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House Leaders Introduce The College Affordability Act
Democrats Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Higher Education Act House Democrats introduced a long-awaited bill earlier this week that would update the Higher Education Act for the first time in more than a decade....
By Jodi Peterson
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Media literacy week, October 21-25, 2019
A shared reading experience is one of the most powerful strategies for building children’s literacy skills according to the International Library Association (ILA pg 3) and in my experience as a reader, educator, and parent. Once a week I am a gue...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Does my Administrator Trust Me?
I am a first-year teacher at a high school listed as a priority to the district (i.e. school improvement needed). I like the school and the students but it seems like the administration is in my classroom all the time. I’m concerned that they do no...
By Sharon Delesbore
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Join NSTA Press book authors for workshops at NSTA area conferences in Fall 2019
NSTA Press book authors will lead workshops at NSTA fall conferences around the U.S....
By Claire Reinburg
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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2019
Lori NelsonRoger B. Chaffee Elementary School, Huntsville AL...
By NSTA Web Director
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Teaching Agriculture to Elementary Students
Students at Moss Haven Elementary School in the Richardson Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, learn about agriculture at Moss Haven Farm, located on the school’s campus. Most students “are pretty interested [in agriculture] because it...
By Debra Shapiro
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Learning About STEM and Preventing Fires
During a state-mandated earthquake drill held by Wilson High School in Los Angeles, California, and the Los Angeles Fire Department, students learn how to properly move an earthquake victim....
By Debra Shapiro
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I am a preservice teacher planning some lessons on how to group plants and animals according to observable features. I am struggling to think of different activities. — V ., Maryland...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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According to the NSTA Position Statement titled “The Integral Role of Laboratory Investigations in Science Instruction,” there must be adequate storage space for all materials. From a safety and environmental regulation standpoint, proper storage...
By Kenneth Roy
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An image gallery of ideas for learning centers
Setting up science learning centers for young children in early childhood programs sometimes means just grabbing what you have at hand because your teaching partners have been out sick all week, and the materials you ordered haven’t arrived yet, ...
By Peggy Ashbrook