Welcome ! ACC Collaborative 2009 – 2010

Patty McLellandHutto ISDProject Director ScienceInstructional Team Curriculum Coordinator Member Dr. Margaret ReidACCProject Director Chemistry Professor Jean MartinRound Rock ISDFacilitator Lead Curriculum Specialist, Elem. Science April SweetRound Rock ISDInstructional Team 5 th Grade Teacher Member Lori ReemtsPflugerville ISDInstructional Team Coordinator ofMember Elementary Science

DATE NIGHT ! Find your Wednesday Date… and… Be ready to introduce yourself Be ready for conversation (bring your “I am just…” statement) Briefly introduce yourself (grade level, school district, school, etc Share your “I am just…” statements

Read the cards with your date Discuss which cards belong within a profession Be able to share your reasoning

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Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching is an award-winning network of P-16 partnerships that provide sustained, high intensity professional development to P-12 teachers of science and mathematics.

ACC Collaborative 2009 – 2010

Texas Regional Collaboratives ACC Regional Collaborative Pflugerville ISD Hutto ISD Round Rock ISD Austin Community College Instructional Team Member (ITM) Instructional Team Member (ITM) Instructional Team Member (ITM) Science Teacher Mentor (STM) Science Teacher Mentor (STM) Science Teacher Mentor (STM) Cadre Members (CM) Cadre Members (CM) Cadre Members (CM) Students

TRC Professional Development Academies ITMs STMs CMs Professional Development Sessions Campus PD and Support T-O-T Model Building Capacity Adding Resources Support

Science Teacher Mentors (STMs) Attend 105 Professional Development (Science) hours Including designated “required” sessions Turn-around 12 professional development hours to CMs Utilize resources and implement learning Keep track of PD attended and presented Complete required paperwork* ACC Application Form Participant Information Form(s) Be an advocate on campus *Local ISD will provide more information

ACC Collaborative – General Calendar Mixture of ISDs together and ISDs separate Summer Opportunities to Note: June Hutto ISD 40 hr Elem. Chemistry June 22 – 26 UT 40 hr Energy June 22 OR PISD 3 hr (PISD, RRISD) NSTA kick-off July 21 OR (attend 1 session) August 13 Others include: ~Various local PD offerings ~Project Wild (PISD August 12) ~Project Learning Tree (PISD August)

ACC Collaborative – General Calendar 4 Substitute Days September 29, 2009 [PISD] December 8, 2009 [PISD] Day 3 & 4 held locally New TEKS Dissection Vertical and Horizontal Alignment 3 Saturdays October 10, 2009 [ACC] November 21, 2009 [RRISD] January 30, 2010 [ACC]

ACC Collaborative… Deeper into ELA integration and implementation of science notebooks Texas Mathematics & Science Diagnostic System (TMSDS) Formative Assessments Physical Science (chemistry) Vertical and Horizontal Articulation of the new TEKS Curriculum and TAKS implications Project Learning Tree Project WILD Elementary Physical Science Modules, with an emphasis on Chemistry Science Mentor Models Science Safety Elementary Energy (partner with UT) National Science Teachers Association On-line Learning Environments Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (Galveston) Texas Council of Elementary Science (Sea World) Boston Museum of Science - Engineering is Elementary (EiE) TAKScopes Probeware

Establishing Norms how team members will interact, communicate, and conduct themselves as members of the team they help team members agree on how they'd like to get along before situations emerge that might otherwise prevent them from getting along. 

DATE NIGHT ! Quickly find your Friday Date…

As a double date, spend 3 to 5 minute brainstorming general “norms” for the collaborative. Sharing As a double date, take 2 minutes and decide on top three “norm” choices. One member place a colored dot next to each of their 3 choices. You are with your date but see your friends right next to you. You decide to double-date.

In Summary… Parking Lot Introduced ourselves and met our collaborative members ACC structure General Roles (ITM, STM, CM) General Expectations Calendar Overview Established Norms

On way out, meet briefly in your district groups and “park” any questions or comments you have in the Parking Lot. A final, humorous video…