Outreach at UTIG

TXESS Revolution

The TeXas Earth and Space Science Revolution (TXESS Revolution) is a professional development program for 8th grade and high school teachers preparing to teach the senior capstone course in Earth and Space Science. This new course is an option to fulfil the 4th year of science required to graduate under the recommended high school plan in Texas.

GeoFORCE

GeoFORCE Texas is a summer program that rewards outstanding students from select South Texas Independent School Districts and Houston schools from grades 8-12 with the chance to travel the country, meet inspiring people, and learn about opportunities for careers in the geosciences.

Ice-bound

Ice-bound is a resource for educators and students to learn from and interact with scientists who study glaciers and ice sheets around the world. Click on the 'Teacher Resources' tab for useful polar-themed lesson plans and background information. Go where scientists go via 'Virtual Poles'. Get your students involved by communicating with scientists in the field through the Ice-Bound Blog.

 

Texas Teachers In the Field

The Teachers in the Field Project provides K-12 science educators with a first-hand research experience as members of a science team, in field programs headed by UTIG scientists. Field Program PIs along with UTIG Program Manager, Kathy Ellins, prepare teachers for, and guide them through, their own science projects based on the field program in which they participate. This includes data collection, analysis and synthesis, technical writing, and the development of K-12 curriculum resources.