April 18-19, 2017 8:30am- 4:30 pm April 20, 2017 8:30am- 12:00 pm   Location Holiday Inn – Town Lake 20 North IH-35 Austin, TX 78701 View Map/Get Directions Eligible Attendees Initial registration is limited to one participant from each TRC Science Collaborative. The individual attending the PDA should plan to be the primary presenter for a turnaround training that is pedagogy. Total number of participants is...

January 9-13, 2017 Monday- Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.   Location The University of Texas at Austin George I Sanchez Building (SZB room 312) 1912 Speedway Austin, TX 78712 View Map / Get Directions Eligible Attendees Initial registration is limited to one participant from each TRC Science Collaborative. The individual attending the PDA should plan to be the primary presenter for a five-day turnaround training that is both pedagogy...

  April 25-28, 2016 Schedule April 25, 2016 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM (lunch from 11:30-12:30) April 26, 2016 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (breakfast 8:00-8:30) April 27, 2016 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (breakfast 8:00-8:30) April 28, 2016 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM (lunch from 11:30-12:30)   Location Holiday Inn-Lady Bird Lake (aka Town Lake) 20 North IH-35 Austin, TX 78701 View Map / Get Directions   Eligible Attendees Initial...

  January 25-29, 2016 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM   Location DoubleTree Austin University Area 1617 N Interstate 35 Austin, TX 78702 512.479.4000 Get Directions   Eligible Attendees Initial registration is limited to one participant from each TRC Science Collaborative. The individual attending the PDA should plan to be the primary presenter for a five-day turnaround training that is both pedagogy and content intense. If your attendee...

  April 22, 2015 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. April 23, 2015 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   Location Norris Conference Center 2525 Anderson Lane Suite 325 Austin, TX 78757 512-451-5011 Get Directions   Eligible Attendees Initial registration is limited to two participants from each TRC Science Collaborative.  The individuals attending this PDA should be Project Directors, ITMs, or teach middle school earth science and should plan...

The Making Sense of SCIENCE approach develops teachers’ content knowledge, instructional skill and expertise through inquiry-based science learning, collaborative discussion, and a focus on literacy in science. The materials were developed by WestEd with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), and published in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Rigorous studies and national field-testing have gone hand-in-hand with the evolution of the Understanding Science for Teaching model of professional development and the MSS courses that embody that model. Evidence from a series of randomized controlled studies have shown that this approach to professional development strengthens teachers’ content knowledge, transforms classroom practices, and boosts student achievement — especially for low-achieving students, English learners, and students with poor literacy skills. As a result, MSS courses can help close student achievement gaps. More information is available at: