University of Texas at Brownsville Science Collaborative Facebook Page

Facebook is a popular social media site that allows teachers to connect with each other and share their photographs, videos, news, and provide links to information that supports education. 

You will find a link to the University of Texas at Brownsville's Science Collaborative Facebook page. Of course if you're not on Fb, you won't be able to go beyond the link or contribute to the content. 

UTB Science Collaborative Facebook Page

I encourage you to become a Facebook member, but this is entirely optional.

If you do, please follow the policies regarding etiquette and behavior. 

If any content is offensive, please let me know and I'll remove it.





Follow the link below or paste it on your browser.


UT Brownsville Facebook Page or https://www.facebook.com/UTBTRC

Dynamic Periodic Table

This is a great website to use when trying to learn about the Periodic Table.

Dyamic Periodic Table of the Elements

Middle School Chemistry Site - Equilibrium in Chemical Reactions

Visit this site. It will help you understand some general principles about balancing equations.

Check out HERE.

Syringe Preparation

Directions for Accessing Pre-Test Physics

This post is not for you to open on your own. This is only for information. You will be given instructions by either Dr. Gregorio Garcia or myself to complete the pre-test.

Directions for accessing the 2013-14 physical science pre-test are on the TRC website at
http://thetrc.org/web/stm_eval_2013.html


Essentially, each Collaborative is a Course in Quest and the pre-test is the first assignment. This test is different from the physics test for 2012-13. It focuses on the Force and Motion middle school TEKS outlined in the RFA and should be more accessible for both elementary and middle level teachers. 

All your STMs are required to complete this test. If you would also like to administer additional teacher content measures, you are welcome to do so but you MUST administer this test. The test window closes on August 31. All teachers should complete the pre-test before the summer institute.

Securing your UTEID

Below are the instructions on how to get a UT EID. We use this ID as an identification number and without it we are unable to enter your information into the data system. When you get your ID please send it to me.

Make sure you get your UT EID this week, without it you won't be able to complete your pre test.

Important: The UT EID is an ID from UT Austin not your Student ID number from UTB. Participants who attended UT Austin or participated last year with TRC may have one already. If you don't remember if you had one you can also go to the link below to get it.


To Get a UT EID
Go to:

https://idmanager.its.utexas.edu/eid_self_help/?geid=

TRC Summer Institute Schedule

Dear TRC Science Teacher Mentors

Below is the schedule for the Summer Institute:

The schedule for the Summer Institute has been modified, below are the new meeting days and hours.

June 12 - 14 from 4:30 - 9:00 pm
Sat. June 15 from 8 - 12 noon
June 17 - 21 from 4:30 - 9:00 pm
Sat. June 22 from 8 - 12 noon
June 24 - 25 from 4:30 - 8:30 pm