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Item the First. Today was the California State Science Fair. I was the panel chair for Junior Math and Software, although I didn't judge project of the year. The winner in our panel was a 6th grader from Orange County, with a project that looked in to the best strategy for playing Blokus. Games seemed to be the theme this year, with projects ( Read more... )

Today was the 2010 California State Science Fair. As in past years, I was the panel chair for the Jr. Math and Software Panel, as well as being a Project of the Year judge.

Math and Software. This year, we ended up with 13 project in the panel. We ended up with six (6) judges, after some perturbations (we had six to start, lost two, gained one, ( Read more... )

Reflection the First. I’ve written in the past about the pending demolition of our former headquarters building, now that our new headquarters has completed construction. Well, starting January 1st, the active demolition started: the fences have gone up, and they are prepping the building to come down ( Read more... )

As you recall, back in May I wrote of my being panel chair for the Jr. Math and Software Panel at the California State Science Fair. I've just received mail that the pictures from the fair are now on the web if you want to see what the process looks like. If you want to look at our specific panel, scroll down to Jr. Mathematics and Software. I'm in ( Read more... )

Today was that day when, once a year, I again am blown away by the talent of this state’s youth. Yes, today I was a State Science Fair judge. You can be one too, if (a) you meet the qualifications, and (b) can be down in Los Angeles for one day in late May.

Anyway, today I was panel chair for the Junior Math and Software panel, and then later was ( Read more... )

Today I did the annual ritual of spending a vacation day to volunteer as a judge at the California State Science Fair. As I always say, this is a tiring but rewarding experience, exhilerating to see the quality and talent of our kids these days. If you are free to be in SoCal in late May, please volunteer. We need you ( Read more... )