| Preparing
for Students’ Success in Science Preliminary Agenda |
Friday,
January 15 |
Dinner on your own prior to arrival; the Branding Iron Restaurant in
the hotel will be open until 10:00 p.m. for evening meals if you so choose. Registration and room check-in in Hotel lobby |
Members of Symposium
Planning Committee will be available in the Hospitality Suite, Room 155,
after attendees have checked in to the hotel. |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Fun, Games, Networking,
Visiting Friends – Old and New |
This event will be
come and go; discuss how simple games can influence and promote math
and science with students; stay as long as you like; relax after a long
day of work and/or travel. Got a great game to share? Bring it with you. |
| Saturday,
January 16 7:00-8:00 8:00-8:30 |
Breakfast - Branding Iron Restaurant Opening Session - Michael Vu, President |
|
8:30-11:30 |
Book Study - Understanding Students Ideas in Science; A Comprehensive Study – Page Keeley, NSTA Retiring President |
|
11:30-12:00 |
ExploraVison Presentation – Vanessa Westbrook |
|
12:00-1:00 |
Lunch - Cypress Room |
|
| 1:00-2:30 |
3 Concurrent
Sessions -- Choose 1 |
| 2:45-4:15 | 3 Concurrent
Sessions -- Choose 1 |
| 4:30-6:00 | Developing
Numerical Fluency - (Math) K-5Tracey Ramirez |
| 6:00-7:00 | Dinner -
Cypress Room |
| 7:45-9:30 | Make-n-Take Session – Cypress Room TCES members from the Rio Grande Valley will lead you through a series of hands-on, minds-engaged activities |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Star Party - Claire Hodgin
|
Saturday,
January 16 |
Breakfast - Branding Iron Restaurant |
| 8:30-9:30 |
Membership Meeting – Michael Vu - Cypress Room |
| 9:45-11:15 | 3 Concurrent Sessions -- Choose 1 |
| 11:15-12:00 | Check-out |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch - Cypress Room |
| 1:00-1:30 | TCES Challenge (What’s your plan for leadership?) – Deborah
Rang Closing – Michael Vu, TCES President DOOR PRIZES |