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Taking Legislation from Capitol Hill to the Classroom the Focus of Texas Regional Collaboratives Conference
14th Annual Meeting
Published on the College of Education Web Site, July 30 2008
The program cover for the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence
in Science and Mathematics Teaching (TRC) 14th Annual Meeting features
a picture of the Texas State Capitol alongside scenes from science and
math classrooms, perfectly embodying the theme of this year’s event –
“From Legislation to Implementation: Achieving Excellence in STEM
Education.”
“Excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is something of a mantra for educators, policymakers and employers”, said Dr. Kamil A. Jbeily, TRC founder and executive director. The TRC’s goal, as an organization, is to provide high quality, research-based, and sustained professional development for teachers to help them excel in an environment of complex and rapidly changing state and national standards.
Not Your Mama's Science Class: Cool lessons in hot science delivered by new education symposium
Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Published as a Feature Story on the University of Texas at Austin Web Site, July 14th, 2008
This May the center added a new component to its highly successful
program, launching the Symposium for Young Scholars in Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics and Science (SYSTEMS) for Texas students.
First- through 10th-graders in San Angelo Independent School District's
(ISD) Gifted and Talented Program were invited to The University of
Texas at Austin campus for a day of interactive, discovery-oriented,
age-appropriate lessons and activities led by graduate students in
science and mathematics education and TRC staff members. Including the
San Angelo teachers and administrators, about 150 guests attended the
new event.
Future Science, Technology and Business Leaders Declare Science Symposium "Awesome!"
News Published at the UT College of Education Web Site, May 23, 2008
Science is really so cool!
If you don’t believe it, ask the 150 students and teachers from San
Angelo Independent School District who attended the Center for Science
and Mathematics Education’s Young Scholars Science/Math Symposium at
The University of Texas at Austin. "We hope that all of these students
take many, many math and science courses and retain an interest in
technology, science and math for their entire lives. It’s been such a
pleasure to help empower San Angelo teachers and students in their
quest for excellence in teaching and learning." — Dr. Kamil A. Jbeily,
TRC founder and executive director This is the first year for the
center to offer the symposium, and it was attended by students in
grades 1-10 in San Angelo ISD’s Gifted and Talented Program. The
half-day event featured age-appropriate, experiential learning
activities taught by graduate students in science and mathematics
education and staff members of the Texas Regional Collaboratives for
Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching (TRC).
