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To hire or not to hire …
To continue the theme of “what’s been brewing lately?” I recently received a message from an NSTA chapter leader who asked for guidance on what to consider before hiring staff to support their chapter. Here are a few items to think ...
By Teshia Birts, CAE
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Your thoughts on alternative certification
“Different Routes to Science Teaching Lead to Common Ground,” the cover story of the November...
By Debra Shapiro
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Science at The National Association for the Education of Young Children's national conference
The National Association f...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’ve used some of your suggestions on class participation, but this year I have several fifth-graders who try to monopolize class discussions and often ask questions that are off-topic or beyond the scope of the lesson. Sometimes, I don’t...
By Mary Bigelow
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USA Festival of Science and Engineering 2010—just a fraction of what was there
I had a good time at the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C. on October 23 and 24. I was really impressed with the large number of people attending—great diversity of age, sex, ethnicity, race, language, families and ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Popular classroom resources at the KC conference
The on-site Science Store at the Kansas City Area Conference has been bustling....
By Claire Reinburg
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The fall is my favorite season — the colorful leaves, the cooler weather, the different position of the sun that gives everything a slightly different look. For most of us, it’s also the beginning of a new school year and a good time to e...
By Mary Bigelow
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Teaching and learning about wind energy
On an appropriately blustery morning in Kansas City, the short course “Wind Energy for the Science Classroom,” led by Joe Rand of The KidWind Project in St. Paul, MN, supplied participants with background information and sample classroom lessons ...
By Claire Reinburg
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Blogging resumes for NSTA Chapters and Associated Groups community
Hello everyone! I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself —I’m Teshia Birts, one of the newest members of the NSTA staff. You may have seen the message Howard Wahlberg sent about me a couple of weeks ago and I’...
By Teshia Birts, CAE
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Physics filtered through a three-year-old
“Whether we like it or not,” Christoph Niemann writes at the New York Times website, “human life is subject to the universal laws of physics.” He goes on to illustrate:...
By NSTA Web Director
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President Obama invites you to the USA Science and Engineering Festival
The big event takes place on the National Mall and around the country this weekend. Here’s your personal invitation: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDxTw1sUKvk[/youtube]...
By NSTA Web Director
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Science fairs and alternatives
I have my eighth-grade honors physical science classes do traditional science fair projects (trifold board display with research essay and lab report). This year there has been some discussion within our department about giving students alternatives....
By Mary Bigelow
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Francis's blog on all things science education
NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle...
By Francis Eberle