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