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What:	Teacher-to-Teacher Workshop
When:	July 15 - 16, 2008
Where:	Tarrant County College, Northwest 1500 Houston Street Ft. Worth, TX 76102
Cost:	Free
Sponsored by:	U.S. Department of Education and FAA
Contact:	Debra Myers (817) 222-5833

Registration coming soon!

• Learn math and science strategies from prominent teachers and district officials in a FREE, two day professional development workshop.
• Receive a certificate of completion to submit to your disctrict or state to possibly earn professional development credit.

Schedule, Day 1 Time Event 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, registration 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Plenary 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Break-out 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break-out 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Break-out

Schedule, Day 2 Time Event 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, registration 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Plenary 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Break-out 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break-out 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Break-out

Math

• Everybody Wins: Reviewing Math Assessments School-Wide
• Hooked on Math: Engaging Students with Limited English Proficiency (Grades: K-5)
• Linear Equations (Grades: 6-9)
• National Math Panel Session
• Overcoming Language Barriers in the Mathematics Classroom (Grades: 7-12)
• Teach Algebra in Space (Grades: 8-12)
• The Bridge To Understanding Mathematics (Grades: 1-5)
• Understanding Integer Operations
• We Can Teach Problem Solving! (Grades: 4-10)
• Writing and Reading in Math for LEP Students and All Students (Grades: 7-12)

Schoolwide Interest

• Creating a Data-Driven Learning Community (Grades: K-12)
• Establishing Collaborative Teams Focused on Results and Learning
• Growth Models (Grades: K-12)
• How to Incorporate Living History into the Classroom Curriculum
• Maximizing Instructional Time Through Positive Behavior Strategies (Grades: K-12)
• NCLB: Past, Present, and Future (Grades: K-12)
• One Size Does Not Fit All: Standards-Based Differentiation (Grades: K-4)
• Structured Collaborative Instructional Planning
• Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning (Grades: K-12)

Science

• Designing Effective Science Instruction (Grades: K-5)
• Particle Pictures: Developing Children’s Ideas About the Particle Nature of Matter (Grades: K-8)
• Strategies for Teaching Science to Limited English Proficient Students: From Comprehensible Input to Comprehensible Output
• What’s the BIG Idea? Using Themes to Connect Student Learning
• Why Ben Franklin Didn’t Fry: Discover Concepts of Electricity the Way History Did (Grades: 3-8)

FAA Sessions

• Accident Investigation (Grades: K-12)
• AEROLAB (Grades: 6-12)
• American Eurocopter
• Building a Water Rocket
• Getting a Hand on Dressing for Success in Space
• Microgravity: Falling through space
• NASA Smart Skies: Proportional Reasoning in Air Traffic Control (Grades: 5-9)
• Red Light/Green Light (Grades: K-12)
• The Mathematics of Navigation