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  • Teacher Enrichment Initiatives' new paper has been published in the Journal of STEM Outreach!

    Thursday, August 13, 2020

    Teacher Enrichment Initiatives' (TEI) newest paper titled, "Teacher Enrichment Initiatives: Supporting Teachers who are at the Frontline of our Nation’s Future", in the August 2020 issue of the Journal of STEM Outreach (Special Issue - Sustainability)! The abstract and link to the full paper are listed below.

    ABSTRACT: Teachers are charged with connecting classroom science to real-world applications; however, opportunities for teachers to experience real-world applications in the life and biosciences are limited. When provided the opportunity to engage in view more

  • State Will Require STAAR Tests, But Low Scores Won’t Prevent Students from Moving to Next Grade

    Tuesday, July 28, 2020

    Originally Posted in the Rivard Report

    by Emily Donaldson 

    Gov. Greg Abbott affirmed Monday that Texas public school students will take standardized exams in the coming school year and that the state will give campuses and districts letter grades based in part on student performance on these tests. 

    However, exam results won’t determine whether a student advances to the next grade, the view more

  • Call for Presentation Proposals: 2020 Alamo STEM Ecosystem Conference

    Friday, October 25, 2019

    Inaugural 2020 Alamo STEM Ecosystem Conference

    The Alamo STEM Ecosystem Conference is a partnership between San Antonio organizations who are committed to providing teachers with innovative resources and relevant professional development. The 2020 conference is hosted by Teacher Enrichment Initiatives at UT Health San Antonio.

    Conference Date: February 1, 2020
    Proposal Due: October 25, 2019
    Selection Notification: November 8, 2019

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  • 2019 Teacher of the Year

    Monday, March 18, 2019

    Diana Milagros Natividad, M.Ed.

    Born and raised in San Antonio Diana graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Biology at St. Mary’s University. She started working in the San Antonio Independent School District two decades ago. Ms. Natividad has spent all her twenty teaching years as an eighth-grade science teacher at Longfellow Middle School. Throughout her career, Diana has sat on many committees both at campus and district levels, headed her department for a spell, was a TELA teacher leader, presented at several professional conferences, and recently view more

  • Engage with the Community and Help Local Science Teachers!

    Thursday, April 4, 2019

    Engage with the Community and Help Local Science Teachers!
    Volunteer to help with a local Science Night!
    • April 4, 2019: Byron Steele High School – Volunteer Here
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  • Interested in hosting a Science Night?

    Tuesday, September 25, 2018

    Below are a couple of helpful documents to help you move forward with your future science nights!

    Science Night Needs Assessment

    Science view more

  • 8th Annual TELA Fall Meeting

    Monday, September 10, 2018

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  • Prepare For "LiftOff" 2018

    Monday, July 9, 2018

     

    by Juliana Berry

     

    Besides it being some of the best professional development (PD) I view more

  • Teacher Summer Professional Development Day! (Past Event)

    Tuesday, June 19, 2018

    Summer Professional Development Day! (Past Event)
     
    Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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  • TEI Teacher Honored in Local Magazine!

    Sunday, April 1, 2018

    Our Teacher Academy's 2018 Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Lee, was featured in the the 78209 Magazine's April edition! Congrats, Jennifer!

    Learn more about Jennifer!

  • Register for this Summer's SNPRC Field Trip! (Past Event)

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
    Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC)
    (3.5 CPEs)
    8:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm
    Bus Tour of SNPRC followed by guest speakers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
    Bus departs at 8:15 from UT Health San Antonio main campus (7703 Floyd Curl, 78229).

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  • Register for Upcoming Mentoring Workshop & Committee Meetings

    Saturday, March 24, 2018

     
    VBTA: Mastering Mentoring Workshop
    Saturday, March 24
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  • 2018 VBTA Teacher of the Year

    Wednesday, March 7, 2018

    2018 VBTA Teacher of the Year

    Jennifer Lee

    Jennifer Lee began teaching 27 year ago. She was inspired to become a teacher as a child by her grandmother; an elementary teacher for over 40 years. As a child, Mrs. Lee loved to help her grandmother set up her classroom and listen to stories about the funny things her kids did.

    Mrs. Lee’s greatest goal is to instill a sense of wonder and curiosity view more

  • A Look Back on the 8th Annual VBTA Spring Conference

    Tuesday, March 6, 2018

    On the first Saturday of February in 2018, over 150 teachers gathered for the 8th Annual VBTA Spring Conference. The day began with a touching tribute to the VBTA’s Principle Investigator (PI), Dr. Michael Lichtenstein. Dr. Lichtenstein was the VBTA’s PI from the very beginning and was the founder of its umbrella program, Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI). The tribute was followed by an amazing keynote presentation view more

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