I just spent 2 wonderful days at the CAST Convention in beautiful downtown Fort Worth (CAST = Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching). This is a convention sponsored by the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT). What a wonderful experience getting to spend time with other science educators! It was also an opportunity to meet a large number of vendors and see products/ideas that can be utilized in science education. I have so many new ideas to use in my classroom! I also spent a small fortune on science toys for Camden. My poor son – he doesn’t stand a chance with me! Everything I want to buy for him has some sort of scientific principle or concept behind it. Anyway, he and I just finished playing with the toys and he’s enjoying them.