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Science Teachers Gather in Philly for Professional Development and More

Philadelphia conference scene

The NSTA National Conference on Science Education is under full sail in Philadelphia. Thousands of attendees are taking advantage of sessions, workshops, exhibits, face-to-face networking, and everything else the conference has to offer. If you're in the region, do stop by—on-site registration is available. Follow the action in the NSTA Conference Blog and on Twitter (#nstaphi) and Facebook (don't overlook the Philly event page).

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In the News

  • Movie Review :: Successful Science Fiction in Moon

    Jacob Clark Blickenstaff—NSTA Reports
    Now that the 2009 Academy Awards have been presented, NSTA's movie reviewer calls your attention to "the best science fiction film of 2009 you probably never heard of."

  • Teaching in the Outdoor Classroom

    NSTA Reports—Debra Shapiro
    NSTA member Kim Hooks takes her Swainsboro Primary School students to one of the school's five outdoor classrooms; she says “it opens up a whole different learning experience for them.”
    NSTA member Kim Hooks takes her Swainsboro Primary School students to one of the school's five outdoor classrooms; she says “it opens up a whole different learning experience for them.”
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  • A Bridge to Biology, and Beyond

    NSTA Reports—Lynn Petrinjak
    The idea is simple enough: Get kids interested in biotechnology by letting them experience it. The problem is how to do that. In high schools around San Diego, one answer started as BioBridge, now called ScienceBridge.
    The idea is simple enough: Get kids interested in biotechnology by letting them experience it. The problem is how to do that. In high schools around San Diego, one answer started as BioBridge, now called ScienceBridge.
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  • Learning Science in Community Gardens

    NSTA Reports—Debra Shapiro
    Looking for a way to make your science lessons more meaningful by connecting them to your community? The Garden Mosaics program can help.
    Looking for a way to make your science lessons more meaningful by connecting them to your community? The Garden Mosaics program can help.
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  • Making Life Better in the Trenches

    NSTA Reports—Judy McKee
    Recently the NSTA Retired e-mail list members shared stories from their years as science teachers; several people mentioned how important relationships with colleagues had been in their daily life at school.
    Recently the NSTA Retired e-mail list members shared stories from their years as science teachers; several people mentioned how important relationships with colleagues had been in their daily life at school.
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Today in Science History

On March 20 in 1800, Alessandro Volta reports his invention of the electric battery to Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society.

—from The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention

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