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Upcoming TxGCP Educator Workshops!
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Educators across Texas are invited to attend professional development opportunities and discover how to engage young women through research-based, high quality activities and resources!
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| June 6-8, 2016 |
San Antonio, TX
WaterBotics is an exciting project and summer camp curriculum for students at the middle and high school levels in which they build fully submersible robots. Using a great variety of LEGO pieces, their robots become increasingly complex and able to complete sophisticated underwater tasks. In the process, the students gain knowledge in several areas of science, engineering, and technology. There is still time to apply!
Register today!
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June 7-9, 2016 - Austin, TX
Are you interested in opening up the world of coding, programming and computational thinking to your students? Are you looking for new ways to make learning meaningful, engaging and relevant to the world in which your students live? Do you want to help your "digital natives" to move beyond being consumers of technology and become creative and innovative technology producers? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the inaugural WeTeach_CS Summit is for educators like YOU!
Submissions open from March 1 - May 31, 2016
We are looking for 1 to 2 minute videos that introduce a particular mega-engineering project, highlight its importance/contribution to people and society, and suggest contributions to its development.
The Grand Prize of $25,000 will go to the most inspiring video. We hope that you will participate in the contest and also encourage those in your communities to enter as well!
For teachers who attend a FREE Code.org workshop, Changing Expectations will provide Coding Camp planning support and pay a stipend for you to facilitate a Coding Camp that allows even the youngest students to explore the limitless world of computing. Funding to hire up to three coding helpers and to purchase camp snacks will also be provided.
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Create an invention program for 5th graders with fun, hands-on invention activities!
Time to Invent is a great way to teach kids about invention. Designed as an afterschool club, the Time to Invent activities can work in any educational setting. A Time to Invent club is a collaborative effort. To start a club, form a team of afterschool staff and mentors (professionals and college students with backgrounds in science and engineering).
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Rice University - Houston, TX
In conjunction with the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching (TRC), the Rice Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM) will be hosting mathematics and science yearlong professional development opportunities for middle school teachers. Our science program (TRC Science) places a great deal of emphasis on Earth science topics while our mathematics program (REMI) aims to improve student achievement in algebraic thinking and proportional reasoning.
Rice University - Houston, TX
This is an exciting opportunity for middle school computer science teachers and instructional coaches to participate in a 3-day training from July 6 to July 8, 2016 (with a $300 stipend!). Applications due May 31, 2016!
Registration is on a rolling basis
The Rice Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching (RESST) program targets science teachers who have the potential to become leaders on their campuses. The content is designed for high school science teachers, however middle school science teachers are also welcome to register. HISD teachers, teachers from other Houston-area districts, and teachers from districts that will need housing at Rice are welcome to register.
Looking for ways to engage all students in STEM curriculum?
SciGirls (pbskids.org/scigirls) is an Emmy award-winning PBS Kids television show, website, and educational outreach program that draws on cutting-edge research about what engages girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning and careers.
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Registration is on a rolling basis
The Rice Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching (RESST) program targets science teachers who have the potential to become leaders on their campuses. The content is designed for high school science teachers, however middle school science teachers are also welcome to register. HISD teachers, teachers from other Houston-area districts, and teachers from districts that will need housing at Rice are welcome to register.
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the
TxGCP web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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FabFems - STEM Role Models
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K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups
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