The time for new school supplies and fresh starts is here! When I was in the classroom I always loved the beginning of the school year, even though it marked the end of summer. Now, I’m working with pre-service science teachers and inevitably I’ll…

How often have you heard (or said) “Why doesn’t the District just give us planning time!” In the quest to provide high-quality education, science teachers face the dual challenge of needing time to collaborate and plan with their peers while also…

As an educator, I am forever looking for the perfect attention-grabbing hook for my lesson. How do I enthrall my students, encourage them to ask questions, and evoke curiosity? The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the…

The report, Peaks and Valleys: A landscape study of environmental literacy implementation in and out of California’s TK-12 classrooms, provides a baseline for the state’s educators and policymakers, who have identified environmental literacy as a key…

Every student in California accessing engaging, inquiry-based, student-centered science instruction and learning - that is the northstar for the statewide Science Steering Team, a layer of leadership within the vast network of the California…

The 2024 California Science Education Conference in Sacramento is right around the corner, November 8-10. Of course, the meat and potatoes of the conference are the workshops and short courses and the exhibit hall, where we science educators share…

This article highlights the demands teachers face and emphasizes the California Science Education Conference, happening November 8-10, 2024, as a key opportunity for growth, networking, and inspiration. The conference offers valuable workshops,…

The end of the school year is always a bittersweet transition. We are simultaneously thinking of the next school year as the eternal New Year’s Day of the future while reminiscing about the children who are walking out our doors, potentially for the…

Phenomenon-based learning is a central component of the Next Generation Science Standards, and it’s a great practice: when we use real-world experiences and questions to introduce a science topic, students engage much more deeply.