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Your favorite professional development opportunity
This month’s topic for Continuing the Conversation focuses on discussing your favorite professional development opportunity that you participated in during your career. These could be online for face to face courses, a seminar, institute, fello...
By Christine Royce
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Science-and-early childhood, at the NAEYC 2012 annual conference
Did I meet you at the NAEYC 2012 conference in Atlanta this month? I met many early childhood educators who are interested in some of the same questions I find most interesting, such as “What science topics are appropriate to teach about in ear...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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“Why do we have to learn this?” I’m sure we’ve all heard this in our classes, and most students aren’t satisfied by answers such as You might need this information later in life or It’s an important part of science...
By Mary Bigelow
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Promote and participate in early childhood science inquiry professional development
Share Your Expertise: Be Part of the National Conversation on STEM! Don’t miss a chance to participate in the NSTA 2013 STEM Forum & Expo, in St. Louis, MO, May 15-18. The deadline to submit a proposal to share your STEM expertise is quick...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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In my sixth grade science class, I try to involve the students in fun activities. But they don’t take them seriously unless I require something in writing or give a quiz. And then the students don’t seem to be able to connect the activity...
By Mary Bigelow
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It’s easy to find activities in science, especially with the Internet. But integrating content and activities/investigations in a planned and purposeful (and engaging) way can be a challenge for teachers....
By Mary Bigelow
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I am new to NSTA and having difficulty finding activities/lesson plans on the website for my middle school classes. Right now, I’m looking for ideas on earthquakes and Newton’s laws. Where is the best place to find them? —Chris, Kutztow...
By Mary Bigelow
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I’ve been following a discussion on another organization’s website on the topic: What is the number one thing students think they need to learn? So far there have been more than 20 responses, and the majority mention teachers who know the...
By Mary Bigelow
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Resource: Helping children rebound after a natural disaster
NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite image of Hurricane Sandy, October 29 at 9:10am EDT, NASA GOES Project...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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In this month’s Leaders Letter, the topic for the building content area focused on the recent record setting sky (or should we say space) jump conducted by Felix Baumgartner. The undertaking was sponsored by Red Bull Stratos which has a histor...
By Christine Royce
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Online events and resources via Twitter
Even if you don’t tweet to any followers, it’s a great idea to use Twitter for updates, news, and suggestions. #scichat and #nsta are two hashtags that are a must for science teachers. Just this morning, I saw quite a few online events an...
By Mary Bigelow
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As the S&C editor notes, most of us have had struggled with hard-to-teach concepts....
By Mary Bigelow
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iPad Science Exploration: Visualizing Brainwave Entrainment
Brainwave entrainment or “brainwave synchronization,” is any practice that aims to cause brainwave frequencies to fall into step with a periodic stimulus having a frequency corresponding to the intended brain-state (at least according to ...
By Martin Horejsi
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We’re having a discussion in our secondary school science department. Some of us think our lessons should incorporate more opportunities for students to learn how to write, while others maintain there’s little time for writing and that...
By Mary Bigelow