K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Another successful WildLink year in the books! 20 miles total 12 with backpacks. Couldn’t be more proud of my students. 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026It’s WildLink Week!!!! 6 days in Yosemite with my students is my favorite week of the school year. 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026NESTA at NSTA (I’m in Anaheim for 4 days on the DOs CC and get to hang out and present with some really fabulous and really smart science educators and I couldn’t be more excited about this opportunity 030
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Today I was asked to lead one of my schools biggest PDs next fall. I’m flattered and going to do it but I also know it will change the way coworkers think of me and there is no going back after I do it. 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026I’m hosting my first NESTA webinar tomorrow. Kinda excited. Kinda nervous. 020
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026kvpr.orgHow a Sierra Nevada landslide in 1867 left Visalia floodedIn December of 1867, a portion of Dennison Mountain slid into the Kaweah River, creating a 400-foot natural dam that eventually gave way, flooding Visalia. 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 15/01/2026What an exciting day!!! ATLAS- NGSS performance tasks- has been released!!! www.ngss-atlas.comngss-atlas.com 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 11/12/2025This year I flipped my Kepler unit and taught it Kepler law 321 instead of Kepler law 123. My average quiz grade went up a point and my habitable zone performance task was so much better this year (less students confused). Going into winter break with this huge win! 110
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Loving my Lego mineral collection I put together on Thanksgiving 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025The best part about writing a CV is that you only have to do it once 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 01/11/2025My man is elk hunting in Colorado and I just have to share his sunrise picture. 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I love my geology community. FOP- Friends of the Pleistocene- is easily my favorite weekend of the fall. 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025I’m going to Palm Springs this weekend with my best work friend to attend and present at the CA Science Teachers Conference….. and I cannot wait b/c it’s exactly what I need right now. 120
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Got my PSAAPG TOTY award in the mail today and I must say I love the creativity of it not being a plaque 120
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Pro teaching tip: schedule a planning day the week before finals with your work BFF. Like seriously cannot wait to build these ocean core replicas and map out our new oceans unit for next year. 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025ISO ocean circulation, ice cores, ice caps and sea level change curriculum. Please reach out if you are willing to share your resources. 💜🧡💚 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025The link to my Geology teacher guide of RMNP is no longer working and I’m so sad. 😭😭😭😭😭nps.gov 100
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025I just survived a week of taking 11 students backpacking in the Yosemite wilderness. They covered 18 miles total, 12 of them carrying 35ish lbs. I’m gonna go have a beer now. 250
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Pre show jitters are nothing compared to pre Yosemite jitters. 110
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Not me about spend a week (and my 40th bday) in the backcountry of Yosemite. 😂😂😂 I swear it’s for the kids. 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Started a group chat with the 11 students I’m taking to Yosemite. Thinking I might put it on mute and let them run with it 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Driving down the 101 this Easter morning from Santa Rosa to Belmont like it’s 1999 again. No ones on the road and Im loving it! 140
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Geology is cool www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...ctvnews.caScientists stumble across rare evidence that Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra NevadaSeismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records from the past four decades when she noticed something odd — a series of deep earthquakes that had occurred under the Sierra N... 051
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Todays field trip didn’t go as planned but that’s ok. We still spent the afternoon at the lake and it was amazing. 110
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025“Vibrations at the unique sound stimulate the otolithic organs in the inner ear, which detect linear acceleration and gravity,” Airplanes should have subwoofers that tune their rumble to 100hz scitechdaily.com/scientists-d...scitechdaily.comScientists Discover Unique 100 Hz Sound That Alleviates Motion SicknessA 100 Hz sound developed by Nagoya University researchers safely reduces motion sickness by stimulating the inner ear and improving balance. A research team led by Takumi Kagawa and Masashi Kato at Na... 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025So this happened tonight. San Joaquin Geological Society Teacher of the Year 2025 130
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I just called the 40mL beaker a shot glass when introducing todays lab procedures 😂😂😂 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Yesterday I saw my dream bird! A pair of mating quetzals just 50ish steps into our hike 💚🧡💜 120
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025He said the current dept head has been told to change and he must give the opportunity to show change before making a decision 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I’ve been killing it professionally. My dept VP thinks I should be dept lead. Principal says we’ll see. Current dept lead is telling people “I’m stealing her job” So my plan is have a meeting with the principal this week and see what’s holding him back. Wish me luck everyone! 030
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Yesterday I took students to Sequoia National Park to check out the California and Sierra newt, and also learn where the water comes from and how it gets to the farms and beyond. 030
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Just wrote my 6th grade science teacher and email thanking him for introducing me to Wallace and Gromit… cuz I’m randomly watching chicken run tonight 010
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 17/02/2025North Fork Cosumnes River. Bank to bank and flowing swiftly. 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 15/02/2025So close to the pot of gold. It was really fun to chase this rainbow on my drive today 120
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025ISO a simple tsunami model for students. I’ve looked online and have ideas but thought I’d ask here too. And tips and tricks are appreciated :) 000
K e l l y n @berylbyrd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I wish I could cash in all the time I’ve spent formatting documents and go on vacation. 000