Vacaville Unified had 40 emergency permits, with 12 in multiple subject. Solano County's total was 231, with 84 in multiple subject. Figures for this year won't be available until next August. Partnership participant Kari King teaches students to explore as they inspect salt crystals under magnifying glasses. Examining the sponge, students write that it feels wet, has tiny holes in it and feels squishy.
Salt crystals are unexpectedly square.
This way knowledge sticks with them more. The lesson about exploration is something King learned last summer in the coursework of the UC Davis-CSU Sacramento Elementary Credential Partnership Program. CSUS Professor Lorie Hammond, who recently earned her Ph.D. at UC Davis, taught the strategy in a science methods class. King says she learned a great deal about classroom management from the teaching methods class. It was interesting to see and read about different styles of teaching.