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About the Teacher Enrichment Initiatives

The Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) involve partnerships between UT Health San Antonio researchers and health professionals with San Antonio area K-12 school teachers to create multidisciplinary standards aligned activities. All curricula are FREE to download on this website!

What can the TEI offer to teachers?

  • Classroom activities that are teacher and researcher approved and free of charge to use
  • Carefully researched background information designed to enhance teacher content knowledge
  • Quality, no cost teacher professional development for San Antonio area teachers
  • Approved provider for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits through the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
  • In depth health science content based upon current biomedical research
  • Inquiry-based science investigations designed to challenge students at all levels
  • Quality curriculum that uses health related issues to teach the TEKS from multiple disciplines
  • Flexibility to integrate the activities into existing district curriculum programs

Our Mission

TEI believes that teachers are the frontline of our nation’s future. Our mission is to create a network of empowered educational professionals who work collaboratively to improve K-12 STEM education by:

  • Providing advanced professional development opportunities
  • Establishing collegial networks of teacher mentors   
  • Targeting key strategies for the advancement of STEM education
  • Connecting K-12 educators to the science community
  • Supporting an engaged teacher-driven culture that promotes continued professional growth

The TEI Team

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UT Health San Antonio
Teacher Enrichment Initiatives

7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

210-450-1000

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