banner graphic
High School Chemistry PDA
Meeting Title: High School Chemistry PDA (This is not a repeat and contains new content from previous chemistry PDAs)


Dates: March 30 - April 1, 2009

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Location: Hilton Austin Airport Hotel
515 New Airport Drive
Austin, Texas 78719

Eligible Attendees: Texas Regional Collaboratives Project Directors (PDs) and/or Instructional Team Members (ITMs) and/or others who attended the HS Chemistry for All PDAs last year.

Description Dr. Tom Hsu will be returning to address additional topics in chemistry, including basic chemistry skills for all students, as well as atomic structure, chemical bonding, compounds and molecules, stoichiometry, and reaction rates and equilibrium.

Certificates of Participation Certificates stating Continuing Professional Education hours (CPE credits) earned will be sent electronically after the participant has completed the online course evaluation. Participants should receive the certificate two to three weeks after the PDA. Any questions about certificates should be directed toward the contact person listed on this page.

Contact: Mary Hobbs, Ph.D.
Coordinator for Science Initiatives
Telephone: 512.471.8729
E-Mail: [email protected]

Accommodations: Sleeping rooms are available at the workshop site on a first come, first serve basis at the state rate. Please contact the hotel directly, referencing the UT/TRC block to book your room: 512-385-6767.

Parking: Parking is $4 per vehicle per day, which is reimbursable under the transportation guidelines of the TRC. Save your receipts, and submit with reimbursement documentation following the event to receive full reimbursement.

Registration: The cost is $45.00 per day per participant. For this three-day workshop, the fee would be $135.00. Checks for registration need to be written to The University of Texas-Austin. Please send to the attention of Jeff Early along with the Registration/Invoice form.

Registration/Invoice Form: The Registration/Invoice form can be found here: download the Word document. Click the registration button below to register your attendance. You will be asked your name, email, and collaborative. If you have multiple people attending, please retrieve and fill out this form for each person that will be attending. You may need to quit and restart your browser to enter multiple people. If you need technical help with the registration page, send an email to the: TRC Web Team.