Learning chemistry should include hands-on experimentation, but can this be done safely while under stay-at-home orders?

These star maps, Sky Calendar, and detailed monthly summaries of sky events for August through October are intended to help teachers guide their students to a memorable start in naked-eye astronomy. Jupiter and Saturn appear near each other in the…

A few weeks ago I got an email from my very favorite professional organization saying there was “Big News!” The announcement was that CSTA, the California Science Teachers Association, was changing its name to CASE, the California Association of…

How is it possible that the new school year is already upon us? Did summer actually happen this year? How can it possibly be over already? July is probably the one month as an educator that, unless you teach over the summer, can actually be filled…

Congratulations!! You made it to summer vacation…one more deserved and needed than any other. The last few months have been challenging to say the least. When I was first given the go ahead to work from home, I was ecstatic. I won’t lie and say there…

Upcoming events for June and July

By the time this issue comes out, most of us will be finishing up school and summer will be upon us. I hope you can take a breath and pat yourself on the back for the tremendous load you carried the last couple of months.

With schools ending their year with distance learning, life is not the same as what we might be used to. If you are like me, I am usually so excited for the last day of school and even the days leading up to it. I relished in celebrating the…

The K-12 Alliance is well known for a lot of crazy things. We are a group made up of believers, dreamers, and doers. When we gather together enmasse, our openers send the faint of heart into the hallways and our skit nights are so legendary, we…