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The CAST Registration site is now up! Click here to sign up for the 2008 CAST in Fort Worth.
Click here for a downloadable registration form.
We need
600 volunteers to help with CAST.
Please
click here to submit your information
to become a CAST volunteer.
We also need presiders to help with workshops
and short courses. Please
click here to contact Sarah Anderson if you would like to volunteer to be a
workshop or short course presider.
Come join us in Fort Worth,
Texas for CAST 2008 ... Enhance your content
knowledge and expand your understanding of effective science instruction.
We have the largest state science conference in the country!
CAST will offer you ...
- TEKS - Aligned Science Professional Development
- Updates from the Texas Education Agency
- Field Trips, Short Courses, National Speakers, Administrator's
Institute, Luncheons, Workshops ...
- Huge Exhibit Halls with over 400 vendors and organizations showcasing
resources & new science products for educators and administrators
We have compiled an overall schedule for you to showcase the varied
activities of CAST 2008. We hope to see you soon! View the latest
version of the online program to explore Short Courses, Workshops, and Field
Trips.
Click here to view the Conference
Schedule
First Timer's Coffee - if you are a newcomer to
CAST, be sure to attend the First Timer's Coffee.
Click here to learn more.
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Scootaround is proud to be the
exclusive scooter and wheelchair rental service
for the event being held from November 6th
through 8th, 2008 in Fort Worth, TX. |
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Administrators and Policymakers Institute
Join us for a special day tailored to superintendents, principals,
curriculum directors, legislators, policymakers, and all those
interested in the future of science education in Texas. General and
breakout sessions will address issues in STEM education from
elementary to high school and beyond. Click here for an
agenda. Also
join us for lunch and insights from former Texas Commissioner of
Education and Superintendent of the Dallas Public Schools, Dr. Mike
Moses of Raise Your Hand Texas, as well as Ms. Pat Hardy, Texas State
Board of Education member.
When: Thursday, November 6 from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm
Where: Hilton Fort Worth, 815 Main St.
Registration: $60 (includes Resource Notebook and Luncheon)
How to Register:
Online Registration is available at
http://www.statweb.org/CASTFW/Registration.htm
If you are planning to addend the entire CAST and
would also like to attend the Administrators and Policymakers Institute and
Luncheon, you may register as a CAST attendee and add the
Administrator's Institute from the list of additional events on Thursday.
Contact Information - Conference
Leadership Team
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Conference Chair -
Karen Hewitt |
Executive
Director - Chuck Hempstead |
| Short Course Chair - Idol Mallard |
Local Arrangements Co-Chairs |
| Workshop Chair -
Wilma Stewart |
Kevin Fisher, Lewisville ISD |
| Program Chair - Terry Talley |
Hugh Henderson, Birdville ISD |
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| STAT Telephone -
(512) 451-STAT [7828] |
| STAT FAX -
(512) 467-9118 |
| STAT Postal address
- P.O. Box 4828, Austin, TX 78765 |
| STAT e-mail - General Information:
hewittkaren@yahoo.com |
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