Feb 04 2010
This website offering free science resources was developed by learningscience.org, an organization dedicated to sharing the emerging tools of science education: real-time data collection, simulations, inquiry based lessons, interactive web lessons, micro-worlds, and imaging. Click on categories including Science Inquiry, Life Science, Earth and Space, The History and Nature of Science, Tools to do Science and more.
Jan 22 2010
Universal Studios Hollywood is offering FREE admission to their park for California teachers. The offer is good from January 22nd through March 31st 2010. See flier for full details.
Jan 19 2010
The Literacy Empowerment Foundation invites your school or other literacy project to apply for FREE books for Read Across America Day. During the past 
year, LEF has distributed over 3,000,000 books to schools all across the country for Read Across America Day and other literacy projects.
Recipients merely pay shipping, handling, and administrative costs, which is only $0.68 per softcover book ($68 per set of 100 books). Reading Resource Project books come in sets of 100 books per set. There will not be more than five copies of the same book in any set. Reading levels are available for Pre-K through Second Grade. Resources are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Orders must be received by February 12th, 2010.
Please share this information with your fellow educators!
Free Books for Read Across America Day: Order Form at http://www.lefbooks.org
Jan 15 2010
Good News!!!
LAUSD will once again be hosting the annual InfoTech Conference to showcase student projects. We will once again partner up with the Parent Summit on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Please save the date and help spread the word with fellow educators.
We will be looking for participants to showcase the great things that are happening with instructional technology in their classrooms. In the past, we have had students showcasing SmartBoard lessons, videos, podcasts, robotics, power point projects and so much more. So whether this is your first time or your tenth time showcasing at InfoTech, we would like to see you on Saturday, April 24, 2010. It is a great opportunity for your students to get recognition for their projects and a great opportunity for teachers to network with other educators to share ideas and maybe even collaborate on future projects.
I will share any new information as it becomes available. If you are interested in participating and would like to get a head start, send me an email at antonio.hernandez@lausd.net.
Jan 13 2010
The LAUSD Science Branch would like to share what’s happening with PD in science this month. They have several courses available. Sign up as soon as possible before the class fills up. These flyers are being E-mailed to the roster of SLTs in addition to posting them on the science portal page and blog. Share this information with other teachers and help us get the info out to everyone.
These are the available classes.
1.) Active Physics: face-to-face PD at Roybal SH, stipend paid to participants by publisher, for Physics and ICS I teachers
2.) FOSS K-5 Salary Point Classes: face-to-face PD at Frank del Olmo ES, one salary point offered, for elementary teachers
3.) Differentiation in the PreK-12 Science Classroom: online using Moodle shell/Elluminate debriefings, up to two salary points available, any PreK-12 science teacher
The Science Branch is also offering JASON Project sessions on 02/20 and 03/20 (flyers will be out by mid-week—waiting for the updated versions) at Frank del Olmo ES. The sessions are posted on the Learning Zone so folks can sign up now if they don’t want to wait for the flyers.
We are optimistic that 2010 is going to be a great year for science in LAUSD!
