Press Coverage and News

  • la Cumbre Nacional de Educación (National Summit For Education, Colombia), October 8 – 10, 2014.
  • Dr. Jbeily Keynotes the Opening Session at the TCEA Convention & Exposition Science Academy, Austin, TX, February 3, 2014
    • TCEA webpage (PDF)
    • TCEA 2014 Program (PDF)
    • Link to Presentation (PDF)
  • Dr. Jbeily presents at the “Education for Innovation” International Conference (PDF), March 24-25, 2012
  • Texas Regional Collaboratives Conference Focuses on Leveraging Partnerships for Teacher Success (PDF)
    • Published as a Feature Story on the University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Web Site, August 25, 2011
  • Possibilities:…” by Drs. Martha May Tevis and John W. McBride, Summer 2010 (PDF)
  • Top Texas STEM Teachers Gather for Texas Regional Collaboratives Conference (PDF)
    • Published as a Feature Story on the University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Web Site, August 11, 2010
  • Taking Legislation from Capitol Hill to the Classroom the Focus of Texas Regional Collaboratives Conference (PDF)
    • Published on the College of Education Web Site, July 30 2008
  • Dr. Jbeily and Dr. Barufaldi Meet Harry Smith of CBS News
  • Not Your Mama’s Science Class: Cool lessons in hot science delivered by new education symposium (PDF)
    • Published as a Feature Story on the University of Texas at Austin Web Site, July 14th, 2008
  • Rediscovering Science (Image)
    • Published in “theeagle.com, Bryan-College Station, Jan 29, 2008
  • Lytle teacher awarded distinguished honor (Image)
    • Published in “Leader News” November 16. 2006
  • Article Covering the TRC Annual Meeting (Image)
    • Published in “ON CAMPUS”: August 3, 2006
      • At the recent Texas Regional Collaborative’s 12th annual showcase event, Kamil Jbeily executive director of Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching, discusses the critical mission of science education with University of Texas System Chancellor Mark Yudof, John Hofmeister, president and country chair of Shell Oil, and UT Austin President William Powers Jr.
  • A winning formula for serving 8,000 Texas science teachers
    • University of Texas at Austin website, February 28, 2004
      • One of UT’s key initiatives is to improve public education and build K-16 partnerships. The collaboratives do precisely that. We’re supported by the Texas Education Agency, the National Science Foundation, private foundations of corporations like SBC and Toyota, by legislators who come to functions that honor the excellent science teachers of Texas, by businesspeople in the regions, by principals who give their teachers opportunities to participate in our professional development training sessions–the group of individuals and organizations who have given of financial and human resources is very large and deeply, deeply appreciated!
  • Science education changing as statewide test looms
    • Austin American-Statesman: January 20, 2004
      • The majority of teachers that graduated from college, for a really long time, really lacked the science content knowledge in their teacher preparation. Universities are revising their curriculum to better prepare elementary teachers to teach science, he said. Meanwhile, school and state officials must provide training for teachers who need help.
  • Induction into the Texas Science Hall of Fame, January 21, 2002
    • Texas Science Summit, San Antonio, TX

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