Region 4 Science Collaborative / Houston
Mission
The Region 4 Science Collaborative provides opportunities for K–12 science teachers to share, model, and learn research-based best practices that lead to increased student achievement.
Accomplishments
In 2010-2011, the Region 4 Science Collaborative provided over 210 hours of professional development for participating Science Teacher Mentors and Cadre Members in the Houston area. Twenty teachers committed to receive 105 professional development hours between July 2010 and June 2011 to become a Science Teacher Mentor and over 70 teachers became Cadre Members impacting over 2,000 students in grades 6-12.
Contact
- Project Director
- Edrice Bell
- ebell@esc4.net
- 713-744-6841
Partners
- VWR Education
- Offshore Energy Center
- Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
- Space Center Houston
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- American Association of Petroleum Engineers
- Aldine Independent School District
- Region 4 Education Service Center
- University of Houston Downtown
Participating School Districts
There are approximately 125 campuses that currently have Science Teacher Mentors or Cadre Members participating in the Region 4 Science Collaborative. These campuses represent the following School Districts:
- Aldine ISD
- Alief ISD
- Alvin ISD
- Barbers Hill ISD
- Brazosport ISD
- Channelview ISD
- Clear Creek ISD
- Cypress Fairbanks ISD
- Deerpark ISD
- Friendswood ISD
- Galena Park ISD
- Galveston ISD
- Houston ISD
- Humble ISD
- Katy ISD
- Klein ISD
- Lamar CISD
- La Marque ISD
- North Forest ISD
- Pasadena ISD
- Royal ISD
- Spring ISD
- Stafford ISD
- Waller ISD
Online Presence
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