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#NSTA16 Nashville | Do Not Try This at Home!
Big Bird, @BillNye and Flamingos… No it’s not a crazy dream, it’s #NSTA16— @eckzoo April 3, 2016 ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Multicultural Equity at NSTA16
Earlier today I attended the Equity Through STEM session presented by Jerry Valadez and Retiring NSTA President Juliana Texley. The discussion was intriguing—not only did they share the history of multicultural initiatives within NSTA, they talked ...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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The True Story of #LilHil: How Social Media Helped Me Write My #NSTA16 Nashville Story
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By Patricia Hillyer
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Bill Nye's Rising Star Wants to Talk to Science Teachers
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Apprehensive about teaching science
I’m nervous about teaching science. It was not my favorite subject in high school and I took only the required courses in college (mostly lecture). My elementary math-science methods course included science inquiry, but I had very few opportunities...
By Mary Bigelow
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Early Childhood at the NSTA 2016 national conference: Elementary Extravaganza and more!
When I search any conference schedule to choose sessions to attend I am always suspicious of those that are listed as for PreK-12....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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There has been a lot of activity on Capitol Hill with FY2017 appropriations, the new federal education law ESSA, and at the Department of Education....
By Jodi Peterson
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What Can Science Teachers Learn about Special Needs at the #NSTA16 Nashville Conference?
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By Guest Blogger
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Are children wondering about dirt (soil)?
When children work with soil (or dirt as they most often call it), they rarely question where it comes from. Soil, sky, water…they just are....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Gardening: with limitations and some success
When the preschool moved, the new location presented many obstacles to gardening with children: Sloping ground. Mature trees shading much of the area. English ivy covered portions of the available area. The play area had not yet been constructed so ...
By Peggy Ashbrook