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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2015
Hong Kong International School teacher Wendy Smith’s MaKey MaKey Circuits lesson is part of a Programming and Electronics unit, one of two new science units she has created for the fourth grade this year, says Gene Cheh, associate principal....
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Help Your Students Achieve Earth Science Success
NSTA Press authors Catherine Oates-Bockenstedt and Michael Oates, a daughter-father team, have collaborated on a second edition of ...
By Carole Hayward
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Senate Education Committee Passes ESEA Reauthorization Bill
On Thursday April 16, 2015, on a unanimous vote of 22-0, the Senate HELP Committee approved a bipartisan bill that rewrites the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind)....
By Jodi Peterson
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Learn How to Reimagine Your Science Department
In NSTA Press’ new book, Reimagining the Science Department, authors Wayne Melville, Doug Jones, a...
By Carole Hayward
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STEM Today for a Better Tomorrow: Coming to You, Virtually, April 25
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Webinar Wednesday for the Week of the Young Child, April 12-18
Are you celebrating the Week of the Young Child (WOYC)? Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Work Together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday and Family Friday are the daily themes set by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to inspir...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Connected Learning at #NSTA15: Emerging Contexts for Deeper Engagement
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Senate Releases Bipartisan Bill to "Fix" No Child Left Behind
Senate education leaders released their bipartisan draft of the bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [No Child Left Behind (NCLB)] on Tuesday, April 7....
By Jodi Peterson
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The RSpec-Explorer is a small, portable spectroscopy camera that connects to a computer. It can be used for measuring spectra from light sources (including flames, screens, etc.) and for evaluating the emission signature from gas tubes....
By Edwin P. Christmann
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Planning Your Science Curriculum Using NSTA's Quick-Reference Guides to the NGSS
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By MsMentorAdmin
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Professional development strategies
I’ve been asked to conduct a science workshop for elementary teachers. Can you suggest fun activities for us? —D., Illinois...
By Mary Bigelow
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The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations
“Children are full of questions every day: “Why? How does that work? Why? How do you know?” The science classroom is the perfect place to take advantage of this natural curiosity. Questioning cultivates student engagement and drives in...
By Carole Hayward
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Materials, safety, life science–Resources in "Science and Children"
Children I work with on a weekly basis have been exploring different types of materials as they work with them....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Negotiations Continue on ESEA Rewrite
Bipartisan negotiations continue between the two education leaders in the Senate....
By Jodi Peterson
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One of my goals is for students to communicate what they’re learning in science through presentations. For many of my students, traditional oral reports are overwhelming. I’m looking for authentic, less stressful alternatives. —T....
By Mary Bigelow
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Meet the People Behind the 2015 NSTA STEM Forum and Expo
The 2015 NSTA STEM Forum and Expo is happening next month in Minneapolis, May 20–23. This unique, STEM-focused event is where informal and formal educators gather to share tools and resources that contribute to successful implementation of STEM edu...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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A View of #NSTA15 from Down Under
As soon as I saw the space that was allocated for the NSTA conference I knew I was in for something special....
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Themes, big ideas, unifying concepts—as the editor of Science Scope writes, the idea of crosscutting concepts in science is not a new one. (See the guest editorial Interdisciplinary Science: A Fresh Approach From the Past in Science Scope) But what...
By Mary Bigelow
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Building NGSS Capacity at #NSTA15
The 2015 NSTA National Conference on Science Education (held in Chicago, March 12-15) was a great opportunity for educators to build their capacity for understanding and implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)....
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Following children's interests; following a caterpillar over winter
It’s always interesting to hear how other early childhood educators make the most of children’s curiosity to teach science concepts. Guest blogger Maggie Posey is a mom to a curious two year old and preschool teacher to eight eager learners....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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In this video, columnists Ben Smith and Jared Mader share information from their Science 2.0 column, “Collaborative Data Collection,” that appeared in a recent issue of The Science Teacher. Read the article here: http://bit.ly/1B0g6Zr [yo...
By sstuckey
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It's All About the Hashtag for @2footgiraffe
Hi, Social Media at NSTA? Oops, I mean #NSTA. Double oops, I mean #NSTA15. It’s all about the hashtag. Want to see what happened at #NSTA15? Well, go to Twitter, Instagram, or Vine and search the hashtag. Yes, there are pictures and funny video...
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#NSTA15 | Your Science Teaching Superpower
Chicago. I have arrived. One of us will not be the same after this. #NSTA15 — @porchdragon, March 11, 2015...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Preschool experiences in a winter forest
Once a month each three-year-old and four-year-old class at the Arlington Unitarian Cooperative Preschool (AUCP) spends the morning on a fieldtrip at a local natural area. The lead nature teacher arrives and spreads out a large tarp and a few sleepin...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Another round table/poster session at the NSTA conference–this time focused on middle school science. It was quite a hike to the end of the conference center, but the sharing session (and the view of Lake Michigan) was worth it!...
By Mary Bigelow
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I just finished visiting the Elementary Extravaganza at the NSTA 2015 conference. What an amazing display of what our youngest student/scientists are doing!...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA 2015—Science Teachers' Sense of Humor
One word I have never heard used to describe an NSTA conference is “boring.” There were swarms of science teachers everywhere! I am always amazed by the sheer number of educators at every career level, from first year teachers to veteran...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Any Way You Say It, Science Is the Key
Last fall, for the first time in our nation’s history, the majority of public school students were minorities....
By Juliana Texley
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NSTA’s K–College Science Education Journals: March 2015 Issues Online
Do STEM courses broaden access to science? Do you know how to use energy as a unifying theme that connects sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics? The March K–College journals from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have t...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Going to the "EE" at the national conference on Friday March 13, 2015?
If I could only attend one session at the NSTA national conference in Chicago this week, it would be the Elementary Extravaganza! I had so much fun presenting last year but missed walking around to glean ideas and freebies from the other presenters....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom
In this video, columnist and educator Jared Mader shares information from the Science 2.0 column, “Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom,” that appears in the March 2015 issue of The Science Teacher. Read the article here: http://bit....
By sstuckey
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Materials for elementary science?
I’m starting a new position as a first grade teacher in a few weeks. When I toured the classroom I’ll be in, I saw very few science-related materials. I want to emphasize science with my students, so what should I start to gather up? �...
By Mary Bigelow