Post-PAEMST Saturday AM: Brunch with Jason Kamras
I was delighted to be able to get together with my former student (an AP PhyzMaster, no less), Jason Kamras, while I was in Washington, DC.Jason grew up in Sacramento, where he attended Rio Americano...
View ArticlePost-PAEMST Saturday PM: Moving, Pictures
Jean and I Metroed back to The Willard, collected our luggage, and took a taxi up to the Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters near Dupont Circle, in the District's northwest quadrant. We were near...
View ArticlePost-PAEMST Sunday: Constitution to Capitol
After a unexpectedly challenging brunch at the Beacon, Jean and I Metroed to the National Archives to see The Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and The Bill of Rights. Upon approaching...
View ArticleOutstanding Science and Mathematics Teachers Receive Presidential Awards
Awardees meet the Bidens during White House visitJuly 2, 2012Recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) came to Washington, D.C., on June 25 for a...
View ArticlePost-PAEMST Monday: A Day at the Zoo
I had the chance to meet up with an actual student from my PAEMST video while in DC. Her family moved from Sacramento to Pennsylvania during the interval between PAEMST 2011 application submission and...
View ArticlePost-PAEMST Tuesday: NPR to Trolley Touring
After a nice breakfast at a Golden Triangle sidewalk café, we traveled to National Public Radio's DC headquarters at 635 Massachusetts Avenue. We were a bit early for the Tuesday public tour. But that...
View ArticleDeveloping(!): My DC Photo Albums
These are very much in the preview stage, and will eventually be better organized. But for now:PAEMST-relatedNon-PAEMST-relatedDC Fireworks!
View ArticlePost-PAEMST Wednesday: Air & Space and Fireworks
Jean was stay close to the Beacon and visit the National Geographic Museum and give her legs a rest this day. So I headed out alone. The streets up at Dupont Circle were dead on this holiday...
View ArticleThe PAEMST Eagle Flew Today
In addition to last week's recognition events in Washington, DC, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching includes a $10,000 deposit into each awardee's personal bank...
View ArticleNSF PAEMST Press Release Upgraded
The National Science Foundation's press release concerning the Presidential Awards for Mathematics and Science Teaching has been newly fortified with interviews with some of the awardees.Check the...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces Plans for a New, National Corps to Recognize and...
Administration will also immediately dedicate $100 million to supporting STEM teachersWASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Obama Administration will announce the President’s plan for the creation of a new,...
View ArticleThe Evaluation of My PAEMST Application: My Grades
I received an email note from the good people at the PAEMST program alerting me to the availability of the "grades" earned by my 2011 PAEMST application.At this point, the pressure is off: I already...
View ArticlePssst... The Best Kept Secret in the Neighborhood
There's really no way to post this note without coming across as a self-absorbed narcissist. Then again, I'm blogging the details of my whole PAEMST experience here, so it looks like that ship already...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan Physics
I shared my PAEMST news with a pair of Michigan physics professors who were favorites of mine during my years at Michigan. Both Jean Krisch and David Gidley offered kind congratulations. Dr. Krisch...
View ArticleSan Juan Unified School District News
When I learned of my selection as a PAEMST national finalist on June 11, I notified my principal with all the details and recommended that he alert the school district's public relations office. He...
View ArticleValley Community Newspapers
Valcomnews appears to be a local news aggregator. They picked up Rebecca Leroux's SJUSD article on my selection as a PAEMST finalist.Rio Americano Teacher Dean Baird awarded Presidential Awards for...
View ArticleAPPLAUSE from The Sacramento Bee
My phone blinker was blinking today. Our classroom phones are corded throwbacks to the 1970s, but we do have phones in our classrooms. Each is equipped with a single blinker that indicates when we have...
View ArticleThe Rio Mirada
PHOTO BY DEREK POPPLEI suppose I'm showing my age and campus longevity when I refer to our school's newspaper as The Rio Mirada. It seems the name changed to The Mirada somewhere in the years between...
View ArticleSacBee education blog: Report Card
The Sacramento Bee's Melody Gutierrez and Diana Lambert have a blog devoted to local schools. It's called Report Card. Ms. Gutierrez posted a note about my selection as a PAEMST national finalist.Rio...
View ArticleCSTA 2012 Awards Breakfast
The California Department of Education has covered my California Science Teachers Association conference registration and the CSTA is (again) treating me to breakfast.CSTA2012/San Jose - Awards...
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