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ESC Region 12 Professional Learning Community: Science
Collaborative News
Honoring the Teachers Event for 2008-09 (more pictures featured in our Picture Gallery)
Teachers Honored:
Killeen ISD
| Tanya Clifton |
| Cynthia Cooper |
| Sarah Long |
| Sandra Marcussen |
| Lora Mathis |
| Rachel McQuitty |
| Billy Simmons |
| Joyce Smith |
| Loretta Solliday |
| Beverly Tucker----------------------Science Teacher of the Year |
Mexia ISD
| Michelda Brown |
| Kimberly Hook |
Sante Fe ISD
| Heather Wallace |
Central Texas Astronomical Society and Robinson ISD have Star Party. Watch the video!
Mexia ISD students demonstrate a strong work ethic producing an Outdoor Learning Center. Read all about what is happening in Mexia!
Honoring the Teachers Event for 2007-08 (more pictures featured in our Picture Gallery)
Teachers Honored:
Bruceville-Eddy ISD
| Hollie Moffett -------------------Science Teacher of the Year |
China Spring ISD
| Shana Kaase |
Corsicana ISD
| Julleen Bottoms |
La Vega ISD
| Linda Hewgley |
Temple ISD
| Jennifer Davies |
| Kenny Westmoreland |
Westphalia ISD
| Kristy Decker |
Accomplishments:
Jeanine Wolf, Midway - Presidential
Award Finalist, 2005
Thelma Rose, Rogers - Presidential Award Finalist
for Excellence in Mathmatics & Science, 2007 - Teacher of the
Year for Wal-Mart Distribution Center, 2007
Marcia Dodd, Rogers
- Teacher of the Year for Temple Wal-Mart, 2007
Norm Hopping, Mart
- Teacher of the Year for Wal-Mart & Sam's Clubs, 2007
Congrats
to these four wonderful mentors and leaders in science education!
At our January 24, 2007 monthly TRC meeting, participants
created a classroom web site to take back to their schools! As
promised, the Region 12 TRC Science Department has purchased the
remainder of the year so as to keep these web pages working. All
members who have created a web page with a link to their email
have been sent the password via email to enter into the TeacherWeb
system. If you have not created a web page and would like to OR
if you have a web page and did not receive the email, please call
Jessie McNeil, Region 12 ESC Core Curriculum Math & Science
Intern at 254-297-1132 or email at jmcneil@esc12.net. Thanks and
don't forget to be creative!
At our February 19, 2007 monthly TRC meeting, we had the opportunity
to listen & participate in a presentation from the Experimental
Aircraft Association Chapter 59 on the topic of the "Wild
Blue Wonders" contest. For more information on this contest
and wonderful opportunity check out: www.waco-tx-eaa.org. You can
also access this web page from our "Links" page.
At our March 22, 2007 monthly TRC meeting, we discussed and introduced
part of the GLOBE Project. We took an exciting field trip out to
the Gaudalupe River and participated in fresh stream water testing
and experimentation.
At our April 25, 2007 monthly TRC meeting, we discussed and thought
more about our Service Learning Projects both for our classrooms
and for the collaborative as a whole. We came up with ideas such
as school gardens, butterfly fields, recycling days, green schools,
community clean up, and many, many more. Please start thinking
about these projects for your classrooms! It is amazing what a
child can learn through service!
At our May 9, 2007 monthly TRC meeting, we held a celebration
to remember complete with balloons and breakfast! We celebrated
the end of the school year with recognition of all of our teachers
who have completed 105 Professional Development Hours. Brian Brabham
of ESC Region 12 gave a presentation on the TSDS Program that is
available for teachers to use for the free creation of subject
tests.
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