Curriculum & Instruction Region 6 Education Service Center
• Traci Seils Curriculum & Instruction Component Director
• Susan Bohan M/SFS Coordinator, TRC-M & TRC-S Project Director
• Brandi Keel Elementary Mathematics
• Tonya Preston Secondary Mathematics
• Danna Mitschke Science, TRC-S Project Co-Director
• Gabby Garcia TRC Secretary
• Aracely Perez Math/Science Secretary
• Intensive • Sustained • High Quality
• Professional Development • Regional • On-Site
• Technical Assistance • Planning • Updates
• Resource Distribution • Reference Library
• Data • Research • Planning • Instructional Strategies • Students
• Fliers • Memos • Phone Calls • Listservs • Web Site • Catalog
• Prior Planning • Offerings
• Institutes • PDAs • State PDs • Campus Decision
• Problem Solving
• Inservice • Book EARLY!
• Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) • November 12-14, 2015 • Fort Worth Convention Center
• Conference for the Teaching of Mathematics 6-12 • February 5-6, 2016 • SHSU Lee Drain Building
• Mini-CAST • May 20, 2016 • Region 6 Education Service Center
• Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) • June 29-July 1, 2016 • San Antonio Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
• Integral Part of ALL Workshops • Science TEKS (2010-2011) • K-8 Mathematics TEKS (2014-2015) • 9-12 Mathematics TEKS (2015-2016)
• GEMS Site • University of California at Berkeley • Lawrence Hall of Science
• Workshops • Activity Based • Inquiry Oriented • Guided Discovery Approach • Hands-On Experiences
• Collaborative Process • Cohesive Plan • Classroom Practice • Positive Change • Student Achievement
• Navigation
• Planning Sessions
• Lesson Facilitation
• Focus Standards: Cooling the Curriculum Hot Spots in Math
• Out with the Old… In with the New:
Implementing New Math TEKS • Review 360: Science
Technology Integration in Science Instruction • Using Google Docs in Investigations Great Explorations in Math & Science (GEMS) • Earth, Moon, and Stars • Aquatic Habitats Project Based Learning (PBL) • Designing Projects • Assessing Projects • Managing Projects
Elementary Science Institute (ESI) • Physical Science • Earth Science • Life Science
Journaling • Reporting Category 1 & 2: Physical Science • Reporting Category 3: Earth & Space Science • Reporting Category 4: Life Science Science the “Write” Way Laboratory Safety Science and Literacy in the Natural World
Robotics • Process and Strategies
STEM Camp • Urban Infrastructure
Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive
Science Academies Part II • 3 Day Series • Science Instruction and Achievement • Earth Science • Life Science Science STAAR Reviews
Headed for the Finish Line: 8th Grade A Race to the Finish Line: Biology
TEKS Overview for K-12 Science Academies 5-8 Chemistry EOCS Biology EOCS Science Safety Elementary Science Safety Secondary Supporting Science Instruction Science Affective Learning Environment Science Cognitive Learning Environment Science Linguistic Learning Environment
• So You Have to Teach Math? • Moving into Math Stations • Singapore Math • Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics
Instruction • Guided Math • Presentation Tools • Teaching Student Centered Math
• Foundation • NCTM Standards • TEKS/STAAR
• EMI Components • Processes and Tools • Place Value • Operations • Fractions • Geometry • Measurement • Probability
Navigating Through Problem Solving and Reasoning
• Number • Algebraic Relationships • Geometric • Measurement • Data Relationships
Treasure Boxes Algebraic Reasoning
Response to Intervention (RtI) Interactive Journaling Personal Financial Literacy
This screener will measure algebra readiness:
Grades 2-8 Math only 3 Testing Windows August 24 – October 2, 2015 January 11 – February 12, 2016 April 4 – May 6, 2016
• ESTAR Academy I Grades K-2 • ESTAR Academy I Grades 3-4 • Fractions/Decimals • Tier II for the Math Learner • Lesson Study Model • G/T Learner • CCRS • MSTAR Academy I Grades 5-6 • MSTAR Academy I Grades 7-8 • MSTAR Academy II • Universal Screener Overview • MSTAR Introduction • MSTAR Academy I: Part B Completion • Algebra I EOCS • Algebra I EOCS: Additional Lessons
Math, Culture, and Popular Media NASA Smart Skies TI N-Spire STEM Behind Hollywood
• Year 1 • NMI Module 1: Area and Volume • NMI Module 2: Rate of Change • NMI Module 3: Graphical Displays & Distributions • NMI Module 4: Analysis of Functions
• Year 2 • NMI Module 5: Accumulation • NMI Module 6: Probability • NMI Module 7: Position/Velocity/Acceleration • NMI Module 8: Analysis of Functions: Transformations
• Year 3 • NMI Module 9: Bivariate Data • NMI Module 10: Optimization: Area & Volume Applications • NMI Module 11: Rate of Change: Related Rates • NMI Module 12: Limits
Introduction to Secondary Revised TEKS STAAR Folder Reviews
Region 6 Education Service Center Texas Regional Collaborative for
Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Region 6 ESC M/SFS SHSU Goodrich ISD 40 Other Districts within Region 6
• Enhance the quality of mathematics and science teaching
• Increase the number of qualified mathematics and science educators
• Impact teacher knowledge, their performance in the classroom, and student achievement
• Professional Learning • Professional Development Academies • 104+74 Cadre Members @ 12 Hours • 1+1 Immersion CMs @ 24 Hours
• Mathematics and Science Teacher Mentors Development • Teacher Leaders • Secondary & Elementary • 35 Participants @ 100 Hours • 25 Participants @ 100 Hours
• Administrative support • Recognition for teacher leadership • Substitutes to allow participation in TRC
activities during instructional days • Time to conduct mentoring
• Professional Development • Summer Institutes • Academies
• Leadership • Book Study • Distance Learning Inquiry • Networking • Conference Attendance
• Mentoring • Colleagues • Support for PD Implementation
• Journaling • Mathematics Formative Assessment • Developing Mathematical Ideas • Young Mathematicians at Work • Connecting Arithmetic to Algebra • Assessing Children’s Thinking • Problem Structures • Number Talks • Proportional Reasoning in Middle Grades
• Learning and Teaching Geometry • Building Math • Fostering Algebraic Thinking • Fostering Geometric Thinking • GeoGebra • Focus on Algebra: Linear Functions • Focus on Algebra: Quadratic Functions • Focus on Algebra: Exponential Functions • Graphing Technologies for Math Instruction
• Science Formative Assessment • Flipped Lessons for Math and Science • Engineering is Elementary • Making Sense of Science
• Force and Motion • Genes and Traits
• Argument Driven Inquiry • Biology Round Robin • Making Sense of Student Work
Presentation will be available at:
www.esc6.net
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