Registration Now Open for NGSS Rollout #3 Fall Series
Registration for the NGSS Rollout #3 events scheduled for this fall is now available online! Register early for what is sure to be sell-out events this fall. Alameda County Symposium: September 7-8,...
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Subscription Series Now Available! Four Stars from the “Ultimate Explorer”...
Travel the world at the Golden State Theatre in the fascinating four-part “National Geographic Live Series” coming this spring and summer! On one day per month from May through August, bring the whole...
View ArticleStanford University – MOOCs Supporting Innovative Assessment Practices
Starting this fall, 2016, Stanford University is pleased to offer a set of free online courses (MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses) to help your state and local educators use innovative assessment...
View ArticleWelcome New and Renewing Members!
Thank you and welcome to the following new and renewing CSTA members who joined or renewed in May or June 2016: Rachel Abercrombie Jason Anderson Ken Arnold Mary Jane Ashley Clarence Atwater Kathryn...
View ArticleState Schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson Announces Launch of #GoOpen...
SACRAMENTO—California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced the launch of both a new statewide #GoOpen initiative and Collaboration in Common, an online professional learning...
View ArticleCelebrating CSTA Members in the New School Year
By Lisa Hegdahl April through July, 2016, the California Science Teachers Association welcomed the following New and Renewing Members (CSTA/NSTA Joint Memberships may not be reflected in this list):
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Celebrating CSTA Members in the New School Year
By Lisa Hegdahl April through July, 2016, the California Science Teachers Association welcomed the following New and Renewing Members (CSTA/NSTA Joint Memberships may not be reflected in this list):...
View ArticleSome ways to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in...
by Carol Peterson 1) To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, Google has put together a collection of virtual tours combining 360-degree video, panoramic photos and expert...
View ArticleDarwin Day Road Show
The BEACON Center and the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) want to bring evolution to YOUR school or community! Applications from host teachers for the 2017 Roadshow are now being accepted and...
View ArticleCDE Now Recruiting for Health Science Framework
Do you want to have a voice in health education in California public schools? Consider applying to serve on the Health Education Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee (CFCC), which...
View ArticleCDE Now Hiring for Science Assessment Education Programs Consultant
Interested in working at the California Department of Education? Would you like to be a part of developing the new statewide science assessment? Consider one of these two opportunities currently...
View ArticleWin a Trip to NSTA’s National Conference in LA this Spring
NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education takes place March 30–April 2, 2017, in Los Angeles, California and you can win a free ride from NSTA and Southwest Airlines. Enter today to win one of...
View ArticleOpportunities to Support NGSS Implementation with CTC
What follows are several opportunities for science teachers to work with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) on various projects that have direct or indirect implications for the...
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NSTA Los Angeles Conference Features Many CA Science Leaders
by Jessica Sawko The early-bird registration rates for the 65th NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Los Angeles is just days away (ends Feb. 3). And as the early-registration deadline...
View ArticleScience Assessments: Are You Ready?
From the CAASPP Update from the California Department of Education: March 20—the opening of the CAASPP science administration—is just around the corner! Are you ready? Here are a few resources and...
View ArticleCSTA Endorses March for Science
The California Science Teachers Association (CSTA) stands with our science and science education colleagues in endorsing the March For Science and its associated activities. The decision by the CSTA...
View ArticleParticipate in Chemistry Education Research Study, Earn $500-800 Dollars!
WestEd, a non-profit educational research agency, has been funded by the US Department of Education to test a new molecular modeling kit, Happy Atoms. Happy Atoms is an interactive chemistry learning...
View ArticleCTC Seeking Educators for Science Standard Setting Conference
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and Evaluation Systems group of Pearson are currently seeking California science educators to participate in a Science Standard Setting Conference for the...
View ArticleSummer Learning for Students and Teacher
by Dr. Joseph Calmer Summer time is a unique time for us; we don’t have work, but we work. This year, I found myself working with UCLA’s Science Project at a three-week science summer camp for K-8...
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