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Teacher Enrichment Initiatives' new paper has been published in the Journal of STEM Outreach!
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Teacher Enrichment Initiatives' (TEI) newest paper titled, "Teacher Enrichment Initiatives: Supporting Teachers who are at the Frontline of our Nation’s Future", in the August 2020 issue of the Journal of STEM Outreach (Special Issue - Sustainability)! The abstract and link to the full paper are listed below.
ABSTRACT: Teachers are charged with connecting classroom science to real-world applications; however, opportunities for teachers to experience real-world applications in the life and biosciences are limited. When provided the opportunity to engage in view more
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State Will Require STAAR Tests, But Low Scores Won’t Prevent Students from Moving to Next Grade
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Originally Posted in the Rivard Report
by Emily Donaldson
Gov. Greg Abbott affirmed Monday that Texas public school students will take standardized exams in the coming school year and that the state will give campuses and districts letter grades based in part on student performance on these tests.
However, exam results won’t determine whether a student advances to the next grade, the view more
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Call for Presentation Proposals: 2020 Alamo STEM Ecosystem Conference
Friday, October 25, 2019
Inaugural 2020 Alamo STEM Ecosystem Conference
The Alamo STEM Ecosystem Conference is a partnership between San Antonio organizations who are committed to providing teachers with innovative resources and relevant professional development. The 2020 conference is hosted by Teacher Enrichment Initiatives at UT Health San Antonio.
Conference Date: February 1, 2020
Proposal Due: October 25, 2019
Selection Notification: November 8, 2019 -
2019 Teacher of the Year
Monday, March 18, 2019
Diana Milagros Natividad, M.Ed.
Born and raised in San Antonio Diana graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Biology at St. Mary’s University. She started working in the San Antonio Independent School District two decades ago. Ms. Natividad has spent all her twenty teaching years as an eighth-grade science teacher at Longfellow Middle School. Throughout her career, Diana has sat on many committees both at campus and district levels, headed her department for a spell, was a TELA teacher leader, presented at several professional conferences, and recently view more
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Engage with the Community and Help Local Science Teachers!
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Engage with the Community and Help Local Science Teachers!Volunteer to help with a local Science Night!- April 4, 2019: Byron Steele High School – Volunteer Here
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Interested in hosting a Science Night?
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Below are a couple of helpful documents to help you move forward with your future science nights!
Science Night Needs Assessment
Science view more
Prepare For "LiftOff" 2018
Monday, July 9, 2018
by Juliana Berry
Besides it being some of the best professional development (PD) I view more
Teacher Summer Professional Development Day! (Past Event)
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Summer Professional Development Day! (Past Event)Tuesday, June 19, 2018TEI Teacher Honored in Local Magazine!
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Our Teacher Academy's 2018 Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Lee, was featured in the the 78209 Magazine's April edition! Congrats, Jennifer!
Learn more about Jennifer!
Register for this Summer's SNPRC Field Trip! (Past Event)
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
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Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) (3.5 CPEs)
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm
Bus Tour of SNPRC followed by guest speakers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
Bus departs at 8:15 from UT Health San Antonio main campus (7703 Floyd Curl, 78229).Register for Upcoming Mentoring Workshop & Committee Meetings
Saturday, March 24, 2018
VBTA: Mastering Mentoring WorkshopSaturday, March 242018 VBTA Teacher of the Year
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
2018 VBTA Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee began teaching 27 year ago. She was inspired to become a teacher as a child by her grandmother; an elementary teacher for over 40 years. As a child, Mrs. Lee loved to help her grandmother set up her classroom and listen to stories about the funny things her kids did.
Mrs. Lee’s greatest goal is to instill a sense of wonder and curiosity view more
A Look Back on the 8th Annual VBTA Spring Conference
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
On the first Saturday of February in 2018, over 150 teachers gathered for the 8th Annual VBTA Spring Conference. The day began with a touching tribute to the VBTA’s Principle Investigator (PI), Dr. Michael Lichtenstein. Dr. Lichtenstein was the VBTA’s PI from the very beginning and was the founder of its umbrella program, Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI). The tribute was followed by an amazing keynote presentation view more
