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This free, monthly workshop addresses the basics on how to install and operate a solar system. It covers topics such as solar array types, costs of equipment and labor, permitting, energy savings, and reliability. The instructor, Bill Swann, is an expert in solar energy and has built many of his own solar systems. This workshop is ideal for all people; Bill can answer the simplest and most technical of questions. If you want to learn more about solar, this is the workshop for you. For more information, contact Bill Swann at william.swann2@gmail.com.
Street parking available. This workshop occurs on the last friday of every month, except December.
Texas Tech University will host a virtual 1.5 day seminar that will meet the requirement for becoming a part of the OLE! Texas Design Network. Those who complete this training will no longer need to complete the NLI course.
Dates & Times:Â November 12, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM & November 13, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PMÂ
Fee: There is no fee associated with this workshop, however, we are asking all participants to support the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children with a $20 donation towards their 2021 Healthy Beginnings Conference. The conference theme is “Taking Learning Outdoors” and donations will support conference scholarships for local early care and education professionals. Donations can be made via their PayPal Account. Â
Participation Requirements:Â Participants must attend the full workshop in order to be added to the list of OLE! Texas certified designers. This evens is ONLY for Landscape Architects & Designers who are willing to support early care and education programs in the Harris County area.
Presenters:  Charles Klein, PhD, PLA, Research Associate, Landscape Architecture, Texas Tech University & Kristi Gaines, PhD, IIDA, IDEC, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor in the Department of Design, Texas Tech University.
Registration Link:Â https://www.eventbrite.
This free, monthly workshop addresses the basics on how to install and operate a solar system. It covers topics such as solar array types, costs of equipment and labor, permitting, energy savings, and reliability. The instructor, Bill Swann, is an expert in solar energy and has built many of his own solar systems. This workshop is ideal for all people; Bill can answer the simplest and most technical of questions. If you want to learn more about solar, this is the workshop for you. For more information, contact Bill Swann at william.swann2@gmail.com.
Street parking available. This workshop occurs on the last friday of every month, except December.
Please join H-GAC for a Disaster Debris Online Workshop on Debris Management Preparedness in Challenging Times
This half-day workshop will focus on activities that can assist jurisdictions in being prepared to respond to and recover from a disaster debris generating incident including:
- The challenges of COVID-19 on solid waste staffing, collections, and disposal to include:
- Interviews with people in the industry
- Best practices in confronting the challenges being faced
- Potential funding remedies
- Health and safety precautions in conducting debris management operations considering COVID-19 or other infectious disease outbreaks/pandemics.
- Training practices
- Social distancing
- Managing documentation
- Recent changes in disaster debris and public assistance regulations and guidance to include:
- Changes made to the Public Assistance Program
- Review of the Interim Public Assistance Debris Monitoring Guide
The workshop will also provide the participants an opportunity to discuss concerns and share their best practices and lessons learned from their past debris management response and recovery efforts.
About this Event
With COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing, schools are looking for creative ways to address the needs of their students in the upcoming school year. Join experts in the field as they discuss the tips and tricks of taking your class outdoors. Also addressed will be best practices of outdoor lessons and how various subjects can be transitioned into outdoors learning. The workshop will feature breakout rooms and work with various experts in the field of outdoors learning.
Who should attend: Any teachers looking of ways to take their students outdoors
When: January 23, 10:00-12:00 and January 23, 10:00-12:00
CPE credit will be offered
To register for this event visit https://www.eventbrite.com
This free, monthly workshop addresses the basics on how to install and operate a solar system. It covers topics such as solar array types, costs of equipment and labor, permitting, energy savings, and reliability. The instructor, Bill Swann, is an expert in solar energy and has built many of his own solar systems. This workshop is ideal for all people; Bill can answer the simplest and most technical of questions. If you want to learn more about solar, this is the workshop for you. For more information, contact Bill Swann at william.swann2@gmail.com.
Street parking available. This workshop occurs on the last friday of every month, except December.
Join other social studies professionals in this one-day conference exploring general, grade level, and content-specific best practices for the 21st century social studies classroom. Strands may include the major themes in social studies, instructional strategies that address the needs of all learners, differentiation, technology applications, and sound assessment.Â
Important Session Information:
Instructional Leaders, Social Studies Supervisors/Coordinators, Social Studies Teachers, All Levels
Join staff from Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve for a look at how to use iNaturalist to participate in a BioBlitz.
Then participate in a Bird Count Feb. 12 – 15 and the BioBlitz March 13-21 in any of the parks.
Contact Jerrel Geisler with any questions: jgeisler@hcp4.net.
February 11 – 22, 2021
Web-based: Cvent
Extraordinary Solutions for Extraordinary Times
The Texas STEM Conference brings together over 1,100 STEM educators to learn about introducting STEM best practices; equity and inclusion in STEM; and transformative teaching and learning.
The Texas STEM Coalition works to prepare all students to contribute to and thrive in the 21st century global economy through leveraging its extensive network of expertise, partnership, and resources in order to:
- drive transformation and advancement in teaching and learning
- promote PBL and support blended and online learning
- promote the implementation of innovative, research- and standards-based STEM practices that align with College and Career Readiness objectives, and
- inspire teachers throughout Texas and the Southwest to continue to encourage excellence in their students
The Texas STEM Conference accentuates the importance of and facilitates collaboration among educators and stakeholders in supporting student success in the STEM classroom.
Breakout sessions will include hand-picked presentations that apply to Kinder through secondary classrooms. We strive to present sessions that will benefit all students.
Registration will take place in a two-step process. Attendees will register here in E-Campus and then will receive a code in early January 2021 to complete a brief registration in the Cvent site where the Conference will be held.
All individuals from anywhere are welcome to attend this conference.
Location:
This conference will be completely web-based, taking place through Cvent.
Join ISEA’s first ever virtual annual conference as ISEA continue to inspire, connect, and support diverse informal science across Texas.
ISEA is excited to welcome a variety of learning, communication, and science professionals from across Texas, and around the country, as our featured speakers this year. In addition to the speaker-driven sessions, we will be hosting participatory and audience driven sessions that bring our key topics into our practice, community, and institutions.
Here is a sneak peak of a few of our featured speakers,
- T’Noya Thompson being born and raised in the Bahamas fostered a deep connection to the ocean that inspired a career path at an early age. She has worked for Moody Gardens, Galveston Bay Foundation and now is the Environmental Education Specialist for NAAEE
- Jordan Veasley, known on social media as Jungle Jordan, is a wildlife educator and content creator whose mission is to make it fun to learn about the animal world. His passion for wildlife education and conservation is contagious and he hopes to inspire younger generations to be participants in conserving and repairing the natural world. Through his educational and often comedic videos, he advocates not only for the conservation of wildlife, but also for diverse audiences to get involved in animal care and conservation. Jordan hopes his voice will inspire more diversity and inclusivity in the animal world.
- Andrés Ruzo is the founder and director of the Boiling River Project, a non-profit organization, as well as a geoscientist, science communicator, author, and educator. Andrés originally heard about the Boiling River as a detail in a childhood legend and now returns to the Amazon every year to continue the scientific research and conservation work in the Boiling River area
- Morgan Lee Richardson is an artist, experiential designer, wildlife conservationist, educator, and ardent champion for creative people. He uses his art and design expertise to bridge humans and animals through extraordinary, life-altering experiences. He believes artists have a voice that can be used to inspire others to care about the planet and its wildlife
- And other amazing speakers to be announced on our website!
In keeping with ISEA conference tradition, ISEA is making space for social networking and fun time during the virtual conference. Each evening you can join a social engagement, such as our Auction & Award Ceremony on Thursday!
Check out ISEA’s website for conference updates, downloads, and other information, https://www.texasinformalscience.org/conference.
Texas Education Agency CEP credits will be available upon request. Please email texasinformalscience@gmail.com to request information and a form.