ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Carol Liu Named Chair of the California State Senate Education Committee Source: The Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert – 21 December 2012 URL: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/12/darrell-steinberg-names-new-california-senate-committee-chairs.html Today (12.21.2012) California State […]
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COMET • Vol. 13, No. 15 – 4 December 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) No Clear Path to Mathematics Learning in California Source: Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning URL: http://www.cftl.org/Press_Releases.htm?getRel=18 URL: http://www.cftl.org/documents/2012/CFTL_MathPatterns_Main_Report.pdf Research funded by the S.D. Bechtel, […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 14 – 19 November 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) “iON Future” Seeks to Spark Interest in STEM–Web Launch is Tomorrow (November 20) Source: Change the Equation (CTEq) URL (Webcast): http://changetheequation.org/join-our-webcast Launched in September 2010, Change […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 13 – 2 November 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Your Opinion about Educational Technology in California Schools is Requested Source: Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson URL: http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2012/ On October 30, State Superintendent of Public […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 12 – 21 October 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) California STEM Summit 2012: Transforming Ideas Into Action Contact (CSLNet): Chris Roe – administrator@cslnet.org Contact (FORA.tv): Lauren Toler – lauren@fora.tv URL (CSLNet): http://cslnet.org/ URL (Summit): www.castemsummit.com/ URL (PR): www.prweb.com/printer/10002556.htm URL […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 11 – 8 October 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) The California STEM Learning Network (CSLNet) and Upcoming California STEM Summit Source: Amanda L. Boudria, California STEM Learning Network URL: www.cslnet.org URL (Summit): www.castemsummit.com/ The California STEM […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 10 – 19 September 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) STEM and Common Core Resources from the California Department of Education URL (STEM): http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/stemintrod.asp URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ The California Department of Education’s STEM Resources Web site (http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/stemintrod.asp ) continues […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 09 – 19 June 2012
Dear COMET Readers — This is the final issue of COMET until school resumes in August. May you have a professionally and personally fulfilling and refreshing summer! ~ CFB ARTICLES […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 08 – 5 June 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson Creates STEM Task Force Source: California Department of Education URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr12/yr12rel52.asp On May 24, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom […]
COMET • Vol. 13, No. 07 – 18 May 2012
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Applicants Recommended for Appointment to Mathematics Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee Source: California Department of Education STEM Office URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/cc/cd/mathcfccapplicants.asp The following applicants were selected […]
