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
- Aldine ISD 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
The Capital City Collaborative builds a community of learners and science teacher leaders equipped with concept knowledge and scientific inquiry skills to impart to their students science concepts through inquiry necessary for the rigor and relevance required th by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.
Accomplishments
C3 delivers science concepts to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers in Austin ISD, Manor ISD, and Del Valle ISD to develop the teachers' understanding of science principles. This year's grant added field experiences for the teachers.
Trainers demonstrate the pedagogy of inquiry teaching. Trainers create a schema on which teachers create an environment that encourages divergent thinking, emphasises hands-on/ minds-on experiences, and applies ever-changing technologies. Teachers gain strategies to foster cooperative learning, independent problem-solving using science inquiry, embed critical thinking skills, and encourage effective communication.
Trainers assist teachers in building their skills for differentiating their instruction and delivery for special populations.
Austin ISD staff assist teachers in planning their nine weeks insturction around the Instructional Planning Guides. First we map the TEKS and SE, second we find the TEKS and the SE in the curriculum, third, we highlight the 5E to target the richness of the concepts and activities for each concept taught.
Contacts
David Guffey
Administrative Supervisory - Science
email: dgguffey@austinisd.org
phone:512-414-4662
Barbara ten Brink
Elementary Science Specialist
email: btenbrin@austinisd.org
phone: 512-414-4590
Web: www.austinisd.org
Partners
Del Valley ISD
Manor ISD
University of Texas at Austin
Participating Schools and School Districts
Del Valley ISD
Manor ISD
2008 Activities and Events
| Jan 9, 2008 | Concept Development Life science Grade 5 Data Analysis |
| Jan 10, 2008 | Concept Development Physical Science Grade 5 Data Analysis |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Concept Development Earth Science Grade 4 3D to 2D |
| Jan 23, 2008 | Concept Development Life Science Grade 3 3D to 2D |
| Jan 31, 2008 | Concept Development Physcial Science Grade 3 Museum Field Experience |