SFA PACE

Registration has been extended through June 4 for SFA PACE’s Biology Summer Professional Development Workshops, offered in partnership with JacksTeach.

A few spots remain for educators looking to build classroom-ready skills through hands-on summer professional development.

Available workshops include:

- Catalase Enzyme Activity
- Fetal Pig Dissection
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Investigating Photosynthesis with Spinach Leaf Discs

Register by June 4: https://pace.sfasu.edu/sfapace/course/course.aspx?catId=23

PACE is excited to be apart of the continued growth of Deep East Texas!

SFA’s billion-dollar transformation to fuel East Texas economy for generations NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK)– For more than a century, Stephen F. Austin State University has served as a cornerstone of higher education in East Texas. Now, the university is undergoing what le…

Looking to strengthen lab safety and confidence in your classroom?

Join us at SFASU for our Safe, Ethical & Effective Science Practices Workshop, designed specifically for middle and high school science teachers.

This session focuses on practical, classroom-ready strategies you can implement immediately.

📅 June 25 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Cole STEM Building, SFASU

✔️ Design and manage safe, inquiry-based labs
✔️ Implement chemical safety, storage, and disposal protocols
✔️ Apply risk assessment and emergency preparedness strategies
✔️ Navigate legal and ethical responsibilities in the lab

When registering for 2 or more, BOGO

📅 Registration Deadline: June 15

Spots are limited — secure yours here:
https://pace.sfasu.edu/sfapace/course/course.aspx?catId=23

Looking to bring more visual, real-world chemistry into your classroom?

Join us at SFASU for our Redox Chemistry & Metal Patinas Workshop, designed specifically for middle and high school science teachers.

This session focuses on practical, classroom-ready lab work you can implement immediately.

📅 June 24 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Cole STEM Building, SFASU

✔️ Explore oxidation-reduction and electrochemical reactions
✔️ Investigate how metals form colored surface compounds
✔️ Analyze environmental factors affecting corrosion and patina formation
✔️ Apply chemical treatments to create metal patinas

When registering for 2 or more, BOGO

📅 Registration Deadline: June 15

Spots are limited — secure yours here:
https://pace.sfasu.edu/sfapace/course/course.aspx?catId=23

Looking to bring more engaging, visual chemistry into your classroom?

Join us at SFASU for our Photochemistry & Cyanotypes Workshop, designed specifically for middle and high school science teachers.

This session focuses on practical, classroom-ready lab work you can implement immediately.

📅 June 23 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Cole STEM Building, SFASU

✔️ Explore photochemistry and redox reactions through cyanotype printing
✔️ Analyze light-driven chemical processes and reaction outcomes
✔️ Investigate factors affecting image intensity, contrast, and stability
✔️ Create cyanotype prints on paper and fabric

When registering for 2 or more, BOGO

📅 Registration Deadline: June 15

Spots are limited — secure yours here:
https://pace.sfasu.edu/sfapace/course/course.aspx?catId=23

🧱 Chemistry of Fresco Painting

Where chemistry meets art — and turns into something your students will actually remember.

📅 June 22 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 SFASU – Cole STEM Building

✔️ Explore the chemistry of the lime cycle
✔️ Investigate acid-base reactions and crystallization
✔️ See how chemical processes impact texture, color, and durability
✔️ Create your own fresco
✔️ Classroom-ready and easy to implement

💰 $25 per workshop
🎟 BOGO when you register for 2+

📅 Registration Deadline: June 15
Spots are limited — Register now https://pace.sfasu.edu/sfapace/course/course.aspx?catId=23

Happy New Year from SFA PACE! 🎉

If one of your goals this year is to learn something new, grow professionally, or explore a new career path—our continuing education programs are designed to help you build real, in-demand skills.

From IT and bookkeeping to healthcare, business, and more, we offer flexible learning options and funding opportunities for eligible participants.

Start 2026 with an investment in yourself.
Learn more at sfasu.edu/pace