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In this three-day workshop, Carol Burton, Kelly Karavias, Irene Nava, and Urban Harvest Garden Educators will provide classroom educators, parents and garden coordinators with hands-on experience that will help you use your Outdoor Classroom as an exciting educational tool! Explore lessons in gardening and basic cooking techniques that support TEKS objectives in earth science, social studies, health, nutrition, physical education and other core subjects. Use lessons in the garden to make learning memorable, and tasty too! The workshop cost includes transportation for a 4-hour field trip to other school gardens on the third day and lunch on Tues. and Weds.
Tuesday and Wednesday: 8am-3pm
Thursday: 8am-noon
$100 (A $375 value generously underwritten by Sysco)
Limited to 25 participants maximum. CPE credits: 15
What:Â Environmental Impacts to the Gulf Coast: What do we know, What can we do?
Who:Â Formal and informal educators of middle and high school students.
When:Â June 25-28th, 2018. Approximately 9am-5pm daily.
Price:Â $50 per registrant, lunch included daily and Monday night dinner at Moody Gardens.
Credit:Â 28-32 CPE hours, depending on final agenda
Daily Field Trips: Moody Gardens Aquarium to explore the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Exhibit, National Weather Service, Artist Boat’s Coastal Heritage Preserve for Eco-Art Kayak Adventure, and a tour of Port Houston aboard the MV Sam Houston.
What:Â Environmental Impacts to the Gulf Coast: What do we know, What can we do?
Who:Â Formal and informal educators of middle and high school students.
When:Â June 25-28th, 2018. Approximately 9am-5pm daily.
Price:Â $50 per registrant, lunch included daily and Monday night dinner at Moody Gardens.
Credit:Â 28-32 CPE hours, depending on final agenda
Daily Field Trips: Moody Gardens Aquarium to explore the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Exhibit, National Weather Service, Artist Boat’s Coastal Heritage Preserve for Eco-Art Kayak Adventure, and a tour of Port Houston aboard the MV Sam Houston.
Each year, the Texas Chemical Council (TCC) and the Association of Chemical Industry of Texas (ACIT) are proud to host an annual Science Teachers and Industry (STI) Workshop. The STI Workshop provides Texas science teachers in grades 5-12 with educational information about the chemical manufacturing industry and its impact on the environment and the surrounding communities. This valuable insight helps the teachers positively influence their instruction to hundreds of students each year. With outstanding leadership from the TCC Outreach Committee and our partnership with the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE), the 2017 STI Workshop had a great turnout of science teachers, with very positive feedback from all participants.
We are currently enrolling teachers for the 2018 workshop. The 2018 STI Workshop will be held at the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Building from July 16-19, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The workshop is provided free of charge through corporate sponsorships. Teachers who complete all 4 days of the workshop will receive a $300 stipend courtesy of the TCC. Teachers also receive 30 CPE hours and 6 G/T update hours. There are 60 spots available, with 23 openings currently remaining.  Registration will stay open until Friday, July 13th, or until all of the spots are filled. To find out more about the workshop or to register, please use the following link: https://adobe.ly/2HvdvCk
The WaterWorks Education Center is currently a hosting an Educator Workshop of Project WET!
Workshop #12149
This educator workshop will help teach all levels, formal and non-formal, on diverse water topics that educators can use to reach children with objective, experiential, science-based water education. City of Houston WaterWorks Education & Project WET Educator Workshop meet CEU requirements for educators and are provided by the Harris County Department of Education. Educators will receive 7 hours of continuing education credits.
Project WET is a world leader in developing interdisciplinary, hands-on activities to integrate knowledge of water resources and issues into K-12 classrooms, using simulations and critical thinking skills at the core of Next Generation Science Standards.
Come learn from all types of educators about ways that your school can save wildlife through partnerships, mascot programs, and our educator programs. Â Get some ideas for the upcoming school year by enjoying the zoo for the day on us!
*This event is free for all educators. Â Each educator is able to register one guest for discounted admission of $10.
Are you feeling curious? Critical? Excited? Daunted?
The Transition movement is made up of people like you who are already feeling the benefit of connecting with others to take care of themselves, their community and the planet.
They hope you’ll join them at the next Transition Houston meeting as they explore local issues and how to raise awareness enabling us to make informed decisions in November and beyond. Educating and empowering members within our communities and our elected officials is an integral part of bringing about the changes we need. By continuing to learn, share and take action with one another, we can transform our present and our future.
Between the things we can do as individuals, and the things government and business can do to respond to the challenges of our times, lies a great untapped potential. It’s about what you can create with the help of the people who live in your street, your neighbourhood, your town.
If enough people do it, it can lead to real impact, to real jobs and real transformation of the places we live, and beyond!
Transition Houston hope to see you there! Bring a friend!
What do Houston toads, Attwater’s prairie chickens, and black bears have in common? They are all part of our diverse Texas wildlife and the Zoo works with other organizations to help save them in the wild. Come enjoy a night out at the Houston Zoo just for Educators!  This one of a kind evening will feature ambassador animals, new STEAM activities, a special keeper chat and much more.  Earn 3 CPE hours while enjoying a night out just for you.  Light appetizers and drinks will be provided. For more information, and to register, visit houstonzoo.doubleknot.com/event.
Come outfit your classroom with Zoo activities! Resources and strategies for all grade levels will be offered. Registration includes admission to the Zoo, free resources, activities and much more. Credit hours are offered in three or six hour increments.
Last day to register:Â Feb. 8, 2019, 12 p.m.
Reflecting on Practice is a professional learning program that immerses novice and experienced science educators in informal environments in discussions about, reflections on, and applications of research and theory in learning and teaching science. The ideas and tasks in the program create and strengthen a shared knowledge base and professional language among educators within an institution. It makes public the practices of all educators through greater understanding of, and reflections on, their beliefs, goals, and actions.