1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 797
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
1-3 recognize the 22 secondary and postsecondary mathematics teachers
1-4 who are the first men and women to complete a unique course offered
1-5 by the Aerospace Academy for Engineering and Teacher Education; and
1-6 WHEREAS, These teachers are from nine different independent
1-7 school districts and community colleges from across Texas; they
1-8 have participated in a course spanning two semesters that focused
1-9 on making real-world connections between the mathematics concepts
1-10 they teach and space programs; and
1-11 WHEREAS, The teachers spent part of their course time in
1-12 the aerospace work environment interacting with aerospace
1-13 professionals to investigate the use of transcendental functions
1-14 to model phenomena occurring in the aerospace industry; they then
1-15 study how technology can be used to enhance mathematics teaching; and
1-16 WHEREAS, By offering this course, the Aerospace Academy is
1-17 demonstrating what can be accomplished when education, industry,
1-18 and government work together to address a problem; the course is
1-19 designed to help eradicate the shortages of engineering and
1-20 computer science practitioners and mathematics and science teachers;
1-21 and
1-22 WHEREAS, The academy is a partnership of two independent
1-23 school districts, two community colleges, three universities,
1-24 NASA-JSC, and the Clear Lake area business community; teachers
2-1 will carry the knowledge they gain from the academy's course into
2-2 their classrooms to inspire their students to take an interest in
2-3 mathematics-intensive careers, such as engineering; now, therefore,
2-4 be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-6 77th Legislature, hereby commend these 22 teachers, the
2-7 superintendents, principals, and presidents who support their
2-8 efforts, and their three San Jacinto College district professors,
2-9 Sharon Sledge, Dr. Sarah Janes, and Dr. Terry Wilson, and extend
2-10 to them best wishes on the occasion of Space Day 2001; and, be it
2-11 further
2-12 RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be prepared for them
2-13 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-14 Jackson
2-15 Brown
2-16 Armbrister Gallegos Shapleigh
2-17 Barrientos Harris Sibley
2-18 Bernsen Haywood Staples
2-19 Bivins Lindsay Truan
2-20 Cain Lucio Van de Putte
2-21 Carona Madla Wentworth
2-22 Duncan Moncrief West
2-23 Ellis Nelson Whitmire
2-24 Fraser Ogden Zaffirini
2-25 Shapiro
2-26 Ratliff, President of the Senate
2-27 ______________________________________
2-28 President of the Senate
2-29 I hereby certify that the above
2-30 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-31 on April 24, 2001.
2-32 ______________________________________
2-33 Secretary of the Senate
2-34 ______________________________________
2-35 Member, Texas Senate
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3-1 ______________________________________
3-2 Member, Texas Senate
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