Book Trailer Tuesday

by Rosie Slentz | Common Core, Content Area, Cross Curricular Tools, Ipad and Tablets, Technology 101

It takes time to select texts to use in class, and even longer to pre-read them, so I really value strategies that can lead me to those golden nuggets more quickly.  Recommendations from fellow educators and students have resulted in the most engaging class books...

Point Your Students to Where Reading Happens Year Round – Our Humboldt County Public Library!

by Sandra Gonnerman | E-Learning, English Language Learners, Games - Educational, Independent Learning, Library

As we know, EVERYONE READS!  And this summer our Humboldt County Library is sponsoring, READ FOR THE WIN! OUR public library has events and programs to promote literacy and fun THROUGH the summer.  The Humboldt County Library has activities and programs that will...

Science and Art: Examining the STEAM Movement

by August Deshais | Arts, Common Core, Content Area, Science

Merging science and art may not be as zany as you think. Both subjects require attention to detail, involve an iterative process to reach completion, and (generally speaking) are intended to be shared with a broad audience. Some of history’s greatest scientists...

Building Science with Writing (and Writing with Science)

by August Deshais | Common Core, English Language Learners, Science

Throughout history science and writing have been intertwined. Scientific discovery servers no purpose if it is not adequately communicated to those who can benefit from that knowledge. Much like the world at large, writing and science must also be paired in the...

CA: State of Creativity Summit

by Stacy Young | Arts, Assessment, Curriculum Development, STEAM

Three hundred Educators, Legislators and Community Members descended upon Fresno the beginning of March to participate in the California State of Creativity Summit. It was an exciting 2 days filled with inspiring keynotes and breakout sessions in all Visual and...

SBAC (or CAASPP, if you prefer): Keeping the Focus on Learning and the Stress Low

by Beth Baker | Assessment, Common Core, Content Area, Math

“Correct answers are essential… but they’re part of the process, they’re not the product. The product is the math the kids walk away with in their heads…” – Phil Daro, co-author of CCSM SBAC (or CAASPP, if you prefer) and how to prep for...