The 9th Annual Meeting of the
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching

July 10 - 12, 2002
OMNI Hotel Downtown
Austin, Texas


Wednesday, July 10, 2002

9:00 -11:30 a.m. Set-Up

Business Partner Exhibits Hotel Mezzanine

Gallery Showcase Senate and Congress

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration

Workshop Sign-up

12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Opening Luncheon

Introduction
Kamil A. Jbeily
Director,Texas Regional Collaboratives
Welcome to Austin
Earl Maxwell
Former Chairman, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Update - No Child Left Behind
Cory Green
Texas Education Agency
TAKS Update
Chris Comer
Director of Science, Texas Education Agency
Overview of Meeting Kamil A. Jbeily

2:15 - 4:00 p.m. Session I

FOSS & CPO Science
Hands-On, Inquiry-Based Science Instruction for Grades K-12
Ellen Yates-Isbell
Regional Manager, CPO Science, Delta Education
Verne R. Isbell
Regional Manager, FOSS Program, Delta Education

Texas Instruments
Models of Science Instruction with Technology
Mary Jane Smith
Educational Technology Consultant

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Showcase & Reception

Showcasing Our Regional Collaboratives/Interregional Collaboration
A Gallery of Exemplary Professional Development

UT-Brownsville Regional Collaborative, Brownsville - Rey Ramirez
UT-Pan American Regional Collaborative, Edinburg - John McBride
Region II Collaborative, Corpus Christi - Linda Simpson
Texas State Aquarium Collaborative, Corpus Christi - Tara Schultz
Region III Collaborative, Victoria - Sheryl Roehl
Galveston County Regional Collaborative, Galveston - Clifford Houston
Rice University Regional Collaborative, Houston - Wallace Dominey
Region IV Collaborative, Houston - Jennifer Brawley
Region VII Collaborative, Kilgore - Donna Wise
East Texas Regional Collaborative, Texarkana - David Allard
Region VIII Collaborative, Mount Pleasant - Kyndalin Cardwell
Dallas Museum of Natural History Collaborative, Dallas - Todd Crump
UT-Arlington Regional Collaborative, Arlington - Judy Reinhartz
University of North Texas Regional Collaborative, Denton - Jim Roberts
Region XII Collaborative, Waco - Marc Curliss
Region XIII Collaborative, Austin - Haidee Williams
Region XIV Collaborative, Abilene - Gaile Thompson
Angelo State University, San Angelo - John Miazga
Region XVI Collaborative, Amarillo - Susan Smith
Region XVII Collaborative, Lubbock - Sheryl Schake-Meskin
Region XIX Collaborative, El Paso - Cheryll Geach
ACCD/Project 2061 Regional Collaborative, San Antonio - Joan Drennan-Taylor
South Texas Rural Regional Collaborative, San Antonio - Peggy Carnahan

6:30 - 7:00 p.m Collaborative Demonstrations

BLAST
UT-Arlington Regional Collaborative
Investigating Variables
Region 16 Collaborative

7:00 p.m. Dinner

7:30 p.m. Program

Introduction
Kamil A. Jbeily
Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives
The University of Texas at Austin

Welcome
Marilyn Kameen
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
College of Education
The University of Texas at Austin

Greetings and Remarks
Texas House of Representatives
The Honorable Geanie Morrison
District 30, Victoria

Texas Education Agency
Paul Cruz
Deputy Commissioner, Dropout Prevention and Initiatives

Keynote Address
Sandy Kress
Former Senior Advisor to President Bush on Education
No Child Left Behind: Achieving the President's Vision of Educational Excellence

Presentation of the Texas Regional Collaboratives

2002 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD


Thursday, July 11, 2002

6:00 - 7:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Session II

Reflections: 5-E Instructional Model in the Classroom
James P. Barufaldi
Director, Science Education Center
The University of Texas at Austin

9:00 - 10:45 a.m. Session III

From Inspiration to Reality
Jim Storm, Lissa Jones, Candace Storm
Center for Organizational Development

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Session IV

Toyota-Regional Collaboratives Partnership Networking

Group I Austin North
Using Thinking Maps to Manage 5-E Inquiry
Region XII Collaborative
Mentoring Hits and Misses
Region II Collaborative

Group IIAustin South
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: How Do I Prepare for Inquiry Teaching
University of North Texas Regional Collaborative
Aligning TEKS Across Grade Levels Using the Water Cycle
Galveston County Regional Collaborative

Group III Executive
Aligning Lessons and TEKS Across Grade Levels: Water Cycle Lessons
Region III Collaborative
Making Mentoring Work for You
ACCD/Project 2061 Regional Collaborative

Group IV Liberty

Overcoming the Challenges of Mentoring for Effective Science Instruction in a Reading and Math World
UT-Arlington Regional Collaborative
Exploring 5-E Inquiry Instruction Through Space
South Texas Rural Regional Collaborative

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Atrium

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Session V

Mentoring: Lead, Follow and Get Out of the Way!
Andrea Foster
Assistant Professor, College of Education
University of Houston

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Session VI

Comprehensive Assessment for the Teaching of Science (CATS)
Joan Drennan-Taylor
Director, Center for Leadership
Alamo Community College

Bridging II TAKS - Texas Science Center
Jennifer Brawley
Science Specialist
Region IV Education Service Center

3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Session VII

Science Is Fun
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
Chemistry Professor
University of Wisconsin

5:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own


Friday, July 12, 2002

6:15 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Session VIII

Toyota-Regional Collaboratives Partnership Networking

Group I Austin North
Using Mentoring to Create a Community of Learners:
Modeling Inquiry and Overcoming Obstacles
East Texas Regional Collaborative
Adapting Traditional Lessons to the 5-E Model
Angelo State University Regional Collaborative

Group II Austin South
Aligning TEKS and Instruction Across Grade Levels
Region XVI Collaborative
Making Mole Hills Out of Mentoring Mountains
Region XIV Collaborative

Group III Executive
Teachers Engaged in Authentic Mentoring Strategies (TEAMS)
Rice University Regional Collaborative
Mentoring East Texas Style
Region VII Collaborative

Group IV Liberty
Moving Roadblocks on the Path to Successful Mentoring
Region XIX Collaborative
Effective Practices for Addressing the Needs and Concerns of
Mentors and Colleagues
UT-Brownsville Regional Collaborative

9:00 - 10:00 Session IX

Models for Questioning
Virginia Malone
Science Consultant


10:00 -10:45 a.m.Break/Check Out

10:45 -11:45 a.m. Session X

Community Involvement: A Model Family Science Night
Nita Beth Camp
Coordinator,Math/Science Coop
Region VII ESC
Donna Wise
Science Consultant
Region VII ESC

11:45 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Science Without Boundaries
Wallace Fowler
Professor,Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

Project Director Recognition

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Looking Forward to the Future
Kamil A. Jbeily


Kamil A. Jbeily, Ph.D. kjbeily@mail.utexas.edu, Director
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching
The University of Texas at Austin
Science Education Center
1 University Station D5500
Austin, Texas 78712-0377