1. Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching March 1, 2012 Advisory Board Meeting: Welcome Introductions Overview

2. 2012 TRC Brochure - DRAFT 1 TRC Math and Science Programs Professional Development Academies and Programs TRC Program Components, Relationships and Flow of Funding Honoring the Teachers Annual Meeting Teachers Mentoring Teachers Effectiveness and Results Commendations State, Federal, and Corporate Partners Significant Contributions Special Projects Interstate Activities

3. Seventeenth Annual Meeting June 28-30, 2011 – Renaissance Hotel, Austin, TX TRC: Leveraging Partnerships to Maximize Teacher Quality 2 Keynote Speaker Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa

4. Update on Corporate-TRC Partnerships Dimensions of Corporate Support 3 CORPORATE PARTNERS Shell El Paso Corporation AT&T Foundation The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS Fluor IBM

5. Shell Support the Louisiana Regional Collaboratives Support TRC Professional Development and Mentoring Activities in the geosciences Sponsor Annual Meeting geoscience focused field trips Support TRC’s partnership with Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) Provide Mini-Grants to Family/Science STEM nights and Science Fairs Sponsor Honoring the Teachers events Provide Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Awards Support the Math Master Teacher program at the University of Houston 4

6. Shell Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Awards 5

7. El Paso Corporation Teacher training in elementary engineering concepts and design in the Houston area and in other regions with El Paso Corporation presence and priorities Teacher training and support to the KIPP Academies Building bridges between the schools served and El Paso Corporation scientists and engineers; and encourage STEM careers through informal science education Support to TRC’s Podcasting project Honoring the Teachers events 6

8. El Paso Corporation 7 Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Awards

9. AT&T Foundation TRC’s Technology support to teachers and educators Support to TRC’s Science and Mathematics teacher professional development and mentoring activities Honoring the Teachers events PROPOSED FUTURE PROJECT: AT&T-TRC Partnership for Higher Education Research in Science and Mathematics Teaching and Mentoring Excellence 8

10. AT&T Foundation 9 Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Awards

11. The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation Support to TRC’s operation and services of regional collaboratives professional development and mentoring across Texas Focused training and classroom modeling in the Galveston/Houston area 10 Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Awards

12. The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation 11 Celebrating T-STEM Excellence in Galveston – 01/14/12

13. Fluor and IBM Fluor Contribution to support science and mathematics family nights mini-grants for projects designed to encourage parental involvement in their students’ learning and interest in STEM careers IBM Contribution of a high-powered server to the TRC for analysis of large datasets – this server will support research by the TRC exploring linkages between professional development and student achievement 12