STEM Teacher Summer PD

[Sabrina Ewald]

ATTENTION Texas 6th - 12th Grade STEM Teachers

Looking for opportunities to earn CPE hours or GT Update hours? Don’t miss out! There’s still time to register for our summer teacher workshops! Explore the opportunities below and join us for engaging  hands‑on learning experiences that focus on engineering and energy resources.

The UT Austin Choose Energy K-12 Outreach Program is offering teachers professional development opportunities to enrich content knowledge while earning CPE hours!

Ready to energize your classroom? Join UT Austin’s Choose Energy Outreach Team for an exclusive, high-impact workshop designed for 7th–12th-grade STEM educators.

Sponsored by Diamondback Energy, the Society of Petroleum Engineers-Permian Basin, and UT Austin's Hildebrand Dept of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

This isn’t just professional development—it’s your chance to bring real-world energy innovation into your classroom and inspire the next generation of problem-solvers.

📆Workshop Dates and Times

Wed. June 17th – 8am – 5pm

Thurs. June 18th – 8am – 4pm

📍Location – UT Permian Basin, CEED Building – Midland, TX

🎯Priority Registration: Teachers from Midland/Odessa receive first consideration.

🕖CPE hours – Teachers receive CPE 17hrs (UT Austin is a TEA Provider)

✅Upon acceptance, $50 registration fee is required.*

*registration fee refunded upon completion of the workshop

Learn more and apply TODAY!

🔗https://energyexcursions.com/wtxes-2026/

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This interactive STEM teacher workshop explores the intersection of earth sciences and engineering design through the lens of carbon storage technologies. Participants will investigate sedimentary rock characteristics that underpin carbon storage, such as rock layering, porosity and permeability, and will apply engineering design processes to develop innovative storage solutions.

UT Austin’s Choose Energy Outreach team will lead hands-on activities, real-world case studies, and collaborative problem‑solving sessions that equip educators with practical strategies for integrating these concepts into their classrooms, fostering critical thinking and sustainability awareness among students.

This workshop is open to 6th–12th-grade STEM teachers. 

📅Workshop date and time:

Wednesday, June 24^th from 9:00am to 4:00pm

📍Location

Region 20 Education Service Center, San Antonio, TX

1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX 78208

🕖CPE Hours

Participants will earn 6 CPE hours and 6 hours of GT update credit

✍How to Register

Registration is through Connect 20. New users will need to create an account.

Use this link to register ->🔗Connect 20 Session #113711

Questions? – Contact Sabrina Ewald (sabrin...@austin.utexas.edu)

Sabrina Ewald, M.S. | Program Manager

Education Outreach and Training | Center for Subsurface Energy and the Environment | Hildebrand Dept of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

214-952-9687

Choose Energy K-12 Outreach Program - www.pge.utexas.edu/k-12-outreach

K-12 Teacher Professional Development - Summer Institute

High School Online Energy Curriculum - www.energyexcursions.com

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mailing address: 200 E. Dean Keeton STOP C0304, Austin, Texas 78712

physical location: CPE Building, corner of Dean Keeton and Speedway (Office CPE 5.168)