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
- Master’s degree with the emphasis on teaching science for secondary teachers including four science content courses in the College of Science and Engineering. Master's degree for elementary teachers, including four science methods course, one for each of the four TAKS objectives.
- Annual Science Achievement Day for teachers to help them motivate and engage their students in inquiry science.
- Mini-grants for teachers to implement special science activities for students
- Networking
Support for Students
- Future Scientist Program and other afterschool science clubs
- Science Inquiry Groups
- Science Achievement Days to enable them to share their science achievements and receive recognition for their accomplishments.
- An annual science essay writing content with local television station and HESTEC involving NASA space exploration programs.
Support for Parents
- Relevant, meaningful science information that students share with their parents from science information learned at school
- Information about science careers that their children can pursue
- Financial aid information about financial resources available to their children to pursue careers in science and science-related professions
Accomplishments
The UTPA Collaborative has served hundreds of students and their teachers. Over 100 teachers have completed master’s degrees and many have implemented instructional strategies that have raised the level of science achievement of their students. Several hundred students have participated in the science inquiry projects and science achievement days. The Collaborative provides leadership preparation for teachers, many of whom have become science leaders in their school districts. Three collaborative teachers now serve as district science supervisors and three serve as elementary/middle school science program area coordinators for their districts and two serve as middle school mathematics program area coordinators. One collaborative teacher now serves as his district's technology coordinator and another collaborative teacher serves as the associate director of HESTEC.
Contacts
Dr. John W. McBride
College of Education
email: Jwm1303@panam.edu
phone: 956-381-3409
Partners
UTPA College of Science and Engineering
UTPA Department of Physics and Geology
UTPA Department of Mathematics
La Joya ISD
PSJA ISD
Weslaco ISD
Participating Districts and Schools
Mission
McAllen
Donna
Weslaco
Mercedes
Valley View
Hidalgo
Edinburg
Ed Couch/Elsa
Rio Grande City
Roma
2008 Activities & Events:
| May 17, 2008 | Title: Science Acievement Day Description: Students will showcase their science achievements in the following categories: Descriptive investigations, Demonstrations, Experimental Investigations, Design Projects, Personally authored Science Trade Books |