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Today's newsletter provides information related to:
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PAEMST Updates
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Texas Resource Review K-8 and high school Science quality rubrics
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Now Recruiting Proclamation 2024 State Review Panel Members
The 2022-2023 nomination and application windows for grades 7 - 12 teachers for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program are now open. The award program is open to teachers of —
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mathematics,
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science,
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engineering (science),
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computer science (math)
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technology applications (science), and
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other math or science related career and technical education courses.
Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education. Since 1983, more than 4,200 teachers have been recognized for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession.
Presidential awardees receive a certificate signed by the president of the United States, a trip to Washington, D.C. to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities, and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. Awardees also join an active network of outstanding educators from throughout the nation.
Teachers can be nominated or sign-up NOW at www.paemst.org. If you know great teachers, encourage them to join this prestigious network of professionals. In Texas, eligible teachers who submit a completed application by February 6, 2022 will receive 25 CPE hours.
The Texas Resource Review (TRR) provides Texas educators with free access to comprehensive and user-friendly information about the quality of instructional materials. As a part of this process, the agency will ensure the definition of quality is transparently communicated via Texas Resource Review rubrics that will be used to assess instructional materials. We are seeking your feedback!
As we collect and review submitted feedback, we will track all changes on a memo of changes and post it to the Texas Resource Review webpage and will release a second draft of the rubric that incorporates those changes. We hope to have the final rubric posted by mid-September. Products will be reviewed using the science rubric in spring 2023 and reports will be available in fall 2023.
We are inviting you to participate in a focus group to learn more about the K–8 and high school science rubrics and provide feedback!
We are hosting several virtual sessions for specific stakeholders. If you are interested in participating a focus group session, please complete the interest survey. (Note: Publishers may register using the link below.) TEA will review the qualifications of those who complete the interest survey and provide registration information to those with relevant experience.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Science Educators, Leaders, and Content Experts
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Tuesday, August 10, 2022, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2022, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
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Monday, August 15, 2022, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) needs volunteers to review materials under Proclamation 2024 (science, technology applications, several career and technical education courses, and Personal Financial Literacy and Economics). Teachers, administrators, parents, business community members, and others with appropriate content knowledge are welcome. Please consider joining us—or nominating someone else to join us for the Proclamation 2024 state review panel (SRP) by submitting a Proclamation 2024 SRP Application.
Thank you for your commitment to serving Texas students.
Science Team
Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division
curriculum@tea.texas.gov
(512) 463-9581
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