2012 California Science Education Conference

California’s beaches are constantly changing. Examine a wonderful diversity of sand, learn about the “sand highway,” and discover why beaches may be “here today, gone tomorrow.” Free curriculum.

Learn the impacts of marine debris. Integrate a shoreline or neighborhood cleanup into your program. Analyze real Coastal Cleanup Day data. Empower your students to make a difference! Free curricula.

Learn how to integrate climate topics and activities into your science curriculum. We will include opportunities for educators to engage in activities and interact with the presenters through table activities. Grades 4-5.

Family STEM events are a great way to encourage families to do hands-on STEM together. Benefit from the experience of a team that has worked on dozens of these events.

Organisms have adaptations that allow them to survive within their habitat. What happens when their habitat changes? Explore California species and habitats, with an emphasis on the coast. Free curriculum.

This meeting is for leaders of small science organizations to meet and discuss their issues. Representatives of organizations, CSTA Chapters, or anyone interested in starting an organization is welcomed.

Come join us for an overview presentation regarding the Next Generation Science Standards and its connection to Common Core. Develop a deeper understanding of the key elements of these standards, the connection to 21st Century Skills, and the strong emphasis on engineering and technology integration. Time will be devoted to answering your questions and presenting the draft timeline for final development and implementation.

Handouts:

• PDF of Session Power Point (.pdf, 13MB)

This workshop intends to build awareness of the NGSS and effectively prepare educators to evaluate and provide critical feedback on the final version of the NGSS to appear late 2012.

Handouts (Links to Handouts Posted on Goolge Docs):

• Science Practices Indentificaiton
• Practicies One Pager
• Practices Prompts Exhibits 
• Science Practices Video Questions
• Scientific and Engineering Practices in K-12 Classrooms
• Standards Integration Graphic

Global warming is a hot topic both politically and scientifically speaking. We will share our cumulative research project that we do in our general physics classes at La Salle HS.

Come join us for an overview presentation regarding the Next Generation Science Standards and its connection to Common Core. Develop a deeper understanding of the key elements of these standards, the connection to 21st Century Skills, and the strong emphasis on engineering and technology integration. Time will be devoted to answering your questions and presenting the draft timeline for final development and implementation. (This session is a repeat session.)

Handouts:

• PDF of Session Power Point (.pdf, 13MB)

Change “I don’t have time for science” to “I have time for science!” FOSS CA Leadership Academy participants share practices that make time for science including notebooking, integration, and assessment.

Come join us for an overview presentation regarding the Next Generation Science Standards and its connection to Common Core. Develop a deeper understanding of the key elements of these standards, the connection to 21st Century Skills, and the strong emphasis on engineering and technology integration. Time will be devoted to answering your questions and presenting the draft timeline for final development and implementation. (This session is a repeat session.)

Handouts:

• PDF of Session Power Point (.pdf, 13MB)