Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Grant funds available for Computer Science teachers




Computer Science Teaching Certification Opportuntiy
 
The Education Programs at HT have partnered with the UT College of Education and STEM Departments to offer extra training for certification for Computer Science 8-12.  This training program is open to all majors or minors in education, even if you do not wish to become CS 8-12 certified.

Hundreds of computer science teaching positions go unfilled across Texas each year.  This grant from Google will provide stipends and support funds for our students in all majors who wish to add a teaching certificate.


The preparation involves two online courses, 6-8 professional development meetings and several special events that will prepare you to become an effective computer science teacher and STEM educator.

·         For successful completion of the course requirements, students will receive a $1000 stipend.

·         For certification in Computer Science 8-12, students will receive another $1000 stipend.


Candidates must complete the following tasks:

Enroll and complete online Computer Science course for spring starting in January, or summer starting June 8th.

Participate in four face-to-face seminar sessions at HT with subject matter experts in teaching STEM and Computer Science during the spring semester

Participate in the HT Hackathon on March 11th & 12th

Attend the Computer Science Summit at UT on June 5th -7th

Complete one professional development experience from a list to be posted

Complete an online computer science course for fall in pedagogy & teaching strategies

Participate in two face-to-face seminar sessions at HT with subject matter experts during the fall semester


All registration fees and online course tuition will be covered by the partnership grant.

Contact Dr. Jan Seiter, Director of ATCP at 512.505.6462 or jpseiter@htu.edu.  Dr. Seiter’s office is on the 2d floor of Evans Hall.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Student teachers at work in AISD

HT student teacher Samantha Arciba (Kinesiology/teacher certification major) works with students at Guerrero Thompson Elementary School, Austin ISD. 

Student teachers spend 14 weeks working with a classroom teacher.  The student teacher takes over the class at about the 5th week.  Samantha is a Kinesiology major earning teacher certification in Physical Education. Dr. Annette Aron is the Supervisor of Student Teaching at HT. 

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Intro to the Arts students visit Austin's Blanton Museum

On February 17, 2017, Dr. Oldmixon's Introduction to the Arts class visited the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. The students had a docent-led tour of the museum's permanent collection, stopping to visit such highlights as Madame CJ Walker by Sonya Clark, Cruzando El Rio Bravo/River Crossing by Luis Jiménez, and How to Build Cathedrals by Cildo Meireles.

This field trip gave the students an opportunity to experience the beauty and complexity of art and to apply the terminology for analysis and appreciation that they have been exploring in Dr. Oldmixon's course. The next field opportunity for the Introduction to the Arts students will be a visit to the Umlauf Sculpture Garden.

Introduction to the Arts is a survey of a variety of art forms, including pictures, sculpture, architecture, dance, poetry, and theater. Below, you can see several pictures of students involved in the field trip.