Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT)

Inspiring Discovery of the World Through Science

[Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT) @TXScienceSTAT]

Great news! CAST26 hotel booking deadlines have been extended.

Marriott Marquis Houston: Book by October 26
Hilton Americas-Houston: Book by November 5

Reserve your room through the official CAST26 hotel block today. https://t.co/bxsk17OexW

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Dr. Julie Jackson invites you to CAST26, November 12–14 in Houston. Her sessions focus on helping lower elementary students understand light and using interactive word walls to support sensemaking in science. Register for CAST26: https://t.co/ea0QsIWKRm

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What lesson, resource, or routine are your students really responding to this fall? Share what is working on STAT365 and see what fellow Texas science educators are trying in their classrooms, too. Add to the conversation: https://t.co/4UN7Nx3whW

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Building something is only part of the story. How can engineering challenges help your students understand the science behind their designs?

Explore that connection with Dr. Victor Sampson at CAST26, November 12–14 in Houston. Register for CAST26: https://t.co/ea0QsIWKRm

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CAST26 gives you the chance to learn how fellow educators across the state approach the same work and build connections that can grow into lasting friendships. Connect with your Texas science education community November 12–14 in Houston: https://t.co/EKa026NXh5

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Today is the CAST26 hotel booking deadline. Reserve your stay through the CAST housing page to save on accommodations for this November 12–14. Then, all that’s left is getting ready for 3 days with your Texas science education community. Book your room: https://t.co/DJx0kLz24b

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What do messages in bottles, sea pigs, and piggy banks have in common? They’re all part of Featured Speaker Jace Tunnell’s Gulf Coast discoveries. Explore the stories behind his unexpected finds at CAST26, November 12–14 in Houston. Register for CAST26: https://t.co/j3Id8zrLz1

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Meet the Amoeba Sisters at CAST26, November 12–14, in Houston. Discover the unexpected lessons behind their biology videos and explore ideas you can bring into your teaching. Register for CAST26: https://t.co/j3Id8zrLz1

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Students investigated it. Now, can they see it differently? In Funny You Should Think That, see how revisiting a phenomenon after an investigation can help students connect new science learning to what they observed before. Watch on STAT STUDIO: https://t.co/yXk5sYkk2S

[Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT) @TXScienceSTAT]

Today is the last day to save on CAST26 registration. Register by the end of today for early bird pricing, then get ready for 3 days of learning, new ideas, and connection, November 12–14 in Houston. https://t.co/j3Id8zrLz1

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Science Bob is letting Texas science educators in on a few secrets. Join him at CAST26, November 12–14, in Houston. Discover how the ideas behind the science videos he helps create at CrunchLabs can translate to your teaching. Register for CAST26: https://t.co/j3Id8zrLz1

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One week left to check “hotel” off your CAST26 list! Reserve your stay through the official CAST housing page by October 19 to save on accommodations, then get ready for 3 days of connection in Houston this November 12–14. Book your stay: https://t.co/DJx0kLz24b

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Consider this your official permission to be a science nerd. 🔬

This STAT Teacher Spotlight is all about owning what you love, encouraging students to do the same, and staying open to the next thing you can learn.

Watch on STAT STUDIO: https://t.co/p58alePNdJ

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It's official: Early bird savings for CAST26 end this Thursday, October 15. Join your Texas science education community November 12–14 in Houston for 3 days of hands-on learning, classroom-ready ideas, and connection. Register by Thursday to save: https://t.co/j3Id8zrLz1

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Your CAST26 registration is only part of the plan. It’s time to make sure you book your accommodations through the official CAST housing page by October 19 to save on your stay for CAST26, November 12–14, in Houston. Book your room: https://t.co/DJx0kLz24b

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For CAST26 Featured Speaker Dr. Julie Jackson, CAST is a chance to reconnect with a love of science and the many ways it helps students make sense of the world around them. Get ready to recharge at CAST26, November 12–14, in Houston. Register now: https://t.co/EKa026NXh5

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STAT is proud to announce the 2026 Statewide Award recipients, recognizing educators whose leadership, teaching, and commitment continue to strengthen science education across Texas. https://t.co/dYTvsbqdbt Celebrate this year’s recipients at CAST26, November 12–14 in Houston.

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Sometimes problem-solving looks less like a lab and more like figuring out whether the new refrigerator is going to fit inside the house. Some creative thinking saved the day in this episode of Funny You Should Think That. Watch the episode on STAT STUDIO: https://t.co/XieVW3JlxT

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Because of you, a student asks one more question. Tries one more experiment. Notices something about the world they had never seen before.

Happy World Teachers’ Day to the Texas science educators who spark curiosity. Your work matters today and every day.

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In this STAT Teacher Spotlight, hear Dr. Michaelle Coker’s reminder to give yourself the same grace you give your students and colleagues. Watch the full conversation on STAT STUDIO: https://t.co/tmRS02Z0x7