Welcome to the MSTA Summer Read with Tess Gerritsen forum! Here you will find at least three (probably more depending on reader interest) discussion forum areas. These forum discussions are open to anyone reading the selected books. The three main areas will focus on the three books that we will be reading this summer for pure enjoyment and in preparation for Ms. Gerritsen's visit to the MSTA annual conference October 9th at Gardiner High School. So grab a book (Gravity for our July discussion, The Bone Garden for our August discussion, and The Surgeon for our September discussion) and enjoy a great science summer read!

How can we help students gain literacy skills through our science lessons? Share your good ideas here, and find out what is working for others.

Find the free stuff you need for your class. Find a loving home for that equipment in those back cupboards. Find a great deal on lab equipment. Best of all, know that you're giving and getting with other teachers in the great state of Maine.

Stuck for a good idea? Got a class issue you just can't solve? MSTA members are here to help: Post your question here, and find an answer from colleagues across the state.

Elementary teachers, we know you have the biggest job of all. So we've got a forum just for you. How do you make time for science? What works best for your students? Post and share here about all things elementary.

New to teaching? Student teaching? Just beginning a teacher preparation program? Meet here and share your thoughts, concerns or questions with others, and with veteran teachers too.

Using a great new Web site or taking data in the field with electronic probes? We want to hear about it. Stuck with a computer problem and can't get any IT-staff love? Post here for help and new ideas.

The place for everything else.