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More teacher talk

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More teacher talk

I didn’t get a chance to post on Saturday all the conversations with educators in Philadelphia, so I’m catching up a bit now....

By Lynn Petrinjak

Looking forward

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Looking forward

I’m at the 30th Street Station (with free wireless), waiting for the train to go home....

By Mary Bigelow

Sunday morning

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Sunday morning

Sunday morning is a tough time for a presenter. Early departures, church services, brunch dates, last minute sightseeing/souvenir gathering, or too much Saturday evening make it difficult for some to attend sessions at this time. But those die-hards ...

By Mary Bigelow

A Philly farewell

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A Philly farewell

view from my office at NSTA Headquarters...

By Debra Shapiro

Spend a little, gain a lot

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Spend a little, gain a lot

Ted Koehn with his arsenal of inexpensive/free materials...

By Debra Shapiro

What free time?

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What free time?

After the last session today was over at 6:00 PM, I went out for dinner.  I didn’t try to eavesdrop on the nearby table, but when I heard science notebook, nature study, and rubric, I knew I was sitting near some teachers....

By Mary Bigelow

Physics for all

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Physics for all

Arthur Eisenkraft...

By Mary Bigelow

Nature study

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Nature study

Bridging the Outdoors with Science Education, ELA, Art, and Historical Perspectives...

By Mary Bigelow

Scenes from the exhibit hall

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Scenes from the exhibit hall

Bill Nye...

By Mary Bigelow

Losing your marbles over data

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Losing your marbles over data

Improving Your Students' Graphing and Graph Interpretation Practices...

By Mary Bigelow

Science and social studies

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Science and social studies

Ellis Island...Science and Immigration Policy...

By Mary Bigelow

Creating tomorrow's STEM workforce

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Creating tomorrow's STEM workforce

Katherine Johnson helped pave the way for women and African Americans in technical fields...

By Debra Shapiro

CSI Philadelphia

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CSI Philadelphia

Full disclosure–NSTA got me hooked on the CSI programs. Ordinarily I would have ignored them, but when I heard that these shows excite students about science, I had to see at least one episode. Eventually I was watching all of them regularly. (...

By Debra Shapiro

Meet the author

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Meet the author

The NSTA Store has a corner where we can meet the authors of current and popular books. Steve Rich was here today to sign copies of his latest book Outdoor Science: A Practical Guide....

By Mary Bigelow

Learn, share, re-engergize

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Learn, share, re-engergize

I headed over to the exhibit hall just before it opened. I was surprised to see so many eager educators waiting for the doors to open, even on the third day! Since they had still had a few minutes before the doors opened, I was able to talk to a few...

By Lynn Petrinjak

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