ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Astronaut Leland Melvin to Provide Keynote Address for California Teachers Summit URL: www.cateacherssummit.com Tickets are going quickly for the inaugural Better Together: California Teachers Summit, and […]
Author: California Mathematics Project
COMET • Vol. 16, No. 05 – 7 June 2015
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) California Teachers Summit–Free Statewide Event on July 31 Expected to Attract 20,000 PreK-12 Educators URL: http://blogs.calstate.edu/pa/news/?p=6950 On Friday, July 31, over 20,000 PreK-12 teachers, preservice teachers, […]
COMET • Vol. 16, No. 04 – 8 May 2015
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Call for Presenters: Third Annual California STEM Symposium URL: http://cdefoundation.org/stemsymposium/ The third annual California STEM Symposium will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center on October […]
COMET • Vol. 16, No. 03 – 14 March 2015
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) The Ultimate Pi Day (and Time)! Math aficionados are celebrating the “Pi Day of the Century” today! The website Time.is has a special tab for […]
COMET • Vol. 16, No. 02 – 11 February 2015
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Assembly Majority Leader Holden Introduces Bill To Update Algebra Graduation Requirement (AB 220) URL: http://tinyurl.com/Chris-Holden-AB220 Over one-third of 800 California school districts surveyed have decided to […]
COMET • Vol. 15, No. 08 – 5 December 2014
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Next Generation Science Standards Systems Implementation Plan Approved Source: California Department of Education URL: www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/documents/scienceimplementationplan102714.pdf At its November 13 meeting, the California State Board of Education […]
COMET • Vol. 15, No. 07 – 28 October 2014
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Science Teacher Honored as California’s Representative to the National Teacher of the Year Competition Source: California Department of Education URL: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr14/yr14rel106.asp Last Wednesday (10.22.2014), five exemplary […]
COMET • Vol. 15, No. 06 – 23 September 2014
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Preservice Teachers are Invited to Serve as Student Hosts at Upcoming California Mathematics Council Conferences Contacts: Ivan Cheng and Kyndall Brown, Co-Chairs, CMC-South Student Volunteers […]
COMET • Vol. 15, No. 05 – 4 August 2014
Keynote Speakers Announced for the California STEM Symposium URL: http://cdefoundation.org/stemsymposium/ “Bill Nye: The Science Guy” is one of the well-known speakers who will provide a keynote address at the 2014 […]
COMET • Vol. 15, No. 04 – 4 July 2014
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) State Task Force Produces Blueprint for STEM Education in California Sources: California Department of Education; California STEM Learning Network URL: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr14/yr14rel71.asp On Monday morning (June 30), […]