Texas A&M Biology College and Career Readiness (BCCRS) Symposium
July 19, 2010 Texas A&M University System (approx. 1 mile from William D. Fitch Parkway) 200 Technology Way, College Station, TX 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Texas A&M BCCRS Symposium, as funded by a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) grant, seeks to gather interested education and community/business leaders to experience the CCRS standards via the Biology CCRS strand and its accompanying activities. The BCCRS are "keystone" objectives for college and career preparedness that extend beyond the standard Biology TEKS (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009). On July 19 2010, the symposium was attended by 18 key public school personnel and 19 higher education faculty, including faculty from community colleges and teacher preparation programs, and deans. Attendees were able to:
- Increase understanding about the development and purpose of the CCRS
- Experience BCCRS aligned lessons, from the authors
- Begin or continue planning how to implement and align the BCCRS with the Science TEKS at their respective worksites
- Learn how the CCRS connect to higher educations
- Network with other school, community and higher education professionals
Who attended?
- 10- Secondary Science Teachers (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, & IPC)
- 9 - Public School Administrators
- 13 - Higher Education Science Faculty, Administrators, and Staff
- 3 - Education Service Center Specialists
- 1 - PhD Student in Science Education
The following counties were represented:
- Bell
- Brazoria
- Brazos
- Harris
- McLennan
- Montgomery
- Nueces
- Travis
- Waller
What occurred?
- Panel discussions
- Break-out sessions to experience hands on BCCRS Aligned Lessons
- Collaborative planning/implementation meeting time
- Participation in a study that tracks the implementation of the BCCRS
- Continental breakfast and lunch
- $50 travel stipend for all non-TAMU employees
Questions: Contact Ms. Omah Williams via email or call 979-458-2087
Symposium Powerpoints and Presented Documents:
Per the request of many attendees, the following documents and PowerPoint slides have been made available by our presenters: