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California Classroom Science

In a bow to our fragile environment—and to member requests—California Classroom Science (CCS) will be published online in a new electronic format beginning with the September issue.

“We feel a responsibility to our planet and to our members to be as environmentally-friendly as possible,” explained CSTA president Tim Williamson. “We mail approximately 25,000 copies of CCS five times each year. That’s a lot of trees. The CSTA board, after long and hard deliberation, concluded that we could no longer justify such a infringement upon our environment.”

The CSTA board and staff are actively working on an electronic design that will continue to bring science educators the same high level of quality they’ve come to expect in California Classroom Science while making the publication more interactive and classroom-useful. CSTA members will be able to take advantage of special members-only features, and it is anticipated that the new publication will become a forum for teacher-led discussions and sharing.

One of the challenges CSTA will face in going green with CCS is that effective communication with the science teachers of California will largely depend on having valid, accessible email addresses for members and non-members alike.

“It’s going to be very important that we have up-to-date electronic addresses for our members and other teachers who would like to receive the new electronic version of California Classroom Science,” stated CSTA executive director Christine Bertrand. “And, in addition, we need to make sure that teachers who receive email through their schools aren’t hindered by any filters the school or district has enabled on their servers.”

CSTA encourages all science educators, informal science institutions, and science education-related companies who wish to continue to receive CCS to log into their member record on the CSTA website and make sure their current email address is on file.

For comments, questions, or help with logging onto the CSTA website, contact CSTA at csta@cascience.org or 916-979-7004.