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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
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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
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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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In her session on “Unleashing the Power of Data,” Nancy Love said cultural proficiency—knowing about and understanding different cu...
By Debra Shapiro
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Lynn here. I attended the general session this morning as well. I found Barbara’s speech particularly inspirational. As folks were leaving the b...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Susan Morgan gave us tips for starting and running a science fair gleaned from her 18 years of experience with fairs. I appreciated her suggestion to ...
By Debra Shapiro
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Barbara Morgan—exploring space through a teacher's eyes
Barbara Morgan was a featured speaker today, and it was a real thrill to see her in person. She described her Space Shuttle mission with slides and vi...
By Mary Bigelow
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It’s amazing how comfortable you can be at an NSTA conference, even in a city you’ve never visited before. Even the floors are just like h...
By Debra Shapiro
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Just taking a break after a full schedule of sessions and a reconnaissance of the exhibitor’s hall. The conference center is a very large venue,...
By Mary Bigelow
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Be sure to check out the conference blog this week. Use the tab at the top of the page for first-hand accounts of the sessions, exhibitors, speakers, ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Just how big is this conference?
According to the NSTA conference website, there are over 1400 presentations and workshops (not counting other special sessions and happenings)! I was ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Why are we studying this? What good will this do me? I know there are teachers who enjoy the challenge of students’ asking questions such as the...
By Mary Bigelow
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All of these articles this month reflect Isaac Newton’s work on forces and motion and the application of these principles to our daily lives –...
By Mary Bigelow
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Was there ever a time when a one-size-fits-all approach to science instruction was appropriate?...
By Mary Bigelow
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You’ve heard the old saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. In the case of the NSTA Boston National Conference, when the ci...
By Debra Shapiro