Elementary Teachers Engaged in Authentic Math and Science ETEAMS is a 3- year, $1.5 million Targeted Math & Science Partnership from the National Science Foundation, between Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Independent School District.

Our guiding purpose is to support an inclusive culture of STEM success by developing STEM talent and achievement through authentic and relevant experiences involving grades 4-8 students and teachers in economically disadvantaged urban schools

Our vision is to develop an inclusive community of learners in which preservice elementary teachers and underrepresented adolescents build STEM content knowledge, have authentic STEM experiences and build positive beliefs and favorable dispositions that are needed to support achievement in STEM teaching and learning.

Our mission is to develop an outstanding preservice teaching fellowship program to support elementary education majors to build their STEM awareness, content knowledge, self-efficacy, and interest in teaching middle levels mathematics and science.

Who is ETEAMS? Cohorts of 18 Fellows per semester who are field basing and student teaching at our three partner schools.

Who is ETEAMS? 14 Teacher Leaders at our partner schools who participate in common planning and authentic research.

Who is ETEAMS? Leadership Team Jim SillimanCherie McCollough Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator

Who is ETEAMS? Leadership Team Pamela Wright Tonya Jeffery Joe Champion Co-Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator

Who is ETEAMS? Scientists and Mathematicians Lee Smee Avery Scherer Faye Bruun Katie Sikes

Who is ETEAMS? Project Management Kim MooreChristina Martinez Project ManagerProgram Assistant

What is ETEAMS? STEM Thursdays - Students and teachers participate in engaging science and math experiences led by university scientists and mathematicians. Authentic Science Research - Pre-service and inservice teachers will participate in original science research with university researchers. Participants will not only learn about science, they will become scientists as they work in the field and lab. Highly Qualified Math & Science Teachers – Year long workshops will help both pre-service and inservice teachers add a grades 4-8 math or science teaching certification

STEM THURSDAYS Building Baseball Towers

STEM THURSDAYS Marble Roll Relay

STEM THURSDAYS Puff Mobile Derby

STEM THURSDAYS Making Rainbows

STEM THURSDAYS Mixing Up Matter

Authentic Research Experience

Highlights of Year One 100% of our graduating Fellows from Cohort I seeking jobs are currently employed. Two of of our Fellows, Harry Samuels and Lisa Coates, are working in our partner schools, Tom Browne and Schanen Estates. Our website eteamscc.com features 27 lessons created for 15 STEM Thursdays delivered at our schools. 42 Fellows and Teachers Leaders participated in Authentic Research during the summer of 2014.

Highlights of Year One contd. Fellows presented at ME by the Sea conference. Our fellows were on the cover of the Caller Times. Local news featured Lee Smee and one of our fellows, Christina Escobar.

Fall 2014 Implemented mentoring program for our graduated first year teachers. Added sixteen lessons to our website, eteamscc.com. Expanded STEM Thursdays to have an impact on more 4-8 students at our partner schools. Thirteen fellows from Cohort II graduated. Two of our fellows, Miriam Fuentes and Elizabeth Bradshaw, attended the Pre-Service Teacher Institute at NASA.

Fall 2014 Sent four of our fellows from Cohort II to the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST): Isabelle Garza, Mary Lou McClendon, Adriane Taylor, Leslie Villa. These students co-presented an ETEAMS lesson, Alien Genetics, with Dr. Jeffery and Ms. Moore.

Teacher Leaders and Fellows will have the opportunity to the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Houston this summer. Coming: Summer 2015

For More Information Find us on the web at: eteamscc.com