Group Photo Exploratorium April 12, 2014
You want tech in your classroom? We have both flavors…
Today’s workshop on technology and equipment combined the best educational tech/software/equipment companies, PASCO and Vernier. About twenty educators gathered at St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco to see the best of the new as well as some classic demonstrations.
In memoriam: Bill Papke
One of our longtime members passed away recently, Bill Papke. Continue reading “In memoriam: Bill Papke”
Lick Observatory on budget chopping block
Last month something near and dear to many of us — Lick Observatory perched atop Mt. Hamilton in hills of east San Jose — was placed on the UC’s chopping block. From the KQED article (linked below):
On top of Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose, the Lick Observatory is home to the oldest professional telescope in California. Continue reading “Lick Observatory on budget chopping block”