Training For Science Teachers

Area educators interested in expanding their educations this fall have several exciting options, courtesy of the Texas A&M-College Station Regional Collaborative for Science.

For more than a decade, the Collaborative has been working to improve student achievement in K-12 mathematics and science by providing quality resources and free professional development activities for their teachers. Since 2005, the organization has hosted a variety of free workshops, seminars, field trips and training events — each intended to give educators a new perspective on STEM subjects, from teaching and learning them to real-world applications, as well as networking and idea-swapping opportunities.

“Ideally, they will take back what they’ve learned and share it with other teachers as well as their students,” says project director Carolyn M. Schroeder, an associate research scientist with the Texas A&M Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE). “They are all committed to being lifelong learners.”

Each workshop features hands-on activities designed to translate back into the classroom. These sessions can count toward professional development hours — typically six hours per workshop — as well as continuing education credits. Following completion of each workshop, participants receive a certificate verifying the completed hours.

Texas A&M’s is one of nearly 60 P-16 partnerships within the award-winning statewide Texas Regional Collaborative (TRC) network designed to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to engage students in meaningful science and mathematics learning experiences. Activities are designed to improve students’ scientific, mathematical and technological literacy, and to inspire them to pursue science and engineering related careers. Each year the group’s annual meeting brings together teacher leaders, education and business leaders, policy makers, and legislators to share, network, communicate and celebrate achievements by the collaboratives.

Click here for additional information on the Texas A&M Regional Collaborative for Science.

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