Letter From the President

Happy Fall, y'all!

The ISEA Board is gearing up for a great ISEA conference, with a multi-site experience at local science-rich sites like the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative, the Cameron Park Zoo, and the Mayborn Museum. 

Also, scholarship applications are open! Encourage anyone you know who is in need of financial assistance, especially students, to apply.

Keep an eye out for other conference updates via email and social media, as well as on our newly revamped ISEA website.

If you're planning to attend the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) in Dallas, November 21-23, come visit us at the ISEA booth (#712), or check out the presentations in our affiliate strand.

See you soon!

Melissa Mullins
ISEA President
Informal Science Meetup 

Friday, November 22
5:00-8:00pm
Pegasus City Brewery
2222 Vantage Street, Dallas, Texas 75207
Walkable from Hilton Anatole

Are you coming? https://bit.ly/2qiYJvm
CAST 2019 is this Thursday!

Join ISEA and other science educators in Dallas this week, November 21-23. Conference for Association of Science Teachers is the major event of the year! Check out  STAT.org  and learn more about this fun and informative multi-day event filled with innovation, exploration, and everything science.  Check out the highlights from CAST 2018. 

ISEA is hosting a wonderful series of presentations at  CAST 2019.If you get a chance, please attend one of our popular sessions presented by a fellow informal educator. You might even be inspired to submit a proposal for next year! 

Once again, the informal science organizations promise to have the most interactive booths in the exhibit hall. Stop by Informal Row, booth #712, and take a picture with Rigor, pick up free resources, chat with an ISEA board member and more!
CAST Affiliate Strand

Thursday, November 21
9:00-10:00am - Excite and Engage Kids in Hands-on STEM
Room: Obelisk A

12:00-1:00pm - In-depth Learning with the Dallas Arboretum: The Jonesville Pathway to Science Education Model
Room: Gov Lecture Hall

3:00-4:00pm - From LED Pipe Cleaner Bracelets to Pinball Machines to Delivering a Marble to the Moon-Where to Find TEKS-Aligned Hands-on Activities
Room: Obelisk A

Friday, November 22
9:00-10:00am - All the Sounds
Room: Obelisk A

10:30-11:30am- walkSTEM and talkSTEM Build STEM Identities in All Students
Room: Obelisk A

1:00-2:00pm - Helping Students Better Understand the Importance of Water
Room: Cooper

4:00-5:00pm - Elements of Cosmos with McDonald Observatory
Room: Obelisk A

Saturday, November 23
8:00-9:00am - Reaching More Students Using the Science Capital Teaching Approach
Room: Gov Lecture Hall

9:30-11:30am - Climate Change Education for Every Classroom
Room: Dardanelles

11:00-12:00pm - Informally Speaking: Life Beyond the Classroom
Room: Obelisk A

12:30-1:30pm - Low Cost LED Activities
Room: Obelisk A

12:30-1:30pm - How to create educational videos for your classroom and YouTube
Room: Senator's Lecture
Rigor on the Move

Rigor has been busy hanging out with Texas educators. To keep up with Rigor, make sure you friend him on Facebook. 

Hanging out with some of our buddies learning about cyber security.
 
Making an appearance at state park ambassador event.
All this traveling makes for a thirsty Rigor.
ISEA has a NEW Website

Check us out and get the latest news about informal education:  www.texasinformalscience.org/.
Why Join ISEA? 

Informal Science EducationAssociation of Texas is an organization that is sustained by a volunteer board made of educators who are dedicated to ensuring that Texas educators specializing in outdoor and information education can network, collaborate, and have access to up to date information from around the state.  Our focus is to ensure that everyone has access to quality science education programs both outreach and onsite all over Texas.  Join us and help us work together to spread the message SCIENCE IS AMAZING!
Save the Date for ISEA 2020
Registration coming soon!
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