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It’s hard to believe that in a short time, the students will be back in school, ready to start a new year....
By Mary Bigelow
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Citizen science: collaborative projects for teachers and their class
I was excited to see a Monarch butterfly land on the Butterfly Bush in the yard (I hesitate to call it a garden). Click on the photo for more Early Years pics....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’ve read a lot about the value of making connections with students. But it seems impossible to connect with individual students when I meet with 150 per day in my classes. Any suggestions or advice? —Bethany, Rochester, Minnesota...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Transitioning to kindergarten: hearing from children who have been there
Some elementary schools on a “year-round” or “modified calendar” are about to begin a new school year on Monday, and many others begin in September....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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One of the folks I follow on Twitter recommended the Sixty Symbols website. It is a collection of videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy in which experts from the University of Nottingham share their knowledge and passion for their subjec...
By Mary Bigelow
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When does science become significant?
Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice, a National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) Preschool Policy Brief, says that teachers usually do not plan and support science and math learning in pre-K....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I picked up an almost intact dog skeleton from the side of the road. One of my students spotted it from her bus window! I need help with preservation and wiring it together. Any suggestions? I did put the skeleton in a laundry bleach bath for approxi...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Having been a technology coordinator in a previous career, I saw two different interpretations of the theme....
By Mary Bigelow
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From The Early Years photo cache (click the pic for more)....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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“Would you like to be a student in your classroom?” This month’s guest editorial says it all when it comes to classroom management....
By Mary Bigelow
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"I had a carrot for breakfast"
From The Early Years photo cache (click the pic for more)....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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With all of the technology that students have (e.g., cell phones, laptops), I’m concerned about “cheating” on tests and writing assignments. —Anne, Rochester, New York This is a very timely question, in light of a recent report Hi...
By MsMentorAdmin
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As I head off to the beach next week, along with a few mystery novels, I’m going to pack some of the books I ordered at the NSTA conference last spring, a few back issues of NSTA journals I want to review, and several of the resources listed in...
By Mary Bigelow
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Getting (and staying) organized
For the first time, I’ll be teaching two different subjects (biology and environmental science). Do you have any suggestions for how to organize my unit plans, lesson plans, and other resources? —Don, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Staying up-to-date on professional issues
I subscribe to many blogs and other RSS feeds to try to stay up-to-date. In a previous post, I noted how RSS feeds from organizations such as NASA, Scientific American, and the National Science Foundation provide summaries of current issues and inte...
By Mary Bigelow