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Archive: WI23: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service Elementary Science/STEM Teachers, February 13, 2023

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM classroom/laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and, Director of...

Elementary Postsecondary General Science

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 1, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science New Science Teachers News Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate 2022, January 19, 2023

The past several years have seen too many weather and climate extremes to count, from record-obliterating heat waves to tremendous rainfall events to terrifyingly strong tropical cyclones. What can scientists say about how weather and climate extreme...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Environmental Science STEM

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 25, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Careers Chemistry Computer Science Distance Learning General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 18, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science New Science Teachers News Physical Science Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 11, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Chemistry Citizen Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Physical Science Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 4, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Chemistry Climate Change Distance Learning Earth & Space Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Mathematics News Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 27, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Developing Critical Consciousness in Middle-School Science Through Engineering for Sustainable Communities, November 14, 2022

In this web seminar, the presenters share how an Engineering for Sustainable Communities (EfSC) approach in the middle grades can foster critical consciousness and support strong connections between classrooms and communities. The presenters show how...

Postsecondary Informal Education Middle School Engineering General Science STEM

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 20, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Careers Chemistry Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science Multicultural News Phenomena Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 13, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Administration Chemistry Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Safety Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ken Roy

Middle School High School Postsecondary General Science Safety

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Aligning Undergraduate Science Curricula With Three-Dimensional Learning

Recent science reform advocates for the inclusion of engineering design to teach science and represents a shift to so-called three-dimensional (3D) learning. This shift often requires science instructors to adapt their current curriculum to integrate...

By Jeffrey Radloff, Brenda Capobianco, Jessica Weller, Sanjay Rebello, David Eichinger, and Kendra Erk

Postsecondary Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Start of School: Effective Discourse Strategies for Creating Inclusive Science/STEM Classrooms, September 20, 2022

This web seminar by members of NSTA’s Professional Learning Committee is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of the effective and practical strategies to facilitate academic discourse that promotes inclusive science and STEM classr...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 30, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Administration Citizen Science Climate Change Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Multilingual Learners News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies