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Winter Professional Learning Event

Date: November 12, 2025
Location: Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Agenda

Summer Professional Learning Event

Date: June 6, 2025
Location: Virtual
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Virtual Event: TSELA Presents Q&A with TEA

Date: March 5, 2025
Location: Virtual
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Spring Meeting: TSELA Presents

Date: February 28, 2025
Location: Sockwell Center – Plano ISD
6301 Chapel Hill Blvd, Plano, TX 75093
Time: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

CAST 2024 : TSELA Presents

Thursday–Saturday, November 14–16, 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024

  • Session #1: So, You Want to Be a District Science Leader?
    By Christina Hovance, Ann Mulvihill
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #2: Planning as a District Coordinator for Implementation of the New Science Standards While Building the Capacity of Science Campus Leaders
    By Beth Collins
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #3: Teachers Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care
    By Helen Wright, Shelley Hawkins
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #4: Science Leader as Coach
    By Derek McDowell
    Folder of Resources

Friday, November 15, 2024

  • Session #1: Empowering Administrators—A Guide to Implementing the New Science Standards
    By Ashley Carter, Rama Chintapalli, Brianna Morris
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #2: Teachers Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care
    By Helen Wright, Shelley Hawkins
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #3: Empowering Administrators to be Instructional Leaders of Three-Dimensional Science Instruction to Support the New TEKS
    By Christina Hovance, Lindi Kuldlacek
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #4: The Road to Results—Building a Theory of Action
    By Jennifer Culver, Samantha Bradbury, Staci Barker
    Folder of Resources

Saturday, November 16, 2024

  • Session #1: Cracking the Code—Debunking the Misconceptions Surrounding the TEKS, SEPs, and RTCs
    By Caitlin Coach
    Folder of Resources
  • Session #2: Unlocking 3-D Science Instruction—Crafting Action Plans for District Leaders Using Learning Targets
    By Courtney Toht, Kelly Suarez, Helen Wright
    Folder of Resources

Fall Meeting : TSELA Presents

Date: November 12, 2024
Location: Northside ISD Activity Center, San Antonio, TX
Time: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Virtual Sessions : TSELA Presents

January 2024 – TEA Curriculum Division

February 2024 – TEA Curriculum Division

March 2024 – TEA Assessment Division

  • Digging into Data
  • Presentation
  • Video Recording – Not Recorded

April 2024 – TEA Curriculum Division

May 2024 – TEA Assessment Division

Winter 2024 : TSELA Presents

Date: March 1, 2024
Location: ESC 13, Austin, TX
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Summer 2024 : TSELA Presents

Date: June 7, 2024
Location: CFBISD
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

The Wonder of Science – Paul Andersen (Bozeman Science)
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Winter 2023 : TSELA Presents

Date: March 31, 2023
Location: Fort Worth Botanical Garden, Fort Worth, TX

Summer 2023 : TSELA Presents

Date: June 2, 2023
Location: Joe Thompson Conference Center, UTA, Austin, TX
Session: All Day

The Wonder of Science – Paul Andersen (Bozeman Science)
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Virtual Sessions : TSELA Presents

August 2023 – TEA Assessment Division

  • Stimulus-Based Response – Item Review
  • Documents were shown but not shared

September 2023 – FWISD Instructional Framework

Fall Meeting 2023 : TSELA Presents

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Location: Alief ISD Center of Talent Development
14411 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77082

  • Session #1: Professional Learning with Dave Burgess – Teach Like a Pirate
    No documents shared
  • Session #2: TEA Reports – Curriculum Division
    Ms. Shawna Weibush
    Presentation
  • Session #3: TEA Reports – Assessment Development Division
    Ms. JoAnn Bilderback
    Presentation 1 | Presentation 2
    Q&A (Padlet)

CAST 2023 : TSELA Presents

Date: November 9–11, 2023
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX

Thursday, November 9, 2023

  • Session #1: Raising the Recruitment Bar – Retention Strategies for Highly Qualified Science Leaders
    Dr. Omah Williams-Duncan & Dr. Darol Waters (UHCL)
    Room 352D | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #2: Confused? How Does Three-Dimensional Teaching Impact Me as a Science Leader?
    Lisa Smith, Bryan ISD
    Room 352D | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #3: Planning as a District Coordinator for Implementation of New Science Standards
    Beth Collins, Frisco ISD
    Room 352D | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Presentation Link

Friday, November 10, 2023

  • Session #1: Decoding Instructional Materials Adoption
    Dr. Ashley Carter & Jason Baughman
    Room 352D | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #2: Grit and Grace – A Growth Mindset for All Learners
    Sephali Thakkar, Teach for America
    Room 352D | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #3: Preparing a Strategic Plan for the New TEKS Implementation with Science Leaders
    Tina Hovance & Lindi Kudlacek
    Room 352D | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #4: New TEKS Implementation and 3-D Learning
    Dr. Ashley Carter & Evan Whitfield
    Room 352D | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Presentation Link

Saturday, November 11, 2023

  • Session #1: So, You Want to Be a District Science Leader?
    Tina Hovance & Ann Mulvihill
    Room 352D | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #2: Preparing a Strategic Plan for the New TEKS Implementation with Science Leaders
    Tina Hovance
    Room 352D | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Presentation Link
  • Session #3: Train to Retain – Implementing New Teacher Academy
    Courtney Toht & Kelly Suarez
    Room 352D | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Presentation Link

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CAST 2022 : TSELA Presents

Date: November 10–12, 2022

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CAST 2022 Presenter Resources

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