Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

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Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
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Lone Star Dinosaurs
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Noble Planetarium
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ExploraZone
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Museum School
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Learning Partnerships Collaborations
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Texas Informal Science Education Association
1. Build Institutional Capacity 2. Community
Awareness Family Learning 3. Teacher
Preparation Professional Development
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Museum goals in teacher professional development.

• Teachers as Learners
• Systemic
• Who We Are
• Scope is Statewide/Leadership
• Total Teacher Impact
• 2001-2002 School Year 1,188 Teachers
• Filling the Gap Adding Value to existing
• reform efforts

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Lone Star Dinosaur Field Institute

• Partners
• Rural Systemic Initiatives of Texas
• Southwest Educational Development Laboratories
• Southern
• Methodist
• University

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Lone Star Dinosaur Field Institute GOALS

• Give participants opportunities to build their
  own science understanding.
• Allow participants to engage in the inquiry
  process of field paleontology and research.
• Enable educators to collaborate with colleagues.
• Provide opportunities that link educators with
  rich paleontology resources.

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Lone Star Dinosaur Field Institute
School District/Region (97)
Institutions (8)
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Lone Star Sky Island Institute

• Partners
• Rural Systemic Initiatives of Texas
• The University of Texas at Austin McDonald
  Observatory and Education Center
• The Nature Conservancy of Texas

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Lone Star Sky Island Institute GOALS

• Deepen educators experience base and
  understanding of the nature of science,
  scientific inquiry and earth systems.
• Deepen educators experience with the McDonald
  Observatory Visitor Center education staff.
• Deepen educators experiences with the unique
  climate and geology of the Davis Mountain sky
  island ecosystem.
• Builds reflective practice in self-directed
  inquiries and learning and focuses on collegial
  network building.

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Lone Star Sky Island Institute
Institutions (5)
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Institute for Inquiry Professional Development
Design

• Partners
• Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas at
  Austin
• Exploratorium

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Institute for Inquiry GOALS

• Provide leadership in inquiry through inquiry.
• Serve educators of educators.
• Add value to existing efforts.
• Create a network of people and institutions.
• Build a state infrastructure.
• Connect local, state and national visions.

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Institute for Inquiry
School District/Region (24)
Institutions (17)
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Fort Worth ISD Summer Science Institute
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Texas Christian UniversityTeacher Preservice
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Hands On Science Partnerships

• Professional Development
• Student Visits
• Family Science Nights

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Field Trips
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Family Science Nights
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Saturday Educator Workshop Series
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4 Major Patterns of Support

• I want to bring my students on a field trip, and
  I need to connect the visit to my curriculum and
  the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
• I want something for my class on Mondayand I
  want to spend time getting to know the museum
  better.
• I want my teachers to spend a few days with
  youThey need to know more about process
  skills/deepen their content understanding.
• I want to work in the field with scientists/I
  want my district to build its understanding of
  inquiry.

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