Texas Regional Collaboratives
 for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching

TRC Teacher and Students Discover Asteroid

Posted in 2012 News, News

It’s official! The Minor Planet Center announced on November 2, 2012 that the Main Belt asteroid discovered by Texas Regional Collaboratives Teacher, Denise Rothrock, has been officially named MadisonvilleHigh. Denise who teaches physics and astronomy at Madisonville High School in Madisonville, Texas discovered the asteroid while teaching middle school.

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The Shell/TRC Partnership Reaches Out to Educators and Students in South Texas

Posted in 2012 News, News, Shell

Research shows that providing hands-on approaches to real-life processes engages students in active and purposeful learning. This is the model that the Texas Regional Collaboratives (TRC) provided to 55 South Texas teachers, facilitators, coaches, and administrators at the annual Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology Education Conference (HESTEC) at The University of Texas Pan American, September 24-28, 2012.

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TRC Hosts Geometry In Construction

Posted in 2012 News, News

The TRC hosted a week long PDA in June for teams of high school geometry and construction science teachers. Contextual Learning Concepts provided the training on how to infuse math into the Career and Technical Education courses, where students can readily identify the relevance of mathematics.

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