1,200 teachers at the 2017 Texas Stem Conference have opportunity to hear about the Texas Aquatic Science Education Pathway. The 10th annual Texas STEM Conference was held January 19-21, 2017, In Dallas. About 1,200 teachers attended the STEM Conference and had an opportunity to hear all about the Texas Aquatic Science Education Pathway. Rudolph Rosen, […]
Workshops Classroom & Outdoor Education
Texas Parks and Wildlife Announces Summer 2016 Workshops for Teaching Aquatic Science – Classroom and Outdoor Education For all science teachers at grades 6-8, High School Aquatic Science and High School Environmental Science, there are three Texas Aquatic Science workshops scheduled for this summer. If you can’t attend, please pass along to a co-worker. All […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Austin, Dallas, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, H2O, Houston, Outdoor Education, Rudolph Rosen, Rudy Rosen, STEM, Teacher Training, Texas Aquatic Science, Water Education, Water ScienceAquatic Science Education Research
Erin Scanlon Leads Survey of Teachers’ use of Aquatic Science Curriculum. Nearly 200 science teachers participated in eight workshops held throughout Texas in advance of becoming part of a research study on aquatic science education funded by the Ewing Halsell Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife. The study is being conducted by researchers working through […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, H2O, Institute for Water Resources Science and Technology, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, Rudy Rosen, STEM, Teacher Training, Texas A&M Univsrsity San Antonio, Texas Aquatic Science, TPWD, Water EducationHouston Teachers Embrace Texas Aquatic Science Curriculum
Houston Aquatic Science Educators Convene at Parks and Wildlife Regional Headquarters September 26, 2015 — A Houston workshop was held at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Region IV Headquarters Conference Center in September. Teachers were introduced to the Texas Aquatic Science Curriculum and instruction opportunities. Susan Hankins of the Meadows Center for Water […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, H2O, Houston, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, Rudy Rosen, STEM, Teacher Training, Texas State University, TPWD, Video, Water EducationAquatic Science Education in San Antonio Gets a Boost
Aquatic Science Workshop Attracts Educators to Texas A&M University San Antonio August 29, 2015 — Educators from throughout the San Antonio area met at the new Texas A&M Campus in South San Antonio for a workshop introducing the Texas Aquatic Science Curriculum and new STEM education research study. Attendees included traditional classroom teachers, STEM-themed school […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, Rudy Rosen, San Antonio, STEM, Teacher Training, Texas A&M University, Texas Aquatic Science, TPWD, Water EducationAquatic Science STEM Subject of Workshop at Dallas Arboretum
STEM teaching workshop features aquatic science at Dallas Arboretum. The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden was the location of a mid-August workshop on teaching the new Aquatic Science curriculum for Texas. Workshop participants were largely educators who work for the Children’s Program at the Arboretum. These individuals have a multitude of education backgrounds – covering […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Ewing Halsell Foundation, H2O, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, Teacher Training, TPWD, water, Water EducationAquatic Science Instructors Meet at Birdville ISD for Workshop
Aquatic Science workshop a success for Dallas-Fort Worth science teachers. Aquatic science was the STEM theme for teachers at Birdville ISD on August 20th. Covering how to use Texas Aquatic Science to meet Texas’ science education standards, former school principal and director of Texas Parks and Wildlife’s aquatic education program, Johnnie Smith led educators through […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Meadows Center, Outdoor Education, Rudolph Rosen, STEM, Teacher Training, TPWD, water, Water EducationAquatic Science East Texas Workshop Success
Educators from throughout East Texas meet at Collins Academy in Jefferson to learn about new aquatic science curriculum for Texas STEM studies. Learning about the aquatic science curriculum and accompanying materials, exercises such as ground permeability to water and impact on groundwater/aquifer supplies “really sunk in” for the educators, according to instructor Susan Hankins, from […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, STEM, Teacher Training, TPWD, Water EducationAquatic Science Educator Workshops Scheduled
Water and Aquatic Science Teacher Training Underway in Texas Texas middle and high school teachers can attend a training workshop and participate in curriculum development research this summer using the new Texas Aquatic Science curriculum through a project funded by a generous grant from the Ewing Halsell Foundation, San Antonio, and support from the Texas […]
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Texas Aquatic Science by H2O – Headwaters to Ocean – receives new research grant from Ewing Halsell Foundation Project work funded by a generous grant by the Ewing Halsell Foundation to the Meadow Center for Water and the Environment (Meadows Center) will enhance experiential learning about water. This will take place through expanded and improved […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, Fundraising, Harte Research Institute, Meadows Center, Outdoor Education, Rudolph Rosen, Rudy Rosen, Teacher Training, TPWD, Water Education, Water ScienceWater Science Video Lessons With Dr Rudy Rosen
Aquatic Science Videos Now Available Aquatic Science Lessons with Dr. Rudy Rosen is an on-line video curriculum arranged into 13 lessons in YouTube Playlists. Each lesson covers a major subject area and is broken down into short sub-topic video presentations. These short videos covering important aquatic science topics can be used in teaching instruction or […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Aquatic Science Video, Environment, Experiential Education, Meadows Center, Outdoor Education, Rudolph Rosen, Rudy Rosen, Science Education, STEM, STEM Video, Teacher Training, water, Water Education, Water VideoTexas Aquatic Science Teacher Guide Now Available
Texas Aquatic Science is a comprehensive aquatic science curriculum, from molecules to ecosystems, and headwaters to ocean, for middle school and high school students. The curriculum consists of an online student textbook, by author Rudolph Rosen, Ph.D., specially produced videos, supplementary materials, and a teachers guide. The teacher guide was written by science curriculum […]
Aquatic Education, Aquatic Science, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, Harte Research Institute, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, Sandra Johnson, Teacher Training, TPWDTidewaters Teaching with the Stars Unveiled
New Teaching with the Stars teacher instructional unit on bays and estuaries, titled “Tidewaters” ready for use. The new Tidewaters unit was funded by H2O. Teaching with the Stars is designed to provide systematic professional development in geography to middle and high school teachers. It emphasizes pedagogical knowledge and skills as well as content knowledge […]
Aquatic Education, Experiential Education, Rudolph Rosen, STEM, Teacher Training, Teaching with the Stars, VideoAquatic Science Guides for Texas Educational Consultant Picked
Dr. Sandra Johnson is tapped to oversee teacher guide and student activity development for the Aquatic Science Education Guides for Texas. SANDRA JOHNSON PH.D. is an educational consultant who specializes in curriculum writing and alignment with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). In addition, she is a professional development specialist for teachers in science. […]
Aquatic Education, H2O, Rudy Rosen, Sandra Johnson, STEM, Teacher TrainingAquatic Science Education Guides Soon to be Reality
H2O partners, the Harte Research Institute and The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, have proposed a jointly funded project with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to produce aquatic science education guides for Texas’ students and STEM resource guides for teachers. The project would draft and produce aquatic science education guides covering Texas’ headwaters […]
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