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California Classroom Science » Explore the Next Generation Science Standards This Summer
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. Explore the Next Generation Science Standards This Summer. Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. CSTA and NSTA invite California science educators–including elementary teachers–to the NSTA Summer Institute. In Anaheim, CA, on July 9. The first ever NSTA Summer Institute, being held in collaboration with CSTA, focuses on implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. And will provide participants the opportunity to study the shifts of NGSS. CSTA represents science edu...
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California Classroom Science » The California K-8 NGSS Early Implementation Initiative Launches!
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. The California K-8 NGSS Early Implementation Initiative Launches! Posted: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014. To get a jump-start on the implementation in California of the Next Generation Science Standards, eight school districts and two charter management organizations (CMOs) have been selected to participate in the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementation Initiative. Developed by the K-12 Alliance at WestEd. And Vista Unified School District. And High Tech High. Whose participat...
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California Classroom Science » NGSS – Next Generation Science Students
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. NGSS – Next Generation Science Students. Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. For the past 10 years, students have entered my 5th and 6th grade classrooms with little science experience. Because science has not been taught and takes the backseat to all other subject areas, students had no idea how fascinating science could really be for them. However, this past year, I had the pleasure to be a part of Galt Elementary School District’s NGSS Early Implementation. I normally lov...
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California Classroom Science » State Superintendent Torlakson Visits CSTA President Elect Lisa Hegdahl’s Classroom to Shine a Spotlight on NGSS
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. State Superintendent Torlakson Visits CSTA President Elect Lisa Hegdahl’s Classroom to Shine a Spotlight on NGSS. Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. On April 21, 2015 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson visited McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, CA. Galt is in Sacramento County about 30 minutes to the southeast of the city of Sacramento. Why the visit to McCaffrey? Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lun...
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California Classroom Science » Engaging Students by Monitoring Sand Crabs Through LiMPETS
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. Engaging Students by Monitoring Sand Crabs Through LiMPETS. Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. Engaging Students by Monitoring Sand Crabs through LiMPETS. Many visitors to California’s beaches have witnessed young children digging in the sand for an elusive creature, the sand crab. Is the ideal species to engage students through scientific research because of its presence on most beaches. Long-Term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students (LiMPETS). We were...
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California Classroom Science » Kathy DiRanna Honored with Outstanding Leadership In Science Education Award
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. Kathy DiRanna Honored with Outstanding Leadership In Science Education Award. Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. The Outstanding Leadership in Science Education Award is a prestigious award that recognizes and honors a National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) member, who through their professional work, has demonstrated outstanding leadership in science education at the school, district, county, regional, and/or national level. A quote from Kathy’s nominato...
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California Classroom Science » A Teacher’s Journey: NGSS Is NOT an Add On
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June/July 2016 Vol. 28 No. 10/11. A Teacher’s Journey: NGSS Is NOT an Add On. Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. By Peter A’Hearn. Students looking at a beaker containing 55.85g of iron-. That is one atom of iron. Huh Umm…Sinking feeling I hope nobody who knows anything about science walks into my room right now. In the post-conference I asked about something that was starting to bother me about all of my teaching, Why won’t they remember any of it in a month? Why doesn’t it stick? I often hear responses to...
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California Science Teachers Association Conferences
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2016 california science education conference. 2015 california science education conference. 2013 california science education conference. 2012 california science education conference. 2011 california science education conference. Last updated: June 15, 2016. Below is a listing of upcoming CSTA events and deadlines. Click here. To view science education events provided by other organizations. September 7-8, 2016. NGSS Rollout #3 - Alameda County Symposium. 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, CA 94542. ONWARD:...
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