Mathematics Symposium Follow-Up
August 3, 2009

This symposia follow-up will further refine action plans that were begun at the symposium in November of 2008.  The symposium is being held at the Austin Airport Marriot South hotel prior to the 2009 Texas Educator Exchange (TEX) Conference sponsored by the Texas Education Agency. The major focus of this follow-up event will be identification and development of promising strategies for use by teacher education faculty to ensure that new teachers understand and are able to implement the college and career readiness standards as they teach.

Community College Symposium
September 24, 2009

This symposium will bring Texas community college faculty together to plan ways to implement the Texas college and career readiness standards.  Keynote speakers from the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the College and Career Readiness Vertical Team in Mathematics will inform participants about the development of the College and Career Readiness standards and the implementation milestones. The major activity of the day will be to develop campus specific drafts of action plans designed to implement the standards in the transfer courses taught on community college campuses.

Mathematics for English Language Learners (MELL) Conference
June 29 - July 1

The fifth annual Mathematics for English Language Learners (MELL) conference will be held at Texas State University–San Marcos.  The MELL Initiative is a partnership between the Texas Education Agency and the Texas State University System (TSUS) and its member universities.   The MELL conference is designed to provide Texas teachers and mathematics educators with the latest teaching strategies in mathematics shown to be effective for English language learners (ELLs). A series of eight pre-conference workshops scheduled for June 29th, will provide participants opportunities for in-depth experiences in critical issues related to teaching ELLs. Twenty-nine concurrent sessions will be offered to participants on June 30th and July 1st.

Understanding by Design: Infusing College and Career Readiness Standards in Science Classrooms

July 09, 2010

Omni Marina Hotel, Corpus Christi

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Omni Marina Hotel, Corpus Christi

July 9, 2010

Noon-6pm

Dr. Cherie McCollough, Science Educator, will present:

Understanding by Design: Infusing College and Career Readiness Standards in Science Classrooms.

This professional development session will incorporate elements from Understanding by Design (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005), How People Learn (National Research Council, 1999) and the Science College and Career Readiness Standards. Participants are to bring a science classroom lesson that they know they will be using during the Fall, 2010 semester - one that has a hands-on component (laboratory, for example), is aligned with the TEKS and needs more work, i.e., is not at a satisfactory instructional level. We will be taking that lesson and redesigning it to incorporate the above. In addition, we will be devising a classroom action research plan where participants will assess the effectiveness of the lesson and report the resuts to the PD leader. Please note participants will receive a $500.00 stipend to be disbursed upon receipt of assessment results/evaluation. 

We will provide a light lunch beginning at 11:30am, continuing until 1pm. The workshop will begin at noon and be followed by a dinner at 5pm. Hotel accommodations for either July 8-9 or July 9-10 will be provided at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Corps Christi. Travel by air or car will be reimbursed.

The registration website will be announced shortly. Contact Sylvia Atkinson, 361.825.2142, sylvia.atkinson@tamucc.edu for questions about registration, accommodations or travel. Contact Cherie McCollough, 361.825.3166, Cherie.mccollough@tamucc.edu for any questions about the workshop.

This workshop is sponsored by the Texas College and Career Readiness Initiative: Science Faculty Collaborative, at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and initiative funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

BCCE 2010: A New Decade for Opportunity

August 01, 2010

University of North Texas, Denton

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BCCE 2010: A NEW DECADE FOR OPPORTUNITY

The 21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) will be held August 1-5, 2010 at University of North Texas, Denton. BCCEs are sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Education and are the largest gathering of chemical educators in the world. The Department of Chemistry at the University of North Texas is proud to host the 21st BCCE. These meetings are designed for the broad ChemEd community of researchers and practitioners from all academic levels (pre-college to college). If you've never attended one, now is the time! The conference emphasizes the improvement of chemical education, relates modern developments in chemistry to classroom instruction, and is highly respected in the broader international education community. See http://www.bcee2010.org to register.

CCRIFC Mathematics and Science Summit

September 23, 2010

Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade

Relevant Perspectives in Geographic & Scientific Literacy

November 05, 2010

Grapevine TX - Gaylord Texas Resort and Convention Center

Relevant Perspectives in Geographic & Scientific Literacy

The College & Career Readiness Initiative: Science and Social Studies Collaboratives are pleased to sponsor an upcoming symposium to address ways to create authentic learning and experiences for educators in Scienc and Social Studies. This symposium will focus on geopolitical and environmental issues.

Where: Grapevine, TX - Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center     When:   Friday, November 5th: noon to 8pm; Saturday, 6th: 8am-1pm

 Speakers:

Harm de Blij, Ph.D. is an author, professor, and television personality who for seven years was the Geography Editor on ABC's "Good Morning America." He also joined NBC News as Geography Analyst, appearing mostly on MSNBC. He was the writer and commentator for the original PBS Series "The Power of Place." He specializes in geopolitical and environmental issues.

Jean Johnson is Executive Vice President of Public Agenda, and a co-author of "Who Turned Out the Lights: Your Guided tour to the Energy Crisis." She has more than 20 years experience in public opinion and public policy. Her work has focused on issues ranging from education and energy to the federal budget and foreign policy.

Additional presentations TBD

Each university is invited to send a maximum of 3 participants from any of the following disciplines: Science, Social Studies, or Teacher Education.

Registration www.dfwnovember2010.eventbrite.com

Questions? Margaret Bolick margaret.bolick@tamucc.edu or Joann Blagg jblagg@uta.edu

Additional Information: www.grapevinetexas.gov or www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-texan

Note: Expenses are paid for by the College and Career Readiness Initiative: Science and Social Studies Collaboratives and will be arranged by: Jennifer Gage jgage@uta.edu

**Lodging for the night of November 5, 2010 will be provided. Additional nights may be secured at the same rate at the expense of the participants.**

Texas A&M BCCRS Symposium

August 16, 2010

Source: July 19,2010

Community College Symposium for Social Studies and English/Language Arts Faculty

November 06, 2009

Sheraton Arlington Hotel - Arlington,TX

Community College Symposium for Social Studies and English/Language Arts Faculty
November 06, 2009
Sheraton Arlington Hotel - Arlington,TX

Over 100 faculty representatives from more than 52 Texas community colleges and universities participated in a Community College Symposium to learn more about and discuss the College and Career Standards for Social Studies and English/Language Arts.  The symposium was hosted jointly by the College and Career Readiness Initiative (CCRI) Faculty Collaboratives: Social Studies Faculty Collaborative, UT Arlington and English/Language Arts Faculty Collaborative, UT Austin.

The purpose of the College and Career Readiness Initiative is to develop and implement college readiness standards and activities to improve alignment between secondary and post secondary education, resulting in an increased number of students prepared for college and career success.

Participants had the opportunity to hear from speakers and dialog with colleagues about plans for the implementation of these standards at respective campuses.

Judith Loredo, of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Joseph Kulhanek, or the Texas Education Agency, presented background information and provided an overview of the CCRS alignment work. Their presentation is available for download here, and in the resources archive:

Leila Christenbury, Professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, was a featured speaker. Dr. Christenbury addressed reading and writing in the content areas, a topic of interest to both English and Social Studies Faculty.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jeanie Spears at jspears@uta.edu or Kira Cox at kcox@uta.edu.

Implementing the TEKS Revision: CCRS for Historical Understanding

October 08, 2010

Overton Hotel & Conference Center Lubbock, Texas

    The CCRI Social Studies Collaborative presents

 “Implementing the TEKS Revision: CCRS for Historical Understanding” 

 October 8th, 2010 12:00pm - October 9th, 2010 1:00pm Registration begins at 11:30 am on October 8th, 2010  

Overton Hotel and Conference Center

2322 Mac David Lane
Lubbock, Texas


 This event is aimed at faculty in History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, and Social Studies education from universities and community colleges in the West Texas Region.   


 Travel expenses, meals at the event, and hotel the night of October 8, 2010 are paid by the CCRI grant through The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 


Register online at www.lubbockoctober2010.eventbrite.com  

For more information contact:jblagg@uta.edu   

Relevant Perspectives in Geographic & Scientific Literacy

November 05, 2010

Grapevine, TX

 The College & Career Readiness Initiative: Science and Social Studies Collaboratives are pleased to sponsor an upcoming symposium to address ways to create authentic learning and experiences for educators in Science and Social Studies.  This symposium will focus on geopolitical and environmental issues.

WHERE:   Grapevine, TX – Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center
WHEN:     Friday, November 5th:  noon to 8:00 pm
                  Saturday, November 6th:  8am to 1:00 pm

Speakers:

Harm de Blij, Ph.D. is an author,   professor, and television personality who for seven years was the  Geography Editor on ABC's "Good Morning America". He also joined NBC News as Geography Analyst, appearing mostly on MSNBC. He was the writer and commentator for the original PBS Series "The Power of Place."  He specializes in geopolitical and environmental issues.

Registration  http://www.dfwnovember2010.eventbrite.com/

Questions?  Margaret Bolick margaret.bolick@tamucc.edu
Joann Blagg jblagg@uta.edu

Additional Information: http://www.grapevinetexas.gov/
 www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-texan

Note: Transportation, lodging for the night of November 5th, and meals at the event are paid for by the College and Career Readiness Initiative: Science and Social Studies Collaboratives and will be arranged by: Jennifer Gage jgage@uta.edu

**Lodging for the night of November 5, 2010 will be provided. Additional nights may be secured at the same rate at the expense of the participants. **