Summer Education PPR Boot Camp
The Summer Education Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) Boot Camp is a weeklong program to better prepare students for the experience of being a highly effective science teacher. The workshop will offer ten 3-hour sessions covering six test domains. Both concepts and applications of the corresponding general science standards are reviewed; test taking strategies are taught; example and exercises are provided and explained; a practice test is given and graded; and a brief performance report is provided to each participant.
| 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | 1 - 4 p.m. | |
| Monday May 15 |
Literature, Part I | Literature, Part II |
| Tuesday May 16 |
Professional Pedagogy and Responsibilities, Part I | Professional Pedagogy and Responsibilities, Part II |
| Wednesday May 17 |
Mathematics is 4 Every1, Part I | Mathematics is 4 Every1, Part II |
| Thursday May 18 |
STEM in Schools and Special Education Topics | An Overview of Special Education in Today's Schools |
| Friday May 19 |
PPR Practice Exam | Special Education Topics |
By participating in this boot camp, the internship recipients will get a head start on developing their teaching skills with their exposure to well-known classroom teaching practices, introduction to new technology and how to incorporate it into a classroom, and learn how to manage time wisely to maximize their potential for success.
Summer Education PPR Boot Camp Coordinator: Dr. Puneet S. Gill, puneet.gill@tamiu.edu
Canseco Hall 212B
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: 956.326.3123
Email: elaine.almanza@tamiu.edu