Directory of Collaboratives
- Region 1 Collaborative / Edinburg
- UT-Brownsville Regional Collaborative / Brownsville
- UT-Pan American Regional Collaborative / Edinburg
- TAMIU Regional Collaborative / Laredo
- TAMU-Corpus Christi / ESC 2 Regional Collaborative / Corpus Christi
- Region 3 Collaborative / Victoria
- Region 4 Collaborative / Houston
- Lake Houston Regional Collaborative / Humble
- Rice University Regional Collaborative / Houston
- UH-Clear Lake / EIH Regional Collaborative / Houston
- Galveston County Regional Collaborative / Galveston
- Region 5 Collaborative / Beaumont
- TAMU-College Station Regional Collaborative / College Station
- Region 7 Collaborative / Kilgore
- Region 8 Collaborative / Mount Pleasant
- TAMU-Texarkana Regional Collaborative / Texarkana
- Region 9 Collaborative / Wichita Falls
- Region 10 Collaborative / Richardson
- UT-Dallas Regional Collaborative / Dallas
- University of Dallas Regional Collaborative / Irving
- Region 11 Collaborative / Fort Worth
- University of North Texas Regional Collaborative / Denton
- North Central Texas College Regional Collaborative / Gainesville
- Region 12 Collaborative / Waco
- Region 13 Collaborative / Austin
- Capital City Regional Collaborative / Austin
- ACC Regional Collaborative / Austin
- Region 14 Collaborative / Abilene
- Region 15 Collaborative / San Angelo
- Region 16 Collaborative / Amarillo
- Region 17 Collaborative / Lubbock
- Region 18 Collaborative / Midland
- Region 19 Collaborative / El Paso
- Region 20 Collaborative / San Antonio
- OLLU Regional Collaborative / San Antonio
- UT Tyler Collaborative
Mission
To provide quality professional development in science to schools especially in rural areas of participating counties.
Accomplishments
The North Central Texas College Collaborative has provided quality training for over 350 teachers in our service area. Collaboration between schools and North Central Texas College have been set in motion for a seamless transition from high school to college as well as offering support to science teachers in younger grades. Numerous teachers have been recognized for their achievements in science teaching and increased TAKS scores. Participating teachers have presented at CAST and the Regional Annual Meeting.
Contacts
Lisa Bellows
Science Department Chair
email: lbellows@nctc.edu
phone: 940-668-7731
Sara Flusche
Biology Department
email: sflusche@nctc.edu
phone: 940-668-4254
Web Site: http://www.nctc.edu
Partners
North Central Texas College
Region 8 ESC / Mount Pleasant
Thomsen Foundation
Texas Parks & Wildife
Texas Forestry Association
Private Eye
Fort Worth Astronomy Club
Fort Worth Museum of Natural History and Science
Texas Building & Procurement- Fort Worth Office
Participating Districts and Schools
| Bowie ISD Callisburg ISD Era ISD Forestburg ISD Gainesville ISD Goldburg ISD Lindsay ISD Montague ISD Muenster ISD |
Nocona ISD NCTC Paradise ISD Prairie Valley ISD Sacred Heart School Saint Jo ISD Saint Mary's School Sivells Bend ISD Sherman ISD Valley View ISD Walnut Bend ISD |
Collaborative Activities and Events
| TBA | Title: Star Party & Astronomy Training Description: Participants will view constellations through the Fort Worth Astronomy Club telescopes and use their expertise to identify the moons of Saturn, nebullas, etc. |
| TBA | Title: ELL Description: Participants will learn about new innovative ways to provide sustained, quality science instruction to ELL students. |
| TBA | Title: TSDS Description: Participants will view and utilize computer based program focusing on TAKS based tests wo be used in science instruction. |
| TBA | Title: Podcasting |