Texas STEM Announcements

New Recurring Themes and Concept Resource

The Texas Education Agency is proud to announce the new resource, Recurring Themes and Concepts Question Prompts. Recurring themes and concepts provide structure to connect scientific ideas across disciplines. This resource provides questions to drive intentional conversations amongst students, making deep connections between content and recurring themes and concepts. For more information about how the recurring themes and concepts can be applied through the lenses of both scientists and engineers, check out the TEA Brief–Recurring Themes and Concepts.

Science TEKS Guide is Live

Districts will implement the new science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in the 2024-2025 school year. The Science TEKS Guide provides science educators across the state with a common understanding of the new science standards, including connections between recurring themes and concepts and science content standards. The TEA science team will provide summer webinars and office hours to support educators in navigating the TEKS Guide and using the components effectively. 

Upcoming Webinar:

June 21st from 1-3 CDT registration

Upcoming TEA Kindergarten–12 STEM Professional Development Dates:

Leadership Training

This immersive professional development prepares campus administrators to shape, support, and sustain STEM initiatives within their district or campus. Participants will learn by doing, engaging directly in the instructional approaches most critical to the STEM endeavor: project-based learning, design-based challenges, and computational thinking. Working backward from a model vision for STEM education, the session culminates with leaders collaboratively planning for real-life implementation of STEM programming.  

• Region 10: June 11–12, 2024 Registration
• Region 15: June 17, 2024 Registration

Teacher Training 

This professional development prepares teachers for successful implementation of STEM instruction in their classrooms by immersing teachers directly in the role of STEM learner, engaging first-hand in high-impact STEM practices such as project-based learning, design-based challenges, and computational thinking. To better understand the role STEM plays in education, educators will make connections between the Texas STEM framework, STEM fluency skills, and contemporary workforce demands. Most importantly, educators will begin embedding these STEM strategies into what matters most—their daily work with students. 

• Region 17: June 13–14, 2024 Registration
• Region 13: June 12–14, 2024 Registration

See the TEA STEM web page to connect to the STEM Lead at your regional education service center. TEA STEM Web Page

Upcoming Events

TEKS Guide 101 Webinars:

June 5th from 2-4 CDT (Full)

June 21st from 1-3 CDT 

Registration

July 23rd from 10-12 CDT
(Full)

Texas Mobile STEM Lab 2024-2025 Schedule

The 2024-2025 schedule will be announced at the end of the month and included in the July STEM newsletter.

Upcoming Regional STEM Conferences

Region 15: June 11, 2024  STEAM Expo Registration

Region 10: June 27, 2024 STEM Gifted and Talented Institute Registration

Contact Information

Michelle Sedberry Statewide STEM Coordinator Texas Education Agency

Texas EcosySTEM STEM Leads, Education Service Centers 

STEM Lead Contact Information

Texas Education Agency Curriculum Standards and Student Support For general curriculum questions or additional information, please submit a Curriculum Request Form through the TEA Help Desk.                

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