Calendar

Jul
17
Sat
Wildlife Teacher Workshop
Jul 17 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Grade K-8 Science teachers, free, up to 6 CPE credits

Jul
21
Wed
EcosySTEM Experience: It’s Not Dirty, It’s Sandy @ Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center
Jul 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

July 21, 9 – 12 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: It’s Not Dirty, It’s Sandy

  • Location: Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center

  • Grades 7 – 12 STEM teachers, free, 3 CPE credits

  • Field trip hosted by the Houston Geologic Society along Spring Creek. Learn about weathering, erosion, soil zones, sediment transport, fluvial systems and riparian zones.

  • Register with Region 4 ESC

EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Forest @ Don Greene Nature Park
Jul 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

July 21, 9 – 12 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Forest

  • Location: Don Greene Nature Park

  • Grades 7- 12 STEM teachers, free, 3 CPE credits

  • Field trip in an urban forest; learn how to connect STEM lessons to the trees

  • Register with Region 4 ESC

Jul
22
Thu
Summer Agriculture Academy @ Long Acres Ranch
Jul 22 all-day

Texas Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom cross-curricular workshop is on July 22, 2021.
-This SAA is for K-8, CERTIFIED EDUCATORS.
– You will receive CPE credits for attending.
– Free registration.
– Free curriculum resources.
– Lunch will be provided free of charge.
– Please wear comfortable clothes suitable for outdoors and close-toed shoes.
-This SAA will require attendees to be outside for a portion of the time, so please plan accordingly for your individual needs.

The SAA will be held at Long Acres Ranch:
2335 Richmond Pkwy
Richmond, TX 77469

More information: texasfarmbureau.org/aitc or email edoutreach@txfb.org.

Jul
26
Mon
Natural Start Alliance Nature-Based Early Learning Virtual Conference @ online
Jul 26 – Jul 30 all-day

The largest national gathering of nature-based early education professionals is moving online this year—more content, lower cost, lower carbon footprint!

Your registration ($99) includes:

  • Full access to all session recordings—over 100 sessions in all—on teaching, program administration, research, strategies for change, and more (Note that recordings of live sessions are still being added)
  • Certificates available for each conference session for continuing education credits

Did you miss the live event, but want access to all of the ideas, research, resources, and sessions? All of the 2020 conference content is available on-demand 24/7!

Conference content is available until July 2021

Jul
27
Tue
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Jul 27 – Jul 29 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Jul
28
Wed
EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect @ Houston Area Research Center in The Woodlands
Jul 28 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

July 28, 9 – 3 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect

  • Location: Houston Area Research Center in The Woodlands

  • Grades 7 – 12 STEM teachers, free, 6 CPE credits

  • Learn how to measure the urban heat island effect in Houston, and be able to repeat the project on your own campus. Meet additional researchers, hear about their projects, and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the center. With staff from EcoRise, create STEM activities based on HARC research that will be shared with teachers in the region.

  • Register with Region 4 ESC

Aug
3
Tue
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Aug 3 – Aug 5 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Aug
4
Wed
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Aug 4 – Aug 6 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Aug
5
Thu
Summer Institute on Civic Science for Teachers
Aug 5 – Aug 7 all-day

July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action

  • Grades K-12, CPE credits

  • Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.

  • Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation