Good day,

I am part of the organizing committee for the first Alamo STEM Ecosystem Professional Development Conference, which will take place on Feb 1, 2020. This note is to ask two questions: (1) Are you interested in leading one of the workshops at the event? (2) Would you please help with making the information widely available? Attached is the application form and below is the text we are sending out to community members.

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It is with great joy that we announce the inaugural Alamo STEM Ecosystem Professional Development Conference for San Antonio area teachers and pre-service teachers. San Antonio is a city rich in STEM-related organizations which provide resources for teachers. The conference goal is to provide access to and information about these valuable resources through a free, one-day conference specifically for teachers at all career stages. The host institution for the inaugural conference is the Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) at UT Health San Antonio. Please mark your calendars to attend and/or to facilitate exciting workshops on Saturday, February 1, 2020.

We are now accepting proposals for conference workshops. We encourage education institutions, STEM-related organizations and researchers to consider submitting proposals. The conference is also a great opportunity for teachers to present to their peers and enhance annual evaluations while strengthening teacher networks. Please share this information with colleagues. Workshop proposals are due no later than October 25, 2019.

Workshops may feature information about area resources, engage teachers in hands-on activities, showcase exemplar lessons, provide updates on current research in education or STEM fields, or share innovative teaching strategies. The intent is to offer a diverse selection of workshops to support hard-working, dedicated teachers in gaining expertise in fields of their choice.

Please complete the attached proposal document. IMPORTANT: The document will not save entered information. Save a copy of the completed form and send the copy to Conference Chair, Rosemary Riggs (riggsr@uthscsa.edu). Failure to send a copy will result in a blank submission.

If you have any questions, please contact Rosemary Riggs or the Conference Co-Chair, Carmen Fies (Carmen.Fies@utsa.edu). We look forward to an amazing conference thanks to the support of the San Antonio STEM community.

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Thank you so much in advance,

Carmen Fies, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor, STEM Education & Instructional Technology, COEHD-Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Associate Professor, Chemistry Education, COS-Department of Chemistry

Co-Director, UTeachSA

The University of Texas at San Antonio | One UTSA Circle | San Antonio, TX 78249 

Office: MB 2.210B | Phone: 210.458.5967 | Fax: 210.458.7281 |email: carmen.fies@utsa.edu | Skype: carmenfies