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Senate Passes ESSA, President Obama to Sign Bill into Law Tomorrow, Dec. 10
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By Jodi Peterson
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House Passes New Education Law, Senate Action Expected Week of Dec. 7
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By Jodi Peterson
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17 Things You'd Only Hear if You Were at #NSTA15 in Kansas City Last Week
They come to conferences for intensive professional learning, nationally renowned speakers, and exhibit hall swag… but what science teachers really come to NSTA for are the moments you wouldn’t get anywhere else!...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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House of Reps Set to Vote on NCLB Bill Today: Updated December 3, 2015
December 3, 2015 Update The House of Representatives voted 369 to 64 late on Wednesday, December 2, to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act, the federal education law which will replace the No Child Left Behind Act. The bill now goes to the Senate ...
By Jodi Peterson
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Connecting more with science education
My happy place is the at intersection of the worlds of science education and early childhood education so I was delighted by the large number of sessions on science and engineering education at the National Association for the Education of Young Chil...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Science & Engineering Sessions at NAEYC 2015
Science inquiry, engineering design, research-based practices, the NSTA position statement on Early Childhood Science Education, and the Next Generation Science Standards were all part of presentations I attended at the conference of the National Ass...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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My mentor and I are discussing if we should grade science notebooks, lab reports, and assessments for correct usage, punctuation, and spelling. Or should we ignore these errors and just grade for content? —G., Maryland...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science for preschool children
I’m taking a job with a preschool program. I’m concerned about how to incorporate science lessons with children who have had no experience with science. Any suggestions or advice would be welcome. —C., Virginia...
By Mary Bigelow
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NCLB Reauthorization Moves Forward; New Ed Law Possible by Christmas
No Child Left Behind is closer to becoming history....
By Jodi Peterson
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The iPad Pro: Hands-on Observations
The iPad Pro is, at its core, a larger iPad. Larger screen. Larger speakers (four of them), larger keyboard, larger processor, and larger resolution. But so what? Well, I guess it depends on whether or not you believe in magic!...
By Martin Horejsi
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Thinking about technology and young children
When the two-year-old class goes walking around the open space with me, they sometimes like to bring pretend cameras with them. I have let children use my real digital camera if they are interested, making them use the wrist strap to catch it if they...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Educators enjoy the innovative booths at #NSTA15
Babafemi Ojo is a high school biology teacher. Yet his favorite booth at the National Science Teachers Association’s Philadelphia conference was the portable planetarium. “I could see kids getting in there and being amazed,” says Ojo, who teach...
By Luke Towler