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Using STEM Clubs as a Catalyst for Change in K-12 Education: A Statewide Model
The growing abundance of research supporting the importance of incorporating increased Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) into schools, combined with the recently vocalized excitement in regard to STEM by high profile individuals appea...
By Guest Blogger
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Kindergarten teachers–webinar for you on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Investigating motion....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Now that we are back in school somewhere between a week and a month depending on where you live and what schedule your district adheres to, I thought it might be a great opportunity for all of us to step back and consider how we set the stage for sci...
By Christine Royce
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I’ve heard that there will be a vacancy in the high school science department next year. The position is for three sections of general biology and two sections of environmental science (not AP). I currently teach middle school general science b...
By Mary Bigelow
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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Workshops at NSTA’s Area Conferences This Fall
“Uncovering Student Ideas is highly recommended for teachers at every level; it contains a set of essential tools that cross discipline, grade, and ability levels. There’s no better way to guide your planning and decision-making process.”...
By Wendy Rubin, Managing Editor, NSTA Press
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Picture-Perfect Science Workshops at NSTA’s Area Conferences This Fall
“Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry have done it again!...
By Wendy Rubin, Managing Editor, NSTA Press
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How Can Elementary Teachers Work Toward the Vision of the Next Generation Science Standards?
When I taught elementary school, science was the foundation around which I built my multi-age classroom, but I think this approach was rare....
By Guest Blogger
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When are children old enough to begin exploring the natural world? Can a three-year-old touch a crawling beetle? Can a two-year-old smell a flower; can a one-year-old? Can a 3-month-old feel a leaf?...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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The Next Generation Science Standards: Ready or Not, Here They Come!
This is a particularly exciting time for science educators across our nation, both for those in states that have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and those in areas that will never formally take that step, as they begin the proces...
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NSTA’s K-College Science Education Journals: September 2014 Issues Online
Just as teachers gear up for a new year, so too do NSTA journal editors! We just published our first issues of the school year, and there’s a lot of great science teaching ideas, lesson plans, STEM information, and of course materials to help y...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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I’ve Retired from Classroom Teaching. How Can My NSTA Membership Still Benefit Me?
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By Carole Hayward
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Do children in your program have direct access to nature?
Being outside under the sky is different from being inside under a roof. The experiences that can happen in either place are not necessarily better than the other place, but they are different....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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One of my goals this year is to focus more on science. I teach at the elementary level (third grade), and I’m thinking of setting up a science corner in the classroom with materials and activities for students. Rather than reinventing the wheel...
By Mary Bigelow