William (Bill) AyersJefferson ISD
Patricia BainBuckholts ISD Lynn BeasonCollege Station ISD Shawn BrockLamesa ISD
Nancy ConleyGonzales ISD
Miguel A. GonzalesRio Grande City ISD Linda HeathcottNavasota ISD Tim LamberMagnolia ISD Sue LangleyLeon ISD
Arthur PetterwayHouston ISD
Edna Mae PriceWaller ISD
Susan SoutherlandBovina ISD Elizabeth StamperDawson ISD Mike SternWesthoff ISD
Linda LeatherwoodMagnolia ISD
Brenda TurnageLoraine ISD
Nathan UpchurchQueen City ISD Michele WardCollege Station ISD MaryBeth WebbLatexo ISD Joe WilleyTulia ISD
PEER Intensive 2001 Participants
Packet Contents
Acknowledgements Schedule of Events Bus Schedule Program Overview Participant Contact Information College of Education Contact Information College of Veterinary Medicine Contact Information Session Handouts Intensive 2001 Evaluation Forms Campus and Bryan/College Station Maps Reimbursement Packets PEER, eEducation, and Bryan/College Station Brochures
Intensive Schedule
Monday June 11
Tuesday June 12
Thursday June 14
Friday June 15
9:00 – 10:00 Introductions / Intensive Overview (VMA 331)
Plant Experiment (Demonstration) (VMA 331)
Water Sampling on River (Stiles Ranch–Brazos River)
Assignment A Critique (VMS 313; VMA 326B & 331)
TrackStar Presentations (VMA 331)
Curricular Experiments: Water and Hay Experiments (VMS 309 & 311)
10:00 – 11:00 Introduction to Curricular Modules(VMA 331)
Assignment B Critique (VMS 313; VMA 326B & 331)
Assignment C Critique (VMA 331 & 326B)
Assignment A (VMS 309 & 311)
11:00 – 12:00 Assignment C(VMS 309 & 311)Introduction to
"Hazards" and “Organ Systems” Module(VMA 331)
Evaluations & Travel Reimbursements (VMS 331)
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (VMA–Mark Francis Room)
Lunch – Introduction to Egypt Adventure (VMA–Mark Francis Room)
Lunch (Stiles Ranch)
Lunch – Introduction to China Adventure (VMA–Mark Francis Room)
Lunch –Week In Review (VMA–Mark Francis Room)
Wednesday June 13
Schedule Continued
1:00 – 2:00 Assignment B (VMS 309 & 311)
Introduction to TrackStar (Harrington 627)
Travel to Harrington & Clean–up
Environmental Health (VMA 331)
2:00 – 3:00 Project Development (TrackStar, Assignments A&B)(Harrington 627)
TrackStar Presentations (VMA 331)Water Quality
Measurements (VMA 331)
3:00 – 4:00 Project Development (TrackStar, Assignments A&B)(Harrington 627)
4:00 –5:00
Evening Dinner and Social (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.) Golden Corral Restaurant)
Open Lab / Project Development (5:30 – 8:00 p.m.) (Harrington 627)
Open Lab / Project Development (5:30 – 8:00 p.m.) (Harrington 627)
Open Lab / Project Development (5:30 – 8:00 p.m.) (Harrington 627)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Program Overview
The Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health PEER program is a collaboration between the College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Education, and the Center for Environmental and Rural Health CERH at Texas A&M University and the Texas Rural Systemic Initiative TRSI
Program Objectives
Provide access to activity based curricular materials over the Internet;
Professional development staff courses for science teachers who wish to integrate web based environmental and rural health science curriculum units;
A one week technology/environmental science intensive training program with scholarships for 20 teachers/year;
Visiting scientists/college students to classes and/or interacting on-line to set-up classrooms.
Resources for the Intensive and Beyond . . .
Web-based CurriculaProfessional Development
Resources for TeachersScientists Visits to Schools Water Testing Kits Access to TrackStar
Lesson Development Tool
And Now … Assignments A, B, & C
Assignments A, B, & C
Instructions Continued
Instructions Continued
Personal Schedules
Teacher Reviews of Units
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Web-based Curricula Modules Currently Implemented
Assignments A & B 5 Water Quality Units 5 Cell Biology Units
5 Hazards Units 1000+ middle school
students field-tested the modules
Assignment C 2 Organ Systems
Units 2 Properties/Sources
of Hazards Units
Web-based Curricula Framework
Lesson Objectives Pre-tests and Post-tests
with answer keys Presentation of Concepts Downloadable Student
Journal Activity Sheets for Experiments and Activities
Teacher Lesson Notes An outline of science and
technology TEKS Standards that are addressed in the lesson
Cells Are UsCell Biology ModuleStudents Learn key aspects of cell
functions Read about selected
scientists’ biographies including their childhoods
Use “Get Smart” game to perform self-study
Modules Levels of Organization Interacting with the
Outside World Creating Energy Coding and Translating
Instructions Making Protein Machinery
to do Things
Water’s the MatterWater Quality ModuleStudents Learn that individual bodies of
water have unique properties Focus on five different measurable
properties of water
Modules Measuring Mass, Fluid Volume and
Concentration Measuring Temperature and its
Effects on Water Quality Measuring Dissolved Oxygen and
its Effects on Water Quality Measuring pH and its Effects on
Water Quality Measuring Nitrates and their Effects
on Water Quality
Toxic or Not?Hazards ModuleFocus on our surroundings and the
hazards present in everyday life
Students Complete lessons on different
toxin sources such as bacteria, nutrition, and air quality
Play a mystery game to find what toxic substance has made patients sick, and its sources
Modules Welcome to Your World Who Are Sam and Ella? Every Breath You Take More Than Skin Deep You Are What You Eat
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That’s all folks… We hope that you have an awesome week!!!
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