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My dad was a map-reader. We could spend hours browsing through an atlas or USGS topographic maps. Whenever a conversation centered on a particular location, his response was “Let’s get out the map!” One of the chief roles in family ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Does everyone need to be code literate?
A recent tweet alerted me to the fact that “we have a choice between two futures, everyone with code literacy or only an elite few.” Coding has been on my radar for a while, but lately I can’t get online without being bombarded with why...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Resources about technology use in early childhood education
The NAEYC Technology and Young Children Interest Forum has put together many resources for early childhood educators looking for guidance on what, when and how to use the broad range of digital and analog devices we have or are considering using in o...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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My school provides some professional development money every two years for summer travel. This summer I would like to take an educational trip to Italy to visit Pompeii, Herculaneum, Vesuvius, some Galileo astronomy sights, or others that would fit i...
By Mary Bigelow
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Introducing guest blogger, Patty Born Selly
Who better to meet, in this winter season, than someone from Minnesota who shares her ideas on how to enjoy the outdoors with children in her blog, Small Wonders? (I especially enjoyed the post about wrestling with discussing possible truths about a ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Interested in what using the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) could look like in a classroom?...
By Mary Bigelow
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Next Generation Science Standards–understanding based on "prior experiences"
A preK student acquires prior experience with sunlight needed to demonstrate understanding of NGSS Performance Expectations....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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As the editor notes, “You can’t just wing it” with middle-level science (or any level for that matter)....
By Mary Bigelow
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Project based learning and the Next Generation Science Standards
Guest blog by Andrew Miller...
By Mary Bigelow
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Scientific and engineering practices
If you’re concerned or apprehensive about the NGSS, this month’s Commentary Preparing for the New Standards should be on your to-read list....
By Mary Bigelow
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During the past few years, this blog has addressed several questions about formative assessments. These just-in-time assessments embedded in instruction help a teacher understand what students are learning, identify misconceptions, and adjust instruc...
By Mary Bigelow
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In the late fall as the weather alternated between 40°F and 70°F overnight, bumblebees sometimes got caught by cold temperatures and spent the night on the zinnia flowers in my garden....
By Peggy Ashbrook