First Teacher Workshop

I facilitated my first WET in the City educator workshop last week in Sugar Land, TX.

It went really well, and I am feeling like I am settling into my new position. I had about 32 teachers representing K-12th grade. They got 6 credit hours towards professional development and a copy of the curriculum guide to take home.

We did several activities from the curriculum. This one is called "Is There Water on Zork?" Participants are given 6 tubes of clear liquid and have to perform several tests using what they know about the properties of water to figure out which sample is water and not vinegar, club soda, rubbing alcohol, etc. This was my first time working with High School Teachers. They were a tough crowd, but seemed impressed in the end.

I also took them outside for several of the activities. We created a mock water cycle with all the different components represented outdoors and went on a short walk to see if we could spot any wildlife in the school yard and figure out where it might find drinking water in an urban setting.

It is nice to get my first workshop done and have one under my belt as I prepare for my next one in Miami at the Miami Museum of Science.

If you want to know more check out the web site:

www.wetcity.org

Super Bowl Sunday

We had a Super Bowl Party for four at Thea's apartment in Irving. It was our first time meeting Tobias, Thea's boyfriend. He was an offensive lineman for Texas A&M in college. Thea and Toby were rooting for the Giants because the Patriots had put an end to the Cowboy's season just weeks before. Jonathan and I rooted for the Patriots just to keep things interesting.

We had our own version of pre-game down at the Forth Worth Stockyards.

We watched them drive the longhorns down the street....

....and decided to take one for a spin!

Thea thought this might make a nice engagement picture. I'm thinking it needs a tag line like: "We'll be somewhere down in Texas" or "Give me a home where the Longhorns roam"