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Busy days, all day

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Busy days, all day

With so much to see and do at the conference, I shouldn’t be surprised by the number of people I see no matter how early I arrive. If there&#821...

By Lynn Petrinjak

Dynamic Duo

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Dynamic Duo

ISTE (the International Society for Technology in Education) sponsored a series of seven sessions presented by two of the most dynamic educators I&#82...

By Mary Bigelow

Bring a shopping bag!

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Bring a shopping bag!

The exhibit hall is like a science teacher’s paradise! There are so many new things, as well as some tried and true ones. All of the major textb...

By Mary Bigelow

SciLinks at the conference

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SciLinks at the conference

Virginie Chokouanga, the SciLinks database administrator, did a session on using SciLink’s online assignment tool. This tool allows the teacher ...

By Mary Bigelow

March Madness

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March Madness

Is it madness to give away $150,000 worth of science equipment and supplies? No way! Cheryl A....

By Debra Shapiro

Formative assessment probes

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Formative assessment probes

Page Keeley, NSTA’s President-Elect, guided us through the use of probes (the written kind, not the electronic ones!) to uncover student’s...

By Mary Bigelow

Shell science seminar

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Shell science seminar

OK, I’ve been to a number of sessions on topics that I’m familiar with. It’s time to stretch my mind and venture into unfamiliar ter...

By Mary Bigelow

Bookstore

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Bookstore

At the NSTA conference bookstore, the current books are on display and available for purchase (but you can get a gre...

By Mary Bigelow

Wheel of Fortune

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Wheel of Fortune

I saw teachers lining up to spin the Fisher Science Education wheel to try for a “grand slam” of prizes, including balances, a forensic en...

By Debra Shapiro

Look Out for the New Creationism

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Look Out for the New Creationism

Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, told a packed room of educators that “it is their duty” to step in...

By Debra Shapiro

Always a learning experience

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Always a learning experience

Unfortunately, with hundreds of sessions at a conference this size, not all are going to be terrific. I was at a clunker this morning. The presenter (...

By Mary Bigelow

Watch presentations on Ustream

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Watch presentations on Ustream

You can watch a few Presentations on Ustream.tv.  Watch and chat with us! Current Presentation Schedule: Eugenie Scott: After Dover: The New Creatio...

By NSTA Web Director

Better than a field trip

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Better than a field trip

Today is Informal Science Day and everywhere I look there’s some kind of hands-on activity going on—in workshops and the exhibit hall. Fro...

By Lynn Petrinjak

Science notebooks in real classrooms

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Science notebooks in real classrooms

It’s always fun to hear from teachers and former teachers. When they describe the wonderful and effective projects they do with real students in...

By Mary Bigelow

New resources from NOAA

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New resources from NOAA

I attended a session presented by some folks from NOAA called Data in the Classroom. No, it’s not about student assessments and NCLB! It’...

By Mary Bigelow

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