Wed. July 12
Thr. July 13
Fri. July 14

AGENDA

The Seventh Annual Meeting

 Austin Omni Hotel

Wednesday, July 12, 2000

9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Registration
Set Up
Gallery Showcase
Business Partner Exhibits

Hotel Mezzanine

12:00 - 1:15 p.m Kickoff Luncheon/Introductions and Overview

Introductions
Kamil A. Jbeily
Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives

Welcome to Austin
Earl Maxwell
Former Chairman, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

News From Washington/Eisenhower Program/Teacher Quality/Legislations
Cory Green
Eisenhower Coordinator, Texas Education Agency

Overview of the Meeting: Working Together
Kamil A. Jbeily
Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives

Ballroom

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Session I

Roundtable Discussions

Improving Teacher Preparation for Student Success and Workforce Preparedness

Participants from Higher Education and Teacher Preparation, Workforce Development, Business and Industry, and Public Policy representing Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas collaborate to discuss issues that will impact every aspect of public education and workforce development in the 21st Century. The National Alliance of Business and the U.S. Department of Education will facilitate this highly interactive dialogue.

Background and Overview
Kamil A. Jbeily
Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives

Welcome/Introductions
Sally Cain
Secretary's Regional Representative, U.S. Department of Education

Laura Riley
Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Education

Setting the Stage
Vinny Spera
National Alliance of Business

Group I Questions & Discussions
Topic-Skills and Standards: Basic and Specific

Group II Questions and Discussions
Topic-Assessment of Skills:Common Grounds for Educators and Employers

Group III Questions and Discussions
Topic-Preparating Teachers for the Emerging Workforce

Next Steps-A Call to Action

Austin
6:00 p.m.

Reception & Gallery

Showcasing Our Regional Collaboratives/Interregional Collaboration
A Gallery of Exemplary Professional Development

UT-Brownsville Regional Collaborative, Brownsville - Rey Ramirez
UT-Pan American Regional Collaborative, Edinburg - John McBride
Region II Collaborative, Corpus Christi -Linda Simpson
Region III Collaborative, Victoria -Sheryl Roehl
Rice University Regional Collaborative, Houston -Wallace Dominey
Region IV Collaborative, Houston -Anna McClane
Region VII Collaborative, Kilgore -Nita Beth Camp
East Texas Regional Collaborative, Texarkana -David Allard
UT-Arlington Regional Collaborative, Arlington -Judy Reinhartz
University of North Texas Regional Collaborative, Denton - Jim Roberts
Region XII Collaborative, Waco - Marc Curliss
Region XIV Collaborative, Abilene - Gaile Thompson
Region XVI Collaborative, Amarillo - Susan Smith
Region XVII Collaborative, Lubbock - Lesa Leach
Region XIX Collaborative, El Paso - Molly Munkatchy
ACCD/Project 2061 Collaborative, San Antonio - Joan Drennan-Taylor
South Texas Rural Collaborative, San Antonio - Peggy Carnahan

Senate and Congress
7:30 p.m.

Introductions and Overview
Kamil A. Jbeily
Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives
The University of Texas at Austin

Welcome
Marilyn Kameen
Associate Dean, College of Education
The University of Texas at Austin

Greetings and Remarks
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Representative Geanie Morrison
District 30, Victoria

TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Grace Shore
District 8, Longview

Keynote Address

"Role of Professional Development in Systemic Reform"
Commissioner Jim Nelson
Texas Education Agency

Presentation of the Texas Regional Collaboratives
2000 Distinguished Service Award

Texas Science Hall of Fame Recognition
Joan Drennan-Taylor, Coordinator, Texas Science Summit

OMNI Ballroom

Thursday, July 13, 2000  

8:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Session II

Policies and Practices of Professional Development: Challenges and Opportunities
A Dialogue with State Policy Leaders

Moderator: Jack Christie, Former Chair, State Board of Education
Geannie Morrison, Rep/District 30, Texas House of Representatives
Grace Shore, Board Member, District 8, Texas State Board of Education
Judy Strickland, Board Member, District 15, Texas State Board of Education
Arturo Almendarez, Deputy Commissioner, Texas Education Agency
Gloria White, Director, TX Higher Ed. Coord. Brd. Eisenh. Program

Ballroom
10:30 - 12:00 noon

Session III

Investment in Education and Indicators of Success
Dialogue With Our Regional Collaboratives Business Partners

Moderator: Kamil A. Jbeily, Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives
Gloria Delgado, President, SBC Foundation
Verne Isbell, Regional Manager, Delta Education
Andy Coleman, Texas Div. Manager, Holt Rinehart & Winston
Joe Gonzales, Program Officer, ExxonMobil Foundation
Jim Gross, Director of Marketing for Education, CASIO Inc.
George Herzog, Marketing Manager, Frey Scientific

Ballroom
1:30 - 2:45 p.m

Session IV

Critical Need for Physics Professional Development
Ramon Lopez, Physics Professor, University of Texas-El Paso

Ballroom
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Session V

Success Stories
Regional Collaborative Science Teacher Mentors Roundtable

Moderator: James P. Barufaldi, Director, Science Education Center
Sandra Geisbush, ACCD/Project 2061 Regional Collaborative
Bebe Manning, East Texas Regional Collaborative
Shelley Principe, Region VII Collaborative
Margaret Williams, Region XVI Collaborative
Dane Bozeman, Region XVII Collaborative

Ballroom
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.

Session VI

  TEKS-Based Hands-on Activities/Intergration of Science and Math
Thomas C. Hsu, Founder, Cambridge Physics, Senior Physicist, MIT

Ballroom

Friday, July 14, 2000  

8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Session VII

News from the Agency
Christina Castillo-Comer, Director of Science, Texas Education Agency

Ballroom
10:00 - 12:00 a.m

Session VIII

Technology in the Service of Science Teaching
Internet Resources

Keith Mitchell, Apple Computer
Bridget Scanlon, Bureau of Economic Geology/Virtual Reality

Ballroom
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.

Session IX/Lunch

Texas Regional Collaboratives:
In the Service of Texas Science Teachers and Educators
Town Hall Dialogue

Moderator: Kamil A. Jbeily, Director, Texas Regional Collaboratives

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