, presentation, innovation and communication. 6 hours G/T Update Credit Available, Information for hotels with contracted government rates will be available upon registration. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Educators Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: La Marque High School Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 8/2/2013 End Date: 8/2/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Middle School Teachers will gain a conceptual understanding of Force and Motion through these 5 WestEd Training Modules. Day1:Motion- Motion can feel easy to notice, yet difficult to describe, especially in science-y ways. To talk about motion requires being able to say precisely where an object is located, how far it has gone, and how fast it's moving, and in what direction. Surprisingly, that's not always easy! This session clarifies the tricky differences between speed and velocity, distance and displacement, and position and reference point. Day2:Change in Motion-the word acceleration is part of our everyday vocabulary, but like many terms we use day-to-day, it's a slippery word. When you hear it, you are likely to think of something speeding up, like a swanky car going from zero to 60 in 6 seconds. As you will discover in this session, acceleration is much, much more. Day3:Acceleration & Force- Newton's First Law of motion sounds simple- any acceleration requires a force, and unbalanced forces result in acceleration-but the truth is in the details, and the truth is it's not always straight forward. This session explores what it means to apply a constant force versus an impulse force, and how balanced and unbalanced forces do and do not affect an objects motion. Equipment will be provided to teachers who complete the program. Teachers can earn credit one module at a time or they can be certified in the West Ed program if they attend all sessions. Contact Hours: 18 Target Audience: Middle School Presenter: Dr. Terry Talley Location: TAMUG Sea Aggie Center Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 8/7/2013 End Date: 8/9/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] This engaging session will prepare teachers for the many levels of learning that are taking place in their classrooms. Differentiated Science Content Lessons will be modeled using Cooperative Learning, Foldables, Authentic Assessment, Thinking Maps, Review Games and Vocabulary Development as a means of meeting the needs of all learners in your science classroom. Response to Intervention (RTI) which addresses meeting the needs of different levels of learners in the same classroom will be embed as literacy strategies in a Unit of Study about Genetics and Heredity. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: TBA – on UTMB Campus Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 8/12/2013 End Date: 8/12/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Differentiated instruction, cooperative learning, student questions and higher order thinking skills. Learn strategies that will incorporate writing, scaffolding, literacy, etc. that can be used to make science instruction more powerful and rigorous. Contact Hours: 8 Target Audience: Educators Presenter: Sally Wall Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 8/24/2013 End Date: 8/24/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 5:00 PM |
[ Register ] Cells are the basic unit of life. However, teaching the cell can be difficult due to microscopic size. Included in this workshop is a range of cell activities from those that are simple and quick to those that are a bit more complex, all designed for making the cell a tangible and simple to grasp concept. Plant, animal and prokaryotes are addressed. Contact Hours: 8 Target Audience: General Presenter: Dr. Michele Marquette Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 8/31/2013 End Date: 8/31/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 5:00 PM |
[ Register ] Classification, dichotomous keys, biodiversity and sustainability will be the topics covered. The day will include some content and a lot of hands-on activities to help address these TEKS Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Sally Wall Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 9/7/2013 End Date: 9/7/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Do you find classification taxing? This workshop reviews classic Linnaean Classification system and addresses cutting edge techniques used in classifying organisms. Participants will then start at the “bottom” to learn how to generate increasingly complex classification schemes via hands-on activities. This workshop builds upon some aspects of “Teaching the Touch Life Sciences”, but attendance is NOT a prerequisite for attending this session Contact Hours: 8 Target Audience: General Presenter: Michele Marquette Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 9/17/2013 End Date: 9/17/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Foldables are an efficient way to quickly organize, display and arrange data and information and to assess student understanding complex concepts. Rigorous STEM instruction requires quickly making meaningful connections between many topics. These three-dimensional graphic organizers are useful in developing a deeper understanding. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Nancy Schultz Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 9/21/2013 End Date: 9/21/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 1:00 PM |
[ Register ] This engaging session will prepare teachers for the many levels of learning that are taking place in their classrooms. Differentiated Science Content Lessons will be modeled using Cooperative Learning, Foldables, Authentic Assessment, Thinking Maps, Review Games and Vocabulary Development as a means of meeting the needs of all learners in your science classroom. Response to Intervention (RTI) which addresses meeting the needs of different levels of learners in the same classroom will be embed as literacy strategies in a chemistry unit on the Chemical and Physical Properties of Substances. Contact Hours: 6 Presenter: Dr. Terry Talley Location: TAMUG Sea Aggie Center Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 9/28/2013 End Date: 9/28/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] This workshop utilizes biochemistry and biotechnology to solve ‘crimes” via forensics-based (problem solving) techniques. Fun-filled workshop with numerous, short, hands-on biochem and biotech activities! Bonus: Balancing chemical equations! Contact Hours: 8 Target Audience: General Presenter: Dr. Michele Marquette Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 10/5/2013 End Date: 10/5/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 5:00 PM |
[ Register ] We will experience hands-on inquiry science lessons from NSTA publications, Picture-Perfect Science for Grades 3-6 and More Picture Perfect Science for Grades K-3. All units are written in the 5-E lesson model and incorporate children's literature. A great supplement to any science program. Participants will receive a copy of one of these resource books. Elementary and MS Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Nancy Schultz Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 30 | Start Date: 10/12/2013 End Date: 10/12/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Middle School Teachers will gain a conceptual understanding of Force and Motion through these 5 WestEd Training. Day 4: Force — Forces exist everywhere and affect nearly everything we do, but they are often easy to forget and hard to identify. The term force itself, is difficult to define. This session tackles Newton's Third Law of Motion — for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction — and solidifies the concept of force interactions. Equipment will be provided to teachers who complete the program. Teachers can earn credit one module at a time or they can be certified in the West Ed Program if they attend all sessions. Follow up dates are November 9 and January 11. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Middle School Teachers Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 10/19/2013 End Date: 10/19/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Hands on activities and labs will be the focus of the day to bring Plate Tectonics alive and fun to learn about. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Middle School Presenter: Sally Wall Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 10/26/2013 End Date: 10/26/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Experience activities built on integrating math and science through an approach which allows for student centered activities in a cooperative learning environment. Activities are teacher friendly and utilize readily available materials. Participants will work in teams to integrate one of their lesson plans. Resources provided. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Elementary School Teachers Presenter: Nancy Schultz Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 11/2/2013 End Date: 11/2/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Middle School Teachers will gain a conceptual understanding of Force and Motion through these 5 WestEd Training. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Middle School Teachers Presenter: Dr. Terry Talley Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 11/9/2013 End Date: 11/9/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] STMs share mentoring strategies, difficulties, successes. New strategies and new information/updates will be discussed. Contact Hours: 6 Presenter: Dr. Sognier Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 11/16/2013 End Date: 11/16/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Case-based medical scenarios have long been used in the medical field as an instructional method. However, numerous case studies are available that can be used to teach a variety of biology and medical concepts in middle and high school. Further, case studies can be used to foster reading and literacy in the science classroom. Associated hands-on activities included! Come in and solve problem cases! Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Middle School Presenter: Michele Marquette Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 11/23/2013 End Date: 11/23/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] This session is a follow up of the English Language Proficiency Standards and the implementation of strategies shown to be highly effective with English Language Learners. Participants will learn through literacy strategies such as foldables, graphic organizers, card sorts, and vocabulary strategies, the Earth Science Concepts of Landforms through Weathering, Erosion and Deposition. Resources provided are Making Science Accessible to English Language Learners by Seilman and Jordan, and ESC XIII ELPS Flip Book Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: Sea Aggie Center, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 12/7/2013 End Date: 12/7/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] The ocean and atmosphere interact to cause our daily weather and climate. This workshop will start out globally looking at ocean currents and ocean-atmosphere interactions. It will then bring it down to our climate and daily weather. Climate change will also be discussed. Walk away with content and activities. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Sally Wall Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 12/14/2013 End Date: 12/14/2013 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Middle School Teachers will gain a conceptual understanding of Force and Motion through these 5 WestEd Training. Equipment will be provided to teachers who complete the program. Teachers can earn credit one module at a time or they can be certified in the West Ed Program if they attend all sessions. Brainstorming for implementation strategies and location for equipment shipments will be planned. Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: Middle School Teachers Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 1/11/2014 End Date: 1/11/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] This session is an introduction of the English Language Proficiency Standards and the implementation of strategies shown to be highly effective with English Language Learners. Participants will learn through literacy strategies such as foldables, graphic organizers, card sorts, and vocabulary strategies, the Life Science TEKS associated with taxonomy and the use of Domains. Resources provided are Making Science Accessible to English Language Learners by Seilman and Jordan, and ESC XIII ELPS Flip Book Contact Hours: 6 Target Audience: General Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. Location: Sea Aggie Center, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 2/1/2014 End Date: 2/1/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Get ideas, activities and strategies to prepare for a STAAR blitz review. Find out what data does and does not tell us about our student's needs. Leave with a plan of action. Contact Hours: 6 Presenter: Sally Wall Location: Ewing Hall, Room 1.104, 700 Harborside Drive, UTMB Registration Cap: 30 | Start Date: 3/1/2014 End Date: 3/1/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Based on the Next Generation Science Standards and the Framework for K-12 Science Education teachers get a clear picture of the types of investigations that meet the TEKS and well as the NGSS. Hands-on activities and lab investigations will clarify and solidify understanding of the scientific practices and the Engineering Design Process Contact Hours: 6 Presenter: Dr. Terry Talley Location: TAMUG Sea Aggie Center Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 3/8/2014 End Date: 3/8/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Registration TBA ] STMS share successes, failures, mentoring tips, favorite strategies and lessons. New information updates. Contact Hours: 6 Presenter: Dr. Sognier Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 3/22/2014 End Date: 3/22/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |
[ Register ] Find out what this is, is not and how to use it in the science classroom to reach students at all levels. Strategies from Paige Keeley and others will be included. Contact Hours: 8 Target Audience: Educators Presenter: Sally Wall Location: Ewing Hall, Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 3/29/2014 End Date: 3/29/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 5:00 PM |
[ Registration TBA ] This final session is to review and to provide feedback to those Engineering Design Projects that were implemented and to celebrate successes. Resources for the implementation were provided for those completing the development and implementation a lesson plan using the Engineering Design Process. Contact Hours: 6 Presenter: Terry Talley, Ed.D. And Nancy Schultz Location: Sea Aggie Center, Room 505, Texas A&M University at Galveston Registration Cap: 25 | Start Date: 4/5/2014 End Date: 4/5/2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM End Time: 3:30 PM |