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NSTA conferences offer so much more than what you see on the program. Between sessions, I stopped to watch and listen to this young man, who was performing outside of the Philadelphia Convention Center this afternoon....
By Debra Shapiro
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I didn’t bring my son, but after walking around the Exhibit Hall, I regretted it. Who knew that Curious George would be here? When I saw him, I started thinking, and when I saw the penguins and petted the wallaby, I started making phone calls. ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a Madagascar hissing beetle. I enjoy going to NSTA conferences because I get to see all sorts of denizens of the animal world that I would never get a chance to view ordinarily....
By Debra Shapiro
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I was talking to a first time attendee on the trolley from the hotel to the convention center this morning. Cecelia Dygdon told me the web site was overwhelming, she found a lot of sessions she wanted to attend, but didn’t immediately realize they ...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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The great thing about traveling to an NSTA conference is that almost immediately you find yourself among friends. When I arrived at the train station, I wasn’t sure if I would know anyone waiting in line. That can be a little unnerving. However...
By Debra Shapiro
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Things are quiet for now at the registration area in Philadelphia (noon on Wednesday—attendee registration opens at 5:00). ...
By NSTA Web Director
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Can't wait for the exhibits!
Walking through the Exhibit Hall, watching it get set up, is exciting. Pretty soon the rafts of building materials, strings of lights, and yards of material will be booths displaying all sorts of incredible science-teaching resources....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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It’s time to head for the train station and get on my way to the 2010 National Conference on Science Education in Philadelphia. I’ve created a schedule for myself using the online Personal Scheduler (with a couple promising sessions/wor...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Catty-corner from the Mariott Hotel in Philadelphia is a national musical treasure: the Wanamaker organ (yes, the store is a Macy’s now). This is the largest operational pipe organ in the world. At the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ website, yo...
By Mary Bigelow
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What’s a good Irish Science Teacher to do in Philly on St. Patrick’s Day? Judging by the amount of green I’m seeing around town today, there’s plenty! Start your day off with a smile by taking a virtual field trip to Dublin’...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Three Creative, Committed, and Caring NSTA Teacher Awardees
Sometimes during the publishing process, we find we must trim some of our Reports stories to fit the alloted space in print. This was the case for “NSTA Awardees: Creative, Committed, and Caring” from our March 2010 issue. The good...
By Debra Shapiro
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Science learning in six domains
In the March issue of NSTA Reports, Dr. Robert Yager shares his perspective on the six domains for teaching and assessing science learning in the Educated Opinions column. “A View of the Importance of Six Domains for Teaching and Assessing Sc...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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STEM: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
I wonder how teachers include the “E” in this acronym when designing or selecting class activities. And yet, the play that children do can be the foundation for future interest in engineering....
By Mary Bigelow