Winter Professional Learning Event

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

Agenda

• Business Meeting – Slides & Treasurer Report
• Professional Learning with Paul Andersen – The Wonder of Science (TSELA)
• Driving Question Board-
• TEA Update – Curriculum Resources & Assessment Resources
• Election Results & Feedback Form

Summer Professional Learning Event

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

• Welcome & Professional Learning with Lead4Ward – Part 1 (Note Taker)
• Break
• Vendor Rotation #1 – Breakout Options
• Vendor Rotation #2 – Breakout Options
• Vendor Rotation #3 – Breakout Options
• Associate Partner Breakout Session – Slides Folder
• Professional Learning with Lead4Ward – Part 2
• Closing & Dismissal – Feedback Form

Virtual Event: TSELA Presents Q&A with TEA

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

• Part #1: Curriculum Q&A with Shawna Weibush
  Q&A Document – Curriculum & Assessment Divisions
• Part #2: Assessment Q&A with JoAnn Bilderback
  Assessment Division Presentation

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

• Agenda
• Session #1: Professional Learning with BSCS – Jody Bintz
  Folder of Resources
• Session #2: TSELA Business Meeting – TSELA Board
  Slides
• Session #3: Hot Topics Townhall – TSELA Members
  Folder of Resources

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

• Session #1: Professional Learning with BSCS
  By Cindy Gay
  Folder of Resources
• Session #2: TEA Assessment Division
  By JoAnn Bilderback
  Folder of Resources
• Session #3: Structured Breakouts
  By TSELA Board Members
  Folder of Resources

Virtual Sessions : TSELA Presents

January 2024 – TEA Curriculum Division

• SEPs – what’s overlapped, what’s new, and how this plays into the new standards
• Chat Text
• Recorded Link
• Presentation
• Q&A – TEA Responses

February 2024 – TEA Curriculum Division

• RTCs – Tying RTCs to content
• Question Stems
• Presentation
• RTC Posters
• Chat Text
• Recorded Link
• Q&A – TEA Responses

March 2024 – TEA Assessment Division

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

April 2024 – TEA Curriculum Division

• TEKS Guides Implementation
• Agenda
• TEKS Guide Preview Note Taker
• Science TEKS Guide Components
• Padlet
• Session Chat
• Video Recording – Not Recorded

May 2024 – TEA Assessment Division

• Constructed Response Scoring
• Presentation
• Video Recording
• Chat
• Questions to TEA

Winter 2024 : TSELA Presents

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

• Session #1: Professional Learning with Gerry Brooks
  Presentation
• Session #2: Center for Space Research – Margaret Baguio
  Presentation | Social Media Info
• Session #3: Round Table Discussions – TSELA Board
  Document
• Session #4: K–12 TEKS Vertical Alignment – TEA Curriculum Division
  Presentation | Vertical Alignment | Key Shifts Video

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)
Access Resource Webpage

Winter 2023 : TSELA Presents

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

• Session #1: Professional Learning with Lead4Ward
  Ms. Jennie & Mr. Brad
  Folder of Resources
• Session #2: Curriculum Standards and Support
  Ms. Liz Baker
  Folder of Resources
• Session #3: TEA Reports – Assessment Development Division
  Mr. Bryan & Ms. JoAnn
  Folder of Resources
  TEA Responses to Questions

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)
Access Resource Webpage

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

• Google Slides
• Framework
• Video

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

Access Folder of All CAST 2023 Presenter Resources

CAST 2022 : TSELA Presents

Date: November 10–12, 2022

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CAST 2022 Presenter Resources

CAST 2021 : TSELA Presents

Date: November 11–13, 2021

Key Sessions:

• Laying the Foundation for Success in AP® Science Courses
• Personalized Asynchronous Professional Development
• Professional Learning for Science Teachers: Sharing Our Stories
• Small Group Stations for STAAR Success
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Curriculum Design
• The TEKS and SEPs for Elementary Science
• The TEKS and SEPs for Elementary Science
• The TEKS and SEPs for Middle School Science
• The TEKS and SEPs for High School Science
• Using Metacognitive Strategies to Deepen Student Understanding



Curriculum Topics Study Resources

Resources:

Curriculum Topic Study Website

Session Materials:

• Session 1: PowerPoint | Meeting Recording (Passcode: *rqNL6?Z)
• Session 2: PowerPoint | Meeting Recording (Passcode: %v0wNQnc)
• Session 3: PowerPoint | Meeting Recording (Passcode: d?hRFnb7)
• Session 4: PowerPoint | Meeting Recording (No passcode required)