ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON/UH-CLEAR LAKE

REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION and DESCRIPTIONS (attached)

2006/2007

Name: ______

School: ______School District: ______

Email Address: ______

I am applying as a (check either science teacher mentor or cadre member):

______Science Teacher Mentor______Cadre Member

Listed below are the workshops offered by the EIH/UH-Clear Lake Regional Collaborative. To properly plan the workshops, we need to know how many participants will be attending. Therefore, please indicate the workshops you are planning to attend. Cadre Members are asked to attend a minimum of 12 hours. However, if you wish to attend more workshops than required, you are very welcome to do so. Please complete the form and return it to: Brenda Weiser, UHCL, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Box 540, Houston, 77058 or by fax at 281/283-3953 or email to All workshops are on a first come, first serve basis.

NOTE: If you pre-register and do not participate nor let EIH know ahead of time, you will be removed from future workshops.

E EIH/UHCL Workshop, Training, & Meeting Dates
Date(s) & Location / Workshop title and time
(Descriptions Attached) / Contact Hours / Yes, I plan on attending this session
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Monthly STM meetings
5:00 – 8:00 pm each night
Oct. 3, Nov. 14, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 6, March 27, April 24
Required for STMS / 3 hours each night / STMS only
Sat., Oct. 14
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - Project WILD With A GT Focus
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Mon., Oct. 16
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - The Air-O-Dynamic Workshop
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Bring your own dinner. / 3
Sat., Oct. 28
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Pedagogy - Teaching the Tough TEKS
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., Nov. 4
Location:
Houston Zoo / Ecological Interdependence - Ecology and Evolution
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Monday
Nov. 6
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science - Energy and Society
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Bring your own dinner. / 3
Sat.
Date Pending
Location:
San Jacinto State Park / Ecological Interdependence - Wetlands
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch and water. / 6
Sat., Dec. 9,
Location:
Houston Zoo / Ecological Interdependence - Biodiversity
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., Jan. 13
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part I)
8:30 – 3:30
Required for STMS
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6 / STMs only
Sat., Jan. 27
Location:
TBA / Eco. Interdependence - Envirothon Training For High School Teachers
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., Feb. 3
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part II)
8:30 –3:30
Required for STMS
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6 / STMs only
Mon., Jan. 23
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science -Lab Aids-Rock Cycle
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Bring your own lunch. / 3
Sat., Feb. 24
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part III)
8:30 –3:30
Required for STMS
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6 / STMs only
Tues., March 6
Tues., March 27
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part IV)
5:00 – 8:00 both nights
Required for STMS
Bring your own dinner. / STMs only
Sat.,
March 24 or March 31
Location:
EIH/UHCL / GLOBE
8:30 – 3:30
Required for STMS
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., May 5
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - School Habitats and the TEKS
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., May 19
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Eco. Interdependence - Project Learning Tree With A GT Focus
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., April 14
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science - GEMS
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Sat., June 2
Location:
Houston Zoo / Ecological Interdependence - Birds: Morphology, Adaptations and Behavioral Characteristics
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Mon., June 11
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - Aquatic Project WILD
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Tues., June 12
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - Oceans
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Wed., June 13
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - Project WET
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Thurs., June 14
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - WOW, the Wonders of Wetlands
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Fri., June 15
Location: Galveston Island State Park. / Ecological Interdependence - Linking Science and Art
We will meet at EIH around 8:45 am, leave about 9:00 am and then carpool to the state park. We expect to be back at UHCL about 3:30 or so.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 4
Mon., June 18
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science - Volcanoes and Earthquakes
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Tues., June 19
Location:
Lunar Planetarium Institute / Earth Science -Earth and Moon Comparison
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch. / 6
Wed., June 20
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science - Texas Fossil, Minerals, and Rocks
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Mon., July 9
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Eco. Interdependence -Project WILD With A GT Focus
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Tues., July 10
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Pedagogy - Scientific Inquiry and Technology
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Wed., July 11
tentative
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Pedagogy - Assessment by Lab Aids
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Thurs., July 12
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Pedagogy - Scientific Research and Processes
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Mon., July 16
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Eco. Interdependence - Project Learning Tree With A GT Focus
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Tues., July 17
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Weather
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Wed., July 18
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Gulf of Mexico Natural History
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Thurs., July 19
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Project WILD’s Science and Civics
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Tues., July 24
Location:
EIH/UHCL / IPC Bridging to TAKS (Part I)
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Wed., July 25
Location:
EIH/UHCL / IPC Bridging to TAKS (Part II)
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6
Thurs., July 26
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Air-O-Dynamic, Cabbage Chemistry, and Acid Rain
8:30 – 3:30
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 6

TOTAL HOURS: ______

For Cadre Members Only:

I will attend the workshops/presentations as indicated based on availability. I understand that the workshops/presentations are free and that I am expected to attend at least 12 hours of professional development when possible. I may attend more than 12 hours if I choose to do so.

Signature: ______

EIH/UHCL Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching

Proposed Instructional Timeline and Registration Form

August 1, 2006 – July 31, 2007

Date(s) / Activities with Description / Target Audience / Contact Hours / STM
or CM
Oct. 3, Nov. 14, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 6,
March 27,
April 24
5:00 – 8:00 pm each night
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Monthly STM meetings
The STMs and ITMs will meet monthly at the Environmental Institute of Houston/UHCL. Topics will include pedagogy and science teaching along with science content. Information may be provided by the ITMs or additional outside presenters. In addition, there will be time for the STMs to share with others and time for discussion/reflection regarding the professional development opportunities being offered/coordinated by the Collaboratives. / K- 8 / 3 hours/ month @ 7 months = 21 hours / Required for
STM
Sat.
Oct. 14
8:30 –3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - Project WILD With A GT Focus
Project WILD is an environmental program that uses wildlife as its focus. William’s Taxonomy will be used to take this curriculum to higher level thinking skills for gifted students. Teachers will participate in hands on science activities and then extend them for the gifted students in the classroom. Teacher will leave with content on wildlife, strategies to use with their gifted students and plenty of hands on activities for the classroom.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K- 8
Inservice and pre-service / 6 / STM/CM
Monday,
Oct. 16
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - The Air-O-Dynamic Workshop
This workshop will look at the affects of man’s actions on the environment using air quality as a focus. Teachers will learn about ozone and other air pollutants. They will examine the range of effects that air pollution has on the environment from smaller to larger consequences. Health, indoor air pollution, basic chemistry and atmospheric principles will also be included. The resource utilized for this workshop will be The Air-O-Dynamic Curriculum.
Bring your own dinner. / 5 - 12 / 3 / STM/CM
Sat.,
Oct. 28
8:30 –3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Pedagogy - Teaching the Tough TEKS
This workshop will offer participants new ways and some old reliable strategies to teach those TEKS our students are having difficulties with mastering. The target TEKS will be for grades 6 – 8.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K - 12 / 6 / STM/CM
Sat.
Nov. 4
8:30 –3:30
Location:
Houston Zoo / Ecological Interdependence - Ecology and Evolution
Can you define these words: phenomenon, theory, hypothesis, belief, and science? The purpose of science is to answer the question "How?" while being objective and staying true to the evidence. So what evidence did Darwin find on the Galapagos Islands? What he found changed the face of science. This workshop will be in partnership with the Houston Zoo.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 4 – 12
Inservice and pre-service / 6 / STM/CM
Monday
Nov. 6
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science - Energy and Society; Sponsored by American Petroleum Institute
This workshop will look at the various types of energy, energy transformations, and conservation are the main principles reviewed here. The teachers will be doing hands-on activities designed to motivate and reinforce various science process skills. The resources utilized for this workshop will be the Energy and Society Kit by PLT
Bring your own dinner. / K- 8 / 3 / STM/CM
Sat.
Date Pending
Location:
San Jacinto State Park / Ecological Interdependence - Wetlands
This will be a workshop taught in the field for teachers. They will visit wetlands, and do various field test they can run with their students. They will receive content and activities that will allow them to teach about wetlands inside or outside the classroom setting. A focus on field ethics, science process skills and field trips will be covered also. Bring sunscreen, insect repellant and water. Participants will receive WOW, The Wonders of Wetlands and the San Jacinto Marsh Restoration Curriculum.
Bring your own lunch and water. / K – 12
Inservice and pre-service / 6 / STM/CM
Dec. 9
Sat.
8:30 –3:30
Location:
Houston Zoo / Ecological Interdependence - Biodiversity
This workshop will taught at the Houston Zoo and will focus on the importance of biodiversity. Teachers will do activities incorporating classification, endangered and extinct species, food webs, chains and other ecosystems interactions. Teachers will leave with content and activities that will help them in the classroom.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 4 – 12
Inservice and pre-service / 6 / STM/CM
Sat.
Jan. 13
8:30 – 3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part I)
This workshop will provide participants to experience the light and optical systems module as students to construct their own knowledge of these systems. In addition, participants will experience using vertical alignment of this module as a teaching tool/strategy for grades K - 8. The participants will be able to apply their new knowledge to their classrooms and explain how vertical alignment of such topics can increase students’ knowledge and understandings of scientific concepts while addressing TAKS scientific concepts.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K- 8 / 6 / STM
Sat.,
Jan. 27, 2007
8:30 – 3:30
Location:
TBA / Eco. Interdependence - Envirothon Training For High School Teachers
High school teachers will go through the training to prepare a team of students for the Envirothon competition. Teachers will receive content and field experience to go back and share with their students. This workshop is ideal for field experiences and teacher can benefit whether or not they take a team to competition.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / 9-12 / 6 / STM/CM
Sat.
Feb. 3
8:30 –3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part II)
This workshop will provide participants to experience the light and optical systems module as students to construct their own knowledge of these systems. In addition, participants will experience using vertical alignment of this module as a teaching tool/strategy for grades K - 8. The participants will be able to apply their new knowledge to their classrooms and explain how vertical alignment of such topics can increase students’ knowledge and understandings of scientific concepts while addressing TAKS scientific concepts.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K- 8 / 6 / STM
Mon.,
Jan. 23
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science -Lab Aids-Rock Cycle
Cycles in nature is a theme that is seen over and over in the TEKS. The rock cycle is one of the cycles that challenge students. Teachers will experience through an innovative game the rock cycle and gain content dealing with rocks, minerals and geologic processes involved in their formation.
Bring your own lunch. / K – 8
Inservice and pre-service / 3 / STM/CM
Sat.,
Feb. 24
8:30 –3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part III)
This workshop will provide participants to experience the light and optical systems module as students to construct their own knowledge of these systems. In addition, participants will experience using vertical alignment of this module as a teaching tool/strategy for grades K - 8. The participants will be able to apply their new knowledge to their classrooms and explain how vertical alignment of such topics can increase students’ knowledge and understandings of scientific concepts while addressing TAKS scientific concepts.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K-8 / 6 / STM
Tuesday,
March 6
5:00 – 8:00
Tuesday,
March 27
5:00 – 8:00
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Bridging II TAKS Module 1: Light & Optics (part IV)
This workshop will provide participants to experience the light and optical systems module as students to construct their own knowledge of these systems. In addition, participants will experience using vertical alignment of this module as a teaching tool/strategy for grades K - 8. The participants will be able to apply their new knowledge to their classrooms and explain how vertical alignment of such topics can increase students’ knowledge and understandings of scientific concepts while addressing TAKS scientific concepts.
Bring your own dinner. / K - 8 / STM
Sat.,
March 24 or March 31
8:30 – 3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / GLOBE
GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. Teachers will receive training in two of the GLOBE protocols along with the teacher’s guide.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K – 12 / 6 / STM required
Sat.,
May 5
8:30 – 3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Ecological Interdependence - School Habitats and the TEKS
Looking at what can go on in your own schoolyard is an important skill that all teachers need. Schools that have habitats are fortunate because they have a place to go to do a variety of field studies. For those that do not all it takes is the right resources to still be able to have an outside experience. This workshop will focus on activities that can be done outside with students at the school habitat using the School Habitat curriculum and for those schools that do not have on they will benefit from the GEMS guide Schoolyard Ecology. These guides will allow teachers to meet many of the process skill TEKS and make learning a more meaningful experience for their students.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K – 8
Inservice and pre-service / 6 / STM/CM
Sat.,
May 19
8:30 – 3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Eco. Interdependence - Project Learning Tree With A GT Focus
Project Learning Tree is the first of the national projects used to teach environmental education utilizing the forest and ecosystem interactions as its focus. Teachers will use Williams’s Taxonomy to extend the activities for their gifted students. The teachers will do hands on activities; identify extensions for their gifted students and walk away with new content.
Bring your own lunch or plan on going out for lunch. / K – 8
Inservice and pre-service / 6 / STM/CM
Sat.
April 14
8:30 –3:30
Location:
EIH/UHCL / Earth Science - GEMS
Why do we have seasons is one of the most common misunderstood concepts in science. Moon phases are also a hard concept to teach. By utilizing the two GEMS guides-The Real Reason For the Seasons and Earth, Moon and Stars teachers will walk away with content, and activities to meet the TEKS on these topics. After spending half of their day on looking at the Earth’s position in the sky teachers will then experience what is happening on the Earth’s surface by doing activities from Plate Tectonics from GEMS. Again this takes what could be considered an abstract concept and makes it very hands-on for students.